Hardeep S Puri to inaugurate Urban Mobility India Conference 2020

The 13th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference will be organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 9th November 2020. The day-long conference will be held online through Video conference and webinar. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs will deliver the Inaugural Address while the Key-note Address will be by Prof. Jan Gehl, Founder and Senior Adviser of Gehl Architects.

The main theme of this year’s event is “Emerging Trends in Urban Mobility” with focus on innovative measures taken at national and international level to address the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic to provide accessible and convenient transport to the people.

Mr. Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, Minister Delegate for Transport, attached to the Minister for the Ecological Transition and Dr. Claudia Warning, Director General for the Asia; South – Eastern and Eastern Europe; Middle East; Latin America; Civil Society; Churches, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ( BMZ) will also be speaking at the Inaugural Session. Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry will be chairing the Plenary Session on “Emerging Trends in Urban Mobility”.

Till date, 12 events have been organized that explored topics on urban mobility . State Governments, city authorities and other stakeholders have gained substantially through participation in these conferences