SEESARI WORKSHOP
“Railway Development Potentials in South East Europe”
Paris, UIC Headquarters
12 December 2024 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
PROGRAMME
| WELCOME SPEECHES AND INTRUDUCTION | 15.00 – 15.15 |
| Introduction
Welcome speeches |
Sandra Géhénot, UIC Director Europe
Peter Verlič, Chairman of SEESARI François Davenne, UIC Director General |
| Block 1: BOOSTING RAIL DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE – PANEL DISCUSSION | 15.15 – 16.00 |
| Session introduction & moderation | Sandra Géhénot, UIC Director Europe |
| The role of innovation in rail development for the region and the added value of SEESARI in this context | Peter Verlič, Chairman of SEESARI |
| Serbia’s investment strategy and strategic goals for rail | Ivan Bulajić, Srbijavoz, Director General |
| Challenges and Opportunities brought about by connecting to the TEN-T network | Representative of Albania |
| What concrete tools can UIC propose to the region | François Davenne, UIC Director General |
| Q&A, Audience | |
| Block 2: HIGH-SPEED LINES AND CROSS-BORDER PASSENGER MOBILITY IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE – INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS | 16.00 – 17:15 |
| Session introduction & moderation | Sandra Géhénot, UIC Director Europe |
| UIC view on high-speed lines in Europe | UIC representative |
| Development high-speed railway network lines in SEE | Slaven Tica, Director, CIP Institute, Serbia |
| Facilitating the cross-border journeys: the operator challenge | Nelson Šorgo, Project Manager, Slovanian Railways |
| UIC solutions for interoperable implementation | Bertrand Minary, UIC Passenger Director |
| Q&A, Audience | |
| Block 3: DAC TO BOOST FREIGHT OPERATION – PANEL DISCUSSION | 17.15 – 18.00 |
| Session introduction &moderation | Sandra Géhénot, UIC Director Europe |
| DAC status and priorities | Jens Engelmann, DAC Programme Manager |
| Opportunities and challenges in the region | Aleksandar Dobrijević, Deputy Director, Institute of Traffic and Transport Ljubljana
Danijela DORIC, Railenium, DAC ambassador to France and Western Balkan countries |
| How is UIC supporting the operational implementation of this new technology | Giancarlo de Marco Telese, UIC DAC pmo |
| Q&A, Audience | |
| Conclusions and next steps | 18.00 – 18.10 |
