AGENDA

19:00 - 19:50 RegistRation and CoCktail ReCeption
19:50 - 19:55 intRoduCtion fRom the ChaiR
Robert Wright
Transport Correspondent, Financial Times
19:55 - 20:00 WelCome RemaRks
20:00 - 21:15 dinneR
AGENDA
Chiaki ueda
Chairman, Hitachi Rail Europe
21:15 - 21:30 keynote addRess:
Overview of the German rail industry
Key drivers and challenges of current national
infrastructure projects in the current economic
climate, the railway policies that are needed to
support the industry going forward, and future
growth plans linking Germany to the rest of Europe
by rail.
prof klaus-dieter scheurle
Permanent State Secretary, Federal Ministry of
Transport, Building and Urban Development,
Germany
FT EXECUTIVE FORUM | Meeting Passenger Railway Challenges

21:30 - 22:15 panel disCussion:
Developing a sustainable railway system
22:15 Close
What strategies and investments are necessary
to increase the reliability of rolling stock and to
minimise current technical concerns? How can
safety and service still be maintained? How can
the railway industry effectively manage public
perception in light of efficiency-related complaints,
Stuttgart 21 and local protests to new infrastructure
projects considered to be important for a future
(including high-speed) railway system in Germany
and within the EU? How can harmonisation and
interoperability be facilitated within rail systems
across Europe? What lessons can be learned from
global rail operators?
dr Volker kefer
Member of the Management Board, Rail Technology
and Services, CTO and Member of the Management
Board, Infrastructure, Deutsche Bahn
prof andrew mcnaughton
Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bahn, Professor of
Engineering, Imperial College London and Chairman,
European Rail Research Advisory Council
michel Quidort
President, European Passenger Transport Operators
(EPTO) and Director, External Relations and European
Affairs, Veolia Transport Group
nick Watson
Head of Commercial and Business Planning,
Hitachi Rail Europe
21 June 2011 | Berlin | www.ftconferences.com/railways