Federal Office of Transport FOT

12 September 2014

International Corridor Rhine-Alpine

Conference 2014Thursday, 18 September 2014, Genoa

Alpine transit. Stay on track!

Rotterdam

Basel

Genoa

Antwerp

The Gotthard base tunnel, the world‘s longest railway tunnel will enter into operation on

2 June 2016.

But it is only with the cooperation of European countries along the Corridor Rhine-Alpine

that freight transport by rail will deliver the performance that Europe so desperately needs.

A great deal of work has already been done. Now it’s a case of staying on track, creating the

necessary capacity and working together for the future of rail freight.

At the International Corridor Rhine-Alpine Conference 2014 in Genoa representatives from

the fields of business and politics will discuss the outlook and challenges for European rail

freight transport between north and south. The Federal Office of Transport FOT and the

European Economic Interest Group Corridor Rhine-Alpine (EEIG) are pleased to invite you to

take part.

Dr. Peter Füglistaler Federal Office of Transport FOT

Programme 18 September 2014

Palazzo DucaleSala Maggior Consiglio, Piazza Matteotti 9, I-16123 Genovahttp://www.palazzoducale.genova.it/

Morning International Corridor Rhine-Alpine Conference 2014 Alpine transit. Stay on track! Moderator: Daniele Piazza, Bern/CH

From 09:00 Registration and welcome coffee

10:00 Welcome and opening of the conference

Peter Füglistaler, Director Swiss Federal Office of Transport FOT, Bern/CH

Guus de Mol, President EEIG Corridor Rhine-Alpine EWIV, Frankfurt am Main/D

10:15 – 10:45 Business location Italy: How competitive is combined transport (rail/road)? What are the implications for Italy’s most important business regions?

Moderated panel discussion

Raffaella Paita, Councillor for Infrastructure of Liguria Region/I

Alberto Cavalli, Councillor for Transport, Lombardy Region/I

Francesco Balocco, Councillor for Transport, Infrastructure, Mobility and Logistics, Piedmont Region/I

10:45 – 11:00 Importance of Alpine transit and Rhine-Alpine Corridor for Europe

Giancarlo Kessler, Swiss ambassador, Rome/I

11:00 – 11:15 Opening of Gotthard Base Tunnel 2 June 2016!

Alpine Transit – Switzerland’s achievement of the century

Renzo Simoni, CEO AlpTransit Gotthard AG, Lucerne/CH

11:15 – 12:45 Panel discussion The Gotthard base tunnel will enter into operation on schedule from 11 December 2016. Is the necessary capacity for Alpine transit ready?

Moderated panel discussion

Peter Füglistaler, Director Swiss Federal Office of Transport FOT, Bern/CH

Paolo Emilio Signorini, Head of Department for Infrastructures and Transport, Rome/I

Nannina Ruiu, Director Strategic Planning Department of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, Rome/I

Livio Ambrogio, President of Ambrogio Trasporti S.p.A., Turin/I

Otto Niederhofer, Member of Management Board, DB Schenker Rail Deutschland AG, Frankfurt am Main/D

Guido Porta, President of Rail Companies FuoriMuro – Servizi Portuali e Ferroviari S.r.l. and InRail S.p.A. and CEO of I.LOG – Iniziative Logistiche S.r.l. and Metrocargo Automazioni S.r.l., Genoa/I

Discussion with audience participation

12:45 – 13:45 Lunch and networking

International Rhine-AIpine Conference 2014

Afternoon Rhine-Alpine corridor for competitive rail freight transport in Europe Moderator: Daniele Piazza, Bern/CH

13:45 – 14:15 North-South rail freight corridor – Europe

Ana Palacio, European Coordinator for the TEN-T Rhine-Alpine Corridor, European Commission, Brussels/B

14:15 – 14:30 Rail infrastructure in Italy: priorities, strategies

Riccardo Nencini, Deputy Minister for Infrastructures and Transport, Rome/I

14:30 – 14:45 Rhine-Alpine Corridor – Development of Corridor 1

Guus de Mol, President EEIG Corridor Rhine-Alpine EWIV, Frankfurt am Main/D

14:45 – 15:00 Financing model for rail infrastructure and operation in Switzerland

Pierre-André Meyrat, Deputy Director Swiss Federal Office of Transport FOT, Bern/CH

15:00 – 15:30 Talk on ports

Moderated talk on stage

Luigi Merlo, President Port of Genoa, Genoa/I

René van der Plas, Vice President, Managing Director Projectorganisation Maasvlakte 2 at Port of Rotterdam, Rotterdam/NL

Toon Tessier, Manager for environmental coordination, Port of Antwerp, Antwerp/B

15:30 – 16:00 Break

16:00 – 17:15 Panel discussion European North-South goods corridor – Opportunities for the market?

Moderated panel discussion

Hans-Paul Kienzler, Head of Business Unit Mobility & Transport, Prognos AG, Basle/CH

Bernhard Kunz, Director Hupac AG, Chiasso/CH

Marco Manfredini, Vice President Operations Arcese Group, Rovereto/I

Carlo Mearelli, President Assologistica, Milan/I

Paolo La Bruna, Logistic Manager, Arvedi Group, Cremona/I

Karl Michael Mohnsen, CEO TX Logistik AG, Bad Honnef/D

Michail Stahlhut, CEO SBB Cargo International AG, Olten/CH

Discussion with audience participation

17:15 – 17:30 Summary and outlook

Pierre-André Meyrat, Deputy Director Swiss Federal Office of Transport FOT, Bern/CH

Giancarlo Kessler, Swiss ambassador, Rome/I

Approx. 17:30 End of the conference

From 17:30 Evening programme – approx 21:00 Port of Genoa

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