Programme

Gerhard Gürtlich, Vice Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Austrian Republic
Maxim Sokolov, Minister of Transport, Russian Federation

• Transport and logistics. How to ensure connection of national projects and initiatives
• Benefits of cooperation. Which type of freight the East-West route delivers and where to find the sources for new transportation services
• From Beijing to Vienna in 15 days. How to meet the growing demand for through transportation and what railway business can offer to cargo owners

Moderator:
Melinda Crane, Chief Political Correspondent, Deutsche Welle-TV; Expert, International Transport Forum

Keynote presentations:
Andreas Matthä, CEO, ÖBB-Holding AG
Oleg Belozerov, СEO – Chairman of the Executive Board, Russian Railways

Speakers:
Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy CEO, Rostec; Chairman, Russian Section of the Russia-Austria Business Council
Keir Fitch, Head of Railway Safety and Interoperability, European Commission
Vladimir Morozov, Head, Belarusian Railway
Giovanni Rocca, Vice President, Central Department of International Markets, Italian Railways
Martin Vozár, CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, ZSSK Cargo
Alexey Yakovitsky, Global CEO, VTB Capital

• What is the biggest challenge on the way to a faster, cheaper and hassle-free rail logistics across Eurasia?
• How to tackle this challenge?
• What positive results this can lead to?

Moderator:
Markus Froehlich, Managing Partner, Apex Rail GmbH

Part 1. From national interests to a common strategy

Speakers:
Joan Amorós, President, FERRMED
Igbal Guseynov, Deputy Chairman, Azerbaijan Railways
Maksat Kabashev, Vice President for Development, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy
Luc Nadal, Chairman of the Board, GEFCO Group
Wilhelm Patzner, CEO, FELB Ltd

Part 2. Businesses and experts’ views

Speakers:
Peter Baskakov, CEO, TransContainer
Alexey Grom, President, UTLC
Thomas Kargl, Member of the Board, Rail Cargo Austria AG
Uwe Leuschner, Senior Vice President, Business Development Eurasia, DB Cargo AG
Alexander Misharin, First Deputy CEO, Russian Railways; СEO, High-Speed Rail Lines
Alexander Panchenko, First Deputy CEO, Summa Group

• Underfunding challenges. How to ensure that the money available on the market finally “go” to infrastructure projects
• Evaluation parameters. How to develop a common approach to assessing infrastructure projects by both 1520 and 1435 experts
• Large-scale impact. Why the project on constructing a broad-gauge line to Vienna is beneficial to all countries across Eurasia

Moderator:
Karen Arakelyan, Managing Director, InfraONE

Speakers:
Mikhail Bazhenov, Partner, Transportation and Logistic Practice, PwC Russia
Xun Kang, Deputy General Manager, ICBC Austria Preparatory Team (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
Alexander Larin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, RDSI ET ETP
Alan Lushnikov, Deputy Minister for Transport, Russian Federation
Vadim Mikhaylov, First Deputy CEO, Russian Railways
Howard Rosen, Chairman, Rail Working Group
Dmitry Snesar, Head of Client Coverage – Senior Vice President, VTB Bank

• Technological aspects. How to engineer, build and exploit a broad-gauge railway
• Demand for new Infrastructure. How 1520 companies build railways in standard-gauge countries
• Cooperation inspired by technologies. How merging of resources and practices of both 1520 and 1435 companies help evolve railways

Moderator:
Michael Schwartz, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Speakers:
Franz Bauer, Board Member, ÖBB Infrastruktur AG
Manfred Haider, Head, Competence Unit Transportation Infrastructure Technologies, Austrian Institute of Technology
Sergey Pavlov, CEO, RZD International
Sergey Sharapov, Deputy CEO for Science, Institute of Transport Economy and Development
Janez Skrabec, CEO, RIKO
Gennady Talashkin, President, Union of Railway Constructors
Oleg Toni, Deputy CEO,  Russian Railways
Enzo Zanato, Head,  Department for Track-works Technologies and Cooperation with SNCF, Geismar

• Unification. What factors can help increase the volume and efficiency of railway transportation (tariff formation, e-declaration of goods, streamlining of customs procedures etc.)
• Infrastructure and rolling stock. How can harmonization of 1520 and 1435  technical standards be sped up and what technologies will determine the vector of industry development
• Connecting COTIF with SMGS. When the international railway law will be harmonized

Moderator:
Gennady Bessonov, General Secretary, Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian Transportation

Part 1. Railways and NGOs

Speakers:
Mantas Bartuska, CEO, Lithuanian Railways
Ivan Besedin, Head, Kaliningrad Territorial Center for Corporate Transport Services
Attila Kiss, Secretary, OSJD Committee
Hans-Joachim Schramm, Senior Lecturer, Institute for Transport and Logistics Management

Part 2. Businesses and experts’ views

Speakers:
Valery Andrushin, Deputy CEO, Engineering Industrial Business Concern Strazh
Jan Harder, CEO Molinari Rail Systems GmbH, Berlin-Dessau; Vice President Sales and Supply Chain Management Molinari Rail Group
Sergey Sharapov, Deputy CEO for Science, Institute of Transport Economy and Development
Sigurd Strassnig, Sales Manager, Kapsch
Anatoly Zaytsev, Professor, Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University, Chairperson of the Board, Cluster "Russian Maglev"

• Context to European and Global Economics
• Socio-economic parameters&impact
• Environment. Technologies and practices that help reduce CO2 emissions 

Moderator:
Neil Osborn, Vice Chairman of the Bonaly Consultancy and former Group Publisher,  Euromoney PLC

Speakers:
Christian Helmenstein, Chief Economist, IV (Federation of Austrian Industries)
Alexander Misharin, First Deputy CEO, Russian Railways; СEO, High-Speed Rail Lines
Fedor Pekhterev, CEO, Institute of Transport Economy and Development
Markus Ray, Head of Competence Unit  Dynamic Transportation Systems, Austrian Institute of Technology
Matthew Shepherd, Senior Consultant, Oxera Consulting

Clemens Foerst, Spokesman of the Board, Rail Cargo Austria AG
Alexander Misharin, First Deputy CEO, Russian Railways; СEO, High-Speed Rail Lines