State Highway and Transportation Officials, USA Executive Director, John Horsley on the panel of the session: Collaboration in Connectivity: Focus on Regions at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 04 May 2012.

Cocktail Reception at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Peter Ramsauer (right), Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development, Germany at the Follow-up Zurich Process - Meeting of the Ministers of the Alpine Region during the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012.

Delegates exchange contact details at the Gala Dinner at the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit "Seamless Transport: Making Connections" in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

Montenegro's Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications Andrija Lompar attends the Ministers' roundtable: Ship Safety at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012.

DHL Chief Commercial Officer Bill Meahl addresses delegates at the open Ministerial Session: Connections Between Air, Shipping and Rail at the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit "Seamless Transport: making connections" in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

Nextbike - a global network of public bikes - stand in the exhibition area during the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany, 2-4 May 2012.

Germany's Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development Andreas Scheuer listens to a speaker at the Closed Ministerial Session at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

President of JSC Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin listening during the session on Investing in connectivity: Where, Why, When, How? at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Petra Kiwitt, Executive Vice-President, DHL Solutions & Innovation, Deutsche Post DHL, Germany addressing the session on Rethinking the Last Mile: New Approaches to Urban Logistics during the the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012.

Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development Parliamentary State Secretary Jan Muecke stands next to a Michelin electric car at the 2012 Summit in Leipzig, Germany on 2 May 2012.

Sweden's Minister for Infrastructure Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd chats with a delegate before the Closed Ministerial Session at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

Delegates socialise at the Gala Dinner in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

The Presidency Reception hosted by the Japanese Minister at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 2 May 2012.

Germany's Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development Peter Ramsauer (left) talks with Dr. Urs Vogler (right) at the VIP Exhibition at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Sweden's Minister for Infrastructure Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd takes part in a panel at the Opening Plenary: From Here to Seamlessness - Defining the Roadmap for 21st Century Transport during the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit in Leipzig, Germany on 2 May 2012.

The "Smarter on the way" side event is organised by the 19th ITS World Congress Vienna 2012 during the the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012.

A Summit programme is shown in Leipzig, Germany on 4 May 2012.

Professor José Manuel Viegas (centre), a Portuguese national, is chosen as Secretary-General-elect of the International Transport Forum at the 2012 Summit with (right) Portugal's Secretary of State for Public Works, Transport and Communications Sergio Monteiro at the Summut on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Peter Ramsauer (right), Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development, Germany at the Follow-up Zurich Process - Meeting of the Ministers of the Alpine Region during the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012.

Delegates take part in the Closed Ministerial Session at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” on 3 May 2012.

Istanbul Bilgi University Department of Business Administration Professor Oral Erdoğan participates in the panel From Supply Chain to Supply Stream: Creating Seamless Logistics at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 2 May 2012.

Professor José Manuel Viegas (left), Secretary-General-elect of the International Transport Forum with Acting Secretary-General Michael Kloth, at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Professor José Manuel Viegas (centre), a Portuguese national, is chosen as Secretary-General-elect of the International Transport Forum at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Wilhelm Lindenberg, CEO Greater Hannover Transport Association, Germany speaking at the session on Urban Connectivity: Improving the Door-to-Door Journey, during the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012.

Professor José Manuel Viegas (left) shakes hands with Nicolas Cole (centre) from the International Tranpsort Forum following his election as Secretary-General-elect of the International Transport Forum at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Sweden's Minister for Infrastructure Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd speaks at the Opening Plenary: From Here to Seamlessness - Defining the Roadmap for 21st Century Transport at the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit in Leipzig, Germany on 2 May 2012.

Germany's Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development Andreas Scheuer speaks at the open Ministerial Session: Connections Between Air, Shipping and Rail at the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit "Seamless Transport: making connections" in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

US Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Department of Transportation Susan Kurland addresses delegates at the session Transport for Growth: Developing Connectivity at the 2012 Summit in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

Carnival Corporation Vice President Thomas Strang chats with a fellow panellist at the Ministers' Roundtable: Ship Safety at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría refers to an OECD study at the session Transport for Growth: Developing Connectivity at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

Final media preparation ahead of Day 2 of the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012

Professor José Manuel Viegas, a Portuguese national, is chosen as Secretary-General-elect of the International Transport Forum at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría (right) talks with Deutsche Bahn Chairman and CEO Rüdiger Grube at Transport for Growth: Developing Connectivity in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Tour-leader on a demonstation tour of how satellite-based road charging technology works organised by Toll Collect during the International Transport Forum 2012 Summit in Leipzig, Germany.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria talks with Japans' Senior Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Osamu Yoshida and Central Japan Railway Company Chairman and Representative Director Yoshiyuki Kasai before the panel Transport for Growth: Developing Connectivity at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría shows delegates an OECD study at the session Transport for Growth: Developing Connectivity at the 2012 Summit in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport Norman Baker (left) and Commissioner of Transport for London Peter Hendy hold their Transport Achievement Award, with International Transport Forum Acting Secretary-General Michael Kloth at the 2012 Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

International Transport Forum Acting-Secretary General Michael Kloth (centre left) and Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile President Jean Todt at the Children's University at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 2 May 2012.

Bosnia-Herzegovina Delegation Head Podrag Dokic attends the Closed Ministerial Session at the 2012 Summit in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría speaks at the Advisory Board Meeting at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

The Nextbike exhibition stand during the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany, 2-4 May 2012.

Forum's staff members attending 19th ITS World Congress Vienna 2012 side event "Smarter on the way" during the the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012.

Sweden's Minister of Infrastructure Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd looks on at the session From Supply Chain to Supply Stream: Creating Seamless Logistics at the 2012 Summit on 2 May 2012.

International Association of Public Transport Secretary-General Alain Flausch chats with Gabriele Goldfuss, Head of European and International Relations Department, Office of the Mayor of Leipzig at the Major's reception during the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 4 May 2012.

Preparations on Day One a the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012

The Deustche Bahn stand in the exhibition area during the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany, 2-4 May 2012.

Jean Todt posing in the Mercedes-Benz car at the Eco-Drive event during the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012

Chile's Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Pedro Pablo Errázuriz Domínguez attends the open Ministerial Session: Connections Between Air, Shipping and Rail in Leipzig on 3 May 2012.