Conference Day Two: Thursday 11 February 2010Conference Day Two: Thursday 11 February 2010
Privatisation, liberalisation and policy change8.30am Registration and coffee9.20am Chairman’s opening remarks
Mr Lawrence J Fabian, Founder, Trans.21 and Member, International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)
9.30am Panel session: from road to rail: developing pro-rail policy to support development plans and foster improved competitiveness
- How railway companies can ensure the success of deregulation and shift toward pro-rail transport
- Successful restructuring and privatisation to promote crucial private sector activities in regional rail transport
- Creating a liberalised and competitive environment to boost Eurasia’s rail industry
Dr Erdal Karabas,
(Moderator) Vice President , Local Administration Technology Reserach and Development Association (MITAGED) Head of the Central State Body for Railway Transport of the Azerbaijani Republic, Azerbaijan State Railway (ASRA) Director of Freight Transportation, Georgian Railway Ltd Ms Yesim Kurna, Project Group Head, Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry - Privatization Administration
10.10am Keynote: Case study: Turkey’s major port privatisations - what are the lessons to be learned?
- How successful port privatisations led the way for innovative financing
- The key rail projects to benefit from port privatisation
- What rail privatisation projects can learn from the successes of their port counterparts
Ms Yesim Kurna, Project Group Head, Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry - Privatization Administration
10.40am Morning refreshments and networking break Passenger rail: emerging projects11am Turkey: Marmaray Railway engineering project
- Boosting development of Turkey’s railway system
- Construction of Istanbul Strait tunnel across the North Anatolian Fault
- Bringing Istanbul in line with London and New York: increasing rail passenger trips from 3% to 28%
Mr Abdullah Akansu, Chief Engineer, Department of Marmaray Project, DLH Marmaray Regional Directorate, Republic of Turkey Mr Nusret Ilbay, Assistant Construction Supervisor of Consultant Company (Avrasya Joint Venture), General Directorate of Railway, Harbor and Airport Construction
Freight rail: emerging projects11.30am Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul freight train
- Promoting regional connectivity between ECO countries
- Creating feasibility of the Istanbul-Islamabad route through expediting completion of the Kerman-Zehdan segment
- Kickstarting key projects to improve capacity and speed of regional transit traffic
Director of Transport and Communications, Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO)
1pm “Road vs. rail” or “road and rail” – how interdependence and co-modality can benefit rail
- Developing sustainable, innovative, integrated, intermodal and interoperable transport networks
- Governmental provisions for investment in rail infrastructure: fiscal needs vs. sustainable development needs
- Aligning regulations to keep rail at the heart of sustainable comodality
Mr Klaus Ebeling, Secretary General, European Intermodal Association
1.30pm Linking land and sea – aligning and investing in port and rail infrastructure development simultaneously
- Increasing competitiveness of regional freight rail delivery to Europe, Asia and beyond
- Characteristics of a good intermodal hub
- New rail corridor developments on existing trade routes
- Future trade routes, alliances and strategies
- Technical and operational systems for smooth operations
- Global freight villages – European success stories
Mrs Hacer Uyarlar, Board Member, UTIKAD and Member, Working Group Rail, International Federation of Freight Forwarders (FIATA)
2pm Afternoon refreshments and networking break Signalling, communication and safety solutions for efficient rail operations2.30pm Advanced signalling solutions applied to both main and mass transit lines
- Applications of ERTMS/ETCS Levels 1 and 2 solutions
- Applications of CBTC system applied to mass transit
- Integrated Operational Control Centers case studies
Mr Luis Gonzalez Cepeda, International Marketing Manager, Dimetronic
3pm Standardisation in signaling and train control systems to improve the safety and development of international rail traffic
- ERTMS/ETCS compliance and adoption for improved regional interoperability
- Enabling compatibility in regional control systems
- Managing and controlling safety hazards
- Unifying multiple signaling systems to improve competitiveness, service and reduce costs
German Representative, Interoperability and Safety Committee and in the Committee of Technical Experts of OTIF and Vice-President, Eisenbahn-Bundesamt
3.30pm Enhancing the customer experience through an integrated contactless ticketing solution
- Understanding the real performance benefits to both the operator and commuters
- Implementing a seamless travel solution between various urban transport methods
- Reducing passenger fraud and making fare payment secure
- Case study: Kayseray’s public transport system’s contactless card deployment
Mr Feyzullah Gundogdu, Fixed Installation Manager, Kayseray - Kayseri Rail Transit System
4pm Chairman’s closing remarks and close of conference |
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