Anthony D May, Emeritus Professor of Transport Engineering, University of Leeds  

Professor May has over 40 years’ experience in research, teaching and consultancy work in relation to transport planning and traffic engineering. He has been a professor at Leeds University since 1977, and has served as director of the Institute for Transport Studies, head of the Department of Civil Engineering, dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and pro-vice chancellor for research. Between 1985 and 2001, he was director of transport policy with MVA Consultancy. Prior to 1977 he spent 10 years with the Greater London Council, where he was responsible for policy on highways, traffic management and transport-related land-use planning for the capital, and managed major studies on traffic restraint, parking policy and motorway traffic control. He was elected to a fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1995, and was awarded the OBE for services to transport engineering in 2004.  He is currently president of the World Conference on Transport Research Society.

Sonja van Renssen, Journalist on transport, energy and environment;

Sonja is a Brussels-based freelance journalist specialised in climate change, green energy and transport, and environment. She writes for numerous publications including European Energy Review, Nature Climate Change, European Voice and ENDS Europe, and also hosts web interviews with policymakers for Internet TV site viEUws.

Mr. Escudero, Juan Carlos. BS. in Biology, University of the Basque Country.
As environmental officer he has driven the technical advisory dealing with the participation of CEA in the ENVIROCITY, LACOAST, DIVERS, GMES-GUS, MILES, MUGAGABE and HUMBOLDT projects.
He has research and management experience in local, regional, national and international GIS & RS projects (DGXII, DGVI, JRC, ESA, IGN). He has been involved in the technical advisory of Local Agenda 21 process as well in the European Common Indicators project.
As responsible of the Environmental Information System of Vitoria-Gasteiz, has coordinated data supply and analysis in supporting the technical works of the Sustainable Mobility Plan of Vitoria-Gasteiz.
He has coordinated the elaboration of the Bicycle Master Plan of Vitoria-Gasteiz and the UNEP Vitoria-Gasteiz GEO Report. He was the Thematic Area Scientific Leader and Local Dissemination Manager within the Vitoria-Gasteiz participation in CIVITAS PLUS MODERN.
Since July 2011, Mr. Escudero is the Director of the Environmental Studies Centre of Vitoria-Gasteiz.