PROGRAM

THURSDAY 10TH OF JUNE

9’30     OPENING CEREMONY

• Mr. José Blanco, Spanish Minister of Public Works.
• Mr. Antonio González. President. Adif
• Mr Pedro Ortún. New Approach Industries, Tourism and CSR. DG Enterprise and Industry. European Commission.
• Mr Gilbert Perrin, President. European Greenways Association (EGWA)
• Mr. Eduardo Fayos. World Tourism Organization - Regional Representative for Europe.
• Mr. Jaime Barreiro. Director of the Spanish Railways Foundation (SRF).

10’00 EUROPEAN DIMENSION OF GREENWAYS

• Mr Pedro Ortún. New Approach Industries, Tourism and CSR. DG Enterprise and Industry. European Commission
• Mr Gilbert Perrin, President. European Greenways Association (EGWA)

10'30 Session 1: National greenways programs

Moderates: Mr. Joaquín Jiménez. Director of International Affairs. Adif – Spain.

• Ms. Carmen Aycart. Director of the Spanish Greenways Program. Spanish Railways Foundation – Spain
• Mr. Jean Louis Pons. Chief of the national mission for cycle routes and greenways. Member of the Interministerial Coordination for the Development of cycling-France.
• Mr. Luis Manuel dos Santos Silvestre. Manager of the Nacional Ecopistas Plan. REFER/INVESFER-Portugal
  

11’30 Coffee break

14’00   Session 2: Heritage preservation and new uses for infrastructure

Moderates:  Ms. Carmen Aycart. General Secretary EGWA

• Mr. Miguel Angel Ferrero. Director of patrimonial management. Patrimony and planning direction. Adif – Spain
• Mr. Gilbert Perrin. President EGWA.Chemins du Rail - Belgium
• Mr. Fabrizio Torella. Ferrovie dello Stato. Italy
• Ms Lucina Rangel. Chief of the Historic Monument Department. Nacional Centre for the Preservation Cultural Railway Heritage. National Council for Arts and Culture (CONACULTA)-México

13’30   Open discussion and questions

14’00 Lunch break

15’30 Session 3: Tourist promotion and market strategies

Moderates: Ms. Mercedes Muñoz. Director.  EGWA

• Ms. Arantxa Hernández. Chief of studies and communication department. Spanish National Greenways Program. Spanish Railways Foundation (SRF)– Spain
• Mr. Nicolas Poulouin. President . AF3V - France
• Mr. Daniel Mourek. Nadace Partnerství- Czech Republic (Cyclists welcome certification)
• Ms. Catherine Girard. Tourisme Bretagne - France

17'00 Coffe break

17'30 Session 4: the role of greenways in long distance networks and itineraries

Moderates: Mr. Gilbert Perrin –President EGWA.

• Mr. Michael Cramer. European Parliament.
• Ms. Margarita Ortega. Spanish Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) – Spain
• Mr.François Leruth and Ms. Anne Daubechies. Public Service of the Walloon Region - Belgium
• Mr. Bernard Ensink. Secretary General. European Cyclists Federation (ECF)

19'00 Open discussion and questions

19'30 End of the working sessions

FRIDAY 11TH OF JUNE

9'30 Session 5: Social and economical benefits of greenways (Part I)  

Moderates: Mr. Gilbert Perrin – President EGWA.

• Mr. Ole Thorson. President. International Federation of Pedestrian (IFP). Spain.
• Ms. Francesca Racciopi. Acting Head of the Rome Office. European Centre for Environment and Health. World Health Organization. Italy.
• Ernst Miglbauer, Invent GmbH - Büro OÖ- Austria
• Mr. Emili Mató. Manager.  Girona Greenways Consortium- Spain

11'00 Open discussion and questions

11'30 Coffee break

12'00 Session 5: Social and economical benefits of greenways (Part II)

Moderates: Ms. Mercedes Muñoz. Director.  EGWA.

• Mr. Nicolas Mercat. "France Vélo Organisation"– France
• Mr. Jean Philippe Perrusson. Chief of studies. Bourgogne regional council - France
• Mr. Francisco Menacho. President of the Sierra Greenway Foundation– Spain
• Ms. Mary Powell - Tourism Development Manager and Project Manager of Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership. Lincolnshire County Council - (UK).

13'30 Open discussion and questions

14'00 Lunch break

15'30 Session 6: Equipment and services for all

Moderates:Ms. Carmen Aycart. General Secretary. EGWA

• Mr. Vicente Dómine. General Director of Transports and Logistics. Valencia Regional Government- Spain.
• Mr. Jesús Hernández. Accessibility Director. ONCE Foundation / European Network for Accesible Tourism Vice-president (ENAT)- Spain
• Ms. Emmanuelle Bégué, Director, Syndicat Mixte pour le Développement Rural de l'Arrondissement d'Argelès-Gazost (SMDRA).
• Ms. Esther Peris. Predif representative on the European Association of the Spinally Injured, on the accesible tourism area of FIMITIC - Spain

17'00 Open discussion and questions

17'30 CLOSING CEREMONY: 

• Mr Janez Potočnik. European Commissioner for the Environment. (Speech video)
• Mr. Josep Puxeu. Secretary of State of Rural Affairs and Water. Spanish Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) – Spain
• Mr. Gilbert Perrin. EGWA President. Chemins du Rail-Belgium
• Representative ONCE Foundation
• Mr. Jaime Barreiro. Director of the Spanish Railways Foundation (SRF).