High-Level Dialogue on Connected and Automated Driving

Within the context of the Belgian Presidency of the Council 2024, the Flemish Ministry of Mobility and Public Works kindly invites you to attend the High-Level Dialogue on Connected and Automated Driving on 18 and 19 June in Ghent, Belgium.

The 2016 Declaration of Amsterdam laid down the key principles for European cooperation in the development of connected and automated driving and established a high-level structural dialogue. In recent years, representatives of the EU Member States have met under German, Swedish, Austrian, Finnish, Lithuanian and French Presidencies of the Council of the EU to discuss priority topics and next steps. Now, Flanders will be the host of the next edition of this forum.

The event aims to gather the heads of administration/ministries of Transport, national experts, representatives of the European Commission and captains of industry to engage in insightful discussions and explore the latest developments as well as possible coordinated next steps in the field of connected and automated driving. Through keynote presentations, interactive discussions and networking, participants will have the opportunity to delve into crucial topics shaping the future of mobility.

Tentative programme

18 June

11:30 - 13:00	Registration and walking lunch
13:00 - 13:15	Welcome and introduction by Secretary-General Filip Boelaert (Flemish government)
13:15 - 14:30	Plenary session: “Deployment of CCAM is here, how do we approach this?”
14:30 - 14:55	Coffee break
14:55 - 16:05	Break-out session 1 (for Heads of Administration): “Aligning the introduction of CAD with policy goals” Discussion group 1 (for experts): “Aligning the introduction of CAD with policy goals” Discussion group 2 (for experts): “Shared Autonomous Mobility”
16:05 - 16:35	Coffee break
16:35 - 17:45	Break-out session 2 (for Heads of Administration): “Shared Autonomous Mobility” Discussion group 1 (for experts): “Aligning the introduction of CAD with policy goals” Discussion group 2 (for experts): “Shared Autonomous Mobility
17:45 - 19:00	Boat tour to Oude Vismijn for appetizer and seated dinner
19:00 - 21:00	Dinner
21:00 - 22:00	Walking dessert and exclusive performance by The Great Belgian Songbook

19 June

09:00 - 09:30	Welcome coffee and photo moment
09:30 - 10:45	Plenary session: “Recommendations”
10:45 - 11:15	Coffee break
11:15 - 12:30	Plenary session: “Next steps”
12:30 - 14:00	Walking lunch

Practical information

18^th and 19^th of June 2024 (from noon to noon)
Muziekcentrum De Bijloke(opens in new window), Ghent
Invitation-based

Accommodation

The city of Ghent offers many accommodation possibilities. Given the high occupancy expected for these dates in the city of Ghent, with Velo-city 2024, the largest EU conference on cycling ongoing simultaneously, we advise to book your accommodation well in advance.

The organisation was able to arrange some deals with hotels in the vicinity of the conference location:

Rooms have been pre-reserved in NH Gent Belfort for the evening of the 18^th of June. Booking is possible through the specific eventlink(opens in new window).
We have a discount code for Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof(opens in new window): use “Dialogue” as promocode on both the homepage and the booking page.

Guests are of course free to foresee other accommodation. The Presidency does not provide coverage for travel and hotel expenses.

Contact

Department Mobility and Public Works
Team EU & International Cooperation

internationaal@mow.vlaanderen.be(opens in your email application)