Program of International Conference
“Development of Railway Stations in Russia”

April 17, 2008
09:00-10:00	Registration of Participants. Welcome coffee
10:00-11:00	Opening Ceremony   Vladimir Yakunin, President of JSC Russian Railways – Welcoming speech to the participants in the International Conference “Development of Russian Railway Stations”   Andrey Nedosekov, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation – State Policy in Railway Transportation within the Framework of the Federal Target Programme of Development of Transportation System of the Russian Federation  for 2010- 2015   Vladimir Klimenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Transport Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation – Legislation Support for Modernization of the Railway Station Complex   Vladimir Blank, Acting Head of Federal Agency for Construction and Municipal Housing economy - Welcoming speech to the participants in the Conference on behalf of Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation - On the problems related with the regulation of engineering development, reconstruction and operation of stations and adjoining territories as a key element of the passenger junction point and that provide for availability and safety of passengers   Matyukhin Vladimir, Head of the Federal Agency for Information Technologies of the RF - All-Russia state information center - the basis of the global infrastructure providing the population of the Russian Federation with distant services
11.00-11.30	Session 1   Presentation of “The Concept of Effective Implementation and Development of the Railway Stations Complex”   Session moderator: Mikhail Akulov, JSC Russian Railways Vice President   Sergey Abramov, Head of the Directorate for Railway Stations of JSC Russian Railways – Report on Russian Railway Station Development Concept Current state of railway station complexes The necessity of JSC Russian Railways new approach to the development of railway stations The basic statements of the “Concept of Effective Implementation and Development of the Railway Stations Complex” Invitation to cooperation
11.30-12.00	Coffee-break
12.00-13.30	Session 2   Session moderator: Boris Lapidus, Senior Vice-president of JSC Russian Railways   Investment attractiveness of railway station complexes   Zhanar Rymzhanova, Senior Banker in Transport Team, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Railway stations as the target for investment. Examples of commercialization of railway stations and EBRD experience.   Maxim Privesentsev, Chairman of Manager’s Board of the Mirax Group corporation – Investment prospects of the stations: components of success   Naoto Hashimoto, CMA, Senior Executive Manager, Nomura Securities CO., LTD – Value Creation In JR Companies   Gibblin Daniel, General Director, EC Harris - Investment attractiveness of railway station complexes   Ivan Sitnikov, General Director, RosEvroDevelopment - Approaches to create a station complex as a generator of additional income of the non-core activity   Freddy Opsomer, Director, Plant Location Europe NV - Railway stations : towards PFI   Georgy Dzagurov, General Director, Penny Lane Realty – Effectiveness of using railway stations’ buildings and premises. Investment prospects. Advertisement component
13.30-14.30	Lunch
13.45-14.15	Press-conference
14:30-15:45	Session 3   Session moderator: Mikhail Akulov, JSC Russian Railways Vice President Railway station as a ‘business card’ of a city   Dr. André Zeug, Chairman Management Board, DB Station&Service AG - DB Station&Service AG Europe's leading operator of transport real estate   Vladimir Bubnov, Head of State Institution ‘Certification Register on Federal Railway Transport’ - Railway stations certification   Dmitry Fedotov, Minister for Construction, Housing and Utilities Infrastructure, Administration of Saratov Region – Intermodal terminal based on Saratov-1 railway station   Etienne Tricaud, General Director and Chief Architect of AREP - Railway station as a ‘business card’ of a city   Arthur Trofimov, Chairman of Directors’ Board, Eurasia City - What the innovative city begins with   Michail Grudinin, General Director, Russian Institute for City Planning and Investment Development “Giprogor” - Condition status and development prospects of stations. Town planning approach
15.45-16.15	Coffee-break
16:15-17:45	Session 4   Session moderator: Pascal Lupo, Head of Station Department, SNCF (French Railways)   Complex services at railway stations   Valery Shataev, Head of the Federal Passenger Directorate - Significance of a station in technology of the transport service of passengers   Johann Weinzettl, CEO, SSP Central Europe - Retail and convenience catering in the railway station environment   Marala Charyeva, Vice-president, Vice-president, Rosinter Restaurants Holding - Station complexes and prospects of the restaurant business development: multiformat approach   Pascal Lupo, Head of Station Department, SNCF (French Railways) – Complex services at railway stations   Francesco Corea, Chief Operating Officer, Centostazioni - An original management of the facilities in the stations buildings: the choice of the Global Service   Gennady Venedictov,  General Director, Okdail - Northwest regional network of the service centers. Creation of service space for passengers
17.45-18.00	Break
18.00-19.00	Session 5   Session moderator: Andrei Semechkin, Director General of the Railway Transport Research and Development Institute   Railway station as a unique technological facility   Jacques Colliard, Head of the Security Center of the International Union of Railways - Security and feeling of security in main stations   Roman Tayml, Head of Global Business Services, IBM East Europe / Asia – Directions of electronic communication development of a railway station as a unique socio-technological object   Pavel Subbotin, First Deputy Head of the Railway station directorate of JSC Russian Railways  - Social problems in the railway stations development   Galina Tashmukhamedova, General Director, Funkverk AG Representative Office, Russia & the CIS – Funkverk AG Solutions on providing railway stations with systems of information delivery to the passengers, security
19:00-21:00	Reception

April 18, 2008
09:00-16:00	Excursion