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22 & 23 June 2016 Rotterdam UIC GLOBAL RAIL FREIGHT CONFERENCE Shaping together the business of the future! WWW.GRFC2016.COM 1 Contents • Introduction • Conference program & speakers • Calender REGISTER NOW • Venue • Conference side events • Partners Shaping together the business of the future! The 5th UIC Global Rail Freight Conference, organised by UIC under the patronage of the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and the Environment and in cooperation with ProRail (NL), has become a worldwide reference for all stakeholders in the rail freight and logistics sector. It is officially supported by OTIF, UNECE and ITF, the International Transport Forum of the OECD. Many European and international associations repre- solution in a global world of increasing volumes of trade. senting the transport and rail sector are partners in this Through best practice examples and individual business 5th UIC Global Rail Freight Conference; BIC, CIT, CGU, cases, they will discuss the role of corridors as one of UNIFE, UIP, ERFA, UIRR, Clecat, Global Shippers Forum, the tools with which to boost the efficiency and produc- Rail Forum, Rail Cargo. tivity of rail freight. They will also demonstrate with spe- cific examples that rail is looking to the future in terms This edition of GRFC is held in Rotterdam and will run of new business models, new forms of cooperation and back-to-back with the TEN-T Days organised by the expertise development of its workforce. Innovation, European Commission (20-21 June) and the European automation and digitalisation are shaping the rail freight Rail Freight Corridor event (21 June) organised by the business. Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, under the Dutch Presidency of the EU. To support the business discussions, a small group of young professionals will follow the debates and will The Concept deliver their view on the industry during the conference Business professionals representing the entire transport closing session. chain will engage in a concrete discussion on the posi- Participants will have the opportunity to react and ask tioning of rail freight as a sustainable and competitive questions live via sms. WWW.GRFC2016.COM 2 The Business Conference “Rail Freight 4.0: innovation and digitalization for The main theme of the 5th UIC GRFC: “Shaping Togeth- global solutions” er the Business of the Future”. The main conference Being competitive in the rail freight business of the 21st topics will be addressed at a series of high-level panel century implies adapting processes and rolling stock to discussions organised around the following themes and the era of digitalization, innovation and automation. It moderated by Paul Barrett who has considerable experi- also means ensuring their suitability to the operational ence in hosting and moderating high-level events with a requirements of the future. Automation also implies data global dimension. generation, which in turn needs to be managed, filtered and protected. “From Shanghai to Rotterdam: the landbridge con- cept 10 years on” “The workforce of the future: digital skills and Key stakeholders in the transport chain will review the human capital” latest transport volume projections between Asia and Adapting processes to the digital era requires the appro- Europe and will discuss opportunities for rail freight and priate skills to be developed at the right time. Training is innovative business models with the maritime sector essential. New models also need to be developed. Young and share best practices. professionals will share their vision on the rail industry, which they will have formed through interviews with “Strategies to deliver opportunities and enhance GRFC participants and speakers. They will then engage effectiveness” in a discussion with the audience and business profes- The transport industry is a very competitive sector and sionals. rail freight is facing many challenges. In order to secure a prominent position in the 21st century, rail freight has to tailor its approach to business accordingly, maybe re- visit its business models, and forge partnerships. These concepts will foster lively debates between key stake- holders in the transport chain and the audience. “All major stakeholders from the transport and logistics industry will come together to discuss the future of rail freight” Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, General Director International Union of Railways (UIC) WWW.GRFC2016.COM 3 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Tuesday 21 June 2016 14.00 – 18.00 Combined Transport Group Executive Committee (invitation only) 19.30 – 22.30 10th Anniversary General Contract of Use for Wagons (GCU) at the ss Rotterdam Wednesday 22 June 2016 09.00 Registration open at the Van Nelle Factory 09.30 Technical Visits by bus to ECT Delta Terminal and Kijfhoek Shunting Yard 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 16.00 Official opening of the Conference 16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break 16.30 – 18.30 High Level Session 1 19:00 – 20:30 Cocktail Reception sponsored by Port of Rotterdam on the Pureliner ship. Ship will be sailing at 20:00. 20:30 – 22:30 GRFC Gala Dinner by BIC at the Pureliner. Ship will be sailing trough the harbor of Rotterdam. Wednesday 22 June 2016 OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCe High level representatives from the Political and Business world are opening the conference Speakers will include: Mark Frequin, Director General Mobility, Pier Eringa, CEO Prorail, Dutch Rail Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Infrastructure Manager Environment Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, General Director Pex Langenberg, Vice Mayor of UIC Rotterdam in charge of Mobility Emile Hoogsteden, Vice President Salman Babayev, Vice-President of Containers, Breakbulk & Logistics, Port of Russian Railways (RZD) Rotterdam WWW.GRFC2016.COM 4 SESSION 1 – FROM SHANGHAI TO ROTTERDAM: THE LANDBRIDGE CONCEPT 10 YEARS ONGOING Business professionals representing the entire transport chain will engage in a concrete discussion on the positioning of rail freight as a sustainable and competitive solution in a global world of increasing volumes of trade. Panelists will review the latest transport volume projections between Asia and Europe and discuss opportunities for rail freight, innovative business models with the maritime sector and share best practices. They will discuss the role of corridors as one of the tools with which to boost the efficiency and productivity of rail freight. Speakers will include: Lorenzo Casullo, Hossein Ashoori, Oliver Sellnick, Economist International Transport Vice President for the Operations VP European Corridor Management, Forum, OECD and Movement of Iranian Railways DB Netz Presentation of the latest (RAI) From transcontinental corridors to trends and development for the Developing rail transit & the European corridors transcontinental corridors opportunities for Corridors connecting Europe to Asia and Philippe Bihouix, Johannes Nanninga, crossing Iran International Director, SNCF COO IJS Global/Gefco Logistics, Rail & Multimodal Division Expectations from the market François Davenne, A French experience Secretary General OTIF Rodan Senekl, Legal developments André Thinières, presidium member Czech Logistics Managing Director, Objectif OFP Association Hüseyin Teker, Corridors need feeding and de- Expectations from the market Freight Department, Turkish State feeding Railway (TCDD) Eva Molnar, The Bakou-Tbilissi-Kars corridor Paweł Wojciechowski, Director of the Transport Division European Coordinator of the Rhine- UNECE Fraenz Benoy, Alpine Core Network Corridor Sustainable transport for CEO CFLMM The role of the EU transcontinental corridors Bettembourg, a hub for European and Transcontinental traffic Program: 19:00 – 20:30 Cocktail Reception sponsored by Port of Rotterdam on the Pureliner ship. Ship will be sailing at 20:00. 20:30 – 22:30 GRFC Gala Dinner by BIC at the Pureliner. Ship will be sailing trough the harbor of Rotterdam. WWW.GRFC2016.COM 5 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Thursday 23 June 2016 08.30 Registration open 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch 09.00 – 10.30 Session 2 14:00 – 15:30 Session 4 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break 15.30 – 16.00 Conclusions and next steps 11:00 – 12:30 Session 3 16.30 Post Conference gathering THURSDAY 23 JUNE 2016 SESSION 2 – HIGH LEVEL BUSINESS SESSION: STRATEGIES TO DELIVER OPPORTUNITIES AND ENHANCE EFFECTIVENESS The transport industry is a very competitive sector and rail freight is facing many challenges. In order to secure a prominent position in the 21st Century, rail freight needs to tailor its approach to businesses accordingly, maybe revisit its business models and/or forge partnerships. These concepts will foster lively debates among the panelists and audience. Speakers will include: Joris D’Inca, Bernhard Kunz, Baher El-Hifnaw, Partner at Oliver Wyman Managing Director, Hupac Senior Economist in the Transport Strengths and weaknesses of What are the expectations from the Unit, World Bank the rail system in the current market Rail is a system which needs environment investments Robert van der Waal, José Viegas, Director Logistics Operations, Fabrice Walewski, Secretary-General, International Samsung General Partner & CEO Touax Group Transport Forum, OECD Best practices from shippers Exploit the potential of existing tools Trends in the transport industry and and technologies and develop new the role for rail freight Dirk Stahl, models CEO, BLS Cargo AG Ferdinand Schmidt, Rail is a system in competition CEO Rail Cargo Austria How is the rail industry addressing modern challenges? WWW.GRFC2016.COM 6 SESSION 3 – RAIL FREIGHT 4.0: INNOVATION AND DIGITALIZATION