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 State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management.
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, vice-president of the European Disability Forum (EDF).
- Panel discussion: Manu Lageirse (Transdev), Gunta Anca (EDF)
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.
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.
- 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 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.
- Presentation(s) by CER and ALLRAIL: Alberto Mazzola and Elmer van Buuren (format to be discussed).
16:30-17:30: Drinks
19:00-21.00: Dinner at Historic Train Station of Maastricht
Saturday, June 6
Moderator: Marc Maartens
09:30-09:45: Welcoming speech and presentation by Josef Schneider, chairman of EPF
09:45-10:00: EPF Rail R&I by Josef Schneider, chairman of EPF
10:00-11:00: Ticketing and passengers’ rights
- Keynote by Elisabeth Kotthaus, Head of Unit at DG MOVE.
- Elisabeth Kotthaus (DG MOVE), Chiara Tomasi (Trainline), Georgia Whitaker (T&E), Robin Loos (BEUC).
11:00-11.30: COFFEE BREAK
11:30-12.30: Cross Border public transport
- Keynote by Chellie Soons, Regional Director at Arriva Limburg.
- Dominik Elsmann (Aachener Verkehrsverbund), Vincent Doumayrou (Réseau européen #enTrain, EPF), Peter Meukens (TreinTramBus), Elisabeth Kotthaus (DG MOVE).
12:30-13.30: Signing of the Maastricht Manifesto.
14:30: Excursion on the Drie Landen Trein: to Aachen or Liege.