08:00 - 09:00Welcome coffee & registration

09:00 - 11:00European rail policy

Chair: Chris Nash, Research Professor, University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies ^UK

The effectiveness of EU rail policy - an overview
- What are the guiding principles?
- What has been achieved in practice?
- How well has it worked?
Chris Nash, Research Professor, University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies ^UK

EU Rail Policy – Successes and failures
- Key principles of EU rail legislation in the field of market access
- Status of implementation of EU rail legislation in the Member States
- Financial aspects
- Effects of market opening and outstanding issues
Maurizio Castelletti, head of unit E2: rail transport & interoperability, DG MOVE ^BE

EU Rail Policy – more than legislation?
- What is the status of the implementation of EU rail legislation in the member states?
- What steps have been taken to address further problems?
- In what areas is further legislation needed, or are there other political options that are more appropriate?
Johannes Ludewig, executive director, CER ^BE

The function of the EU Railway Agency in the implementation process of EU Rail policy
Marcel Verslype, executive director, ERA ^FR

Forum discussion:
Joachim Fried, senior executive vice president economic, political affairs and regulation, DB ^DE
Giuseppe Sciarrone, CEO, NTV ^IT
Jean-Michel Dancoisne, permanent representative, Permanent Representation to SNCF – Brussels ^FR
Alberto Mazzola, director for the european affairs and international associations, Ferrovie dello Stato ^IT

11:00 - 11:30Coffee break

11:30 - 13:00Regulation

Chair: Chris Nash, Research Professor, University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies ^UK

What should a regulator do?
This presentation will focus on two of the key roles of an economic regulator, namely determining track access charges and monitoring infrastructure manager efficiency. The presentation will draw on my own research on both these topics, as well as describing the wider range of work an analysis carried out or commissioned by ORR
Andrew Smith, Lecturer and Programme Leader for MA Transport Economics Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) and Leeds University Business School University of Leeds ^UK

Railway Regulation in Germany - promoting competition
Karsten Otte, director of Federal Network Agency, head of railway ^DE

Rail Regulation in France: Changes, Scope and Limits
- The new regulatory scheme in the framework of the French railways system
- Is it really independent: the involvement of the State in the rail system
- What role vis-à-vis the other regulatory bodies?
Emile Quinet, professor, PSE-ENPC ^FR

Forum discussion:
Rafal Milczarski, president, ZNPK - Federation of Independent Rail Operators ^PL
Dan Wolff, Head Political Advisor, EIM ^BE

13:00 - 14:00Lunch

14:00 - 15:30Competition in the passenger market

Chair: Chris Nash, Research Professor, University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies ^UK

A global approach for a fruitful competition
The late opening of the passenger market is a unique opportunity:
how to benefit from the experience of the other sectors to address the key drivers of success;
how to achieve the expected advantages for the customers both for contracted and not-contracted services?
Jean-Michel Dancoisne, permanent representative, Permanent Representation to SNCF – Brussels ^FR

On-the-tracks competition in Sweden
This presentation will review the current situation in Sweden’s rail passenger market, both with respect to commercial and non-commercial services. The purpose is to pinpoint issues which will be of relevance for the upcoming opening of this market for competitive entry.
Jan-Eric Nilsson, professor in transport economics, VTI - Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute ^SE

Private operations of rail services: values, vision, conditions
New entrants are now present in Europe to operate contracted services and services in open access. Which benefits for the customers? Which barriers are still present? What could the European rail landscape be in the next years?
Michel Quidort, president, EPTO ^BE

Forum discussion:
Maurizio Castelletti, head of unit E2: rail transport & interoperability, DG MOVE ^BE
Jacques Dirand, Senior Policy Adviser – passenger and freight, CER ^BE
Michael Clausecker, director general, UNIFE ^BE

15:30 - 16:00Coffee break

16:00 - 17:30Competition in the freight market

Chair: Chris Nash, Research Professor, University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies ^UK

Rail freight corridors and intermodal competition
Rail corridors in Europe have been developed in many different ways. Some of them are developed at a general European (network) scale, others on a particular corridor zone. Furthermore, objectives may differ; some aim at infrastructure, others focus on developing business models or setting up rail freight services. Due to the discrepancies in objectives, scale and stakeholders involved. In the presentation we will present the different practices in Europe and their effectiveness for developing rail freight markets.
Arnaud Burgess, senior researcher, NEA ^NL

Competition in the freight market
- Liberalisation of the rail freight market in Europe and development of competition
- Current economic situation of rail freight market
- Market access, regulatory frameworks, administrative and technical market entry conditions
Joachim Fried, senior executive vice president economic, political affairs and regulation, DB ^DE

Competition in the rail freight market
- The continuing failure of the European Commission and member states to complete the liberalisation of the rail freight sector
- Technical, legal and commercial barriers to competition
- Illegal state aids and anti-competitive practices
Tony Berkeley, president, European Rail Freight Association ^BE

Forum discussion:
Maurizio Castelletti, head of unit E2: rail transport & interoperability, DG MOVE ^BE
Jacques Dirand, Senior Policy Adviser – passenger and freight , CER ^BE
Georg Pammer, managing director, LTE ^AT