1. ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY INDUSTRIES NORD – PAS DE CALAIS- PICARDIE = 114 members

2. AIF - history 2

3. ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY INDUSTRIES NORD – PAS DE CALAIS- PICARDIE 3

4. REGION NORD-PAS DE CALAIS A railway test ring Since April 2000 600 public and private researchers and more than 2 000 students involved Two consolidating projects RAILENIUM and TECHNOPOLE A competitiveness cluster I-trans The European Railway Agency set up in Valenciennes and Lille 10 000 employees (60 % in SMEs) 2 main rolling stock operators (Alstom and Bombardier) The Railway Certification Agency Certifer More than 100 subcontractors A turnover of 1 billion Euros 4

5. REGION NORD-PAS DE CALAIS 5

6. AIF – our values 6

7. AIF – strategy : main lines 7

8. AIF - today 8 In a global railway market, which knows a regular global growth, the AIF members are in front of a double stake : - Keeping their local position - Exporting their know-how and even accompanying the operators abroad  Taking into account the challenge of sustainable development The AIF helps its members in this way and makes easier the relation between them : - Sharing of experience - Best practices - Industrial excellence

9. AIF –our vision for 2015 9

10. AIF - team 10

11. For further information 11 http://www.aifonline.eu/ Contact : Mr Héric MANUSSET General Manager +33 327 095 612 h.manusset@aifonline.eu Head office of the Association : Campus Technopole Mont Houy RD 958 59300 Famars