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Conference Day One – Tuesday 23 February 2010Conference Day One – Tuesday 23 February 2010
8.25am Registration and refreshments8.50am Chairman’s opening remarks
HOW CAN RAIL FREIGHT RIDE OUT THE STORM?9am Keynote address: What has been the intrinsic impact of the financial crisis on the global rail freight industry?
- How has the international freight industry benefited from an increasingly globalised world economy?
- What is the impact of the slowing down of global economies on the international freight industry and in which industries are volumes most likely to pick up?
- What can Europe learn from international freight networks?
Former SNCF freight director and Chairman adviser, SNCF
9.30am Keynote address: The importance of regulation in stimulating a robust rail freight industry in Europe
- What is the fundamental role of the regulator in developing the rail freight industry?
- How are regulators across the region beginning to communicate in a much more positive way?
COMPETITION WITH AND WITHOUT INFRASTRUCTURE SEPARATION10am Panel session: Liberalisation in Practice – has a level playing field really been achieved?
- Is liberalisation working? Gain an insight into the current and future rail environment
- Is today’s liberalised environment one which encourages competition, or one that leaves little room for new entrants?
- Has the liberalized and competitive environment that the EC envisioned been realised?
Managing Director, Rail4Chem Commercial Director, Direct Rail Services European Business Development Director, Freightliner Group
10.40am Refreshments and networking11.20am Keynote address: The case for infrastructure separation
- Recognising access as the key to successful infrastructure separation
- Working together to secure rail as the transport mode of choice
- Examples from across Europe
European Business Development Director, Freightliner Group
11.50am How to streamline your business to ensure growth post crisis
- What are the changing business requirements of freight operators?
- Implementation of solutions to adapt to the crisis
- What can the rail industry learn from other transport modes?
Freight Group Coordinator, B-Cargo
12.20pm Case Study: Putting supermarket traffic on the rails
- Why don’t supermarkets send more by rail?
- How can rail freight capitalize on the growing opportunity of transporting food stuff?
- Migros: understanding why one of one of the largest supermarket companies in Switzerland is transporting freight via rail instead of road
Authorized Representative of Cargo Rail Europe, Cargo Rail Europe
FREIGHT OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT FRONTIERS2pm Case study: The New Opera Project and beyond
- Following a long term strategic vision to create a competitive European rail freight network
- Dedicated to rail freight: ensuring the centrality of rail in a pan-European dimension
- Achieving integrated and sustainable mobility: the challenges and opportunities of today, and tomorrow
2.35pm Asia case study: A bridge to the Far East - positioning rail as the mode of choice for long distance freight to and from Asia
- A new solution: providing a faster, cheaper and more environmentally friendly way of operating between Central Europe and Asia
- The alternative to shipping: examining the advantages of rail from cost cutting to time saving
- Bridging the gap between the West and Asia: looking at interoperability in practice and explaining the challenges faced
Manging Director, Far East Land Bridge
3.05pm Europorte 2: a new key actor on the European rail freight market
- Examining rail freight in France: the big picture
- Veolia cargo: French activity and integration
- Highlighting cross-channel rail development
3.45pm Afternoon refreshments and networking4.15pm FERRMED Standards: the way towards successful rail freight
Secretary General, FERRMED
4.45pm Keynote session: creating open communication between infrastructure managers
- The importance of adjusting to the multi-national and multi-modal framework
- Using the corridor strategy to your competitive advantage
- All talk and no action? Ensuring that communication is then implemented
5.20pm Chairman's closing remarks5.30pm Networking drinks reception7pm EuroRail / EuroFreight Gala Dinner The Gala Dinner will bring together the delegates from both EuroRail and EuroFreight, making it the focus of both event’s networking activities. In beautiful surroundings, enjoy the fantastic food and relax after a jam packed conference day. The Gala Dinner will offer you an unparalleled opportunity to network with your industry peers: catch up with colleagues, build your contact list and forge new professional relationships. |
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