EPF Summit 2016
 
EPF Summit Programme
26 May 2016

Moderator : Dave Keating, EU Transport Journalist


09.30
Registration & Coffee

10.00 | Welcome

10.05 | Keynote speech by MEP P. Telička

10.25 | Keynote speech: Land Security: the passengers' view
            Christopher Irwin, EPF

10.40 | Panel
  • Passenger safety, security, confort and convenience: what is achievable and what is acceptable?

    • The transport system in Europe is an iconic system, is used by a lot of people and sympbolizes some of the European values. This symbolic value and the concentration of people makes the transport system a security risk. This means that a compromise between safety, security, comfort and convenience needs to be achieved. This panel will discuss and explore this compromise.
    Gunter Sablattnig, European Council
    Christopher Irwin, EPF
    Libor Lochman, CER


11.40
Coffee break

12.00 | Keynote speech: Challenges in delivering EU wide multimodal travel services for passengers
  • The development of EU wide multimodal travel services for passengers remains one of the outstanding challenges included in the Transport White Paper. Door-to-door seamless travel and multimodal transport services will make travelling for passengers in Europe much easier, more efficient and cleaner - and could also provide a boost to the entire transport sector. The number of initiatives to make this a reality are growing both at market and political levels. However, a number questions arise, such as, how far are we still from a real implementation of D2D travel services ? What are the key factors to effectively develop that marketplace ? What’s the role of political stakeholders to enable this ? How are private firms approaching this challenge?
    Juan-Jesus Garcia, Amadeus
12.10 | Panel
  • Where does Europe need to act in order to deliver door-to-door multimodal travel and connectivity?

    • The development of EU wide multimodal travel services for passengers remains one of the outstanding challenges included in the Transport White Paper. Door-to-door seamless travel and multimodal transport services will make travelling for passengers in Europe much easier, more efficient and cleaner - and could also provide a boost to the entire transport sector. The number of initiatives to make this a reality are growing both at market and political levels.
    Lea Bodossian, ARC
    Juan-Jesus Garcia, Amadeus
    Stephanie Leonard, DG MOVE
    Rütger Fenkes, Deutsche Bahn


13.10
Lunch


14.00 | Keynote conversation with M. Jacek Krawczyk, President of the Employers' Group. European Economic and Social Committee

14.10 | Keynote conversation with Thomas Reynaert, Managing Director. Airlines for Europe (A4E)

14.20 | Presentation of preliminary results of Aviation Consumer Research
            Kiri Cunnane

14.35 | Panel
  • How to put passengers at the heart of EU aviation and travel policy?

    • Europe’s air and travel sector seems in good shape but is facing crucial developments and challenges in the near future, f.e. the EU Aviation Strategy. Passengers should naturally be the focus of the industry with concepts as value for money, transparency, service quality,…. This panel will discuss the ongoing evolutions felt by the passenger in this global and highly competitive industry.
    Christoph Klenner, ETTSA
    Josef Schneider, EPF
    Sari Viljamaa, GBTA
                                                                                                         
15.35 | Closing remarks by EPF

15.45
Networking drink