Federal Office of Transport FOT
International
Corridor Rhine-Alpine
Conference 2014
Thursday, 18 September 2014, Genoa
Alpine transit. Stay on track!
11 July 2014
Rotterdam
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.
Basel
Dr. Peter Füglistaler
Federal Office of Transport FOT Genoa
Programme 18 September 2014
Palazzo Ducale
Sala Maggior Consiglio, Piazza Matteotti 9, I-16123 Genova
http://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
10:00 – 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
Claudio Burlando, President of Liguria Region/I – has been invited
Alberto Cavalli, Councillor for Transport, Lombardy Region/I – has been invited
Francesco Balocco, Councillor for Transport, Infrastructure, Mobility and Logistics,
Piedmont Region/I – has been invited
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, Luzern/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 – has been invited
Michele Mario Elia, CEO Ferrovie dello Stato, Rome/I – has been invited
Livio Ambrogio, President of European Intermodal Association (EIA) and
CEO Ambrogio Trasporti S.p.A., Turin/I
Otto Niederhofer, Member of Management Board, DB Schenker Rail Deutschland AG, Frankfurt am Main/D
Roger Ehrbar, Head of Fleet & DCC, DHL Global Forwarding (Italy) S.p.A.,
Pozzuolo Martesana/I
Discussion
with audience participation
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch and networking
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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
– has been invited
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 – Title TBA
Luigi Merlo, President Port of Genoa, Genoa/I
N.N., President of Assoporti, Associazione dei Porti Italiani – tbd
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
N.N., Representative European Union, Brussels/B – tbd
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 20:30 Port of Genoa
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