Euro NCAP marks 20 years of life-saving crash tests with ‘In Pursuit of Vision Zero’ Road Safety Conference
4th September 2017
Antwerp - As part of its 20th Anniversary Celebrations, Euro NCAP will host the ‘In Pursuit of Vision Zero’ Conference on September 12 in Antwerp. Speakers at the event will reflect on twenty years of achievement and looking to the future, Euro NCAP will launch its Road Map 2025.
The Conference will be officially opened by Kris Peeters, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Employment, Economy and Consumer Affairs of Belgium, and will include high level speakers, policymakers, auto industry stakeholders and road safety experts.
The first part of the conference will focus on the launch of Euro NCAP’s Road Map 2025, setting out the programme’s priorities for the future and will include a discussion panel of road safety experts. Facilitated by David Ward, Global NCAP Secretary General, the expert panel will include:
- Pierre Castaing, Head of Regulatory Affairs, UTAC CERAM Group and Euro NCAP President
- Peter Shaw, CEO, Thatcham Research
- Monique Goyens, Director General, The European Consumer Organisation, BEUC
- Maj. Tom Van Esbroeck, Chairman, Commission for Extrication & New Technology, CTIF
- Wendy Machin, Chair ANCAP
In collaboration with IRCOBI, the second half of the conference will feature a workshop on the Safety of Automated Vehicles. Facilitated by Michiel van Ratingen, Secretary General Euro NCAP and Anders Lie, Specialist, Traffic Safety Swedish Transport Administration
the workshop will include contributions from:
- Andre Seeck, Head of the Vehicle Engineering Department, BASt
- Bryan Reimer, Research Scientist, MIT AgeLab and Associate Director, The New England University Transportation Center at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Tetsuya Lijima-san, General Manager, Nissan's Advanced Technology Development department
- Ola Bostrom, VP Research, Autoliv & Zenuity
- Erez Dagan, Senior VP, Advanced Development and Strategy, Mobileye
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Join the conversation during the conference by using hashtag #EURONCAP2025
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