Friday, June 5
Moderator: Marc Maartens
09:30-10.00 Welcoming speech
10:00-10.15: Keynote
- Ariadne Prein, board member of the Dutch Young Climate Movement.
10:15-10:30: Keynote
- Henk Swarttouw, president of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) on sustainable mobility on the local, regional and European level and organising users/passengers/citizens.
10.30-11.00: COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12.00: Public transport on the local and regional level
- Public transport on the local and regional level as part of strategies of cities and regions for more and better public space with less cars and priority for walking and cycling: keeping cities and town centres accessible for workers, students, visitors for culture and shops.
12:00-13.00: Funding and financing sustainable mobility
- Keynote by Wouter Koolmees, CEO of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) on achieving structural funding and financing for a rapid transition to sustainable mobility, in the Member States and in the EU.
13:00-14:00: LUNCH BREAK
14:00-15.00: Break-out sessions:
- Youth Dialogue on Sustainable Mobility: students and young professionals in dialogue with Wouter Koolmees, CEO of NS, and policy makers and experts
- Through-ticketing by John Worth, independent railway commentator
- GEMINI and UPPER Horizon Europe projects by EPF Office
- other workshops TBA/open to apply
15.00-15.30: COFFEE BREAK
15.30-16.30: Doubling international trains/passengers by 2030
16:30-17:30: Drinks
19:00-21.00: Dinner
Saturday, June 6
Moderator: Marc Maartens
09:15-09:30: Keynote
- Oana Gherghinescu, Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)
09:30-10.30: Ticketing and passengers’ rights
- speakers to be announced soon
10:30-11.00: COFFEE BREAK
11:00-13.00: Cross Border public transport
Presentation of the ‘three countries train’ and the ambitions for more cross border sustainable mobility in the EUregio Meuse-Rhine.
- speakers to be announced soon
13:30-14.30: Signing of the Maastricht Manifesto
15:30: Excursion on the Drie Landen Trein: to Aachen or Liege