Eurailspeed 2005 Milan, 7-9 November 2005

“High speed – Railway’s leading asset for Customers and Society”

Programme of the sessions

Chairmen and speakers

Opening Eurailspeed 2005 World Congress Moderator: Loesewies van der Laan, Member of the Dutch Parliament Speakers:

Gabriele Albertini, Mayor of Milano Roberto Formigoni, President of Regione Lombardia Elio Catania, Chairman and CEO of Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) Luc Aliadière, Chief Executive of UIC

Aad Veenman, Chairman of CER Michel Boyon, President RFF, representing EIM

André Navarri, Chairman of UNIFE

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, President of Confindustria Pietro Lunardi, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport of Italy

Key Note Speaker:

Jacques Barrot, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Transport

Monday 7 09.30 – 11.00

Opening plenary session

"Achievements and outlooks of the development of high speed rail throughout the world" Moderator: Giorgio Santilli, Journalist, “Il Sole – 24 Ore” Key Note Speaker:

Norman Mineta, Secretary of Transportation USA Speakers: Yoshio Ishida, Vice Chairman, East Japan Railway Company and UIC WEC (World Executive Council)

Chul Lee, President, Korean Railways KORAIL

Mr. Vadim Morozov, First Vice President of the Russian Railways, RZD

Louis Gallois, President of SNCF

Monday 7

11.30 – 13.30 Japanese

Round table 1 (Railways) "New high speed rail services bring important advantages to Society. How to take this advantages into consideration for funding?" The economic and financial stakeholders in high-speed projects, funding of new infrastructure, policies for sustainable mobility. Chairman and Moderator: Luc Aliadière, Chief Executive, UIC Panellists:

Enrico Grillo Pasquarelli, Director DG TREN, European Commission

Jean Faussurier, Head of International Affairs, RFF

Aad Veenman, Chairman, CER Nol (W.A.G.) Döbken, Managing Director of High Speed Alliance, The Netherlands Chris Green, Chairman, UK Railway Forum Sébastien Clerc, Director of Financial Engineering Ixis Corporate & Investment Bank

Luis de Santiago Perez, Director General of Railways Ministry of Fomento, Spain

Monday 7 15.00 – 16.30

Round table 2 (Industry) "High-speed rail manufacturers and contractors (civil engineering – signalling): providers or partners?" New trends in rail project management and partnerships (concession, public/private partnerships, etc.) – Participation of manufacturers and public works contractors in high speed rail projects – Co-operation between manufacturers and contractors: partners for the development of a coherent high performance rail transport system? The point of view of supply industry: new market needs, industrial policy, etc. Chairmen and Moderators:

Luisa Todini, Vice Chairwoman of FIEC (European Construction Industry Federation)

and President of Todini Costruzioni Generali (contractors)

André Navarri, Chairman, UNIFE and President of Bombardier (manufacturers) Panellists: Manufacturers:

Dietrich Möller, President of Trains Division, Siemens Transportation Systems

Roberto Assereto, CEO of Ansaldobreda Philippe Mellier, President of Alstom Transport

Sir Stephen Gomersall, Chief Executive for Europe Hitachi, London (Japanese industrial consortium) Contractors:

Miquel Llevat, General Director of Transport and International Railway Business of COMSA

Jim Cohen, Managing Director Balfour Beatty Rail Roland Heinisch, Chairman of the Board of Management, DB Netz and Member of the Board Management, Integrated System Railway DB

Antonio Savini-Nicci, Managing Director, TAV Vittorio Di Paola, Executive Deputy Chairman, Astaldi Key Note Speaker: Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President European Investment Bank (EIB / BEI)

Tuesday 8 11.00 – 13.00

Japanese

Round table 3 (Railways and industry) "The future of High-Speed Rail” Lessons from 40 years of high speed rail operation - New development trends High-speed services are today the flagship product of railway companies; which evolutions have taken place to enhance quality and meet today’s customers’ expectations? – What are the challenges of the new competitive framework: competition with other transport modes and between rail transport operators – Outlooks and limits for future developments. Chairman and Moderator: Andrés López Pita, Professor Technical University of Catalonia Panellists:

Isao Okamoto, Vice President, Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan

Roberto Testore, Chief Executive Officer, Trenitalia Jean-Michel Dancoisne, CEO Thalys International Drewin Nieuwenhuis, General Manager UNIFE

Akira Hattori, Executive Officer, Vice President, Rolling Stock Company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Chae, Nam-Hee, President Korean Railway Research Institute, KRRI

Yoshio Ishida, Vice-Chairman East Japan Railway Company, UIC WEC

Wednesday 9 11.00 – 13.00

Japanese

Parallel sessions Theme A: Market and marketing for high speed rail Parallel session A.1 – Which market for high speed rail travel? Forecasting the passenger transport demand – Role of high speed rail on the passenger market, evolution of market shares – Competition in the passenger transport market with other transport modes and between rail operators Competition with airlines, national carriers and “low cost” – Towards “low cost” high speed rail services – Connection with international airports, a “success story”? Achievements and outlooks. Chairwoman: Mireille Faugère, Chief Executive for long distance passengers, SNCF Speakers: Antonio Monfort, General Manager, INECO

Jean-Pierre Orsi, Director Europe SYSTRA.

Maria Harti-Bouri, Director General, iDTGV, (SNCF) Alessandro Guiducci, Associate Partner KPMG Advisory, Roma Paolo Gagliardo, Vice President Marketing, Trenitalia Jean-Marie Chevalier, Director Planning Division, Airport de Paris

Valentino Fabbian, Managing Director Cremonini, Commercial Division

Monday 7 17.00 – 18.30

Parallel session A.2 – Managing the supply of high-speed rail services Marketing and "pricing" criteria for the development of new high speed rail products – Dedicated marketing for international services – Pricing and "yield management", the growth of "e-commerce" and internet business "Merits" and "Prifis", UIC projects for a global information and distribution system Relationship with travel agents and partner organisations (tour operators, etc.) New business related to the operation of high speed trains: catering, station and on-board services, dedicated staff, information systems and communication with customers. Chairman:

Massimo Ghenzer, Chief Operating Officer – Passenger Business, Trenitalia

Speakers: Jean Mireux, Director Business Unit Europe, SNCF

Kim, Chun-Hwan, Executive Director, Transport Safety Office KORAIL, Korean Railways

Maurizio Bussolo, Director, UIC

Frank Bernard, Director Business Unit TGV, SNCF Karl-Heinz Garre, Head of Vehicle and Infrastructure Planning Departement, DB

Magdalena Bodelón Alonso, Managing Director AVE, RENFE

Tuesday 8 9.00 – 10.30

Parallel session A.3 – Preparing the next generation of high speed services Commuter and regional high speed services (Shinkansen in Japan, Spain,..). Product innovation – New train design for increased customer friendliness: new interiors, innovation in space management, etc. New technologies for high quality services: access to information systems, TV, Internet and GSM networks. New quality concepts: how many classes to offer (1, 2, 3)? Experiences with new “low cost” high speed rail services. The high speed rail stations: concept and business opportunities. The HS rail station, central node for a multimodal mobility system. Chairman: Oliver Sellnick, Director, Railway Undertakings Department, UIC Speakers:

Eduardo Molina, Project and Planning Deputy General Director of Ministry Fomento, Spain

Pascal Lupo, Stations Director, Voyageurs France Europe, SNCF Carlo De Vito, Director Railway Station and Freight terminal, RFI Isao Yoshida, Manager, Marketing Dept, East Japan Railway Company

Koji Karaike, Director, Marketing and sales Dept., Kyushu Railway Company Japan Mohamed Mezghani, Director Knowledge and Membership Services, UITP (International Association of Public transport) Jean-Paul Jacquot, European Affairs, European Passenger Federation (EPF / FNAUT)

Tuesday 8 15.00 – 16.30

Japanese

Theme B: Towards an interoperable high speed rail system “Interoperability and standardisation: bringing new perspectives for successful development of high speed rail services? Parallel session B.1 – European policy Interoperability as a key issue of European railway policy The Community transport and railway policy – Interoperability as a major contribution to the development of the trans-European high speed networkPlanning of the TEN regarding high speed – Contributions of European Union, CER, EIM, etc. The effects and outlooks connected with rail liberalisation The European railway agency (ERA) and its role regarding interoperability and safety of the high speed rail system – The TSIs (Technical specifications for interoperability) on high speed Social aspects of European interoperability: man/machine interface (MMI), European driving license, etc.

Chairman: Marcel Verslype, Executive Director, European Railway Agency Speakers: Enrico Grillo Pasquarelli, Director DG TREN, European Commission Colin Hall, Deputy Executive Director, CER Drewin Nieuwenhuis, General Manager, UNIFE Marc Falchi, General Secretary, EIM

Jirí Havlícek, Director of International Affairs, Czech Railways Antonio Fernandez Gil, Director, High Speed Investment, ADIF Emilio Maraini, Advisor for International Affairs to the Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport

Monday 7 17.00 – 18.30

Parallel session B.2 – Technical issues Interoperability: a European and a global technical challenge Implementation of unified train management and communications systems: towards global standards. State of the art by the implementation of ERTMS and its main components ETCS (standard train control system) and GSM-R (dedicated railway radio communications system). Solving the issues of migration to the unified traffic management and communications systems, ERTMS, ETCS, GSM-R, from the infrastructure point of view Outlooks with telecommunications technologies: GPS, Galileo navigation system, etc. Other parameters to become interoperable: regulations for safety and operations. Advantages of interoperability and standardisation at world level: economies of scale, development of a world market for high speed trains, infrastructure and equipment, point of view of manufacturers and contractors. Chairman:

Michele Mario Elia, Vice President Technical Standards and Safety, RFI

Speakers: Christian Faure, Policy Officer, DG TREN, European Commision Olivier Pignal, Director of Engineering, ERTMS project director, SNCF Dan Otteborn, Chairman of UNISIG, Vice President Standards and Regulations, Bombardier Transportation Jens Hartmann, Head of the Infrastructure Technical Management, DB Netz José Miguel Gárcia López, Head of Cabinet of IT, Traffic Safety department, ADIF.

Owen Griffith, Director GSM-R Systems, Siemens TS

Ferdinando Camurri, Senior Advisor European Infrastructure Projects, Ansaldo Signal

Tuesday 8 9.00 – 10.30

Theme C – High-speed rail expands throughout the world “A geographical overview” Parallel session C.1 – Europe: a continuous expansion Overview on already achieved network and projects, commercial results and forecasts Achievements and projects in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Nordic countries and Eastern. Europe. East-West connections. Chairman: Mauro Moretti, Chief Executive Officer, RFI Speakers:

Jean-Paul Balensi, Vice president of Operation and Safety Division SNCF

Wolfgang Fengler, Professor for Planning and Design of Railway Infrastructure, Technical University Dresden

César López, Deputy Director Investments Control, ADIF François Lépine, President LTF, France

Andrzej Zurkowski, Vice Chairman UIC Passenger Forum and Polskie Koleje Panstwowe S.A.

Patrick Trannoy, Director of the European East High Speed Line Project, RFF Eusebio Corregel Barrio, Chief Executive Officer, Consortium TP-Ferro Concesionaria Fabio Casiroli /Vincenzo Donato, Architect Lecturer in Transport Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano

Monday 7

17.00 – 18.30

Parallel session C.2 – Japan A success story: high speed rail in Japan Japan, the pioneer for high speed train operation – Experience from over 40 years operation - Existing networks, planning and projects under construction Current developments and outlooks concerning rolling stock, infrastructure, signalling and safety systems, marketing and pricing, environmental protection. Chairman: Vipin Sharma, Director World Division, UIC Speakers: Kenji Jimbo, Director, International Dept. Corporate Planning Headquarters, East Japan Railway Company

Tsutomu Morimura, Corporate Officer and General Manager, Technology Research and Development Dept., Central Japan Railway Company Norimichi Kumagai, Director, Research & Development Promotion Div. RTRI, Japan

Yoji Furumiya, General Manager Administration Dept., Kyushu Railway Company Japan

Emmanuel Doumas, PHD, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées

Tuesday 8 9.00 – 10.30

Japanese

Parallel session C.3 – High speed in USA and Korea Chairman: Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, Chairman and CEO, SNCF International Speakers: Kang, Gil-Hyun, Executive Director, Seoul RS Workshop, KORAIL

Ahn, Nag-Kyoun, Executive Director, Project Planning Division, KORAIL

Lee, Yong-Sang, Director General , Planning & Cooperation Division KRRI (Korea Railroad Research Institute) Al P. Engel, President and CEO, Systra Consulting, Inc. Mehdi Morshed, Executive Director, California High Speed Rail Authority, USA Cesar Vergara, Principal Industrial Designer, Jacobs Engineering, New York

Rod Diridon, Chair Emeritus and Member, California High Speed Rail Authority Board, USA

Tuesday 8 15.00 – 16.30

Parallel session C.4 – Planning networks in Russia, India, China, Austria, Poland, Australia, Iran, South Africa, Brazil, etc. Chairman: Gerard Dalton, Director, Infrastructure Department, UIC Speakers: Vipin Sharma, Director World Division, UIC

Riccardo Bonasso, CEO, Italferr Zbigniew Szafranski, Vice President of the Board of PKP Polish Railway Lines JSC Stefan Wehinger, Member of the Board ÖBB Personenverkehr

Khalid Alyahya, President, Saudi Railways Oraganization, SRO

Gerson Toller Gomes, Fast Intercity Train Development Agency (ADTREM) and Director, Revista Ferroviária Jim Wecker, Manager Passenger Vehicle Engineering – Rollingstock Engineering, Queensland Railways, QR Alexander Kassay, Head of the Department International Relations, All Russian Railway Institute

Tuesday 8 17.00 – 18.30

Theme D – High-speed technology “The challenges in optimising high-speed rail technologies” Parallel session D.1 – Infrastructure engineering for high speeds “What technologic choice for the high speed infrastructure?” Concepts and constructions for high speed lines: bridges and viaducts – Tunnels for high speeds, safety and functionality - Ballasted and unballasted tracks – Approval procedures for new high speed lines Chairman: Günther Leykauf, Professor, Technical University, Munich Speakers Carlo Carganico, Director Approval and Certification, RFI

Antonio Fernandez Gil, Director, High Speed Investment, ADIF Philippe Ramondenc, Head of the Engineering structures, Engineering Department, SNCF

Rolando Naggar, General Secretary of European Federation of Railway Trackwork Constructors (EFRTC) Alessandra Merigo, Responsible of Product Engeneering, Lucchini Heinz Ossberger, Head of Engineering and Design VAE , Voest-Alpine

Tuesday 8 15.00 – 16.30

Japanese

Parallel session D.2 – “What mode of operation for a high speed network?” Upgrading conventional lines for commercial speeds of 200 km/h or more, a step towards implementation of genuine high speed rail operation Needs with regard to electrification for high speed operation Infrastructure and track maintenance. Track machines technology. Operating high speed lines: traffic control centres, regulations for traffic management, safety and security (protection of rail infrastructures, etc.). Chairman: Bernard Schaer, Director of Engineering, SNCF Speakers:

Francisco Ortega Robles, Technical Director of High Speed, ADIF Wolfgang Feldwisch, Head of Infrasturcture Projects group, DB Kotofusa Takagi, Director, Technical Centre, Research & Development Centre, East Japan Railway Company

Takatoshi Yoshida, Deputy General Manager, Construction Dept., Central Japan Railway Company Kenichi Fujita, Director, Electrical Engineering Department, Kyushu Railway Company Japan Jay Jaiswal, Director Engineering, Corus Rail Eric Rebeyrotte, Technical Director, Infrastructure Engineering, SNCF

Tuesday 8 17.00 – 18.30

Japanese

Parallel session D.3 – Rolling stock technology “Preparing high speed trains of the future” The latest generations of high speed trains, outlooks for the next future Design of future generations of high speed trains: aerodynamics, material, power supply, safety and comfort Standardisation of trains or train components, a tool for reducing purchasing, operation and maintenance costs Which limits for wheel/rail high speed trains in commercial operation: 320? 350 km/h? Towards a standard European high speed train? The MODTRAIN project. Chairman:

Emilio Maestrini, Vice President, Engineering, Safety and Quality System Trenitalia

Speakers: Imrich Korpanec, Deputy Director Research & Development, UIC

Dietrich Möller, President of Trains Division, Siemens Transportation Systems

Ake Wennberg, Chief Technical Officer, Bombardier Transportation François Lacote, Senior Vice President of Technology, Alstom Transport

Fabrizio Barbieri, Engineering manager High Speed trains, Ansaldobreda

Joachim Mayer, Director Rolling Stock, DB

Julen Barrutia, Commercial Director for Europe, CAF

Toshihide Uchimura, General Manager Rolling Stock Systems Division, Hitachi Ltd., Japan

Tuesday 8

17.00 – 18.30

Parallel session D.4 – Rolling stock technology “Optimising operation and the maintenance” Maintenance concepts for high speed trains, experience from over 40 years operation with high speed train, comparisons with conventional passenger trains The tilting train technology: a solution with future? Experiences with operation and maintenance of high speed trains Experiences with cross border operation and maintenance: Eurostar, Thalys, etc. Operating with gauge changing technology (in Japan, Spain,..), experiences and outlooks Partners and contracts for high speed train maintenance, role of operators and manufacturers, toward a global market for high speed train maintenance. Chairman: Dominique Tissier, Director TGV Rolling Stock, SNCF Speakers:

Enrico Mingozzi, Responsible Research Engineering Construction, Trenitalia José Antonio Jiménez-Redondo, Director AVE, rolling stock, RENFE Peter Lankes, Director High Speed Trains Technology, DB Takashi Endo, General Manager Technology Planning Dept, East Japan Railway Company Satoshi Kikuno, Group Leader Technology Research and Development Department, Central Japan Railway Company Yoji Furumiya, General Manager Administration Dept., Kyushu Railway Company Japan

Wednesday 9 9.00 – 10.30

Japanese

Parallel session D.5 – Technology an essential but not an exhaustive key factor for the high speed success Chairman:

Gabriele Maffei, Director, Technical & Research Department, UIC Speakers:

Luciano Pistone, Director, Consorzio Saturno Gerard van der Werf, Specialist /engineer permanent way, ARCADIS Infrastructure, Department of Railway engineering Vincent Passau, Chef de Projet, Alstom Transport Hans van Zwol, Manager integral safety case, HSL – ZUID

Lidia Mantica, Deputy Engineering Manager, Balfour Beatty Rail

Joachim Janle, Director Sales, International Business, Transport Solutions Division, Alcatel

Alan James, Project Leader, Ultraspeed UK

Tuesday 8 15.00 – 16.30

Theme E – The future of high speed rail Parallel session E.1 – “High speed train or maglev technology?” Conventional high speed train versus Maglev – Maglev operation or planning in Germany, Japan, China, Korea – Maglev, from experimentation to commercial implementation, challenges and progress Limits of the wheel/rail high speed technology, main trends of research and development programmes. Chairman:

Michel Leboeuf, Director of High Speed Development Department, SNCF

Speakers: Thomas Rühl, Head of Maglev planning group, DB AG, Berlin

Gian Paolo Mancini, Responsible of Mechanics, Engineering, Safety and Quality System, Trenitalia

Chung, Yong-Chul, Vice-President Korean Railroad Research Institute, KRRI Motoaki Terai, Chief Engineer, Maglev System Development Division, Central Japan Railway Company

Katsuji Akita, President, Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan Gerard Wahl, Vice President, Executive Coordinator of Transrapid, Representative of the board for Maglev, Transportation System Siemens

Louis Marie Cléon, Deputy Director Innovation and Research, SNCF

Wednesday 9 9.00 – 10.30

Japanese

Theme F – High-speed and the environment Parallel session F.1 – High-speed rail, the environmentally friendly solution for mobility The contribution to economic and social development High speed rail a clean transport solution, a contribution to reducing “external” environmental costs of transport (accidents, pollution, noise, climate change) Technical research on energy efficiency, noise reduction, etc. The environmental impact of the construction of high speed lines, restoring landscapes. Shifting passenger traffic from air and roads to high speed railways: a major contribution to reducing pollution and congestion and improving quality of life. Chairman: Rosa Filippini, President, Amici della Terra, Italy Speakers:

Henry Marty-Gauquié, Director-Liason with International Organisations, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Pasquale Scarano, Head of Unit “Environment and Land”, RFI Michael Schemmer, Chairman UNIFE WG Transport and Environment, Bombardier Transportation

Bong-Cheol Lee, Director of Quality Environment Office, KRNA, KOREA

Jean-Marie Gerbeaux, Sustainable Development & Environment Department, SNCF Anne Guerrero,Environnement expert,direction Strategy and Development, RFF

Roberto Rinaldi, Technical and Product Director Main Line, Alstom Transport

Wednesday 9 9.00 – 10.30

Japanese

Conclusions – Closing speech Speakers: Representative of UIC: Luc Aliadière Representative of FS: Roberto Testore

Wednesday 9 13.00 – 13.30