The 16th edition of the European Railway Award takes place on 31 January 2023 as a fully physical event in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels. Guests are invited as of 18:30 for a welcome drink ahead of the ceremony at 19.00. 

WELCOME

Alberto Mazzola, CER Executive Director
Philippe Citroën, UNIFE Director General 

OPENING ADDRESSES

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament (video message)
Andreas Carlson, Swedish Minister for Infrastructure and Housing  
 

RAIL CHAMPION AWARD 2023
Ukrainian Railways

Laudatory speech: Henrik Hololei, European Commission Director-General for Mobility & Transport

Acceptance speech: Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, Member of the Board of Ukrainian Railways
 

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Capacity building for crisis-proof rail 

Henrik Hololei, European Commission Director-General for Mobility & Transport
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Member of the European Parliament
Henri Poupart-Lafarge, UNIFE Chair, Chairman and CEO of Alstom
Andreas Matthä, CER Chair, CEO of ÖBB
 

RAIL TRAILBLAZER AWARD 2023
For achievements promoting better representation of women in rail

Winner revealed on the day
 

FAREWELL TRIBUTE

Carlo Borghini, Outgoing Executive Director of Europe's Rail JU
 

CONCLUDING REMARKS
 

Moderated by Méabh McMahon, EuroNews
 

The ceremony will conclude around 20:30 with our joint CER-UNIFE reception (click here to register).

We look forward to welcoming you on 31 January!