The Future of European Rail - Programme - 17th March

09:15 -

Welcome address by Marketforce

09:20 -

Chairman's opening remarks
Oliver Sellnick
Director, Railway Undertakings, UIC

SESSION ONE: TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT? ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF LIBERALISATION

09:25 -
Pushing for progress: The Commission and the Railway Packages
Johann Friedrich Colsman
Cabinet Member, Office of Vice President Tajani, European Commission
09:45 -
Questions
09:55 -
Healthy competition? The free market and European rail
Mireille Faugere
Chief Executive for Long Distance Passenger Services, SNCF
10:15 -
Where should government end and the market begin?
Tim Jackson
Executive Director, Angel Trains International
10:35 -
Opportunities and optimism: the benefits of a competitive market
Cyrille du Peloux
Chief Executive Officer, Veolia Transport
10:55 -
Questions
11:10 -
Refreshments

SESSION TWO - REGULATING RAIL'S REFORM
This session is an opportunity to hear leading figures in European rail discuss the regulatory issues that concern both train operators and infrastructure managers. Through in-depth conversation, panellists will explore the regulators' strategies for improving rail services and consider how all those involved in the sector can benefit from more effective regulation.

11:50 -
Improving conditions for competition: the operator's perspective
Alan Gibson
Managing Director, ERS Railways
12:10 -
Questions
12:15 -
On the right track? In conversation with Bundesnetzagentur and DB Netz AG
Karsten Otte
Head of Rail Regulation, Bundesnetzagentur
Stefan Garber
Member of the Management Board, Deutsche Bahn
12:45 -
Questions
12:50 -
Lunch

SESSION THREE: HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN EUROPE

14:10 -
Portugal's high-speed future: developing a national and international network
Luis Marques
Planning Director, RAVE
14:30 -
Introducing competition into high-speed rail: the NTV story
Guiseppe Sciarrone
Managing Director, NTV
14:50 -
Meeting growing demand: expanding Germany's high-speed network
Karl-Friedrich Rausch
Director of Passenger Transport, Deutsche Bahn

PANEL DISCUSSION
Questions will be taken from the floor throughout the panel discussion

15:10 -
The future development of high-speed rail in Europe
- Where will investment for more high-speed infrastructure come from?
- Creating an international high-speed service: analysing the interoperability issue
- How effectively will high-speed trains be able to compete with airlines?
- Why is now the right time to grow Europe's high-speed network?
- Is high-speed the best use of limited investment funds?
Luis Marques
Planning Director, RAVE
Guiseppe Sciarrone
Managing Director, NTV
Karl-Friedrich Rausch
Director of Passenger Transport, Deutsche Bahn
15:40 -
Refreshments

SESSION FOUR: PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING AND DEBATE
In this valuable networking opportunity, delegates will get an opportunity to participate in a focused discussion of a key industry issue with their peers. The discussions will start at 16.10 and last for 45 minutes, moderated by a leading expert on the topic.

16:10 -
TABLE 1

Optimising railway stations
-Improving train stations: how can you satisfy the passenger and increase revenue?
-Financing station upgrades: combining access charges, subsidies and retail revenue
Dr Tom Reinhold
Principal, AT Kearney
16:10 -
TABLE 2

Examining rail's environmental issues: delivering greener transport
-Understanding and communicating rail's environmental virtues
-The Commission's Greening Transport Package: what does it mean for rail?
Jean-Michel Dancoisne
Permanent Representative, SNCF
16:10 -
TABLE 3

Analysing rail's investment climate: tough times ahead?
-Private investment in rail: examining banks' appetite for rail and rising cost of capital
-Securing short-term funding and devising long-term investment strategies
Graeme McLellan
Partner, Pinsent Masons, UK member of, PMLG
16:10 -
TABLE 4

Introducing competition to crowded markets
-Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of pro-competition legislation
-Identifying key elements in launching a rail service in newly opened markets
Stefan Garber
Member of the Management Board, Deutsche Bahn
16:10 -
TABLE 5

Delivering a modal shift: how can rail continue winning customers?
-Improving rail's image in the public arena: is it important and how can it be achieved?
-Are operational improvements the only option for delivering modal shift?
Julien Morizet
GM Product and Development, Europe, ERS Railways
17:30 -
Drinks reception