08:30 - 09:00Welcome coffee & registration

09:00 - 10:30Life cycle management: introduction & benchmarking

Chairman: W.J. (Willem-Jan) Zwanenburg, consultant ^CH

Infrastructure and rolling stock: about energy and synergy
Dr. ir. M.J.M.M. (Michaël) Steenbergen, railway engineering, TU Delft ^NL

SALVO: Strategic Assets: Lifecycle Value Optimization
Mr. K. (Kevin) Dunning, Head of Asset Management, London
Underground Ltd ^UK

LCM – aviation as an impulse for rail?
Dipl. Ing. K.G. (Katja) Gutsche, Unit Leader Life Cycle Management, DLR ^DE

Performance Based Contracting: a means to efficient interorganisational life cycle management? - Experiences from different industries
Dr. ir. G. (Gigi) van Rhee, managing partner, Stratelligence ^NL

10:30 - 11:00Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30The need for cross border rules (of the game)?

Chairman: W.J. (Willem-Jan) Zwanenburg, consultant ^CH

The relationship between European and National regulations and the life cycle costs of rolling stock
Ir. J. (Jos) van Gisbergen, principal consultant, Lloyd’s Register Rail Europe ^NL

Cross border rules, market transparency and railway life cycle costs
E.W. (Ernest) Godward, project officer Economic Evaluation Unit, ERA ^FR

Harmonization of data structures and parameters for Life cycle calculations from the point of view of railway operators 
Peter Danzer, Specialist for LCC-calculations, Deutsche Bahn AG ^DE

12:30 - 13:30Lunch

13:30 - 15:30Rail concessions and asset/life cycle management

Chairman: W.J. (Willem-Jan) Zwanenburg, consultant ^CH

Influence of long term contracting and outsourcing on asset life cycle costs - a Swiss example
M. (Martin) Benkler, COO, Sersa Group ^CH

Railconcessions and LCM; How to develop effective contracts
Ir. M.J.G. (Maarten) Adriaansens, consultant, Movares ^NL 

Managing Life-Cycle Cost  and Availability in Rail Transport: ALSTOM’s views and experience
P. (Pierre) Dersin, RAM Director,
Alstom ^FR
C. (Christian) Ponticelli, Maintenance Platform Group Director, Alstom ^FR

Performance Based Contracting: ready?, Set, GO! going for PBC without a false start!
K. (Kurt) Koevoets, consultant, TNO Defence, Security & Safety ^NL

13:30 - 15:30Interaction between infrastructure and rolling stock

Chairman: Dr. ir. M.J.M.M. (Michaël) Steenbergen, railway engineering, TU Delft ^NL

Managing wheel and rail wear and tear – practical examples why Infrastructure Manager and Railway User are each other’s shareholder
Dr. ir. A. (Arjen) Zoeteman, head technical advisor, EIM ^FR

Railway infrastructure and vehicle maintenance management - a strive towards global optimum
S. (Stasha) Jovanovic, executive manager asset management solutions, Mermec ^IT

The use of LCC and RAMS in the area of interaction of wheel and rail
Dr. U. (Ulla) Juntti, , University of Technology Lulea ^SE

15:30 - 16:00Coffee break

16:00 - 18:00Management accounting of LCC

Chairman: Mr. W.J. (Willem-Jan) Zwanenburg, consultant ^CH

Life cycle cost accounting... in control?
Dr.ir. J. (John) Stavenuiter, director, AMC Centre ^NL

Best practices in life cycle management for metro and tram rail infrastructure in Amsterdam
Mr. K. (Kimmo) Oostermeijer, associate, Booz & Company ^NL

Without statistics no proper decisions
Mr. P. (Peter) van Gestel, director, DeltaPi ^NL

16:00 - 18:00A balance between technology & cost efficiency

Chairman: Dr. ir. M.J.M.M. (Michaël) Steenbergen, railway engineering, TU Delft ^NL

Cost reduction of the system - from gut feeling to life cycle management
Ing. M. (Martijn) van Noort, life cycle management expert, Prorail ^NL

Energy saving in Nordic railways - the use of new advanced energy metering technology on trains
Mr. D.M. (Dyre Martin) Gulbrandsen, director, ERESS/Jernbaneverket ^NO

RAMS-LCC optimisation in mid-life update - practical experiences in extreme make-over
Ir. C.G. (Christiaan) Verhoeven, program director refurbishment & overhaul, NedTrain ^NL

Cost efficiency of Under Sleeper Pads - a life cycle cost evaluation
Prof. dr. eng. P. (Peter) Veit, Institute of Railway Engineering & Transport Economy, TU Graz ^AT

18:00 - 19:00Networking reception

Closing & conclusions, followed by networking reception