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Update on the FIA Region I conference Driving Change

The latest agenda for the FIA Region 1 conference, Driving Change, Connecting Mobility, which takes place in Brussels on 20 October, is now available on the conference website. Participants can hear from keynote speaker Pascal Smet, Minister for Mobility and Public Works in the Brussels Region and join in two debates with mobility experts, moderated by Jack Short, the former Secretary General of the International Transport Forum.
October 5, 2015 Read time: 1 min
The latest agenda for the FIA Region 1 conference, Driving Change, Connecting Mobility, which takes place in Brussels on 20 October, is now available on the conference %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal website Visit &quot;policy conference 2015&quot; page false http://www.fiaregion1.com/en/policyconference2015.htm false false%>.

Participants can hear from keynote speaker Pascal Smet, Minister for Mobility and Public Works in the Brussels Region and join in two debates with mobility experts, moderated by Jack Short, the former Secretary General of the 998 International Transport Forum.

Visitors will also be able to connect with high level policymakers and leaders in the mobility community and see new trends, such as mobility as a service, connectivity, vehicle data management and more.

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