Tony Depledge, President of the UITP European Union Committee

Mobility and social inclusion         

Gyula Hegyi, Member of the Cabinet Andor on Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission

The inclusive city – planning for local accessibility         

Karen Lucas, Senior Research Fellow, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford

Discussion

Tackling Social Exclusion - The role of public transport         

Tom Magrath, President of UITP Transport and Urban Life Committee

Best practices –Examples from European cities

• Good awareness and confidence in public transport
  Maria-Pilar Machancoses, Regeneration & Planning Manager,  CENTRO Birmingham (UK)
  
  
• Accessible public transport 
  Ingemar Lundin, Senior Advisor, Svensk Kollektivtrafik (Sweden)
  
  
• Based in the region - responsibility for the region
  Gisbert Schlotzhauer, Member of the Board, Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Strassenbahnen AG (Germany)
  
  
• Fighting exclusion in the Paris Metro
  Sylviane Delmas, General Inspector, RATP(France)

Discussion

Stéphane Buffetaut, President of the Sustainable Development Observatory of the European Economic and Social Committee