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Speakers

Maurizio Alessandro

CEO, Serenissima Trading

Since end of 2014 CEO of Serenissima Trading, company of the A4 Holding spa Group. The Company manages the subcontracts with the service areas (oil and non-oil) and develops an own network of oil distribution implants on the motorways. Manages also the most important European Truck Parching Area and the related services to the movement of heavy vehicles through the main European connection routs.

He was Project Manager in Sadelmi Cogepi (a General Electric Company) for the realization of Thermal Electrical Plants in Egypt, Project Manager of the Portello Project for Fiera Milano and, as General Director of the Sviluppo Sistema Fiera belonging to the Fiera Milano Group, Project Director of the New Exhibition Centre of Fiera Milano-Rho/Pero.

He was General Director of Consorzio Città della Salute, della Ricerca e della Didattica. The project expects to merge in one place three large Lombard health excellences in the field of Oncology, Neurosciences, Infectious diseases and Heart surgery and, then, CEO and President of Serenissima Costruzioni SpA, company of the A4 Holding spa Group, involved in planning and building, both in Italy and abroad, road and highway infrastructures.

Schedule
Innovative initiatives & projects of toll road operators across Europe
Days:
Wednesday 25 May
11.30 – 13.15

Manuel Arnaut

Responsible for the technical and operational department, Brisa Concession

Manuel ARNAUT is graduated in civil engineering since 1993, from the university of Coimbra.

Between 1993 and 1998 he served as engineer in construction companies. He joined Brisa in 1998 as inspection engineer. Since then hold several technical and managing roles, including operational manager and toll system manager.

Currently he is responsible for the technical and operational department at Brisa Concession – the largest concession of Brisa Group.

Schedule
Tolling to finance a safe, efficient and sustainable transport infrastructure
Days:
Wednesday 25 May
11.30 – 13.15

Ghislaine Baillemont

APRR

Schedule
Safety as the first priority of toll motorway companies
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
16.30 – 18.00

José Braga

President, APCAP

Economist with deep experience and knowledge in toll motorways operation. Vast involvement and direction concerning technological development, particularly in operation and control systems.

Active participation in the creation and implementation of the Via Verde system and also the Via Verde Portugal company. Experience of more than 30 years activity in different fields of toll motorways operation: organization, planning, control and relationships with the grantor and providers.

Schedule
Closing remarks
Days:
Wednesday 25 May
13.15 – 13.30

Guy Chetrit

European PPP Expertise Centre / European Investment Bank

Guy is French. He has been involved in project financing and PPPs since the early 1990s. He spent ten years in London, first with Société Générale where he was involved in several power and transport projects in the UK, Spain and Asia. He subsequently joined the European Investment Bank, at first in London, working on a wide variety of PPP/PFI projects in transport in the UK and the Netherlands and later in Rome where he was in charge of project financing / PPP transactions in Italy and Greece.

In September 2010, Guy joined the European PPP Expertise Centre as a principal adviser. EPEC was set up as an initiative of the EIB and the EU Commission dedicated to the promotion of PPPs across the Europe. He leads EPEC’s work on a wide range of PPP topics such as financing.

Schedule
Concession model: a tool to finance mobility services in an EU integrated approach – PART B – Political debate
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
11.15 – 12.45

Bruno De La Fuente

Concessionaires Director, SEOPAN

Bruno de la Fuente is Bachelor of Business Science by the Universidad Complutense of Madrid and Master in Business Administration by the IE Business School.

1999 - 2010
ASETA (Spanish Association of Concessionaires Companies Highways, Tunnels, Bridges and Toll Road) - Management Assistant, leading the coordination of various committees of the Association as the Electronic Toll Collection Interoperability and Marketing.

2010 – 2014
ASETA - General Manager He was involved in the definition, implementation and monitoring of the electronic toll collection Spanish ViaT system and he participated in different European projects of toll interoperability as CESARE, PISTA or RCI.

2014 – Present
SEOPAN (Association of Infrastructure Contractors and Concessionaires) - Concessionaires Director He is also member of the ATC, AEC and ITS Spain’s Boards of Directors, member of the IBTTA (Global toll industry association) Technology Committee, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the ASECAP COPER I and participates in standardization committees of AENOR 159-199.

Schedule
Consession Model: a tool to finance mobility services in an EU integrated approach – Part A – Presentation of the ASECAP Study on the Concession model
Days:
Tuesday 24 May 10.45 – 11.15

Moderator of the session “Tolling to finance a safe, efficient and sustainable transport infrastructure”
Days:
Tuesday 24 May 14.15 - 16.00

Claire Depré

Head of Unit, Intelligent Transport Systems, DG MOVE, European Commission

After some years as assistant of the Director General of Mobility and Transport, Claire Depré has been appointed Head of Unit in charge of Intelligent Transport Systems in DG MOVE in 2013.

Before joining the Commission in 2001, she worked in the European Parliament with responsibilities encompassing industry, research and ICT.

Schedule
Challenges for road operators in the ITS domain – automated driving and radio frequencies
Days:
Wednesday 25 May
09.00 - 11.00

Kallistratos Dionelis

Secretary-General, ASECAP

Up to 1999 K. Dionelis served the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Greece as a diplomat. The periods 1983-1990 and 1993-1999 he served in Brussels in the Greek Delegation in the EU, as first Counsellor of the Embassy, responsible for Transport, Energy and Environment. Since 1999 he is General Secretary of ASECAP, the European Association of tolled road infrastructures operators gathering 22 national members and managing more than 50.000 km. of road networks.

Mr Dionelis holds Masters Degrees of:
- Mechanical engineer N.U.A. (National University of Athens);
- Electrical engineer N.U.A.;
- Transport engineer;
- Economist (Economic University of Greece) – Master’s in Art of economics, specialization in transport economics.

Schedule
Moderator of the session “The European electronic toll service: the EETS platform and pilot operations”
Days:
Tuesday 24 May

09.30 – 10.15

Safety as the first priority of toll motorway companies
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
16.30 – 18.00

Esteban Duarte

Journalist, Bloomberg Agency

He is correspondent for the international news agency Bloomberg who lives in Madrid covering topics related to economic & financial sector. He has worked for Bloomberg since 2006. Previously, he was a reporter for the Recoletos Media Group. Bloomberg delivers business and markets news, data, analysis, and video all over the world. In 2010, Bloomberg News included more than 2,300 editors and reporters in 72 countries and 146 new bureaus worldwide.

Schedule
Moderator of the session “Concession model: a tool to finance mobility services in an EU integrated approach” – PART B – Political debate
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
11.15 – 12.45

Christina Ebli

International Affairs and Communication Manager, Autostrada del Brennero S.p.A

“International Affairs and Communication Manager" Degree at the University of Verona, master in marketing and communication, is working as assistant of the Technical General Director and is responsible for the European projects, internal administration, events and congresses; Quality and Environment of the General Technical Direction. Speaker at the IBTTA and ASECAP sessions.

Schedule
Safety as the first priority of toll motorway companies
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
16.30 – 18.00

Karel Feix

Managing Director, KASPCH TrafficCom

Born in Prague in 1951

* 1971 – Graduated from Secondary School of Telecommunications
* 1976 – Graduated from Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering; obtained the title "ing." (MS)
* Following graduation, worked in Czech Telecom where he took part in designing and implementing digital communication systems
* During 1980s, worked for Ericsson in Finland and Sweden
* At the end of 1980s and beginning of 1990s, participated in a digitalization project for Czech Telecom
* 1991 – Appointed Managing Director of the Austrian holding Kapsch in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where he managed projects in the area of telecommunications and transportation telematics for roads and railways, such as the supply of GSM-R to the Czech Railways
* 2005 – Appointed the Managing Director of the holding's new company Kapsch Telematic Services CZ, which guarantees the supply and operation of the electronic toll system in the Czech Republic
* Fluent in English, German, and Russian
* Married with two adult children
* Hobbies include tennis, skiing, and biking

Schedule
Tolling to finance a safe, efficient and sustainable transport infrastructure
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
14.15 – 16.00

Alberto Fernandez Wyttenbach

Market Innovation Officer, European GNSS Agency (GSA)

Alberto Fernández-Wyttenbach is Market Innovation Officer at the European GNSS Agency (GSA) contributing to the promotion of Galileo and EGNOS benefits, and the implementation of actions to accelerate the adoption of European satellite navigation services in emerging road transportation segments, such us Connected Vehicles. Prior to joining the GSA, he held consulting and business development positions in the geospatial industry.

Mr. Fernández-Wyttenbach has a Master's degree in Geodesy and Cartography from the Technical University of Madrid and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, complemented with an Executive MBA from ESIC.

Schedule
Tolling to finance a safe, efficient and sustainable transport infrastructure
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
14.15 – 16.00 

Challenges for road operators in the ITS domain – automated driving and radio frequencies
Days:
Wednesday 25 May
09.00 - 11.00

Guy Frémont

Head of Department Prospective and Transverse Projects, SANEF

Guy Frémont holds a master in electrical engineering from the Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité (SUPELEC) of Paris, in 1982. He spent the first 10 years of his career in the aerospace and defence industry, designing and developing radio navigation and guidance systems for the civil aviation and defence engines.

In 1992 he joined the toll motorway sector, where he took various positions as R&D Manager and Projects manager, responsible of coordination and management of the development and implementation of tolling systems, traffic management, road safety and travellers’ information systems.

He works with sanef since July 2007 as Head of Unit Innovative Solutions at the Technology and Systems Division. In May 2015 he is appointed Head of Department Prospective and Transverse Projects, in charge of designing and managing research and development activities, coordinating the technological follow up of ITS products and services for the group’s businesses. He is also coordinating studies and deployment of the technical systems on the motorway network in operation as well as in the framework of development projects for the sanef group.

Schedule
Tolling to finance a safe, efficient and sustainable transport infrastructure
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
14.15 – 16.00


Challenges for road operators in the ITS domain – automated driving and radio frequencies
Days:
Wednesday 25 May
09.00 – 11.00

Antonio Garcia Fernandez

Head of Technology & Innovation, Cintra Servicios de Infraestructuras, S.L.

Antonio García has a Civil Engineering background with an¡ MSc in Transportation. He joined Cintra in 1999 as Project Manager in the Business Development Department where he took part in the preparation of several highways, high speed train, light rail and airports in Spain, UK, France, Italy, Ireland, Australia, etc.

In 2003 he moved to Bristol (UK) to act as Strategic Planning Manager in Bristol Airport and in 2005 when he returned to Spain as Project Director in the Business Development Department was active in projects in USA and Northern Europe such as the acquisition of the Indiana Toll Road and the financial closing of the M3 in Ireland.

Since 2006 was part of the Technical Department coordinating the O&N and T&R areas and from 2010 was Cintra’s Technical Director for Europe and New Markets.

In 2015 was appointed Head of Technology & Innovation to promote new methods to create value to the company.

Schedule
Challenges for road operators in the ITS domain – automated driving and radio frequencies
Days:
Wednesday 25 May

09.00 – 11.00

Marko Jandrisits

Program Manager for Cooperative Systems and Services, ASFINAG

Mr. Marko Jandrisits is leading the ASECAP Permanent Committee on ITS and Innovation is employed by ASFINAG the Austrian Operators of the High Level Road Network as Program Manager for Cooperative Systems and Services. He is Co-Chair of the Amsterdam Group and delegate to several national and international ITS related bodies like the C-ITS Deployment Platform, ETSI, CEN and CEPT.

Mr. Jandrisits graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Wr. Neutstadt for Interdisciplinary Management as “Diplom-Ingenieur (FH)”. Since 2000 he worked as Project Manager in the field of Transport and Traffic Telematics and was responsible for the development and implementation of numerous projects in transports, logistics and information technologies for ESA, EC and on national level. He was member of the board of the Austrian Institute of Navigation and delegate to the European Maritime Radionavigation Forum.

Schedule
Moderator of the session “Challenges for road operators in the ITS domain – automated driving and radio frequencies”
Days:
Wednesday 25 May
09.00 – 11.00

Stephan Koesling

Head of Strategic Planning, TOLL COLLECT

Stephan Koesling was appointed the Head of Strategic Planning at Toll Collect in 2012. Together with his team, he is conducting analysis and evaluations to support all aspects of the strategic management processes within Toll Collect.

Prior to joining Toll Collect Stephan worked for the German TÜV NORD AG, leading the Strategy and Business Development of the newly set up aerospace business. Before that Stephan served 12 years in the German Navy as a Tornado Jet-Pilot in the rank of a lieutenant. Stephan has working experience in the USA, Singapore and Spain. He studied education and economics, and holds an Executive MBA degree from ESCP Europe, Paris.

Schedule
Tolling to finance a safe, efficient and sustainable transport infrastructure
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
14.15 – 16.00

Eddy Liegeois

Head of the Land Transport Unit, DG MOVE, European Commission

Eddy Liégeois is Head of the land transport unit since January 2015. He is responsible for internal market and social issues in commercial road transport, as well as for all aspects related to road charging. Previously Eddy was assistant of the Director General in DG MOVE (2005-2010) and Head of the legal unit in the same DG (2010-2014).

Before joining the European Commission in 1996, Eddy has worked in the private sector. He studied law in Louvain-La-Neuve.

Schedule
Welcoming and opening remarks
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
08.45 – 09.30


Concession model: a tool to finance mobility services in an EU integrated approach – PART B – Political debate
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
11.15 – 12.45

Libor Lochman

CER Executive Director

Libor Lochman has been Executive Director of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) since January 1st 2012. Libor Lochman, born in 1963 in Czechoslovakia, graduated at the Transport University in Zilina and has a doctorate in electronics from the West-Bohemian University Plzen. He has a strong background in Control-Command and signalling systems.

Prior to his role as CER Deputy Executive Director and leader of technical affairs (2007-2011), he acted as director of the Railway Test Centre, a facility for testing European rolling stock, infrastructure and signalling components, in Prague (2000-2005).

Schedule
Concession model: a tool to finance mobility services in an EU integrated approach – PART B – Political debate
Days:
Tuesday 24 May
11.15 – 12.45

Jorge Lopes

Director Responsible for the Road Technologies and Information Management Services, BRISA

Dr. Jorge Lopes is graduated in computer science engineering and holds a PhD Degree in Transportation Systems from the Technical University of Lisbon and the MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is invited professor in the Department of Civil Engineering of the Technical University of Lisbon and has been involved in several studies of transportation systems and complex systems design and development.

He joined Brisa in 2001 as responsible for the development of ITS solutions and the traffic control center’ systems design and development.

Currently he is the director responsible for the road technologies and information management services.

Jorge is the chairman of CP3 – the permanent committee on ITS of APCAP – the Portuguese association.

Schedule
Challenges for road operators in the ITS domain – automated driving and radio frequencies
Days:
Wednesday 25 May
09.00 – 11.00

Panos Loukas

General Manager of the Concession Company, GEFYRA

Studies:

➢ National Technical University of Athens, Department of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering:

• Direction: Mining Engineer
• Year of Graduation: 1992
• Diploma Degree: 8,08/10.
• Diploma Thesis title: Research regarding the mechanical behavior of the rock discontinuities for the efficient exploitation of bauxite deposits in underground mines in Greece.

➢ Post graduate studies in Business Administration: MBA diploma from University of Sheffield, U.K.: 2011.

➢ Post graduate studies in National University of Athens on the following topics:
• “Crisis management”
• “Law & Economics”

Professional Experience:
➢ February 2015 – today: General Manager of the Concession Company “GEFYRA SA” in Greece, for the Rion – Antirion Bridge and Project Director of VINCI Concessions for the development of Projects in SE Europe.
➢ January 2010 – January 2015: Project Manager of VINCI Concessions for the development of Projects in SE Europe.
➢ May 2006 – December 2010: General Manager of the Romanian branch of the company, “EDRASIS”, specialized in geotechnical works.
➢ November 2004 – April 2006: Project Manager for the implementation of the PHARE project “Rehabilitation of the Northern Suburban Area of Bucharest”, co-financed by the European Union and the Municipality of Bucharest.
➢ January 2000 – October 2005: “EDRASIS Greece”, Senior Manager of the underground and tunneling department of the company, being responsible for the execution of underground – tunneling projects (Athens Metro, Attiki Odos Tunnels, micro-tunnels etc.).
➢ June 1995 – December 2000: “EDRASIS Greece” Project Manager & Site Engineer.

Schedule
Innovative initiatives & projects of toll road operators across Europe
Days:
Wednesday 25 May
11.30 – 13.15