08.30: Opening and accreditations
Topic 1: Travelling cross-border
Oriol Martori (DG for Transport and Mobility at Generalitat de Catalunya)
Elisabeth Kotthaus (Head of Unit for Social Affairs, Passenger Rights & Equal Opportunities at DG MOVE)
Adrià Ramirez Papell (President of PTP)
09.30: Keynote – Travelling cross-border: a real experience
10.15: Connecting Europe by public transport – projects to come
Elmer Van Buuren (European Sleeper)
Carles Casas (FGC)
Przemek Ben Paczek (Nevomo)
11.15: COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES
11.45: Crossing the Pyrenees on public transport, still a difficult trip
Pau Noy (President of AIF)
Christian Perrot (President of FNAUT Occitanie)
Blaz Pongracic (Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies)
Moderator: MEP Dorien Rookmaker (Member of the European Parliament)
12.45: Session closure
MEP Dorien Rookmaker (Member of the European Parliament)
13.00: LUNCH AND NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES
Topic 2: Discounts and fare-free public transport
15.00: The experience of discounts in Barcelona
Miquel Lamas (Head of Integrated Fare System at ATM Barcelona)
15.30: Learnings with free fare public transport
Beat Mueller (Honorary Chairman of Transport Economics Commission at UITP)
16.00: A review of international experiences
Monika Wiktoria Maciejewskaç (Postdoctoral Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Javier Asensio (Lecturer at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
Moderator: Mercedes Vidal (Board member of PTP)
16.45: Fare innovation and targeted pricing
Antoine Belaieff (FAIRTIQ)
17.00: Open workshop: defining the ideal fare system
Facilitator: Montse Garcia (Board member of PTP)
18.00: Day Closure
19.00 – 21.00: Conference Dinner at La Pomarada. Directions here.
Day 2: Saturday 3rd June
09.30: Opening and Accreditations
Topic 3: Why is EPF necessary? Sharing knowledge from EPF-members on campaigning and influencing the transport sector
09.45: Introduction to EPF
Josef Schneider (EPF Management Board Chairman)
10.00: Good experiences on campaigning for public transport
Wolfgang Sprick (VCD) – From A to B – Focus on the Passenger
Dennis Fancett (Railfuture) – Campaigning for The Northumberland Line
Freek Bos (Rover/EPF) – Avoiding a national strike
11.15: COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES
11.45: Workshop/open debate: sharing campaigning experiences
- How can entities influence governmental decisions?
- How does innovation in mobility impact society, and what measures can entities take to address this?
- How can entities effectively engage with end-users to increase membership (e.g. through campaigns, television advertisements etc.)?
13.15: Workshop “Creating Safer Public Transport in Europe”
Wandi Chivaura (EPF)
14.00: Closure of the congress
14.15 – 16.00: LUNCH
After 16.00: “Superillas” guided excursion
More info about Barcelona’s super blocks to follow!