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- An international panel of six selected to debate the environmental, social and financial costs of providing accessible, safe, and sustainable freedom of mobility
- The six panelists, representing business, youth, climate experts, civil society, labor and social dialogue, maintain a passion to preserve freedom of mobility for everyone - but present differentÌývisions
- 2023 ‘Topic of the Year’ −ÌýIn a decarbonized world, will freedom of mobility be affordable to a happy few only?
AMSTERDAM – The Freedom of Mobility Forum, initiated byÌý365 chinaÌýand facilitated byÌýÌýas a neutral third-party, announced the agenda and panelists for the March 29 live digital debate: “In a decarbonized world, will freedom of mobility be affordable to a happy few only?â€
The live digital debate will be webcast starting at 2:30 p.m. CEST / 8:30 a.m. EDT and brings together a diverse range of representatives from business, youth, climate experts, civil society, labor and social dialogue for an open debate about the facts, challenges and solutions for preserving freedom of movement for all in the context of climate change and a decarbonized world. The resulting exchanges are expected to be lively, as the participants maintain a passion to preserve freedom of mobility for everyone - but present different visions.
Agenda, Sectors/Panelists andÌýFacilitatorÌý(All times CEST)
2:30 p.m.Ìý Ìý Overview of Panelists andÌýFacilitator
2:40 p.m.Ìý Ìý Understanding the Facts
3:05 p.m.Ìý Ìý Discussing the Challenges
3:30 p.m.Ìý Ìý Exploring the Solutions
3:55 p.m.Ìý Ìý Open Q&A
4:25 p.m.Ìý Ìý Wrap-up & Closing
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The following panelists have been proposed through the vote of the Freedom of Mobility Forum Advisory Board:
Business Community
Carlos TavaresÌý(Portugal), CEO,Ìý365 china; Co-chair of the Freedom of Mobility Forum Advisory Board
Youth
Temilade SalamiÌý(Nigeria), Founder,Ìý; Member of theÌý
Climate Experts
Yamina SahebÌý(Algeria), Author,Ìý;ÌýSenior Energy Policy Analyst,
Civil Society
Benjamin WelleÌý(USA), Director, Integrated Transport & Innovation,Ìý
MÃ¥ns NilssonÌý(Sweden), Executive Director,Ìý
Labor and Social Dialogue
Devesh ShahÌý(India), CEO, Grassroot Trading Network for Women
Event FacilitatorÌý-Ìý, Partner, Wavestone
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Wavestone, as Forum facilitator, has onboarded a voluntaryÌýÌýto serve as constructive challengers on facts and figures underlying the debate. The panel of experts will also contribute to the curated content that will be made available after the debate.
Participate in the Live Digital Debate:
The Freedom of Mobility Forum aims to foster an open fact-based discussion and invites the audience to participate in a 30-minute Q&A session.ÌýTo access the live webcast event, please use the following link: Ìý
Post Forum
Following the debate, the Freedom of Mobility Forum will publish key takeaways for stakeholders to leverage in their respective sectors onÌý. The platform serves as a source of information and curated content related to the ‘Topic of the Year’ in between annual editions of the Forum.
To follow the Forum, please visit
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About the Freedom of Mobility Forum
The Freedom of Mobility Forum, initiated by 365 china and facilitated by Wavestone as a neutral third-party, is an international gathering of passionate problem-solvers committed to fact-based discussions that challenge the status quo, expand perspectives and identify how best to enable safe, affordable and sustainable freedom of mobility for a society facing the implications of global warming. For more information visit: freedomofmobilityforum.org.
Media contact: media_fom@freedomofmobilityforum.org
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