The opening ceremony was placed under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Mexico Mr. Felipe Calderón Hinojosa who delivered the opening speech.

Welcome speech by Fausto Barajas Cummings, President of the Organizing Committee

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Introduction to the programme of the Congress by Jean-Francois Corté, Secretary General of the World Road Association

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Presentation of the PIARC Prizes by Menno Henneveld, President of the International Jury, Chair of the Communications and International Relations Commission.
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Address by Dionisio Pérez-Jácome Friscione, Mexico's Secretary of State Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes

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Address by Anne-Marie Leclerc, President of the World Road Association

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Speech and official opening declaratory by Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of Mexico

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