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The Future of European Rail & The Future of High-Speed Rail
15th Annual Conference: Europe’s leading strategic rail event
15th, 16th & 17th March 2010, Hotel Husa Princesa, Madrid
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Speakers:
Barbara Dalibard
Chief Executive, Long Distance Passenger Services, SNCF
Victorino Pérez Fernãndez
Director of European Affairs, RENFE
Luisa Cecilia Velardi
Director of Strategy, Trenitalia
Giuseppe Sciarrone
Managing Director, NTV
Michel Jadot
Directeur Général, SNCB Europe
Dr Jochen Rau
Business Development Director, Abellio
Ignacio Barron
Director of High-Speed, UIC
Patrick Jeantet
Executive Vice-President, International, Keolis
Professor Andrew McNaughton
Chief Engineer, High Speed Two
Jim Earp
Chair, California Transportation Commission
Michiel van Roozendaal
Director, NS HiSpeed
John M Walker
Swiss Federal Railway
Daniel Freire
Head of Strategic Projects, Renfe
Michel Leboeuf
Head of Major Infrastructure Projects, Passenger Department, SNCF
Matthew Arndt
European Investment Bank
Karsten Otte
Head of Rail Regulation, Federal Network Agency
Brian Kogan
Office Rail Regulation (ORR)
Luís Marques
Planning Director, Rave
Luke Ervine
Environmental Manager, Eurostar
James Wright
Sustainable Development Manager, Virgin Trains
Michel Croc
Regional Director, Réseau Ferré de France
Jeroen Wiercx
Business Development Manager, Railwind Project, ProRail
Alan Gibson
Managing Director, ERS Railways
Wouter Radstake
Senior VP Land Transport Research, DVB Bank
Michael Robson
Secretary General, EIM
Michael Robson
Secretary General, EIM
Biography
Michael Robson, Secretary General of the European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM), is a time-served railwayman having been in the industry for 35 years. During this time he has held various senior positions. He has experienced of working in an integrated railway, British Rail, a private stock market listed infrastructure company, Railtrack, and a company limited by guarantee and privately financed, Network Rail.
Working in these three different environments has given him a unique insight into railway structures there complexities and cultures. During his career, he has been involved in Operations, Performance, Timetabling, and Contract Management, Passenger and Freight Marketing and other retail activities in addition to the usual General Management and Project activities.
His previous post, prior to taking over as the EIM Secretary General, was as the Head of European Affairs for Network Rail where he was responsible for developing and implementing the Network Rail policy on European issues.
He sees his current role as promoting the railway, and in particular the interests of infrastructure managers, at all European levels including interfacing with the European Commission, Council of Ministers and MEPs. The other key role consists in ensuring that the EIM views are heard in the European Railway Agency (ERA) discussions on TSI development and in other standardisation bodies involved in this area.
Michael is married with one daughter. His hobbies include walking, gardening, travel, and good food and wine. Michael is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Transport & Logistics and the Institute of Management
Keith Bastow
Director, New Business Development, Arriva
Georg Furnkranz
Head of the Management Board, Schienen-Control
Walter Schultze Freyberg
Managing Director, Polzug
Paul Wiersma
Business Development Manager, Railwind Project, ProRail
Patrick Hoenninger
Link Project Coordinator, ILS Research
Andrew Sharp
Director General, International Air Rail Organisation
Jan Moellmann
Secretary General, EPTO
Niamh McBreen
Strategy and Marketing Director, Alpha Trains
Nick Watson
Cisco
Paul Broekhuizen
CT Head, Railways, Nokia Siemens Networks
Eugenio Prieto
Partner, Madrid, AT Kearney
Robert Tasiaux
Partner, AT Kearney
Diane Bouzebiba
Head of Rail Business Unit, Amadeus
Xavier Massa
Operations Director, Enterprise, Spain, Cisco
Vanda Nogueira
Principal, Iberia, AT Kearney
