Ville, Rail & Transports, the reference professional magazine dedicated to the railway sector and new motilities, organises on the occasion of TransRail Connection, a conference-debate about the French Rail Summit.

Context

Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing and Thierry Mariani, Minister of Transports  have given the kickoff of the French Rail Summit on September.

The French Rail Summit gathers during some months, the main actors in the rail sector : private and public companies, , public authorities, local authorities, trades unions and passengers unions.

The topic of railway transport is defintely part of the election campaign.

Issues

In those times when market is opening to competition (freight and passengers) and with the projects concerning RTE-T program for 2020, what will be the railway model of tomorrow? the editorial staff of Ville Rail et Transports will carefully examine the committees proposals and question to understand their concrete implementation at the occasion of TRANSRAIL Connection 2012.

Intervenants

Lead by : Gilles SAVARY*, President of n°1 Committee of the French Rail Summit  « French railway industry at the heart of Europe »

Speakers:

• Jean-Yves PETIT, ARF representative, VP transports of Picardie, member of the committee «French railway industry at the heart of Europe »
• Alain THAUVETTE*, President of AFRA (Association Française du Rail)
• Bruno GAZEAU*, General delegate of UTP (Union des Transports Publics et Ferroviaires)