Transport Safety Research Conference Genoa, 4 & 5 December 2014 italia2014.eu Research and Innovation Thursday 4 December Friday 5 December SESSION 1 SESSION 3 This session will set the scene, present the objectives of the conference, introduce the themes to be discussed in depth in the afternoon. This session will bring together and discuss the outcomes of the breakout sessions, and deliver the conference immediate output, in the form of a ‘conference statement’ summarizing in a few paragraphs the key conclusions, including indications for future European R&I priorities. 8:30 – 9:30 Registration 9:30 - 10:15 Opening statements by Italian and European authorities: Marco Doria, Mayor of Genova Enrico Giunchiglia, Vice Rector, University of Genova Stefania Giannini, Italian Minister of Education, Universities andResearch (tbc) Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation (tbc) 10:15 – 11:00 Keynote speech Antonio Avenoso, Executive Director, ETSC / European Transport Safety Council 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 – 13:00 Four modal presentations Luciana Iorio, Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport; Chairperson of UNECE Road Safety Forum Marcel Verslype, Executive Director, ERA / European Railway Agency Markku Mylly, Director, EMSA / European Maritime Safety Agency Eric Sivel, Innovation and Research Programme Manager, EASA / European Aviation Safety Agency 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch 9:00 – 10:00 Four reports from the breakout sessions ROAD & URBAN: Evangelos Bekiaris, Senior Researcher, CERTH-HIT / The Centre for Research and Technology, Hellas – Hellenic Institute of Transport RAIL: Andy Doherty, Director, Network Rail WATERBORNE: Ulf Siwe, Communication Officer, Sjöfartsverket / Swedish Maritime Administration AVIATION: Zdobyslaw Goraj, Vice-Chairman, EASN / European Aeronautics Science Network Association 10:00 – 11:00 Roundtable Moderator: Mary Crass, Head of Policy and Summit Preparation, ITF / International Transport Forum (OECD) Roberto Cazzulo, Corporate Compliance Officer, RINA SpA; Chairman, RINA Services Giovanni Costa, Director, RFI, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Giorgio Diana, Emeritus Professor, Politecnico di Milano Keir Fitch, Head of Unit, Research and Innovative Transport Systems, DG Mobility and Transport, European Commission Carlo Logli, CEO, Piaggio Aerospace, Chairman, Liguria Aerospace Cluster Horst Schulze, President, FERSI / Forum of European Road Safety Research Institutes María Seguí-Gómez, Director General, Spanish Directorate General for Traffic Ingrid Skogsmo, Deputy Director, SAFER / Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break SESSION 2 Each modal breakout sub-session will aim to identify the future research needs specific to it (including the relevant intermodal nodes), and explore the commonalities and the transferability of best practices across modes. This format is intended to maximise the active engagement of the participants in the discussions. 11.30 - 12.30 Discussion 12.30 - 13.00 Final keynote speech George Yannis, Professor, NTUA / National Technical University of Athens 14:30 – 18:15 Four parallel breakout sub-sessions 13.00 - 13.15 Adoption of conference statement Breakout session 1: ROAD & URBAN Chairman: Jean-Luc Di Paola-Galloni, Corporate Vice-President, Valeo Group; Acting Chairman, ERTRAC / European Road Transport Research Advisory Council Users’ point of view: Olivier Lenz, Programmes Director, FIA / Federation Internationale de l’Automobile Italian perspective: Nevio Di Giusto, Chief Executive Officer, CRF / Centro Ricerche FIAT; Chairman, EUCAR / European Council for Automotive R&D 13.15 - 13.30 Closing remarks Manuela Soares, Director of Transport Research, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission Angela Di Febbraro, University of Genoa, Italian Representative in the Transport Programme Committee of Horizon 2020 Breakout session 2: RAIL Chairman: Josef Doppelbauer, Chairman, ERRAC / European Rail Research Advisory Council Users’ point of view: Christopher Irwin, Vice-Chair, European Passengers’ Federation Italian perspective: Ferruccio Resta, Politecnico di Milano, Italian Cluster for Transport Technology Breakout session 3: WATERBORNE Chairman: Willem Laros, Chairman, Waterbone Technology Platform Users’ point of view: Mario Dogliani, Head of project financing, RINA Services Italian perspective: Vincenzo Petrone, President, Fincantieri SpA Breakout session 4: AVIATION Chairman: Christoph Schneider, Munich International Airport; co-chair, Strategy and Integration Board, ACARE / Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe Users’ point of view: Vito Riggio, President, ENAC / Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile Italian perspective: Giovanni Bertolone, President, Italian Cluster for Aerospace Technology 20:00 Dinner, Palazzo della Borsa, via XX Settembre, n.44 The organisers acknowledge the generous support of: and the technical assistance of: