IRS9 Sofitel Warsaw Victoria, Poland
Breaking down barriers through digital transformation
The IRS9 conference programme discussed how rail can use digital technology to bring down barriers to smoother travel and trade. How do we provide seamless mobility within cities, countries, and continents? Sector leaders tackled the governance of modern multimodal transport systems, standardisation and interoperability, intercontinental freight, environmental sustainability, and cyber security.
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06.00Breakfast
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09.00Meeting 10From flight-shame to train-boast – making the most of new opportunities for rail in Sweden
09.00-09.15
Speaker
Victoria Burgoyne
Sustainability Manager
SJ (Swedish State Railways)
Victoria has 15 years of experience within the field of sustainability. She holds a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
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09.15Grasping the opportunities of a changing climate
09.15-09.25
Speaker
Dr Andrew Quinn
Reader in Atmospheric Science & Engineering
University of Birmingham
Andrew is Reader in Atmospheric Science and Engineering, bridging the disciplines of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science. Andrew’s research focuses on the interactions between railway and climate and how this impacts the resilience of services. He is lead author of the UIC adaptation framework, helping railway organisations globally to improve preparedness for climate change.
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09.25EIB support to the decarbonisation of the transport sector: the case of rail
09.25-09.35
Speaker
Pierre Poinsignon
Head of Strategic Railways
European Investment Bank (EIB)
With the EIB since 2007, Pierre is responsible for the Strategic Railways Division at the Bank’s Projects Directorate. A civil engineer by background, he has over 28 years of experience in the development, financing and implementation of transport infrastructure projects (railways, roads, ports, airports) in the EU and in Asia.
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09.35Meeting 11Panel discussion: #FLYGSKAM: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RAIL TO LEAD ON CLIMATE CHANGE?
09.35-10.40
Moderator
Dr Andrew Quinn
Reader in Atmospheric Science & Engineering
University of Birmingham
Speaker
Olivier Menuet
Senior Vice President Energy
SNCF
Kurt Bauer
Head of High Speed & Long Distance Services
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
Pierre Poinsignon
Head of Strategic Railways
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Thomas Reynaert
Managing Director
Airlines for Europe (A4E)
Victoria Burgoyne
, Sustainability Manager
SJ (Swedish State Railways)
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10.10Meeting 12
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10.40COFFEE
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10.50IoT - Internet of Trains
10.50-11.05
Speaker
Jash Bansidhar
Managing Director
Advantech Europe
Jash leads the expansion and significant organisational changes as the company continues its impressive growth with focus on Industrial IoT, Embedded Solutions and Service Solutions. Continuing to develop Advantech Europe’s successful sector led model for Industry 4.0, Smart Grids and Intelligent Transportation, he leads more than 600 Advantech employees in Europe and support professionals. He is responsible for setting new records in revenues and profit growth in Advantech’s European market.
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11.10Meeting 13Driving assistance system for trams: The Tram Forward collision warning system
11.10-11.25
Speaker
Maciej Wróbel
Regional Marketing Product Manager
Bosch Engineering
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11.25Technical Review: Voith Turbo
11.25-11.40
Speaker
Stanisław Chmielewski
Head of Rail, Sales & Customer Service Rail VTPL
Voith Turbo
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11.40Secure networks for collaborative services: HIT Rail
11.40-11.50
Speaker
Antonio López
General Manager
HIT Rail
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11.45Meeting 14
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11.50Presentation: CAN WE GUARANTEE SECURE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE AGE OF 5G, BIG DATA AND IoT?
11.50-12.00
Speaker
Jean-Michel Evanghelou
Head of Telecom & Signalling
International Union of Railways (UIC)
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12.00Panel discussion: CAN WE GUARANTEE SECURE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE AGE OF 5G, BIG DATA AND IoT?
12.00-12.50
Moderator
Francis Bédel
Chief Digital Officer
International Union of Railways (UIC)
Speaker
Antonio López
General Manager
HIT Rail
Jean-Michel Evanghelou
Head of Telecom & Signalling
International Union of Railways (UIC)
Daniel MacGregor
Co-Founder
Nexxiot
Piotr Pietrzak
IBM
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12.20Meeting 15
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12.50Chairman's Closing Remarks
12.50-13.00
Speaker
Francis Bedel
Chief Digital Officer
International Union of Railways (UIC)
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13.00LUNCH
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14.00Meeting 16
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14.35Meeting 17
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15.10Meeting 18
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15.40COFFEE
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16.10Event ends