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Tuesday 13th February 2007
Optimising rolling stock procurement
A one-day workshop hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers
This interactive workshop takes a strategic look at how railway companies and sponsoring departments can improve value for money through better procurement of their rolling stock.
Session leaders are practicing procurement professionals, suppliers and PwC specialists from across Europe.
Workshop agenda in summary:
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Opening Remarks: Workshop objectives
10.40 The Benefits of a cooperative procurement process
CASE STUDY #1: The CIVIA trains project - Perez Sanz, General Manager, RENFE
CASE STUDY #2: The New Paris Region (NAT) train procurement - Jean Berger, CEO, Bombardier France
12.00 CASE STUDY: Australia’s trains scheme - Jonathan Stevens, PwC
12.40 Morning Wrap-up
12.45 Lunch
14.00 Rolling stock financing strategies for public transport authorities - Gauthier Clar, Dexia
14.40 Project structure implications on the financing of rolling stock - Christopher Siewierski, Angel Trains
15.20 Tea break
15.50 European interoperability and rolling stock procurement - Guiseppe Sciarrone, CEO, Rail Traction Company
16.30 Does the rolling stock industry care about rail freight? - Graham Smith, EWS
17.10 Q&A, Wrap-up and closing remarks
17.30 Workshop closes
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Attend the conference and benefit from the experience of your workshop leaders:
Julian Smith is a Chartered Accountant, a partner in the PricewaterhouseCoopers UK firm in Corporate Finance, specialising in transport sector M&A and project finance, and the PricewaterhouseCoopers global network rail sector leader. He was a member of the team which advised London Underground on their Public Private Partnership, the largest PPP project to-date in the UK. He also advised Keolis and FirstGroup on the UK’s Trans-Pennine Express rail franchise and FirstGroup on the ScotRail and Greater Western franchises. He is currently advising the Scottish Borders, Midlothian and City of Edinburgh Councils on the Waverly Railway Project to build a new railway line south of Edinburgh in Scotland, and transport initiatives edinburgh (tie) on the Edinburgh Tram Network and the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link.
Bert Kuypers is a partner in the Belgium firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, specialising in Business Strategy and Performance Improvement for client services, logistics and financial management, having worked across Europe and Asia. He is a key member of the PwC global transportation and logistics industry network, where he leads the global airline and airports network among the PwC member firms. His international experience has provided clients such as Aviapartner, IATA and the European Commission with business review and service provision advice. Moreover he has extensive experience in other transportation & logistics sectors with advice on the liberalisation of the European Railway sector, rail investment analysis and business planning, and with the recent prospective study for the European Commission on the final stage in the liberalisation of the European postal sector. Outside the transportation & logistics industry, he is active for clients in the automotive and energy & utilities industry, as well as for small and medium enterprises.
The firms of the PricewaterhouseCoopers global network provide industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for clients and their stakeholders. More than 130,000 people in 148 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.
Within the rail sector, PwC has advised on a diverse range of projects, including advice to: the public sector on the Spencer Street Station PPP in Melbourne, Australia; the private sector bidders for a range of UK rail franchises; and, the public sector entity letting a new franchise to manage the assets and operations of Docklands Light Railway in the UK; as well as ongoing projects throughout Europe.
For further information about how our expert team can help you please visit www.pwc.com/igu
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