The Ninth International Rail Business Forum
1520 Strategic Partnership

• Creating an integrated Eurasian transport system: the principles of balanced development for countries within the continent
• Razvitie Trans Eurasian corridor as the natural development path for adjacent regions
• High stakes of global competition: consolidation of 1520 assets for entry into the global logistics services market
• Working in alliance: partnership between different modes of transport to attain mutual long-term goals
• 1520 infrastructure transit capabilities and expectations of partner countries

Moderator:
Ruslan Grinberg, Director, RAN Institute of Economics

Speakers:
Jochen Eickholt, CEO, Rail Systems Division, Infrastructure and Cities Sector, Siemens AG
Andrey Kostin, President and Chairman of the Management Board, Member of the Supervisory Council, VTB Bank
Daisuke Kotegawa, Research Director, The Canon Institute for Global Studies; Ex-Executive Director for Japan, IMF
Ugis Magonis, President and Chairman, Latvian Railways
Askar Mamin, President , Kazakhstan Railways
Henri Poupart-Lafarge, President, ALSTOM Transport
Alexey Tsydenov, Deputy Transport Minister, Russian Federation
Niko Warbanoff, Head of Business Development, Deutsche Bahn AG; Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, DB International GmbH
Li Xin, Professor, Institute of World Economics; Director of Center for Russia and Central Asia, Shanghai Institute for International Studies
Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways

• Specifics of building and operating high-speed lines in Russia: the multiplier effect and macroeconomic impact
•  "High-speed" regions: the prerequisites for a qualitative change in the social and economic performance of regions covered by the high-speed rail network
• The national high-speed transport network as a catalyst for cutting-edge technologies and basic research
• Complementary and balanced high-speed, speed, and traditional transport: who will transport passengers, and how?
• Models for high-speed mainlines in the EU and the Asia-Pacific region: rational elements for the 1520 territory

Moderator:
Vladimir Kosoy, President, Center of Infrastructure

Speakers:
Joerg Bongartz, Chairman of the Board, Deutsche Bank in Russia
Lie Chen, Vice-President, China Railway Eryuan Engineering Co. Ltd
Thibault Desteract, Senior Vice-President, ALSTOM Transport in Russia and CIS
Ruslan Grinberg, Director, Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Science
Innokenty Ivanov, Partner, Head of Practice for Infrastructure and Transport in Russia, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Mikhail Khodorovsky, CEO, Sinara Group
Alexey Konyshev, First Deputy Governor of Vladimir Region
Alexander Misharin, First Vice-President, Russian Railways; СEO, High-Speed Rail Lines
Dietrich Moeller, President, Siemens in Russia; Vice-President, Siemens AG
Frederic Parde, Head of Russia and CIS Projects, SNCF
Oliver Pietz, Regional Director Eastern Europe & Russia /CIS, DB International GmbH
Valery Seleznev, First Deputy Chairman, Committee on Property, State Duma, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Yermolay Solzhenitsyn, Director, McKinsey & Company
Alexey Tsydenov, Deputy Transport Minister, Russian Federation

• National carrier as a transport and logistics holding: business strategy on the Eurasian transport market
• United Transport and Logistics Company: a business model on a continental scale
• Construction of dry ports: transportation optimization and next-level logistics services
• EEA toolkit: development of border crossings and transport documentation processing technologies
• Legislative incentives for growth in the logistics sector: what will change with the enactment of the transit traffic law?

Moderator:
Andrey Timofeyev, Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group in Russia

Speakers:
Kanat Alpysbayev, Vice-President for Logistics, Kazakhstan Railways
Vladimir Chisnakov, First Deputy CEO, TransContainer
Amadou Diallo, CEO, DHL Freight
Vitaly Efimov, First Deputy Chairman, Transport Committee, State Duma, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Guntis Macs, Chairman of the Board, LDZ Cargo
Valery Reshetnikov, Senior Vice-President for Corporate Management and Strategic Development, Russian Railways
Zhanar Rymzhanova, CEO, Project office UTLC
Phil Shankley, Sales and Marketing Director, Member of the Board, GEFCO

• 400 km / h: technical solutions and economic feasibility
• Prerequisites for the localization of HSL production and solutions
• Trends in high-speed rolling stock development
• Technical solutions for infrastructure: experience and trends

Moderator:
Dietrich Moeller, President, Siemens in Russia; Vice-President, Siemens AG

Speakers:
Jurgen Brandes, Director of Rail Automation Division, Siemens AG
Yevgeny Dorot, Deputy General Director for Innovative Development, RZDstroy
Guillaume Foeillet, Director of Technical Projects, Engineering Directorate, SNCF
Valentin Gapanovich, Senior Vice-President for Innovative Development-Chief Engineer, Russian Railways; President, NP ‘Union of Industries of Railway Equipment’
Jan Harder, Vice-President, Business Development, Alstom Transport, Russia & CIS
Sascha Rene Kelterborn, Vice-President, Vossloh AG
Artem Kudryavtsev, CEO, TransTeleCom
Joerg Liebscher, Head of Rail Systems Division, Siemens AG
Dmitry Pegov, CEO, High-Speed Communications, Russian Railways
Elena Serebryanaya, Managing Director Russia & CIS, Kapsch CarrierCom Russia
Tomasz Szuba, Chairman of the Board, CEO, TINES
Gennady Talashkin, Chairman of the Board, NP SRO MOOZS
Niko Warbanoff, Head of Business Development, Deutsche Bahn AG; Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, DB International GmbH
Jurgen Wilder, Director of High-Speed and Commuter Rail, Siemens AG

• Intermodality and functionality: transport interchange hub (TIH) development strategy in a changing configuration of passenger traffic
• TIH as a business and entertainment center: dynamics and implications of increasing numbers of people who are not using transportation services
• Advantages of the technological relationship between HSL and airport hubs: additional traffic flow generation and transformation passenger flow patterns
• Passenger service franchises and other pitfalls online railway ticket sales organizations
• Multimodal ticketing: consolidation with other modes of transport as a factor of seamless travel for a multinational service

Moderator:
Kirill Yankov, Director of Economic Policy, Center for Strategic Research; President, Passenger Union

Speakers:
Sergey Abramov, Head, Railway Station Directorate – a Russian Railways branch
Mikhail Akulov, Vice-President of Passenger Traffic, Russian Railways; CEO, Federal Passenger Company
Dmitry Garanin, Principal, McKinsey & Company
Jens Gräfer, Head of International Affairs, Deutsche Bahn AG
Alexander Misharin, First Vice-President, Russian Railways; СEO, High-Speed Rail Lines
Frederic Parde, Head of Russia and CIS Projects, SNCF
Dmitry Vitchinka, CEO, Universal Financial System
Andrey Volkov, CEO, Roszheldorproject

• Surplus of cars amid falling traffic volumes: an excuse to put off innovation? What cars will remain after 20 years?
• Weapons of mass utilization: what impact might the Customs Union technical regulations have?
• Is an old car more reliable than two new cars? How to protect the market from low-quality products
• Stimulating demand for innovative cars : tariff reduction or manufacturer discounts?
• Operator dilemma: can innovative cars urn a profit in five years’ time?  

Moderator:
Yury Saakyan, CEO, Institute of Problems of Natural Monopolies

Speakers:
Dmitry Bovykin, Deputy CEO, Executive Director, United Wagon Company Research and Production Corporation
Vladimir Chepets, Acting Head, Federal Rail Transport Agency
Alexander Furtsev, Acting Deputy CEO of Technological Development - Head Engineer, Federal Freight
Valentin Gapanovich, Senior Vice-President for Innovative Development - Chief Engineer, Russian Railways; President, NP ‘Union of Industries of Railway Equipment’
Sergey Kaletin, Senior Vice-President - Head Engineer, SG-Trans
Vladimir Khoroshilov, Deputy CEO and Director of Business Development, Brunswick Rail Management
Dmitry Korolev, Executive Director, NP ‘Council of Members of the Market for Rolling Stock Operator Services’
Mikhail Onofriychuk, Adviser to the CEO, Rusagrotrans
Mikhail Sapetov, CEO,  Carriage Repair Company – 2

• secrets of conservative brands: creation technologies and effective management criteria
• rebranding techniques and recipes: how to rebuild long-term relationships with clients and   partners
• business on a handshake: how to keep a client when the competition changes?
• new market with a famous brand: competitive advantages during business expansion

Moderator:
Sergey Mitrofanov, CEO, Agency One

Speakers:
Rustam Akiniyazov, Commercial Director, Aeroexpress
Jan Harder, Vice-President, Business Development, Alstom Transport, Russia & CIS
Maxim Lunev,  Head of Corporate Communications Department, Russian Railways
Kirill Yankov, Director of Economic Policy, Center for Strategic Research; President, Passenger Union

• The reconfiguration of relations in the industry. New goals and economic benchmarks
• Support for companies in the sector through public-private partnerships
• Service before and after: how does the new market configuration influence on the efficiency of the rolling stock life cycle?
• Training and involvement: where to find a good specialist

Moderator:
Boris Lapidus, CEO, Russian Research and Development Institute of Railway Transport; Chairman, International Railway Research Board under the International Union of Railways

Speakers:
Evgeny Gritsenko, CEO «SТМ-Service»
Sergey Kofman, Managing Director for Services, ALSTOM Transport in Russia and CIS
Alexey Lebedev, Deputy Head, Directorate of Traction – a Russian Railways branch
Kirill Lipa, Chairman of the Board of Directors, TMH-Service; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Zeldorremmash
Mikhail Sapetov, CEO,  Carriage Repair Company – 2
Wolfgang Schaedlich, Director of Service Division, Siemens AG

• Leaders of the new system: where do we find them, how do we develop their skills, and how do we motivate them to tackle breakthrough tasks?
•  Long-term perspective: how to build the ideal management training program?
• Efficiency of people and processes: how to achieve the next level of quality?
• Corporate culture: mentality, motivation and attitude toward the job as a basis for management systems
• Joint ventures and international assets: how to leverage their management potential and “import” competence?

Moderator:
Ekaterina Ryasentseva, Head of Leadership Development Practice, Ward Howell

Speakers:
Denis Ilatovsky, Deputy CEO, Director for Logistics, SUEK
Jan Harder, Vice-President, Business Development, Alstom Transport, Russia & CIS
Sergey Karataev, Deputy CEO, Freight One
Nikolay Nikiforov, Chairman, Trade Union of Railwaymen and Transport Construction Workers of Russia
Andrej Timofeyev, Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group
Dmitry Shakhanov, Vice-President for Human Resources and Social Affairs, Russian Railways

Moderator:
Ruslan Grinberg, Director, RAN Institute of Economics

Independent Directors:
Jeroen Van Der Veer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Philips; Ex-CEO, Royal Dutch Shell
Vladimir Salamatov, CEO, World Trade Center
Steve Szeghi, Professor of Economics, Wilmington College of Ohio
Boris Titov, Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights; Chairman and Co-Founder, Delovaya Russia

Summing up speech
Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways