IRS8 Hyatt Regency Delhi, India

How can rail transport best keep pace with rapid population growth?

The IRS8 conference programme explored the challenges posed by rapid population growth. The programme tackled the innovative and revolutionary sector development being undertaken to address it: from planning a major project to safety, from assessing the value of high-speed rail to increasing urban capacity, from passenger experience to what rail can offer the crowded transport market that other modes cannot.

 

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06.00
Breakfast

06.00-09.00

09.00
Meeting 11

09.00-09.30

Keynote: Can we improve passenger experience and increase capacity at the same time?

09.00-09.10

09.35
Meeting 12

09.35-10.05

09.45
Panel discussion: Can we improve passenger experience and increase capacity at the same time?

09.45-10.40

Moderator

Christian Chavanel

Director Rail System

International Union of Railways (UIC)

Speaker

Salif Diane

Chief Commercial Officer

dgBirds

Kumar Keshav

Managing Director

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRCL)

Fabien Thibault

Engineering Director - Rolling Stock & Services APAC

Alstom Group

Ajay Mishra

Digital Transformation Consulting

Ericsson

10.10
Meeting 13

10.10-10.40

Special Presentation

10.10-10.40

10.40
Coffee

10.40-11.10

10.50
Innovation Spotlight 4

10.50-11.05

11.10
Meeting 14

11.10-11.40

Keynote: Attracting public and private investment: how do we devise a win-win strategy?

11.10-11.25

11.25
Keynote: Attracting public and private investment: how do we devise a win-win strategy?

11.25-11.40

11.45
Meeting 15

11.45-12.15

Panel discussion: Attracting public and private investment: how do we devise a win-win strategy?

11.45-12.50

Speaker

Vivek Mohan

Director Mechanical Engineering (Freight)

Ministry of Railways, India

Dinesh Chand Sharma

Director-Standards & Public Policy

EU Project SESEI (CEN , CENELEC, ETSI, EC & EFTA)

Dr. Donal Cannon

Head of Regional Representation for South Asia

European Investment Bank (EIB)

12.20
Meeting 16

12.20-12.50

12.50
Chairman's Closing Remarks

12.50-13.00

Speaker

Christian Chavanel

Director Rail System

International Union of Railways (UIC)

13.00
Lunch

13.00-14.00

14.00
Meeting 17

14.00-14.30

14.35
Meeting 18

14.35-15.05

15.10
Meeting 19

15.10-15.40

15.40
Coffee

15.40-16.10

16.10
Event ends