Giorgio is heading the EU-Rail JU since March 2023 as an Acting Executive Director. He is responsible for the 1,2Bn€ Europe’s Rail R&I integrated Programme since 2021 as the Head of Programme. He has been supervising as head of R&I the 920M€ R&I Programme of Shift2Rail since 2015. Before, he was a Senior Corporate advisor at UNIFE, advising on strategic topics and preparing S2R. From 2007, as a Senior Technical Manager, he supervised several R&I projects, teams and technical committees. He was also secretary of ERRAC. In 2006, he assisted Mr Paolo Costa, Chairman of Transport Committee of the European Parliament. In 2004 he joined the EU environment, working for the European Chamber of Commerce association and the Valle d’Aosta Regional representation office. Prior to that he had other international experiences with Procter & Gamble in Rome and with BNP Paribas Cardiff in Paris. He holds an Engineering Degree (Polytechnic of Turin) and a master’s degree in public Affairs (London South Bank University).

Session 6: EU-RAIL - the System Pillar and the Innovation Pillar: Outcomes and objectives

The session will focus in outlining the outputs and objectives of the R&I work of the Europe’s Rail Joint undertaking. It is an occasion to reflect about the future of the rail system and align our R&I activities to the needed work done in collaboration with ERA and aligned with the strategic objectives of the Union, represented by the European Commission.