IRS12 Rome, Italy
Thursday, 23 February
Agenda
Innovation powering sustainable growth through challenging times
At the 12th International Railway Summit (IRS12), world-class speakers from the global rail sector and beyond debated sustainable growth.
The conference agenda tackled the technologies, policies and collaborative work that can transform mobility and help rail thrive, even in the midst of energy shortages, political crises and economic downturns.
High-level plenaries, breakouts, workshops and technical reviews were organised under two streams: ‘Digital Railway’ and ‘Mobility 2030’.
All timings in the agenda below are in CET.
9:00 am
9:10 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
12:30 pm
1:30 pm
1:35 pm
Welcome
9:00 am - 9:10 am (10 min)
How do we successfully integrate rail into a door-to-door freight service?
9:10 am - 10:00 am (50 min)
Gianpiero Strisciuglio
CEO
Mercitalia Logistics
Kristine Malnača
Head of Global Project Strategy and Economics Department
Rail Baltica
Carlo Pacifico
Associate Director, Travel & Tourism
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Workshop – DNV – Digital transformation challenges in rail
10:00 am - 11:00 am (60 min)
Workshop
A railway company which has the responsibility for train and track operations is facing numerous challenges and is exploring new technologies and paradigms to resolve them. The Management Board is worried about spending time and money and not obtaining the right return. Representatives from different departments / areas of expertise will gather at round tables to troubleshoot technology offerings and find solutions, before presenting them to the board for approval.
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am (30 min)
Achieving sustainable asset management to attract green funding
11:30 am - 12:30 pm (60 min)
Mobility 2030
National and international governments and banks change the world with how they use their money. A key consideration when choosing transport projects to fund is sustainability. This session will ask how infrastructure managers can manage their networks and assets sustainably and provide the data to prove it. The audience will also hear from the governments themselves and ask what they look for when allocating green funding.
Michael Theurer
Federal Government Commissioner for Rail Transport
Federal Republic of Gerrmany
Tobias Jacke
Expert - Integrated investment and maintenance strategy
DB Netz
Hermann Orth
Head of Strategic Asset Management
AFRY
Giorgio Travaini
Interim Executive Director Designate
Europe's Rail
How can we maximise rail infrastructure to grow market share?
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (60 min)
How can rail get the most out of existing infrastructure and attract passengers and freight customers who have more options than ever before? This debate will explore how to increase efficiency, reduce waste, minimise delays, improve capacity management, and timetabling. We will hear from leading figures at national and international level on how to provide the best possible proposition.
Michael Theurer
Federal Government Commissioner for Rail Transport
Federal Republic of Germany
Josef Doppelbauer
Executive Director
EU Agency for Railways (ERA)
Vera Fiorani
CEO
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI)
Alberto Mazzola
Executive Director
Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Companies (CER)
Giorgio Travaini
Interim Executive Director Designate
Europe's Rail
Closing Remarks
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm (5 min)
Networking Lunch
1:35 pm - 2:35 pm (60 min)