Transport Safety Research Conference

Transport
Safety
Research
Conference
Genoa, 4 & 5 December 2014
italia2014.eu
Research and
Innovation
Thursday 4 December
Friday 5 December
SESSION 1
SESSION 3
This session will set the scene, present the objectives of the conference, introduce the themes to be discussed in depth
in the afternoon.
This session will bring together and discuss the outcomes of the breakout sessions, and deliver the conference
immediate output, in the form of a ‘conference statement’ summarizing in a few paragraphs the key conclusions,
including indications for future European R&I priorities.
8:30 – 9:30
Registration
9:30 - 10:15
Opening statements by Italian and European authorities:
Marco Doria, Mayor of Genova
Enrico Giunchiglia, Vice Rector, University of Genova
Stefania Giannini, Italian Minister of Education, Universities andResearch (tbc)
Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation (tbc)
10:15 – 11:00 Keynote speech
Antonio Avenoso, Executive Director, ETSC / European Transport Safety Council
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00
Four modal presentations
Luciana Iorio, Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport; Chairperson of UNECE Road Safety Forum
Marcel Verslype, Executive Director, ERA / European Railway Agency
Markku Mylly, Director, EMSA / European Maritime Safety Agency
Eric Sivel, Innovation and Research Programme Manager, EASA / European Aviation Safety Agency
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
9:00 – 10:00
Four reports from the breakout sessions
ROAD & URBAN: Evangelos Bekiaris, Senior Researcher, CERTH-HIT / The Centre for Research and
Technology, Hellas – Hellenic Institute of Transport
RAIL: Andy Doherty, Director, Network Rail
WATERBORNE: Ulf Siwe, Communication Officer, Sjöfartsverket / Swedish Maritime Administration
AVIATION: Zdobyslaw Goraj, Vice-Chairman, EASN / European Aeronautics Science Network Association
10:00 – 11:00
Roundtable
Moderator: Mary Crass, Head of Policy and Summit Preparation, ITF / International Transport Forum (OECD)
Roberto Cazzulo, Corporate Compliance Officer, RINA SpA; Chairman, RINA Services
Giovanni Costa, Director, RFI, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
Giorgio Diana, Emeritus Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Keir Fitch, Head of Unit, Research and Innovative Transport Systems, DG Mobility and Transport,
European Commission
Carlo Logli, CEO, Piaggio Aerospace, Chairman, Liguria Aerospace Cluster
Horst Schulze, President, FERSI / Forum of European Road Safety Research Institutes
María Seguí-Gómez, Director General, Spanish Directorate General for Traffic
Ingrid Skogsmo, Deputy Director, SAFER / Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
SESSION 2
Each modal breakout sub-session will aim to identify the future research needs specific to it (including the relevant
intermodal nodes), and explore the commonalities and the transferability of best practices across modes. This format
is intended to maximise the active engagement of the participants in the discussions.
11.30 - 12.30
Discussion
12.30 - 13.00 Final keynote speech
George Yannis, Professor, NTUA / National Technical University of Athens
14:30 – 18:15 Four parallel breakout sub-sessions
13.00 - 13.15 Adoption of conference statement
Breakout session 1: ROAD & URBAN
Chairman: Jean-Luc Di Paola-Galloni, Corporate Vice-President, Valeo Group; Acting Chairman, ERTRAC
/ European Road Transport Research Advisory Council
Users’ point of view: Olivier Lenz, Programmes Director, FIA / Federation Internationale de l’Automobile
Italian perspective: Nevio Di Giusto, Chief Executive Officer, CRF / Centro Ricerche FIAT; Chairman, EUCAR /
European Council for Automotive R&D
13.15 - 13.30 Closing remarks
Manuela Soares, Director of Transport Research, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
Angela Di Febbraro, University of Genoa, Italian Representative in the Transport Programme
Committee of Horizon 2020
Breakout session 2: RAIL
Chairman: Josef Doppelbauer, Chairman, ERRAC / European Rail Research Advisory Council
Users’ point of view: Christopher Irwin, Vice-Chair, European Passengers’ Federation
Italian perspective: Ferruccio Resta, Politecnico di Milano, Italian Cluster for Transport Technology
Breakout session 3: WATERBORNE
Chairman: Willem Laros, Chairman, Waterbone Technology Platform
Users’ point of view: Mario Dogliani, Head of project financing, RINA Services
Italian perspective: Vincenzo Petrone, President, Fincantieri SpA
Breakout session 4: AVIATION
Chairman: Christoph Schneider, Munich International Airport; co-chair, Strategy and Integration Board,
ACARE / Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe
Users’ point of view: Vito Riggio, President, ENAC / Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile
Italian perspective: Giovanni Bertolone, President, Italian Cluster for Aerospace Technology
20:00
Dinner, Palazzo della Borsa, via XX Settembre, n.44
The organisers acknowledge the generous support of:
and the technical assistance of:

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