Thursday 24 September
Opening Speeches
Port of Antwerp – Mr. Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO UIC – Mr. Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, General Director FIATA – Mr. Francesco Parisi, Past-President
Session 1: Conjunction between sea and rail Chairman – Ivan Petrov
Port of Antwerp – Mr. Koen Cuypers Infrabel – Mr Michel Geubelle IFB – Mr. Tom Paeshuys
RCA – Mr Karl Zöchmeister
Coffee break 15.30
Session 2: Terminal operations – Moving forward Chairman – Marc Huybrechts
Rail & Sea, Edwin Moehlig, Managing Director PSA Antwerp – Mr. Filip Merckx
NHS (Port of Antwerp) – Mr. Maarten Geerardyn UIRR - Mr. Ralf-Charley Schultze
18h30 Welcome Reception Antwerp City Hall Grote Markt 1, 2000 Antwerpen
20h00 Dinner at Restaurant Pelgrom Pelgrimsstraat 15
2000 Antwerpen
The dinner and welcome reception at the Antwerp City Hall will be sponsored by the Port of Antwerp, VEA (Antwerp Forwarders association) and CEB (Belgian Forwarders Association).
13:30
14:00
16:30
Friday 25 September
Session 3. Railway connections - green light for hinterland traffic Chairman – Hans-Günther Kersten
SNCF Captrain Netherlands – Mr. Andreas Pietsch HUPAC – Mr. Alberto Grisone
B-Logistics – Mr. Geert Pauwels LTE – Mr. Markus Bertram VTG – Mr. Frank Bensaid
10:30 Coffee break
Session 4. Effects of digitalization on Logistics Chairman – Johan Gemels
CEB - Mr. Marc Huybrechts – Central Booking Platform Customs agent. Portmade – Mr. Jef Hermans
GEFCO – Mr. Johannes Nanninga DOT-Telematik – Mr. Philipp Tarter Fretless Idea srl – Mr. Paolo Righetti
Closing remarks
13:00 lunch
14:00-17:00 Port tour by bus
