演讲人    Mark Fagan

Maximizing the Value of Urban Rail Passenger Infrastructure

演讲题目       Maximizing the Value of Urban Rail Passenger Infrastructure

演讲提纲       Efficient movement of people to, from, and within metropolitan environments is a critical success factors for urban economic growth, community building and enhanced quality of life. Many metropolitan areas have developed passenger rail systems to support these needs often investing billions of dollars in this infrastructure. These rail networks are very complex often consisting of thousands of kilometers of track, hundreds of stations and moving millions of people each day. Despite the challenge of managing these operations, the desires of the stakeholders are clear: passengers demand proximity to home and work, ease of use, as well as on-time and comfortable service; politicians require rail to support sustainable growth, to be affordable yet also to be “fundable”; and thus the operators must provide safe, reliable and efficient systems every day.  This presentation provides a sampling of strategies that passenger rail authorities around the globe are using to simultaneously meet the expectations of passengers, governments and rail operators.

个人简介       Mr. Fagan is a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Center for Business and Government.  The focus of his research is on the creation of competitive markets particularly in network industries.  He has written about the differences in rail freight share between the United States and the European Union, the impact of electricity restructuring in the United States and the financing of small and medium size enterprises to foster growth in developing economics.  A recent presentation to the State Council of the Liberal Party in Australia detailed how urban passenger rail systems can maximize the value they create.

Mark Fagan is also a founding partner of Norbridge, Inc. a general management consulting firm that has a distinctive competence in the transportation sector and freight railroads in particular.  Mr. Fagan specializes in helping companies survive and thrive in deregulation.  He works with clients in the transportation, telecommunications and utility industries as they grapple with increasing shareholder value in a deregulated world.  His engagements include driving top line improvements from volume growth and pricing optimization.  He also conducts assignments focused on cost elimination/reengineering.  He has streamlined functions ranging from customer service to finance to operations.  He also assists clients optimize their infrastructure, especially in light of evolving competition.

Mr. Fagan has a BA in economics from Bucknell University and a Masters degree in regional planning and transportation from Harvard.