FIRM 2025

 

Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories

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Mobility is changing, our roads too!

Hybrid Event

FEHRL Infrastructure Research Meeting (#FIRM25)

🗓️ 6 May 2025, Maison Irène et Frédéric Joliot-Curie

Rue du Trône 100 – Brussels

📢 Join us and register here

PROGRAMME

🕓 8:30  

Registration  

🕓 10:00           Opening Session 1    

                                    Moderator:  Aleš Žnidarič, President, FEHRL 

Strengthening road infrastructure research and reindustrialisation in Europe 

  

Aleš ŽnidaričPresident, FEHRL  

Isabelle VandoorneHead of Unit, DG MOVE, European Commission  

Miguel José Segarra MartinezSenior VP Innovation, DRAGADOS  

Christian MerktChair, CCAM Association  

Thilo BeinCo-chair Circularity & Competitiveness WG, ERTRAC  

Karen VancluysenSecretary-General, POLIS  

Elke Hahn, President, IENE  

Nicolas Hautière, Chair of the FOR Academy, University Gustave Eiffel  

 

🕓 12:15  

  

Lunch Break   

  

  

  

🕓 13:45           Session 2    

                                     Moderator: Thierry Goger, Secretary General, FEHRL  

Enhancing Infrastructure Readiness for Large-Scale Autonomous Deployment  

  

Janis BarbarsAUGMENTED CCAM Latvian Pilot Representative, LVC 

Moroine Laoufi, AUGMENTED CCAM French Pilot Representative, VINCI Autoroutes 

Tom Alkim, Strategic Advisor, MAPtm 

Martin Böhm, Technical Director, AustriaTech 

 

 

 

 

🕓 14:45           Session 3    

                                    Moderator:  Ciaran McNally, Professor, UCD 

 

Fostering circular and resilient

transport Infrastructures 

  

Anneleen BergiersMIRIAM Project Coordinator, BRRC  

Irina Stipanovic, CIRCUIT Technical Coordinator, INFRAPLAN 

David Garcia SanchezLIAISON Project Coordinator, TECNALIA 

 

 

 

 

🕓 15:45  

Coffee Break  

 

  

  

 

🕓 16:15           Session 4    

                                     Moderator: Andreas Seiler, Senior Researcher, SLU                                                                      

 

Mainstreaming Biodiversity & Infrastructure Symbiosis  

  

Ivo Dostál, Researcher, CDV  

Pinar Yilmazer, SYMBIOSIS Project Coordinator, UIC 

Carme RosellManaging Director, MINUARTIA 

 

 

 

🕓 17:15  

  

 

 

FIRM 25 Closing remarks  

Thierry GogerSecretary-General, FEHRL  

  

 

🕓 17:30  

End of the Conference & FEHRL Cocktail