Friday, June 5
Moderator: Marc Maartens
09:30-10.00: Welcome and Keynote
- Jasper Kuntzelaers, Deputy of the Province of Limburg for Culture and Heritage, Mobility, and Agriculture.
- Oana Gherghinescu, executive director of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA).
10:00-10.30: Keynote
- Annet Bertram, Dutch Minister for the Environment and Public Transport.
10.30-11.00: COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12.00: Public transport on the local and regional level
- Keynote by Henk Swarttouw, president of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) on sustainable mobility on the local, regional and European level and organising users/passengers/citizens.
- Keynote by Gunta Anca, president of the European Disability Forum (EDF).
- Panel discussion: Manu Lageirse (Transdev), Thomas Geier (EMTA), Gunta Anca (EDF), Henk Swarttouw (ECF).
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.
- Keynote by Giorgio Travaini, executive director of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking.
- Panel discussion: Stefan Grebe (Rijkswaterstaat), Walter Etty (Rover, EPF)
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 Oana Gherghinescu, executive director of ERA, and Elisabeth Kotthaus, Head of Unit at DG MOVE.
- Through-ticketing by Jon Worth, independent railway commentator.
- Teaming Up for Modal Shift: How Public Transport and Shared Mobility Can Truly Work Together for Users, by Shiva Noori and Pablo Decelis (Cenex – GEMINI project) and Juan Caballero (Eurocities – UPPER project).
15.00-15.30: COFFEE BREAK
15.30-16.30: Doubling international passengers by 2030/2035?
- Keynote by Josef Doppelbauer, chairman of the new Sector Delivery Group (SDG) of the Platform on International Rail Passenger Transport (IRP) announcing the new SDG and sketching his view on what is needed for EU and member states to roll out a borderless Europe for public transport.
- Presentation by Márton Spohn and Matthieu Maeselle, RailNetEurope/EuroLink, representing EU railway infrastructure managers.
- Interview with CER and ALLRAIL: Alberto Mazzola and Elmer van Buuren.
- Concluding remarks by Josef Doppelbauer
16:30-17:30: Drinks
18:30-21.00: Dinner at Historic Customs Hall at Train Station of Maastricht
Saturday, June 6
Moderator: Marc Maartens
09:30-09:50: Interview with Josef Schneider, chairman of EPF, on EPF, Rail R&I and the need for cooperation between consumer/user/passenger
organisations.
09:50-10:00: Announcement by Jon Worth on new European Rail Passengers Union (ERPU).
10:00-11:00: Ticketing and passengers’ rights
- Keynote and presentation by Elisabeth Kotthaus, Head of Unit at DG MOVE.
- Panel discussion: Chiara Tomasi (Trainline), Georgia Whitaker (T&E), Blaz Pongracic (CER), Robin Loos (BEUC).
11:00-11.30: COFFEE BREAK
11:30-12.30: Cross Border public transport
- Keynote and presentation by Chellie Soons, Regional Director at Arriva Limburg.
- Panel discussion: Dominik Elsmann (Aachener Verkehrsverbund), Vincent Doumayrou (Réseau européen #enTrain, EPF), Peter Meukens (TreinTramBus, EPF), Elisabeth Kotthaus (DG MOVE).
12:30-13.00: Signing of the Maastricht Manifesto.
13:15-15:00: #CrossBorderRail walking tour – the future of the Maastricht – Lanaken – Hasselt line with Jon Worth (initiator of the #CrossBorderRail project) and Jan Lemmens (local Rover volunteer)