Conference: Reforming European railway legislation

Brussels, 6 September 2012 – 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Room JDE 62

Draft programme

9.30 a.m. / Registration of participants and welcome coffee
10 a.m. / Opening session
Chaired by Stéphane Buffetaut, President of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society
–  Staffan Nilsson, President of the European Economic and Social Committee
–  Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission
–  Isabelle Durant, Vice-President of the European Parliament
10.30 a.m. / Session 1 – Opening of the national rail passenger market: consequences and social implications for companies, users, the workforce, and service quality
Moderator: André Mordant, Member of the EESC, Vice-President of the TEN section
Speakers:
-  Dr Rüdiger Grube, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of Deutsche Bahn AG
-  Giorgio Tuti, ETF – Member of the Executive Committee of the European Transport Workers' Federation , President SEV
-  Trevor Garrod, Chairman of the EPF - European Passengers' Federation
-  Alain FLAUSCH, UITP Secretary General, International Association of Public Transport
A general discussion will follow.
11.40 a.m. / Session 2 – Total separation of the infrastructure manager and the historic railway operator: the future structure of railway companies
Presentation of the CER study on the effects of unbundling and stakeholders' feedback.
Moderator: Joachim Fried, Member of the EESC, TEN section
Presentation of CER study:
·  Didier van de Velde, INNO V
Speakers:
·  Guillaume Pepy, President of the SNCF
·  Roger Cobbe, Member of the Board of ATOC - Association of Train Operating Companies
·  Alexander Kirchner, ETF Vice-President, President of the EVG
A general discussion will follow.
1 p.m. / Lunch break
2.30 p.m. / Session 3 – Moving towards a harmonisation – improvement of European railway legislation. What should the European Railway Agency (ERA)'s new role be?
Moderator: Georges Cingal, Member of the EESC, TEN section
Speakers:
·  Libor Lochman, CEO of CER, Community of European Railways
·  Philippe Citroen, Executive Director of UNIFE, Association of the European Rail Industry
·  Jens Engelmann, Head of Directorate, ERA
Followed by a general discussion
3.30 p.m. / Session 4 – Civil society expectations regarding the upcoming EC proposal.
Round table and conclusions
Chaired by Stéphane Buffetaut, President of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society
Speakers:
·  Matthias Ruete, Director-General of DG MOVE, European Commission
·  Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Member of the European Parliament, TRAN Committee
·  Libor Lochman, CEO of CER
·  Sabine Trier, Deputy Secretary General of the ETF
·  Monika Heiming, Executive Director EIM, European rail infrastructure managers
·  Tony Berkeley, Board Member of ERFA, European Rail Freight Association
·  Peter WOLTERS, Secretary General EIA, European Intermodal Association
·  Joachim Fried, Member of the EESC, TEN section
A general discussion will follow.
Conclusions of the Conference
5.00 p.m. / End of the conference

Interpretating will be available from and into English, French, German and Italian.