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vie-federationJune 24, 2025

Back to the first day of the SIFER 2025: an afternoon full of exchanges and prospects for the railway sector!

Back to the first day of the SIFER 2025: an afternoon full of exchanges and prospects for the railway sector! After an inaugural morning marked by the presence of Minister Philippe TABAROT and many industrial partners, t

Back to the first day of the SIFER 2025: an afternoon full of exchanges and prospects for the railway sector! After an inaugural morning marked by the presence of Minister Philippe TABAROT and many industrial partners, the day went on with several key moments . The official launch of the Alliance of Railway Industry and Engineering with a common commitment to "win the railway", taken by all the founding members represented by: Matthieu Chabanel, Valérie Giraudon (SNCF Network) Philippe ROCHER (Voies Ferrés de France - SETVF) Michel Kahan (Syntec Engineering) Jean-Louis HOUPERT (RATPgroup) Patrick Jeantet (FIF) And congratulations to Kian Gavtache, appointed President of this brand new Alliance! - Association of Railway Industries where Igor Bilimoff, our General Delegate, was able to take stock of the numerous initiatives carried out in favour of employment and skills in our field, whether at local or national level. Meanwhile, on our FIF Village, the conferences brought forth debates around central themes such as: The time limits for registration with: David Valencia IOC President, Solene Garcin-Berson (Association Française du Rail (AFRA) and Jean-Jacques MOGORO (FIF) Public export support with: lionel pujol (Directorate-General for Enterprise), Thomas Brisset (Directorate-General for Treasury (French Treasury), Laure Brunel (Business France), Marine Laulhère Foissey (Bpifrance), Pascal Pin (FIF) and fatima zahra Bennani (MTI - Morocco TraIndustry) The stakes of high speed - LGV+ with: François-Xavier PICARD (SNCF Réseau), Cédric BLIN (Signals Company - CEE), Julien CANDES (Alstom) and Thierry BARONDEAU (SafeRail SAS) This day was also an opportunity for our President and General Delegate to meet our members like SAARSTAHL RAIL and to talk with their representatives. A big thank you to all the speakers for the richness of the discussions and the quality of the discussions throughout the first day. See you tomorrow morning at 10am on the FIF Village for the continuation of our conference programme! Full programme available here: https://lnkd.in/ed7UDJ7D #SIFER2025 #IndustrieFeruvial #InnovationFeruvial #FIF