| 21-22.05.2008 |
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EIM-CER High Level Infrastructure Meeting - Brussels |
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| 17-19.03.2008 |
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UIC HIGHSPEED 2008 - Amsterdam |
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| 13.02.2008 |
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En-Route to Rail Sustainability - EIM 2008 Conference - Brussels |
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| 05.11.2007 |
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RIMC07 Conference - Slovenia |
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| 27.06.2007 |
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EIM Summer Cocktail |
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| 27.06.2007 |
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Strategic Rail Research Agenda 2020 |
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| 26.06.2007 |
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Fighting climate change - The potential of rail transport |
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| 15-16.05.2007 |
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High Level Infrastructure Meeting |
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| 07.03.2007 |
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Improving Rail Freight Logistics |
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| 24.01.2007 |
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New Opera Conference (UNIFE) |
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| 24.05.2006 |
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High Level Infrastructure Meeting |
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| 29.03.2006 |
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EIM Conference 2006 |
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| 23.02.2006 |
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UK event |
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| 13.12.2005 |
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Roundtable on the Mid-Term Review of the Transport |
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22 May 2008 - High Level Infrastructure Meeting
08.30. Welcome
09.00. Delivering improved performance
Chairperson: Ossi Niemimuukko, Vice-President EIM and CEO RHK
Political message from recent EC Rail Communications & Interoperability/corridors - is there a need for further political initiatives:
E. Grillo-Pasquarelli, Director for Inland Transport, DG TREN |
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Implementation experience and benefits of performance schemes:
P. Plummer, Network Rail |
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Towards a performing rail infrastructure for freight and passengers – The approach of DB Netz AG:
V. Kefer, DB Netz |
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11.00. Coffee break
RFF’s new infrastructure charging scheme:
J. Faussurier, RFF |
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Implementation & expectations from the performance schemes:
V. Giovine, TrenItalia |
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12.30. Lunch
14.00. Interoperability and corridors – the way ahead
Chairperson: Krzysztof Celinski, Chairman of the Board PKP PLK
Interoperability: from concept to reality:
L. Lallemand, Infrabel |
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Construction of the high-speed lines in Poland as a way of increasing capacity for freight services on the East-West axis:
K. Celinski, PKP PLK |
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RailNetEurope: Infrastructure Managers' International IT Development Plan and Project Overview:
L. Vansteenkiste, RNE |
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15.30. Closing remarks from Chairperson and introduction of host for next year’s conference
17-19 March 2008 - UIC HIGHSPEED 2008
Speech to the UIC Congress
Bert Klerk , Chairman ProRail and Chairman EIM |
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Presentation of EIM member's high-speed rail activities
| Held at EIM stand on UIC HIGHSPEED 2008 exhibition, 17/18/19 March 2008 |
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13 February 2008 - En-Route to Rail Sustainability Conference
Proceedings and speeches
08.30. Registration (moderator: Peter O'Donnell, Journalist)
09.00. Introduction speeches
| Opening remarks: Michael Robson, Secretary General |
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Priorities for the Presidency:
Peter Verlic, State Secretary for Transport - Slovenian Presidency |
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| Opening address: Michael Cramer, MEP |
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09.20. Advancing rail performance and sustainability
Long-term financial perspective and delivering improvements:
Bert Klerk, CEO - ProRail |
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EC proposals on Multi-Annual Contract:
Frank Jost - EC |
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Reducing infrastructure costs through long term planning and contracts:
Imrich Korpanec, Secretary General - EFRTC |
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Funding of the network through PPPs:
Mike Matheou, Partner - Lovells |
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10.40.Coffee break
11.15.Round table / Panel discussion:
Why should we promote Multi-Annual Contracts as a feasible / sustainable way
of financing the network?
Participants:
Marc Falchi - ERFCP, Frank Jost - EC, Michael Cramer - EP, Tomaz Schara, - SZ, Bert Klerk - ProRail |
11.40.Improving intermodality & comodality
Working with the ports to achieve sustainable transport solutions:
Eric Nilsson, Executive VP Marketing - Port of Gothenburg |
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Innovation in transport:
Eric Peetermans, Advisory Council - Ferrmed |
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Decoupling transport growth from environmental impact through intermodality:
Luc Aliadiere, CEO - UIC |
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12.40.Lunch
13.30.Taking up the challenge of sustainable transport
Why should we promote Multi-Annual Contracts as a feasible / sustainable way
of financing the network?
Taking up the challenge of long term sustainability:
Franco Castagnetti - New Opera |
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Reducing CO2 emissions by using less and renewable energy:
Michael Borre, Assistant Director of Procurement & Properties - Banedanmark |
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Raising the bar of sustainability performance through stakeholder dialogue and public participation - RFF's experience:
Jean-Marc Dziedzicki, Expert - Stakeholder dialogue and Claire Pardo,
Expert - European affairs - RFF |
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15.10.Coffee Break
15.30.Charging: "the cornerstone of sustainable mobility"
Financing the European infrastructure:
Milosz Momot, EC |
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Eurovignette and charging for external costs in other modes:
Jos Dings, Director - Transport & Environment |
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Charging on single corridors from the customer's perspective:
Heiner Rogge, Secretary General - CLECAT |
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16.45-17.15."Greening the Transport Sector"
Closing speech by the European Commissioner for Transport
Jacques Barrot |
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05 November 2007 - RIMC07 Conference
Proceedings and speeches
--.--. European Railway Technical Strategy
| Michael Robson, Secretary General, EIM |
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27 June 2007 - EIM Summer Cocktail
Proceedings and speeches
19.00. Opening speech
19.05. Key note speech
| Jacques Barrot, Vice President, European Commission |
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19.20. EIM Anniversary speech
| Bert Klerk, CEO ProRail and EIM President |
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27 June 2007 - Strategic Rail Research Agenda 2020 |
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| Åke Wennberg, ERRAC Chairman, bombardier Transportation |
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| Philippe Renard, SNCF, ERRAC Vice-Chairman |
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| Manuel Pereira, Technical University of Lisbon, ERRAC Vice-Chairman |
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Andras Siegler, Director for Transport,Research Directorate-General,
European Commission |
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26 June 2007 - Fighting climate change
Proceedings and speeches
8.30. Railway exhibition stands are opening
8.30 - 9.15. Registration ans welcome coffee
9.15 - 9.25. Welcome and opening
| Jannie Haek, CEO SNCB, CER Management Committee member |
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9.25 - 10.00. Keynote speech
| Jacques Barrot, Vice President, European Commission, Commissioner for Transport |
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Wolfgang Tiefensee, German Federal Minister of Transport,
Building and Urban Affairs and Head of the Council of the EU for Transport |
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10.00 - 10.40. Greenhouse gas emissions from transport - facts and challenges
Global climate change and the need for action
| Stephan Singer, Head European Climate and Energy Policy Unit, WWF |
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TERM 2006 findings and expected development of CO2 emissions by transport
| Jeffrey Huntington, Head of programme, European Environment Agency |
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Transport and Environment - Mind the gap!
| Luc Aliadičre, Chief Executive, UIC |
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10.40 - 11.00. Coffee break
11.00 - 12.00. Sustainable transport strategy – Political and market challenges
Transport pricing reflecting all societal costs, emission trading scheme, demand management
| Paolo Costa, Chairman of the TRAN Committee, European Parliament |
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Towards an energy and climate change strategy for transport
| Matthias Ruete, Director General DG TREN, European Commission |
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Infrastructure strategy: Upgrade and capacity as a precondition for modal shift, balance of transport investments
| Michael Robson, Secretary General, EIM |
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12.00 - 12.45. Panel discussion & questions
12.45 - 14.00. Lunch
14.00 - 15.15. Real Transport costs – subsidies and external costs. How is business coping?
Environmental taxation for all transport modes, exemptions for renewable energy?
| Thomas Carroll, Head of unit, DG TAXUD, European Commission |
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Rail customers' perspective on competitive climate friendly rail transport
| Peter Gallitz, Felix Schoeller International B.V. |
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Environment. Who cares? Contribution to the debate
| Albert Counet, CEO SNCB Cargo |
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Panel discussion & questions
15.15 - 15.45. Corporate commitments – where do the railways stand today?
Public Transport Management as a contribution to the sustainable transport policy
| Brigitte Ollier, Director, UITP Euroteam |
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Innovative energy efficient transport solutions - industry's perspective
| Michael Clausecker, General Director, UNIFE |
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Reducing CO2 emissions from railways - Achievements and challenges
| Jannie Haek, CEO SNCB, CER Management Committee member |
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15.45 - 16.15. Fighting Climate Change - Railway Community Aspiration?
Introduction to the Railway Community Aspiration
| Libor Lochman, Deputy Director, CER |
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Signing ceremony
15.45 - 16.15. Fighting Climate Change - Railway Community Aspiration?
| CER - EIM - UIC - UITP - UNIFE, Railway Community Aspiration |
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Closing address
| Jannie Haek, CEO SNCB, CER Management Committee member |
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15 May 2007 - Gloriette, Schönbrunn Park, Vienna
16 May 2007 - Radisson SAS Palais Hotel, Vienna
Morning session chaired by Zbigniew Szafrański, Chairman of the CER Infrastructure Interest Group
9.00 - 9.10. Welcome and opening speech
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Jan Komárek, SŽDC Director General and CER Vice Chairman |
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9.10 - 9.50. Latest developments on the TEN-T projects and on other
infrastructure-related EU issues
| Jonathan Scheele, DG TREN Head of Unit - Project management TEN Transport |
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9.50 - 10.20. Investing in rail infrastructure: the financial schemes in France
| Hubert Du Mesnil, RFF President |
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10.20 - 10.35. Coffee break
10.35 - 11.05. General RNE strategy
| Lars-Åke Josefsson, RNE President |
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RNE strategy on ICT
| Luc Vansteenkiste, RNE Vice-President |
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11.05 - 12.00. Multi-Annual Contracts
| Krzysztof Celinski, PKP PLK S.A. President |
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| Paul Plummer, Network Rail Director of Corporate Planning and
Regulatory Affairs |
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12.00 - 13.00. Buffet lunch
Afternoon session chaired by Bert Klerk, Prorail Chairman of the Board of Directors
13.00 - 14.15. ERTMS: A corridor approach – The Corridor “A” example
| Bert Klerk, Prorail Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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| Volker Kefer, Head of DB Netz |
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| Hansjörg Hess, SBB Director of Infrastructure |
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| Kees Van Hoek, BLS Director of Infrastructure |
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| Michele Mario Elia, RFI Chief Executive Officer |
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14.15 - 14.45. ERTMS implementation and funding
| Karel Vinck, ERTMS Coordinator |
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14.45 - 15.00. Coffee break
15.00 - 15.30. Railway infrastructure development in Austria
| Peter Klugar, ÖBB-Infrastruktur Member of the Board of Management |
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15.30 - 16.00. Closing remarks
| Luc Lallemand, Infrabel Chief Executive Officer |
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8.30 - 9.00. Registration
9.00 - 9.20. Michael Robson, EIM Secretary General,
| Welcome by Bert Klerk, EIM Chairman CEO ProRail |
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Improving freight logistics through operational measures
Removing obstacles - interoperability - short-term technical enhancements
| J. Hennerkes - German Presidency |
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Visions from the Presidency
| Bart Verbeke – ERFCP |
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Improving freight logistics through operational measures:
A customers’ point of view
| Jan Blomme - Antwerp Port Authority |
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| Rudy Colle - UIRR |
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What liberalization has done for intermodality
| Lars-Åke Josefsson - RNE |
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Improving freight logistics through corridors
A corridor based European strategy
| Karel Vinck - European Commission |
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| Marc Falchi - ERFCP |
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TEN-T corridors:
a customer's viewpoint on the current situation
| Barbara Morgante - RFI |
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| Guy Vernieuve - Infrabel |
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| Franco Castagnetti - European Freight Leaders & Logistics Forum |
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NEWOpera: Operating Project for European Rail Freight Network
Improving freight logistics through better funding
Financing of needed development
| Rosa Sebastián - ADIF |
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The importance of EU funding for the infrastructure manager
| Monika Heiming - ERFA |
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| Colin Hall - CER |
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Funding in Central Europe
Improving freight logistics through intermodality
Place and role of rail in an intermodal European framework
| Kari Konsin - RHK |
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Rail land bridges on the Euro-Asian continent
| Nicolette van der Jagt - ESC |
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European Shippers Council
| Eric Peetermans - SNCB Holding |
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Developing Infrastructure and Operating Models for Intermodal Shift (Diomis)
| Klaus Ebeling - EIA |
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European Intermodal Association
16.50 - 17.10. Conclusion by Tony Berkeley - RFG
17.10 - 17.30. Closing remarks by Director-general of the European
| Commission DG for Transport & Energy, Matthias Ruete |
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17.30. Goodbye from M. Robson
| Bert Klerk, President EIM - CEO ProRail
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Morning Session
Chaired by RFF / EIM
9.00 - 9.10. Welcome by Bert Klerk, EIM President
9.10 - 10.00. Introduction by DG Tren on the agenda in Brussels
White Paper mid-term review, 1st Railway Package implementation (TEN-T financing of ERTMS and the freight
dedicated network)
| Zoltan Kazatsay, Deputy Director General, European Commission, DG TREN |
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10.00 - 10.45. Dedicated freight network
- An international perspective on cost efficiency, capacity
and performance (Heiner Bente, Managing Director)
- Discussion
| Franz Zschoche BSL Management Consultants |
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11.15 - 12.15. ERTMS implementation:
getting a European corridor solution
- Review of progress
| Karel Vinck, EU coordinator |
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| Zbigniew Szafranski, Vice-President, PKP |
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| Réseau Ferré de France Jean Faussurier, Directeur International Affairs |
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Afternoon session
14.00 - 14.55. Performance and compensation schemes:
complying with Directive 2001/14
- The UK track-train interface : network code and performance
| Tom Winsor, former UK regulator |
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| Barbara Morgante RFI Italian Experience |
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14.55 - 15.50. Optimising the use of infrastructure
- A continuing journey towards optimisation: an update
of "Using and Building",
the plan for the Dutch railway sector
| Bert Klerk, Chairman of the Board of Directors, ProRail |
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| Hansjörg Hess, Director of Infrastructure, SBB |
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Opening by Hubert du Mesnil, EIM Vice-Chairman and DG of the French rail infrastructure manager (RFF)
and introduction by the moderator (journalist - David Haydock, Today's Railways Europe)
Safety Issues
Are the delivery processes of safety certificates, the cross acceptance
of rolling stock
and the processes
for drivers' certification quick, efficient and sufficiently fair?
| The suppliers' view point (Jan Anders, UNIFE) |
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| The situation in Germany (Lutz Ludewig, MEV Eisenbahn Verkehrsgesellschaft) |
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| On-going process in Scandinavia (Mats Nyblom, Hector Rail) |
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Capacity Allocation
Do the rail freight operators (and forwarders) get the capacity to rail
infrastructure which they need? Is this guaranteed in all Member States?
Usefulness of the introduction of authorized applicants?
| UIC Study on availability capacity (Eric Peetermans, SNCB Holding) |
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Experiences in Switzerland, Poland, the Netherlands and Germany
(Matthias Raith, Rail4Chem) |
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Pre constructed paths: a way to improve freight competitiveness
(Michel Dupuis, RNE) |
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| Intermodal operators' view point (Martin Burckhardt, UIRR) |
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Access to Factories, Warehousing, Ports and Essential Facilities
Do rail freight operators have an easy access to their potential clients
and to mandatory facilities?
| UK practice (Paul Standford, Network Rail) |
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Regulation
Do all authorities, i.e. the European Commission, governments
and regulators fulfill their duty?
| UK practice (Tony Berkeley, Rail Freight Group) |
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Closing by Rob Spierings, ERFA Chairman and Managing Director
of the European Bulls
Closing remarks by Vice-President of the European Commission
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Chairman/Moderator
Frank Otten, Vice President, ERFCP and Logistics Director, DSM Chemicals
Welcome
Monika Heiming, Secretary General of ERFA
Background to this event
Tony Berkeley, Chairman, Rail Freight Group UK
The UK rail structure and its evolution Reasons for restructuring UK railways
in the 1990s, subsequent changes, UK Government policy on railways and rail freight
| Mark Lambirth, UK Department for Transport |
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UK rail freight customers from different sectors with relevance to the rest of Europe
| Alastair Montagu, the Maersk Company Ltd (shipping line)
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| Jim Clark, Divisional Managing Director, the Malcolm Group (logistics)
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| Mike Cowell, Supply and Distribution Director, Lafarge Cement UK (minerals)
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| Ian Brown, STVA UK (automotive)
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UK Freight Trains Operators
| Graham Smith, EWS Railway |
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| Adam Cunliffe, Freightliner |
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A passenger operator's view
| Adrian Shooter, Chairman, Association of Train Operators (ATOC) (Passenger Operators) and of Laing R |
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The importance of an independent office of rail regulation
| Chris Bolt, Chairman, Office of Rail Regulation
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The role of the UK Infrastructure Manager
| Ian McAllister, Chairman, Network Rail |
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Conclusions, discussion and lessons learned
| Frank Otten, Vice President, ERFCP and Logistics Director, DSM Chemicals
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| Brochure: The success of the UK Railway Structure |
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The European Parliament : a Key Actor for the Transport Policy
Luis Queiro, MEP
The White Paper on Transport Policy
Mid-Term Review of the Transport White Paper: Time to act!
| Monika Heiming, Secretary General of the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA)
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Delivering the Potential of the White Paper with a True Implementation
of the First Railway Package
Klaus Meyer, Secretary General of the European Rail Freight
Customers Platform (ERFCP) |
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Charging and Financing
A Fairer Charging for the Use of the Transport Infrastructure:
a Key Question of a More Global Issue
Eurovignette: An Opportunity Not to Miss
| Markus Liechti, Policy Officer at the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) |
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Road vs Rail: A Cross-Border Illustration
| Claire Pardo, European Affairs Manager at Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) |
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| Press Release |
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