Agenda for the Conference
Participants are welcomed with refreshments and register for the day's sessions, providing an initial networking opportunity in a relaxed setting.
The chair welcomes participants and introduces the day’s agenda.
Formal welcome by Mattheus Wassenaar, Inspector General of the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), The Netherlands.
Commodore Han van Bussel will introduce the central theme "Stronger Together" from a military and collaborative perspective.
Jean-Louis Colson from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will address the key challenges currently facing Europe and their relevance to the overarching theme.
A networking break allowing participants to connect with peers and discuss the topics presented in the morning sessions.
This panel explores how EU road transport enforcement is rapidly moving toward digital, data-driven inspections. With new smart tachographs becoming mandatory and updated EU rules introducing digital certificates, advanced emission testing, and stronger roadside checks, authorities increasingly rely on real-time information to ensure compliance. The discussion will address the importance of harmonised data-sharing through ERRU, the benefits of cross-border cooperation among inspectors, and how risk-based systems can help target checks more effectively.
Video presentation highlighting the shared commitment to collaboration, innovation, and harmonised enforcement.
A special address by the ECR EGTC President, marking the spirit of “Stronger Together.”
A symbolic gesture welcoming new member states, the Czech Republic, Portugal, and Romania.
Buffet lunch in a dynamic setting, encouraging informal networking and discussion.
Walter Faaij, founder and corporate anthropologist at Green Culture Lab, addresses the importance of sustainability within the road transport sector.
This panel builds on the sustainability keynote by exploring how collaboration within the ECR EGTC road transport enforcement community can contribute to a more sustainable and harmonised European transport system.
The ECR EGTC Director will showcase milestones in 2025 and future objectives in the lenses of stronger collaboration.
The session will feature reflections from the outgoing ECR EGTC President, symbolising the close of the Dutch Presidency, and a ceremonial handover to France, which will formally take over the Presidency on 1 January 2026.
A forward-looking session on the ambitions of the incoming French Presidency.
The Conference Chair will formally close the event, reflecting on the day’s key insights.
Informal closing and goodbye.
