Keir Fitch,

Head of Unit (Rail Safety & Interoperability), DG MOVE

European Commission

The mission of the Unit is to establish an interoperable and safe Single European Rail area and to manage the relationships with the European Union Agency for Railways and the Shift2Rail Joint undertaking. This includes in particular: pursuing the conditions to achieve interoperability and safety in the rail systems across the EU, in particular in partnership with the European Union Agency for Railways; and ensuring the delivery of a long term R&I programme with the rail industry which supports the Commission's vision for the future of rail and broader transport, competitiveness, environmental and social policy objectives. Keir is the former Deputy Head of Cabinet of Siim Kallas, Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport, where Mr Fitch was responsible for land transport, security and state aids, inter alia.

Markus Myslivec,

Head of Public Transport Solutions'

Frequentis

Mr. Myslivec has a long history and vast experience in railway communications, ranging from software development for GSM-R mobile terminals to technical leadership in fixed line operational communication projects. He represents Frequentis within ETSI TC RT and the UNITEL committee of UNIFE. Within the company, Mr. Myslivec owns the technical strategy for the operational communication solutions within the business unit Public Transport. He is heavily engaged in cross-industry transfer of knowledge and technology, as Frequentis provides communication and information systems for public transport, public safety and air traffic control domains.

Markku Voutilainen,

Senior Inspector, Engineering and Environment, Track and Rolling Stock Technology

Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA)

Markku Voutilainen has been working for Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) since 2002. He has lead the Finnish GSM-R radio network implementation project. Later he was leading the project, where communication was transferred from GSM-R to the existing state security TETRA network and bearer independent communication concept was introduced. He is now preparing the next communication evolution step how to introduce Future Railway Mobile Communications System (FRMCS) in Finland. Prior to his current position Voutilainen has worked for Nokia and Ericsson in Finland, Europe, Far and Middle East and has more than 30 years' versatile experience in public and private telecommunications.

Camille Dierick,

Head of GSM-R Radio Tuning, Measurement & Validation

Infrabel

After working as a Radio Network Planner designing and developing the GSM-R network, I’am currently responsible of the GSM-R & Radio department at Infrabel, the Belgian railway infrastructure operator. My goal is to maintain and optimize our existing infrastructures but also to bring innovative solutions to build the network of tomorrow.

Robert Sarfati,

Director Consultant

SYSTRA

Robert SARFATI, Fellow IRSE, is a graduate Engineer in Signalling and Telecommunications. Today, as SYSTRA’s, he is involved in projects implying Technologies and Services for Mobility in Europe and worldwide. Robert Sarfati is the Chairman of the UIC Railways Implementers Group (ERIG). This high-level strategic Group is gathering the Telecommunications Railways Managers. Robert Sarfati is the Chairman of the ETSI Technical Committee Rail Telecommunications (TC-RT) in charge of railway telecommunications standardisation process. He joined SYSTRA in 1996 as a senior consultant and has been involved in the Telecommunications activities for railway and public transportation projects. From 1996 to 2000, he has been leading the MORANE European project aiming at standardising railway radio communications in Europe.