METPEX Conference Agenda “Improving passengers’ experience in public transport”

Thursday 10 September 2015 • Brussels, European Economic and Social Committee

09:30 Welcome & Registration

10:00 – 10:45 Opening session

Mr Pierre Jean Coulon, Vice President of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, European Economic and Social Committee
Mr Keir Fitch, Head of Research and Innovative Transport Systems, European Commission’s Directorate-General Mobility and Transport
Ms Karima Delli, Member of the Transport & Tourism Committee of the European Parliament

10:45 – 11:00 The METPEX approach to quality and accessibility of public transport

Mr Patrick Mercier-Handisyde, Principal Administrator, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Prof. Andree Woodcock, University of Coventry

11:00 – 12:30 The passengers’ perspective in public transport: what are the real needs?

Mr Christopher Irwin, Member of the Executive Board, European Passengers’ Federation
Ms Marie Denninghaus, Mobility and Transport Officer of the European Disability Forum
Mr Raymond Hencks, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Mr Xavier Tackoen, Managing Director of Espaces-Mobilités

Panel discussion & Debate

Moderator: Mr Tiago Pimentel, Manager VTM

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break

13.30 – 14:45 Planning and rollout of accessible and human-centred public transport services in Europe.

Ms Karen Vancluysen, Executive Director of Polis
Ms Ann Frye, Expert – Specialist on the transport needs of disabled and older people
Mr Sampo Hietanen, CEO Intelligent Transport Systems Finland
Mr Bernardo Hernández Bataller Member of the European Economic and Social Committee

Panel discussion & Debate

Moderator: Dr Marco Diana, Politecnico di Torino

14:45 – 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 – 16:15 Offering accessible public transport service in practice – benefits, obstacles and solutions

Ms Johanna Ervér, Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (Stockholm Public Transport)
Mr Stefan Back, President of the Permanent Study Group “Implementation of the White Paper on Transport”, European Economic and Social Committee
Mr Fabio Nussio, Head of International Affairs, Rome Mobility Agency

Panel discussion & Debate

Moderator: Dr Fotis Liotopoulos,, CEO SBOING.net

16:15 – 16:30 Closing Remarks

Mr John Porter, Director, Interactions Research
Dr Merja Hoppe, Senior Researcher, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences