“Vision Zero for The Balkans” International conference on road safety under the patronage of The President of The Republic of Bulgaria - Mr. Rumen Radev

The conference was held in Sofia on 1-2 June 2022.

Programme

Congratulatory address by Nikola Minchev President of the 47th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria – BG

Day 1

Mr. Philip Wiers, Road Safety Committee, International Road Federation (IRF Global) – „- Are we on the road to „Vision Zero in the European Union?

Eng. Mr. Ivan Tabakov, Expert „State Road Safety Agency, Bulgaria – „Road Safety – The Common Language of the Balkans”

Mr. Matej Zakonšek, Director, Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community – „Promoting Safety Cooperation across the Western Balkans”

Mr Nenad Nikolic, Regional Advisor, UNECE – „UNECE activities for better road safety”

Ms Teodora Calinescu, Project Manager, European Transport Safety Council – „Road Safety Exchange in the EU: Twelve countries working together to improve road safety”

Dr. Flaviu Florin Paval, Representative of the National Road Infrastructure Administration Company, Romania – „Current situation in Romania and road safety pilot projects”

Eng. Ms. Desislava Paunova, Director of Road Safety and Planning Directorate „Road Infrastructure Agency” – „Road safety – from expressways to small settlements” – BG

Fernando Ribeiro, Lindsay Infrastructure – „Using a movable barrier to improve BRT safety”

Mr. Harald Mossböck, SWARCO Road Marking Systems – „Road marking and connected automated vehicles”

Asst. Dr. Eng. Vanina Popova – Department of „Roads and Transport Facilities” UASG- „Road Safety in the Context of European and National Priorities for Transport Infrastructure Management” – BG

prof. dr. eng. Borislav Hristov, Professor and Head of the Department of „Roads” at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin (HTW Berlin), Republic of Germany – „Investigation of the gaze and reactions of road users to improve road safety” – BG

Dr. Marko Sevrovic, Senior Road Safety Engineer, European Road Assessment Institute, EuroRAP – „Making city streets safer – Evaluating cycling infrastructure and school zone safety using iRAP”

Mr. Nenad Nikolic, Regional Advisor, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe – „Vienna Declaration: Building a Better Future through Transformation to a New, Clean, Safe and Healthy Mobility and Transport Self”

Dr. Eng. Ivan Katsarov, Executive Director, Bulgarian Transport Infrastructure Forum – „Transport Corridors – Management, Technology and Road Safety” – BG

Mr. Philip Wiers, Road Safety Committee, International Road Federation (IRF Global) – „Supporting Safer Streets through Automated Speed Enforcement”

Mr Panos Papamitropoulos, Head of Transport, SALFO – „Improving Road Safety with Connected Vehicle Data”

Mr. Michael Weber, General Manager, Kapsch Telematic Technologies Bulgaria – „Improving road safety with ITS technologies: a case study from national toll systems” – BG

Ms Miglena Kuzmanova, ESRI – „Geographic Information System for Road Safety”

Day 2

Mr. Brendan Halleman, Vice President Europe and Central Asia, IRF

Mr. Nenad Nikolic, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Mr. Thomas Keller, AVS Berghaus

Mr. Marten Heekmann, Pass+CO International

prof. Darko Babic, University of Zagreb

Mr. Fernando Ribeiro, Lindsay