18 September 2007 - Opening Day

Hosting i2010 Intelligent Car event 2007 and 8th eSafety Forum Plenary Meeting

09:00 - 12:30 i2010 Intelligent Car Event 2007 and opening of the IP PReVENT Exhibition,

09:00	Press Briefing, Mrs Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media
09:15	PReVENT Press Briefing
09:45	Opening Ceremony Welcome by the Chairman, Mr Fabio Colasanti, European Commission, Director General DG Information Society & Media
09:50	Welcome from the city of Versailles, Mr Etienne Pinte Member of the French National Assembly and Mayor of Versailles
09:55	Introductory Remarks on behalf of the Portuguese Presidency of the EU, Mr Mário Lino Soares Correia Portuguese Minister for Public Works, Transport and Communications
10:00	Keynote speech: Presentation of the 2nd Commission Communication on the Intelligent Car and official opening by Commissioner Reding
10:15	Address by Prof. Dr. Bharat Balasubramanian, Vice President, Group Research & Advanced Engineering, DaimlerChrysler AG
10:25	Address by Mr Rémi Kaiser, Chief Executive Officer, Delphi France
10:35	Presentation of "eSafetyAware!" communication platform as an example of awareness actions launched under the Intelligent Car awareness pillar, Mr Max Mosley, President FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile)
10:45	Q&A
11:00	Walk to the Exhibition Village
11:10	Ribbon cutting ceremony
11:15	VIPs visit exhibition and test prototype vehicles and simulators
12:30	Lunch
13:45	eCall Signature Event, chaired by Commissioner Reding

14:00 - 18:00 8th eSafety Plenary Meeting

14:00	eSafety Forum Plenary Session, Chaired by Mr Fabio Colasanti   Opening Address by Commissioner Reding

Demonstrations on the test tracks & visits of the Exhibition Village will continue for executive participants and the press.

18:30  Networking Cocktail

The Opening Day is exclusively for guests holding a personal invitation