Moderator and Journalist Pat Cox talks with (right) talks with US Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs at the Department of Transportation Susan Kurland (left) and Director-General of Airports Council International Angela Gittens (centre) at the Ministers’ Roundtable: Volcanic Ash and other Crises: Ensuring continuity and mitigating economic impact at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu participates in 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.

International Transport Forum's Lorna Wilson with the Transport Outlook 2012 at the 2012 Summit on Seamless Transport: Making Connections of the International Transport Forum at the OECD 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 on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile President Jean Todt signs an autograph 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.

Secretary-General of International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Alain Flausch (left) and Leipzig mayor Burkhard Jung (right) at 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.

Jürgen Scheunemann, Scheunemann PR, with the International Transport Forum's Road Safety Expert Véronique Feypell and Head of Research Stephen Perkins at the Press Conference to launch the IRTAD Road Safety Annual Report 2011, during the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit in Leipzig, Germany.

Schiphol Group Corporate Development Director Peter van Laarhoven looks on at the session 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.

Gunter Zimmermeyer, Chairman, ERTICO-ITS Europe speaking at the "Smarter on the way" side event, 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. On the panel are (l-r) Reinhard Pfliegl, Ingolf Schädler, Alexander Frötscher, Josef Czako and Thilo Jourdan.

German minister of Transport, Peter Ramsauer at the AGES Maut System exhibition stand during the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany, 2-4 May 2012.

International Transport Forum Acting Secretary-General Michael Kloth (left) and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría (centre) chat before the panel Transport for Growth: Developing Connectivity gets underway at the 2012 Summit in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

International Transport Forum Acting Secretary-General Michael Kloth (left) and moderator Pat Cox take part in 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.

Valeo Park 4U car ready for demonstration outside the Leipzig Congres Centre during the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany, 2-4 May 2012.

UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport Norman Baker and Commissioner of Transport for London Peter Hendy following the presentation of the 2012 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.

Delegates in attendance at the Opening Plenary: From Here to Seamlessness - Defining the Roadmap for 21st Century Transport at the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 2 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.

International Transport Forum Acting-Secretary General Michael Kloth (centre left) and Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) President Jean Todt hold up FIA road safety rules 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.

Dr Albert Veenstra, Senior Scientist, TNO - Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research presents at the Side Event: Synchromodal Transport: Modal shift is mental shift - by Dinalog during the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

US Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs at the Department of Transportation Susan Kurland (left), Director-General of Airports Council International Angela Gittens (centre) at the Ministers’ Roundtable: Volcanic Ash and other Crises: Ensuring continuity and mitigating economic impact at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Police officers get ready to lead the Leipzig by Bicycle event at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD on 4 May 2012.

The Netherlands' Secretary-General at the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment Siebe Riedstra takes part in 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.

CEO of Intelligent Transportation Society of America, Scott Belcher, on panel at the session on The Future of Travel: E-Ticketing, Smart Phones, Data Sharing, at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

International Automobile Federation President Jean Todt (left) talks to the European Car Manufacturers' Association Secretary General Ivan Hodac at the Ministers' Roundtable: The Automotive Future at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012.

International Transport Forum Acting-Secretary General Michael Kloth (right) and the cartoon character Hein Blöd attend 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.

Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication Binali Yildirim attends the Closed Ministerial Session at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” on 3 May 2012.

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile President Jean Todt attends 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.

Chairman and CEO at Deutsche Bahn Rüdiger Grube, Germany's Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development Peter Ramsauer and China's Vice Minister of Transport Zhenglin Feng at the VIP Exhibition at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Indonesia's Ministry of Transport Policy Advisor Santoso Eddy Wibowo takes part in the Ministers' Roundtable: The Automotive Future at the Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 02 May 2012.

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile President Jean Todt (left) and Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development's Parliamentary Secretary Jan Mücke look on during the Children's University at the 2012 Annual Summit in Leipzig on 2 May 2012.

Bulgarian Deputy-Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Kamen Kichev and Asian Institute of Transport Development Chairman K.L. Thapar listen to speakers in the Facilitating Global Trade: Connectivity Across Borders session of the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit.

Germany's Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development Peter Ramsauer participates in 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.

Deutsche Bahn Chairman and CEO Rüdiger Grube addresses the audience at the session Transport for Growth: Developing Connectivity at the 2012 Summit in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

Professor José Manuel Viegas (left), 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.

Members of the panel participating in the Facilitating Global Trade: Connectivity Across Borders Session of the International Transport Forum's Summit 2012, in Leipzig, Germany.

Georgia's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Vera Kobalia 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.

International Transport Forum's Head of Research Stephen Perkins presents the newly-released IRTAD Road Safety Annual Report 2011 at a Press Conference during the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit, in Leipzig, Germany

(l-r) Germany's Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development Peter Ramsauer, China's Vice Minister of Transport Zhenglin Feng and Chairman and CEO at Deutsche Bahn Rüdiger Grube at the VIP Exhibition at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

Photographer Marco Urban (from behind), International Transport Forum Communications Officer Aline Plez and Economist Philippe Crist share a lighter moment at the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 2 May 2012.

The Czech Republic's Director of International and Eu Affairs Jiri Vesely attends the Closed Ministerial Session at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile President Jean Todt puts a helmet on a child at the Children's University of the 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” of the International Transport Forum at the OECD in Leipzig, Germany on 2 May 2012.

Panellists in the Facilitating Global Trade: Connectivity Across Borders Session during International Transport Forum's Summit 2012, in Leipzig, Germany

Astrid Schlewing, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, Maritime Transport & Logistics at the EU Commission at the Side Event E-Documents for Co-modal Transport of Goods, jointly organised by FIATA and CLECAT at the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections”.

India's Planning Commission Transport Advisor Manoj Singh takes part in the Closed Ministerial Session at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

Dekra car available for trial runs outside the Leipzig Congress Centre at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany, 2-4 May 2012.

(l-r) Chairman and CEO at Deutsche Bahn Rüdiger Grube, Germany's Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development Peter Ramsauer and China's Vice Minister of Transport Zhenglin Feng at the VIP Exhibition at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 03 May 2012.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria takes part in the Closed Ministerial Session at the International Transport Forum’s 2012 Summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” in Leipzig, Germany on 3 May 2012.

International Transport Forum Secretary-General-elect José Viegas in discussion with Germany's Saxony State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport Sven Morlock in Leipzig, Germany on 4 May 2012.

MIT SENSEable City Laboratory Director, Carlo Ratti delivers his storyline on "Urban future: wired" during the Transport Innovation Talks during the International Transport Forum's 2012 Summit "Seamless Transport: making connections" in Leipzig, Germany.

Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Kamen Kichev replies to questions during the Facilitating Global Trade: Connectivity Across Borders Session of the International Transport Forum's Summit 2012, in Leipzig, Germany.

Germany's Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development Peter Ramsauer gestures during a speech 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.