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The Future of Rail Freight in Europe
5th Annual Conference: Back on track? Strategies for a return to growth
23rd & 24th November 2009, Berlin Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin
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Speakers include:
Andre van der Zwaan
Chief Operating Officer, ERS Railways
Christoph Wolff
DB Schenker
Christoph Wolff
Member of the Management Board Region East, DB Schenker
Biography
Dr. Christoph Wolff , member of the Management Board of DB Schenker Rail since May 2007, holds the position of 'Chairman Region East and Network Management'.
Dr. Wolff is responsible for expanding DB Schenker Rail's drive into Central and Eastern Europe. In particular, he is leading the build up of DB Schenker Rail Polska, a 350 Mio EUR operator, holding No 2 position in the Polish market. He also manages fast growing subsidiaries in Romania and Bulgaria.
Having studied engineering in Aachen and Zurich, Wolff joined McKinsey in 1992, becoming director of their German office in 2005. From 2001 he headed McKinsey’s Global sector dealing with railways and shipping, expanding operations into Asia (China, India and Russia).
Wolff previously spent four years in the United States as a Professor of operations management at Northwestern University and Managing Director of a logistics software firm in Chicago.
Wouter Radstake
Senior VP Land Transport Research, DVB Bank
Jean-Michel Dancoisne
Permanent Representative, SNCF
Hartmut Albers
Managing Director, Trans-Eurasia Logistics
Krzysztof Sędzikowski
President of the Board, CTL Logistics
Conference overview:
2009 has been a tough year for freight operators, with the economic downturn taking hold and affecting freight volumes across Europe. Operators must focus on matching changing demand patterns and improving quality levels, to ensure that customer relationships remain strong. Transport policy has also come under the spotlight as the industry seeks to increase political support for rail freight and promote the shift from road to rail.
The Future of Rail Freight in Europe reaches its 5th year, providing a crucial and highly regarded forum where senior figures can meet to find comprehensive discussions around the latest strategic, political and operational issues that are driving the development of the sector.
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