Day 1 - 17th April | |
8:00 | Registration |
9:00 | Welcoming address |
Room 1 | |
C-level plenary: The case for investing in technology and digital railways Moderator: Luke Upton, Editor, SmartRail World |
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9:10 |
Opening keynote presentation: Innovation to meet the demands of the modern passenger |
9:25 |
Areas and opportunities for rail freight growth |
9:40 |
The digital transformation of the Dutch rail network |
9:55 |
Investing in the expansion of urban transport |
10:10 |
Railway expansion to improve passenger and freight capacity |
10:25 |
Approaches to zero emission and sustainable transport |
10:40 |
Ask the Leaders: Your chance to interact with our C-level panel and pose your questions on our interactive Q&A system. Delegates can vote for their favourite questions and get unparalleled industry insight.
Tjalling Smit, Member of the Board and Chief Commercial Officer, Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
10:55 | Networking coffee break |
ROOM 1 | ROOM 2 | ROOM 3 | |
INFRASTRUCTURE | SIGNALLING AND TELECOMS | TRAIN OPERATIONS | |
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY
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DIGITAL RAILWAYS AND INTELLIGENT OPERATIONS Moderator: Armand Toubol, Vice President, New Opera |
PROCURING AND MAINTAINING ROLLING STOCK Moderator: Ben Craze, Chief Executive Officer, Infinitive Group |
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11:40 | The business case for new infrastructure projects • Creating a business case for new infrastructure • Options for sources of investment • Effectively managing projects to minimise lost revenue from service disruption • How long does it take before projects see a return on investment? Stefan Engdahl, Director of Planning, Trafikverket |
Case study: Network Rail's Digital Railway Project |
Preparing new trains for launch |
11:55 |
Case study: building an international network between Cambodia and Thailand |
Case study: SmartRail 4.0: an essential building block for digital transformation of railway systems |
How advanced rolling stock technology can streamline and improve freight rail operations |
12:10 |
The Risk Management Maturity Model: identifying, assessing and controlling risks |
Intelligent wagons for smarter trains |
The rise of the smart train |
12:25 |
Getting Brexit right for the railway industry |
Case study: ETCS and ATO standardisation strategy for freight rail |
Taiwan High Speed Rail Smart Operation |
12:40 |
Panel discussion: John Guiry, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Railway Cambodia |
Signalling from space: towards rail safety relevant applications with EGNOS and Galileo |
Panel discussion: |
12:55 |
Panel discussion: Bernhard Rytz, Lead Digital Transformation, SBB |
13:10 |
Networking lunch |
ROOM 1 | ROOM 2 | ROOM 3 | |
INFRASTRUCTURE | SIGNALLING AND TELECOMS | TRAIN OPERATIONS | |
MODERNISING AND UPGRADING INFRASTRUCTURE Moderator: Murray Hughes, Consultant Editor, Railway Gazette |
ACCELERATING ERTMS DEPLOYMENT
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FROM BIG DATA TO SMART DATA IN RAILWAY OPERATIONS The transport industry generates vast quantities of data; this, combined with new technologies and mathematical modelling techniques, has the potential to streamline operations, reduce maintenance costs and better understand passengers and operations. This session will look at innovative future technologies and how train operating companies can use these to improve services. Moderator: Ben Craze, Chief Executive Officer, Infinitive Group |
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14:10 |
The Future Railway: Delivering GB’s Rail Technical Strategy |
Overcoming the obstacles to ERTMS deployment |
Utilising data to improve customer service |
14:25 |
How can digital railways contribute to more effective asset management techniques? |
Financing ERTMS in rolling stock |
Case study: the Swiss way to capacity optimisation for traffic management |
14:40 | Case study: Collaboration between infrastructure and operations for efficient reuse of data • The importance of collaboration with TOCs to deliver efficient customer service • How are Network Rail collaborating with British train operating companies to optimise the use and re-use of data across the industry? • Using technology and data to enable new approaches to Driver Route Learning David Shipman, Innovations Engineering Manager, Network Rail |
Advanced train control systems: enablers of a successful deployment of ERTMS Klaus Mindel, Product Policy Director, Signalling Systems, Thales |
Technology to enable smarter working methods
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14:55 |
Case study: Testing High Frequency Train service in practice |
Case study: the Hybrid Level 3 project: results from the first trials |
How can digitalisation help intermodal logistics chains? |
15:10 |
Panel discussion:
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Case study: ERTMS interoperability on Rail Freight Corridor 6: the state of the art |
Panel discussion: What do train operating companies need to do to utilise data effectively?
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15:25 |
Panel discussion:
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15:55 | Networking coffee break |
Room 1 | |
16:25 |
Interactive roundtables: The roundtable sessions promote niche and open discussion amongst delegates. The conference hall will be divided into zones, each themed around a different challenge. Delegates can choose which zone they would like to join and a moderator will lead the group in discussion of the topic |
From requirements or from opportunities: how to design connected infrastructure |
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Delivering uninterrupted internet connectivity to rail journeys |
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Effectively maintaining infrastructure assets *INVITE ONLY* Luke Upton, Editor, SmartRail World |
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17:40 |
SmartRail World Innovation Awards |
18:00 | Networking Drinks Reception and end of Day One |
Day 2 - 18th April | |
8:00 | Registration |
9:00 | Welcome address |
ROOM 1 | |
9:10 |
Panel discussion: Protecting data and operations from cyber crime Rail is rapidly becoming digitalised, which offers huge potential to the industry. However, it also leaves data increasingly exposed to cyber attacks, which means cyber security is quickly becoming a concern for rail operators. Rail needs to come together as an industry to discuss solutions for protecting data and assets from attacks. This session will bring together IT specialists, suppliers, and security professionals to discuss strategies and technologies available to protect data and operations from cyber crime. • How can cyber security processes offer a high level of protection while remaining streamlined and accessible for users? Moderator: Armand Toubol, Vice President, New Opera |
Panellists: Lies Alderlieste-de Wit, Chief Information Security Officer, Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
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10:10 | Networking coffee break |
ROOM 1 | ROOM 2 | ROOM 3 | |
INFRASTRUCTURE | SIGNALLING AND TELECOMS | TRAIN OPERATIONS | |
DIGITALISATION AND OPTIMISING INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT Moderator: Valentina Ion, Senior Government Industry Manager EMEA, Microsoft |
21ST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS Moderator: Armand Toubol, Vice President, New Opera |
INNOVATION IN ONBOARD TECHNOLOGY Moderator: Piia Karjalainen, Senior Manager, MaaS Alliance |
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10:40 |
Infrastructure asset management: decision-making strategies |
Case study: Delivering uninterrupted Wi-Fi across an entire fleet |
Case study: Working with Dutch rail operators to increase traveller satisfaction |
10:55 |
Leveraging location intelligence for smart rail management |
How can intrain repeaters improve mobile reception in trains? |
Improving customer journeys through enhanced onboard technology |
11:10 |
Monitoring systems and smart use of data |
Digitalising processes for automatic train updates |
Making the Digital Train a reality |
Creating a digital single market for data: a European Commission perspective |
How can advanced communications networks protect level crossings and prevent accidents? Zlatin Krumov, Deputy Director General, Operations, National Railway Infrastructure Company Biser Minchev, Chief Safety Inspector, National Railway Infrastructure Company |
Check-in in CD and its evolution |
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11:25 |
Panel discussion: How can data be used to streamline infrastructure maintenance? Carel Jonckheere, Digital Railway Project Director, Infrabel |
Panel discussion: What's next for railway communications networks? Zlatin Krumov, Deputy Director General, Operations, National Railway Infrastructure Company |
A scale lesson: Go-Ahead Group – using technology to improve the customer journey |
11:40 |
Panel discussion: Where will digital technology lead rail? |
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11:55 |
12:25 | Networking lunch |
ROOM 1 | ROOM 2 | |
FREIGHT | MOBILITY AS A SERVICE | |
ACCELERATING GROWTH FOR FREIGHT RAIL OPERATIONS Moderator: Armand Toubol, Vice Chairman, New Opera |
MAKING JOURNEYS EASY FOR THE MODERN PASSENGER
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13:25 |
How can freight optimise funds to improve performance and reliability? |
Mobility-as-a-Service: using public transport networks more intelligently |
13:40 |
Overcoming IT challenges at national frontiers in a cross-border freight corridor |
Digital transformation to enable Mobility-as-a-Service |
13:55 |
Increased rail freight share for better economy and environment |
Does MaaS really need Open Standards? |
14:10 |
Panel discussion: How can freight rail survive in a competitive market? Ajit Kumar Mishra, Chief Project Manager, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India |
A (ticketing) world without borders |
14:25 |
Case study: Improving customer journeys through Smart Ticketing |
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14:40 |
Panel discussion: What does rail need to do to increase customer satisfaction? Arco Groothedde, Chief Executive Officer, Translink |
15:25 | End of Day 2 |
Day 3 - 19th April |
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INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP SESSIONS |
9:00 |
Developing cyber security strategies |
10:00 |
How can operators meet the 21st century mobility challenge? |
11:00 | |
11:20 | Using data to enhance operational safety • Predictive safety regulation and safety management • Optimising strategies for risk analysis • Learning from experience to improve foresight in safety Antonio D’Agostino, Project Officer, Safety Unit, EU Agency for Railways |
12:20 | Networking lunch |
NS and ProRail site visits | |
13:00 |
Visit key rail sites in Amsterdam thanks to support from ProRail and NS. Leaving the hotel at 13:00, you will have the opportunity to check out the network developments first hand with our unique site visits. |
17:00 | End of SmartRail 2018 |
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