Handover Between SNCF Réseau and RATP at the Chairmanship of Rail Open Lab

[DATE] 1 Paris, 22 January 2024 HANDOVER BETWEEN SNCF RÉSEAU AND RATP FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF RAIL OPEN LAB On Friday 12 January 2024, at its first plenary session of 2024, RATP took over from SNCF Réseau as Chairman of Rail Open Lab. This plenary session was also an opportunity to present, in the form of a forum, some of the achievements of the association's members. Heir to the Digital Open Lab created in 2018, the Rail Open Lab association is structured around a rotating chairmanship among its four founding members: the FIF (French Railway Industry Association), SERCE, RATP and SNCF Réseau. This first plenary session of 2024 was marked by the handover between SNCF Réseau and RATP: Raphaël Blanchard, Technical and Industrial Director of RATP Infrastructures, thus succeeds Emmanuel Cox, Digital Transformation Director of SNCF Réseau, in carrying forward the association's ambitions. On this occasion, the Chairmen of the four founding members, Patrick Jeantet (FIF), Jean-Pascal de Peretti (SERCE), Jean Castex (RATP), and Matthieu Chabanel (SNCF Réseau) praised the key role of Rail Open Lab within the industry Emmanuel COX – 2023 Chairman «2023 was a rich year for the development of Rail Open Lab, which gained new momentum with the arrival of new members. I am sure that 2024 will be even more fruitful. » Raphaël BLANCHARD – 2024 Chairman « Let us join forces and continue our commitment to the exciting challenges and issues of this decarbonised industry of the future.» [DATE] 2 as an accelerator of innovation, backed by the concrete achievements presented to them at the forum. Mr Jean CASTEX – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RATP «Rail Open Lab is positioning itself as an accelerator for the railway industry to address the challenges of attractiveness and modernisation it faces.» Mr Matthieu CHABANEL – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SNCF Réseau «Rail Open Lab is a true performance accelerator for players in the railway industry: by working together on use cases, we address very concrete needs for the benefit of our customers and train users.» Mr Patrick JEANTET – Chairman of the FIF «Rail Open Lab is one of the successful examples of this partnership spirit essential to the relationship between clients and industry players.» Mr Jean-Pascal de PERETTI – Chairman of SERCE «I welcome this Rail Open Lab initiative and the thinking carried out on the challenges of attractiveness and safety. The extended enterprise model can further accelerate innovation in the industry.» [DATE] 3 Contacts: mlatombe@fif.asso.fr lmediani@fif.asso.fr soune.serre@reseau.sncf.fr cecilia.vichot@reseau.sncf.fr jennyfer.dellupo@ratp.fr m.mourgues@serce.fr pl.renard@serce.fr About Rail Open Lab: The Rail Open Lab association is dedicated to digital and technological acceleration for a more efficient railway industry. Its main objective is to encourage open innovation within the industry with a view to creating more efficient and sustainable railway infrastructure. The main areas covered include the circular economy, employee assistance, new connectivity solutions and predictive maintenance. The association helps bring players in this industry closer together, drawing on connecting infrastructure managers with industrial companies for the joint development of innovative solutions over short 4-month cycles and under real operating conditions. Rail Open Lab was founded in 2020, following on from the Digital Open Lab created in 2018. The entity has been a French non-profit association (loi 1901) since December 2022, with founding members: FIF, RATP, SERCE and SNCF Réseau.