ERCI Webinar Rail Industry in COVID-19 Era

Policy Developments and Activities

The Webinar will share the state of the art on initiatives and policies at EU level that may affect positively the Rail Supply Industry.

These are the main issues:

• Characteristics of the European Rail Supply Industry and its capability of resiliency
• Disruptions in the Supply Chains due to COVID-19 crisis, possible origins and effects and discussions on going within European Clusters Alliance-European Commission Task Force on a new “Rapid Alert Function” as introduced in the new Joint European Roadmap to lifting coronavirus containment measures
• The “EU Rapid Alert Function” concept in response to COVID-19: where are we now and what Clusters can do
• Mitigation of risks and impact: Upskilling and Reskilling in the Supply Chain and what Clusters can do
• Q&A

Speakers:

• Veronica Elena Bocci | Coordinator DITECFER, Member European Commission Expert Group on the Competitiveness of the Rail Supply Industry
• Ulla Engelmann | Head of Unit Advanced Technologies, Clusters and Social Economy at European Commission, DG GROW
• Andrei Bunis | Policy Officer Unit Advanced Technologies, Clusters and Social Economy at European Commission, DG GROW

Please note that the ERCI 10 Webinars will held in English.