2012 Conference programme

Day One

08:45	Registration & Refreshments
09:20	Chairman’s Opening Remark David Lenot, Business Development Director, Bosch Security Systems
09:30	Importance of Investments in Connecting Croatian Railways to the European Transport Market The railways as a strategic sector of market liberalization represent a key item of EU transport policy in promoting competitiveness, harmonization and interoperability. Since developed countries have the biggest transport market share, which will continue to increase further through liberalization, it is extremely important for Croatian Railways to harmonize with the economically most developed EU countries, because it might otherwise be very difficult to compete with them in areas of business activity expansion and cost reduction. Rene Valčić President of HŽ Holding Management Board
10:00	Keynote Presentation: Facing The Challenges of Developing Rail ITCs with Technical Solutions Jean-Pierre Loubinoux Director General UIC
10:30	Conformity of the Rail System with the EU Legislation What are the major hurdles for SEE Railways in meeting EU legislation How can interoperability assist in building closer neighbouring countries Optimising border procedures to Increase Competitiveness throughout the region Libor Lochman Executive Director CER
11:05	Refreshments & Networking in the Exhibition Area
11:40	Preparing Rail Projects for IFI Funding Consideration Identifying key components of a rail project to secure funding The impact of Eurozone debt crisis upon rail projects in South East Europe Prioritisation of project selection How to improve/maintain rail networks in times of restricted public funding Manish Vasistha Principal Banker European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
12:10	Market Access and Financing Possibilities for South East Europe Since 2003 Frank Jost has held the position of Policy officer at Directorate for Energy and Transport, restructured into Directorate General for Mobility and Transport in 2010, Unit for Rail Transport and Interoperability at the European Commission. His is responsible for charge of access to the rail service market, in particular infrastructure charges and railway policy in the region of south-east Europe. Frank Jost Mobility and Transport, Single European Rail Area European Commission
12:40	Panel Discussion: ‘Working Together to Create a More Competitive Network’ Cross Border Cooperation in South East Europe EU legislation Impact upon Development How Interoperability will make the Railways more Competitive How has Greek Contagion affected rail projects Moderator: David Lenot, Business Development Director, Bosch Security Systems Participants: Rene Valčić, President, HŽ Holding Management Board Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, Director General, UIC Libor Lochman, Executive Director, CER Frank Jost, Mobility and Transport, Single European Rail Area, European Commission Manish Vasistha, Principal Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Francesco Barresi, Group Technical Director, Vossloh Cogifer
13:10	Lunch & Networking Lunch will be held at Zagreb Central Station and will give attendees the opportunity to view and hear technical details of the new HŽ prototype train developed by Koncar and TZV Gredelj.
14:50	Effective Safety and Security Solutions for Railways David Lenot Business Development Director Bosch Security Systems
15:20	Turnouts Under Severe Conditios Francesso Barresi Group Technical Director Vossloh Cogifer
15:50	Refreshments & Networking in the Exhibition Area
16:20	Rail Transport Opportunities in the Region Within European Railway Network Slovenian Railways is an important part of the Slovenian economy and an essential link in the transport chain at the junction of Europe’s fifth and tenth trans-continental transport corridors (Corridor V and X). Mr Zemljič will give an overview of the current situation with rail projects throughout the country as the need for greater political and economic co-operation between Western European countries and those of Central and Eastern Europe continues. Franc Zemljič M.Sc. Research and Development Department Slovenian Railways
16:50	Corridor X in the Light of the EU-Regulation 913/2010 concerning a European Rail Network for Competitive Freight Aiming at a corridor approach towards customers (railway undertakings, terminals etc.) that makes borders disappear Ensuring harmonised investment plans Providing one single ONE-STOP-SHOP for the whole corridor Aiming at capacity allocation, management of network operation and quality control for freight trains in a corridor-wide harmonised way Requiring the publication of trans-national corridor- statements for the whole corridor Thomas Wimroither Network Access – Corridor Management ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG and Secretary General of the Association Korridor X PLUS
17:20	Networking Drinks Reception

Day Two

08:45	Welcome Refreshments
09:10	Chairman’s Welcome David Lenot Business Development Director Bosch Security Systems
09:15	The Influence of Infrastructure on HŽ Passenger Transport Competitiveness The state of infrastructure has an effect on the quality of services rendered on the rail transport market, as well as an effect on competitiveness of operators. The process of providing services is predominantly based on the equipment and presupposes the necessity of modern and efficient infrastructure as an integral part of a comprehensive service. Such an infrastructure is the basis for adjustment of services to market demands, quality assurance and user satisfaction. The purpose of all of this is to make the operator competitive on the market. Drazen Ratković Managing Director HŽ Passenger Transport
10:00	Railway Infrastructure and Rolling Stock Developments in Serbia Progress report on current major rail projects Prioritisation of projects from EBRD and Other MFI loans Predrag Janković Executive Director for Infrastructure and Operations Serbian Railways
10:45	Refreshment & Networking in the Exhibition Area
11:15	Infrastructure condition and investments on the SEETO Comprehensive Rail Network Current state of the infrastructure on the SEETO Comprehensive Network Completed and on-going investments on the SEETO Comprehensive Network Rail priority projects included in the SEETO Multi-Annual Plan Nedim Begovic Railway Expert South East Europe Transport Observatory (SEETO)
11:45	Structural Reforms and Investments in HŽ Infrastructure Darko Peričić President HŽ Infrastructure Management Board
12:15	HŽ Cargo – Regional Leader in SEE Land Transport HŽ Cargo is currently implementing its new restructuring programme, which will determine further development directions in order to prepare the society as much as possible for rail market liberalisation. HŽ Cargo will represent the most significant projects; with which it will position itself on the rail transport market and in this way assume a significant place in the intermodal goods transport chain. Ivan Lešković President HŽ Cargo Management Board
12:45	Lunch and Networking in the Exhibition Area

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