16.09.2014

On 16 September 2014, the AEB hosted a meeting on “The development of environmentally friendly transport and infrastructure”, organized by the AEB Working Group (WG) on modernization and innovations. The meeting was moderated by Michael Akim, member of the AEB Board, Chairman of the AEB WG on modernization and innovations, Vice-President of ABB Russia. Vladimir Maksimov, Head of the Department of state regulation of tariffs, infrastructural reforms and energy efficiency of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, briefed on the comprehensive plan of the eco-friendly transport development in Russia elaborated by the Ministry. Heiki Kalve, Head of Business development at ABB Estonia and Baltic States, spoke on the general trends of infrastructure development systems of charging stations for electric vehicles on the example of Estonia. Elena Lazko, Partner, Deloitte, presented a comprehensive study on the international experience of marketing promotion of sustainable transport. Participants of the meeting were representatives of automobile industry, state bodies and consulting companies.