Sixty Minutes with Henrik Hololei

Originally aired April 23, 2021

The sixth webinar in the Leadership in Our Time series. Henrik Hololei, Director-General for Mobility and Transport at the European Commission, joins András Simonyi to discuss the EU’s sweeping agenda for sustainable transport and mobility.

The conversation covers the European Green Deal’s transport dimension, decarbonizing road, rail, and aviation, and what transatlantic cooperation on clean mobility could look like in the years ahead.

Speakers

Henrik Hololei

Director-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission

Henrik Hololei leads DG MOVE at the European Commission, overseeing EU policy on transport infrastructure, sustainable mobility, and aviation. He plays a central role in implementing the transport elements of the European Green Deal.

András Simonyi

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow; Former Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S. and NATO

András Simonyi served as Hungary’s Ambassador to the United States and to NATO. He is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and a longtime collaborator with SSF and George Washington University on transatlantic leadership and security.