Program

Monday, 27 March 2023

Plenary Room

Theme: French-German projects versus French and German projects

Moderator: Nathalie REUTER

The T-Wagen for Frankfurt - constructed in France as a European / international project

14:00 - 14:20

Michael RÜFFER

Technical Managing Director

VGF - Transport Company Frankfurt/Main

Frankfurt (Germany)

Eric CAPLOT

Tramway Product Manager

Alstom

Frankfurt (Germany)

To the left,the right and beyond the Rhine: current tram projects in the district of Rhine-Sieg (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis)

14:20 - 14:40

Christoph GRONECK

Transport planner - Transport and Mobility Unit

Public Transport Authority of the Rhein-Sieg district

Siegburg (Germany)

Mobility in the urban context

14:40 - 15:00

Alphonse COULOT

Project manager

La Fabrique de la Cité

Paris (France)

Room C

Theme: The importance of the tram in a global mobility

Moderator: Bruno JANSEM

The Rabat-Salé Tramway at the heart of a global mobility policy

14:00 - 14:20

Loubna BOUTALEB

General Manager

Rabat Region Mobility Company-Morocco ING. MSC. Bouregreg Valley Development Agency

Rabat (Maroc)

The place of the tram in a global cross-border mobility policy; The cross-border tramway between Strasbourg and Kehl

14:20 - 14:40

Xavier DESCAMPS

Marketing and Innovation Director

Strasbourg public transport company (CTS)

Strasbourg (France)

Leipzig's new 'Promenadenring': transition from a space dedicated to cars to a space dedicated to people

14:40 - 15:00

Thomas DIENBERG

Mayor and Mayor delegated to urban development and public works

City of Leipzig Department of urban development and public works

Leipzig (Germany)

Room E

Theme: Political prerequisites

Moderator: Bernd REUSS

The extensions of the Brussels tram network, method of financing, citizen participation and political support. The example of tram 10

14:00 - 14:20

Jean-Michel MARY

Director Public Affairs

STIB-MIVB Brussels Intermunicipal Transport Company

Brussels (Belgium)

Expansion of existing and construction of new networks for trams and light rail - challenges, solutions and successes

14:20 - 14:40

Christoph HESSEL

Specialist group leader in the field of urban railways

VDV - Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen Association of German Transport Companies

Cologne (Germany)

Construction of line 1 of the Luxembourgish tramway : Political commitment and decision-making process within the context of the PNM 2035

14:40 - 15:00

Frank VANSTEENKISTE

Government Councillor

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LUXTRAM S.A.

Ministry of Mobility and Public Works

Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Plenary Room

Theme: Communicating with citizens

Moderator: Nathalie REUTER

Listen and you will be heard - citizens as co-creators of communication in major infrastructure projects

9:35 - 9:55

Benthe VESTERGÅRD

Owner/Director

Consultancy company BV Kommunikation

Odense (Denmark)

Accompanying major tramway line construction projects - the experience of the Nice metropolis

9:55 - 10:15

Emmanuel PETIOT

Deputy Director General for Major Projects and Infrastructure

Tramway - Nizza Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis

Nice Côte d'Azur (France)

Laure MICHELIS

Director Support and coordination of structuring projects

MNCA - Direction Déléguée aux Grands Projets

Nice (France)

The Luxtram project through the evolution of public opinion

10:15 - 10:25

Dany FRANK

Luxembourg

The History of the Tramway in Bergen: The Highs and Lows of Events

10:25 - 10:35

Tom POTTER

Senior Transportation Engineer and Technical Expert

Norconsult AS

Bergen (Norway)

Room C

Theme: Cross-border cooperation / cross-border tram

Moderator: Bruno JANSEM

Tramway & RER link in the Geneva/Annemasse cross-border living area

9:35 - 9:55

Benoît PAVAGEAU

Public Transport Manager

Cantonal transport office - Geneva

Geneva (Switzerland)

Basel's trinational tram network: essential for today, controversial for tomorrow?

9:55 - 10:15

Alain GROFF

Head of Mobility

Canton Basel-City Department of Construction and Transport Directorate of Mobility

Canton Basel-City (Switzerland)

French-German tram projects - overcoming borders to opposition, expectations and (mis)understanding

10:15 - 10:35

Reinhold SCHRÖTER

Manager for light rail and bus operations

Stuttgart Tramways Ltd. Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG

Stuttgart (Germany)

Room E

Theme: Urban development

Moderator: Bernd REUSS

The Grand Paris Express

9:35 - 9:55

Pierre-Emmanuel BECHERAND

Directeur du Fonds de dotation du Grand Paris Express

Responsable de l’architecture, du design et de la culture de la SGP

Société du Grand Paris

Paris (France)

Thomas RICHEZ

Architect

Richez Associés

Paris (France)

'Tramway Superstar' (from town planning)

9:55 - 10:15

Alfred PETER

DPLG Landscaper & Landscape Designer, Urban Planner

Atelier Alfred Peter Urban landscape design

Lyon / Strasbourg (France) / Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

in progress

10:15 - 10:35

Mathias FRITSCH

Partner Architect

BFF… architecture urbanisme

Luxembourg

Plenary Room

Theme: Pricing system

Moderator: Nathalie REUTER

Free public transport

13:15 - 13:35

Christophe REUTER

Government Councillor - Multimodal Strategic Planning

Ministry of Mobility and Public Works

Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

A ticket (to Germany) for everyone and for everything? - A glimpse of the 'Deutschlandticket' from Northern Germany

13:35 - 13:55

Clara DÖGE

Officer NAH.SH GmbH - Tariff, Sales and Passenger Information Division

Local transport association Schleswig-Holstein NAH.SH

Schleswig Holstein (Germany)

The debate about pricing scales in France

13:55 - 14:15

Guy LEBRAS

Managing Director

GART - Grouping of transport authorities

Paris (France)

Marc DELAYER

Deputy Director General

AGIR Transportation

Paris (France)

Room C

Theme: Suburban tram – Stadtbahn

Moderator: Bruno JANSEM

Suburban tram. Three cities. One tram

13:15 - 13:35

Josef WEBER

City Councillor

Head of the Planning and Building Department

City of Erlangen - Department 6 for Planning and Building

Erlangen (Germany)

Making the tram faster, an relevant and inspiring project

13:35 - 13:55

Philippe GASSER

Partner and member of the managing board

Expert in territorial studies and travel plans

Citec Consulting Engineers SA

Geneva (Switzerland)/ Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

How to give the tram the right of way without specific lanes?

13:55 - 14:15

Stephan BESIER

Dipl. Ing. in urban and environmental planning

Independent consultant for integrated urban and transport planning

StadtBahnGestaltung

Leipzig (Germany)

Room E

Theme: Realization of a tram: construction and supervision of works

Moderator: Bernd REUSS

The renewal of the tramway in Marseille - decisions and stages in the extension of the network

13:15 - 13:35

Jan Große BEILAGE

Head of Development Studies

Metropolis Aix-Marseille-Provence Metro/Tramway department

Aix-Marseille-Provence (France)

Designing tram systems based on the Alliance Model

13:35 - 13:55

Pekka SAARINEN

Head of design of railways

AFRY Finland

Helsinki (Finland)

Lauri KANGAS

Senior Transport Expert at the Urban Environment division

City of Helsinki

Helsinki (Finland)

Traditional or 'Design & Build' project management

13:55 - 14:15

Helge DORSTEWITZ

Director for new tram lines

Luxtram S.A.

Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

Plenary room
Round tables

Round Table: The panel discussion "Transforming Mobility in the Context of the Energy Crisis and Climate Change in Urban Areas" will begin soon in the plenary hall.

15:00 - 15:30

Cathérine PILA

President of the Board of Directors

AGIR and RTM

Marseille (France)

Bart DHONDT

Alderman in charge of Mobility and Public Works

City of Brussels (Belgium)

Brussels (Belgium)

Thomas DIENBERG

Mayor and Mayor delegated to urban development and public works

City of Leipzig Department of urban development and public works

Leipzig (Germany)

Alain JUND

Vice-President - Responsibilities: Mobility/transportation, cycling policies and pedestrian plans

Eurometropolis Strasbourg

Strasbourg (France)

Françoise ROSSIGNOL

3rd President of GART

Vice-president in charge of mobility and transport, Urban Community of Arras

GART

GART (France)

Patrick HATZIG

Vice-Président

Grand Nancy

Nancy (France)

Round Table: The panel discussion "Mobility as a Key Challenge in the Development and Design of Territories. Perspectives and Strategies on a Regional and Cross-border Level" will begin soon in the plenary hall.

15:30 - 16:00

François BAUSCH

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Mobility and Public Works

Ministry of Mobility and Public Works

Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

Petra BERG

Minister

Ministry for the Environment, Climate, Mobility, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of Saarland

Saarbrücken (Germany)

Patrick GOLDSCHMIDT

Alderman in charge of mobility

City of Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Franck LEROY

President

Great Est Region (TRGE)

Strasbourg (France)

Josef WEBER

City Councillor

Head of the Planning and Building Department

City of Erlangen - Department 6 for Planning and Building

Erlangen (Germany)

Exposition

Exhibition and conference venue

ECCL

4 Place de l’Europe

Plateau du Kirchberg

L-1499 Luxembourg

www.eccl.lu

Opening hours

Monday, 27 March: 9:00 – 18:15

Tuesday, 28 March: 8:30 – 17:30

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Monday, 27 March 2023

Michael RÜFFER

Eric CAPLOT

Christoph GRONECK

Alphonse COULOT

Loubna BOUTALEB

Xavier DESCAMPS

Thomas DIENBERG

Jean-Michel MARY

Christoph HESSEL

Frank VANSTEENKISTE

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Benthe VESTERGÅRD

Emmanuel PETIOT

Laure MICHELIS

Dany FRANK

Tom POTTER

Benoît PAVAGEAU

Alain GROFF

Reinhold SCHRÖTER

Pierre-Emmanuel BECHERAND

Thomas RICHEZ

Alfred PETER

Mathias FRITSCH

Christophe REUTER

Clara DÖGE

Guy LEBRAS

Marc DELAYER

Josef WEBER

Philippe GASSER

Stephan BESIER

Jan Große BEILAGE

Pekka SAARINEN

Lauri KANGAS

Helge DORSTEWITZ

Cathérine PILA

Bart DHONDT

Thomas DIENBERG

Alain JUND

Françoise ROSSIGNOL

Patrick HATZIG

François BAUSCH

Petra BERG

Patrick GOLDSCHMIDT

Franck LEROY

Josef WEBER

Exposition