The event was organized as part of European SMART program (Sober Mobility Across Road Transport), by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) and the Motor Transport Institute.

The aim of the conference was to discuss issues relating to supervision over the enforcement of the existing regulations, re-educating drivers, alcohol interlocks and other solutions that discourage and prevent drink driving.

The moderator of the discussion was Ms. Ilona Buttler – transport psychologist and road safety expert at the Motor Transport Institute.

Among the invited guests were representatives of the:

• European Parliament
• European Transport Safety Council
• Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction
• Secretariat of the National Road Safety Council
• Police Headquarters
• Motor Transport Institute
• Partnership for Safety
• Swiss Council for Accident Prevention
• SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research from Holland
• Polish Motor Association
• FoodTankers Poland
• Polish Breweries
• Kompania Piwowarska
• the Media.

The conference was opened by: Mr. Piotr Stomma, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction, prof. Bogusław Liberadzki, MEP and Asst. Prof. Marcin Ślęzak, PhD, Eng., director of the Motor Transport Institute.

In the course of the conference a number of presentations took place:

• Drink driving in the EU: Antonio Avenoso, Executive Director of Europeaan Transport Safety Council (ETSC)
• Drink driving in Poland: Konrad Romik, secretary of the National Road Safety Council
• Police drink driving checks in Poland: Jun. Insp. Marek Konkolewski, Police Headquarters
• Presentation of good practice preventive measures against drunken drivers from other European countries: Uwe P. Ewert, Swiss Council for Accident Prevention; Sjoerd Houwing, SWOV
• The company's experience in dealing with the problem of drunken drivers in Poland Magdalena Zajkowska, FoodTankers Poland
• The role of business in the fight against drunken drivers: Danuta Gut, director of the Office of the Board, Polish Breweries; Margaret Walędzińska-Półtorak, Kompania Piwowarska.