ONE MORE YEAR, RAIL LIVE! HAS DESIGNED A CONFERENCE WITH A COMPLETE PANEL THAT WILL INVOLVE MORE THAN 200 SPEAKERS. THE OBJECTIVE, TO ADDRESS THE MOST RELEVANT ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW TRENDS IN MOBILITY, AS WELL AS THE MEGA RAILWAY PROJECTS THAT TAKE PLACE ON THE FIVE CONTINENTS.
The Rail Live conference panel has the main players in the railway industry from the five continents. A very representative variety involving senior officials of public administrations, railway operators, infrastructure managers and members of associations and entities linked to the world of transport. Also involved are suppliers of technologies, manufacturers, consultancy, and engineering services.
Official opening
The opening ceremony will have guests such as the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, José Luis Ábalos; the Transport Advisor of the Community of Madrid, Ángel Garrido García and the delegate of the Government Area of Environment and Mobility of the city of Madrid, Borja Carabante.
Immediately afterwards there will be welcoming words by the organisers, which will be delivered by the president of Mafex, Victor Ruiz, and the director of Terrapinn, Sean Willis.
Round tables
Alongside the numerous conferences scheduled, Rail Live has designed an attractive model of communication between attendees so that they can delve into those topics that are of interest to them.
These are round tables where small groups of experts will make open video calls which attendees can join to discuss a particular topic in an interactive format.
Topics of the sessions
The first day of the conference will focus on the debate on the most critical and most popular issues within the sector such as integrated mobility and ticketing, energy and sustainability or the advancement of light rail system and urban railway networks.
This comprehensive agenda will also set out the transport and stations mega projects that are being developed in countries around the world, as well as their financing, as well as the changes implemented by the digitisation process and the advances introduced in the sector by concepts such as the Internet of Things (IoT).
Forum: Spanish leaders
The first of the conference blocks will be a forum with the Spanish railway leaders. This will involve one-to-one interviews to learn more about the future plans and the projects of infrastructure management, the railway operator and engineering services.
SPEAKERS
NAME POSITION COMPANY
| Adolfo Rebollo Gomez | Chief Executive Officer | Ingeteam, S.A. |
| Alain Quinet | Chief Operating Officer | SNCF Reseau |
| Albert Tortajada | Infrastructure Director | FGC |
| Alex Burrows | Managing Director | Rail Alliance |
| Alex Barron | Associate Director | Imperial College London |
| Alexey Ozerov | Head Of International Cooperation Department, Jsc Niias | Russian Railways |
| Alfred Assil Anis | Chairman | Menarail Transport Consultants |
| Alla Reddy | Deputy Chief, Data Research & Development | New York City Transit |
| Amar Vora | Space Applications Engineer | European Space Agency |
| Ana Maria Moreno | General Manager | Los Tranvías de Zaragoza |
| Andres De Leon | Chief Executive Officer | Hyperloop Transportation Technologies |
| Andrés Muñoz De Dios | Managing Director | Metropolitano de Tenerife |
| Ignacio sanz Junoy | Subdirector Comercial Servicios Logísticos | ADIF |
| Andrew Mcnaughton | Professorial Fellow | University of Southampton |
| Andy Billington | Innovation & Sustainability Director | Rail Baltica |
| Andy Lord | Managing Director | London Underground |
| Anette Granström | Uppsala Region | |
| Ángel Garrido Garcia | Regional Minister of Transports, Mobility and Infrastructures | Comunidad de Madrid |
| Angeles Tauler | Gerente PTFE-Subdirectora Estrategia, Innovación y Formación | FFE |
| Ankala Saibaba | CE | Indian Railways |
| Anna Paltauf | Head Of IT | ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG |
| Antonio Núñez | Dir. Técnica. JA Mantenimiento Predictivo, | ADIF |
| Astrid Bunt | Director Of Stations | ProRail |
| Axel Sondermann | Executive Director Consulting | Deutsche Bahn AG |
| Bertrand Minary | Chief Innovation And Digital Officer | Fret SNCF |
| Borja Carabante Muntada | Delegado del Área de Gobierno de Medio Ambiente y Movilidad | City of Madrid |
| Brian Kelly | Chief Executive Officer | California High Speed Rail Authority |
| Bruce Cheng An Lee | Commissioner | Dpt. of Rapid Transit Systems New Taipei City Gvt. |
| Carel Jonckheere | Smart Railway Project Director | Infrabel |
| Carl Silfverhielm | Rail Strategist – Strategic Dev. Traffic and infrastructure Dev. | Stockholm City |
| Kaspars Briškens | Head of Strategy & Development | Rail Baltica |
| Carlo Borghini | Executive Director | Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking |
| Santos Nunez Del Campo | Head of Energy & Sustainability | Renfe |
| Carlos Andrés Sierra | Contract Manager | Zitron S.A. |
| Carmen Librero | President | INECO |
| Carolin Holland | Project Manager Autonomous Vehicles | SBB |
| Carsten Wiebers | Global Head Aviation, Mobility And Transport | KfW IPEX-Bank |
| Chris Perry | Associate Director | KPMG |
| Christian Schlehuber | Manager Governance CyberSecurity & Co-Chair ER-ISAC | Deutsche Bahn AG |
| Christ-Olivier Tussevo | Engineering Project Manager | SNCF |
| Daniel Forsmann | Head of Fundamentals for Large Project Management | DB Netz AG |
| Daniel Sanchez Ortega | CAF Rail Digital Services Analytics Manager | CAF |
| Das Mootanah | Chief Executive Officer | Metro Express Mauritius |
| David Alvarez Diez | Marketing and Business DEvelopment | ArcelorMittal |
| Dieter Michell-Auli | Chief Sales Officer | DB Engineering & Consulting |
| Donald Mishaxhiu | Associate Director, Senior Banker Infrastructure Europe | EBRD |
| Doris Chevalier | Chief Executive Officer | Infraboost |
| Douglas Young | Head Of Asset Management And Information | East West Railway |
| Elena Razzano | Space Applications Engineer | European Space Agency |
| Elisabeth Werner | Director for Land Transport | European Commission |
| Elizabeth Briceno Jimenez | Executive President | Incofer |
| Eloy Tabares | Head Of Engineering (Track And Civils) | East West Rail Company (EWR Co) |
| Endre Angelvik | Vice President Mobility Services | Ruter |
| Eneida Elezi | Foreign Affairs responsible | Albanian Railways – Hekurudha Shqiptare |
| Enzo Blonk | Director Industry Engagement, Technical Industries | G.S1 Germany |
| Erni Basri | Head of Railway eng. center for western java | MoT Indonesia |
| Esmé Kalshoven | Ertms Program Director | NS |
| Esther Bravo Barquero | Programme Manager | Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking |
| Fabrice Morenon | Chief Executive Officer | SNCF Hubs & Connexions |
| Felipe Sanjuan | Transport Business Development Director | Teltronic |
| Fernando Morales | Strategic Engineering and Critical Infrastructure Coordinator | Metro de Madrid |
| Fernando Mele | Business Development Director | Datastar Argentina SA |
| Florian Kappler | Program Lead SR40 | BLS AG |
| Frank Sennhenn | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | DB Netz AG |
| Frank Heibel | Founder and Director | Doc Frank |
| Garazi Carranza Ruiz de Loizaga | Head Of Competitiveness And Innovation | Mafex |
| Geir Arild Engh-Hellesvik | Ciso | Vy |
| Gerald Schinagl | Digital Innovation Manager | ÖBB Austrian Federal Railways |
| Giancarlo Scaramelli | Chief Customer and Innovation Officer | TRANSDEV |
| Giorgio Travaini | Head of Research & Innovation | Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking |
| Gonzalo Martín de Miguel | Rail Technician, Technical Directorate – Infrastructure&Track | ADIF |
| Haluk Gokmen | General Manager | Enekom |
| Hans Cruse | Director | Spårvagnsstäderna |
| Helmut Hohenbichler | Consultant | Boom Software AG |
| Henk Swarttouw | Dutch Ambassador To Denmark And Vice President | European Cyclists’ Federation |
| Henrik Plougmann Olsen | Chief Executive Officer | The Metro Company Metroselskabet I – S |
| Ignacio Monchón López | Gerente de Obra | Agencia de Obra Publica. Junta de Andalucía |
| Ignacio Sanz Junoy | Passenger Stations Directorate | ADIF |
| Ignas Degutis | Interim-Chief Executive Officer | Rail Baltica |
| Isaac Centellas | Manager of the Engineering and Maintenance | Metro de Madrid |
| Isabel Pardo De Vera Posada | CEO and Chairwoman | Adif and Adif High Speed |
| Isabella Grahsl | H.of Business Performance &Transformation | Deutsche Bahn |
| Isaias Taboas Suarez | Chairman | RENFE Operadora |
| Itay Segev | VP of Products and Marketing | Datumate Ltd |
| Jacob Kam | Chief Executive Officer | MTR Corporation |
| Jaime Pereira | East R. Signalling and ERTMS Manager | ADIF |
| James Brown | Data And Performance Engeineer | Angel Trains |
| Javier De La Cruz Garcia Dihinx | H. of Rail Services Engineering & Manager | CAF |
| Javier Lozano Lopez | Development and new Projects M. | ADIF |
| Javier Garcia Fortea | Deputy Director, Services Logistics Center | ADIF |
| Jeremy Haskey | Chief Architect | Nomad Digital |
| Jesús Esnaola | Commercial General Director | CAF |
| Jim Baker | Project Lead, Integrated Travel Program | California State Transportation Authority |
| Johan Torfs | Government Business Lead | Microsoft Corporation |
| Johnny Schute OBE | Chief Operating Officer | Rail Safety & Standards Board |
| Jon Alzate | Director – On-board Systems Business Unit | CAF Signalling |
| Jonathan Chatfield | Head Of Policy | Rail Delivery Group |
| Jörg Marienhagen | H.of Bid M. International Markets | DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH |
| Jorge Maroto Gómez | Managing Director & O&M Director | Metro de Sevilla |
| Jose Bertolin | Technical Affairs Manager | UNIFE |
| José Luis Ábalos | Minister for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda | MITMA |
| Jose Manuel Anguita Jimenez | Commercial Director | Indra |
| Jose Miguel Rubio Sanchez | Director | Indra |
| Josef Doppelbauer | Executive Director | European Union Agency for Railways |
| Juan Antonio Sánchez Corrales | Technical Directorate | ADIF |
| Juan Antonio March Garcia | Urban & Interurban Transport Director | Indra |
| Juan Carlos Sanchez | Technical Director | JEZ |
| Juan De Dios Sanz Bobi | Departamento Ingeniería Mecánica | Universidad Politécnica Madrid |
| Juan Francisco Paz Pascual | Smart Stations Director | SENER |
| Juan Jose Gainza | Product Manager | ArcelorMittal |
| Julie Shainock | Global Leader Travel and Transportation Industry | Microsoft |
| Julio Gómez-Pomar | Chairman | IE Center |
| Julius Norkunas | CEO | Mobility Innovation Centre |
| Karolina Korth | CDO and Head of Strategy for South-West Europe | Siemens |
| Kaspars Briskens | Head of Strategy & Development | Rail Baltica |
| Lena Erixon | General Director | Trafikverket |
| Libor Lochman | Executive Director | CER |
| Lies Alderlieste | Chief Information Security Officer | Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
| Liza Altena | Head of international Business development | DB Engineering & Consulting |
| Lluis Alegre | Mobility Director | ATM Barcelona |
| Magdalena Szymańska | Municipal Office Gdansk | |
| Malcolm Taylor | Expert Adviser, Digital | Crossrail International |
| Manel Villalante Llaurado | Chief Strategy And Development Officer | Renfe |
| Manuel Felipe Gutiérrez Torres | CEO | Government of Colombia |
| Marcial Bustinduy | Transport Sector Specialist | European Investment Bank |
| Marco Wilfert | Head of Financial Engineering and Public Funding | DB Netz AG |
| Marco Tagliabue | Sales Director, Emea | Fluidmesh |
| Margus Oun | Innovation Manager | AS Operail |
| María Peña | Chief Executive Officer | ICEX |
| Maria Luisa Dominguez Gonzalez | MD Corporate Strategy & Projects | ADIF |
| Mario Ferreiro | National Railway Project Manager | INECO |
| Marise Bezema | Manager Services Ns Stations | NS |
| Mark Langmead | Director, Compass Operations | TransLink Vancouver |
| Mark Thurston | Chief Executive Officer | HS2 |
| Martha Lawrence | Senior Railway Specialist | The World Bank |
| Martin Frobisher | Group Engineering Director | Network Rail |
| Martin Runow | Managing Director – Global Head – Digital Banking | Barclays Bank PLC |
| Martin Zsifkovits | Head Of Innovation Management | Rail Cargo Group |
| Matthew Vickerstaff | Chief Executive | Infrastructure & Projects Authority |
| Matthew Yarger | H. of Mobility and Automotive Market | IOTA Foundation |
| Mauro Alabuenas | Vice President | Subterraneos de Buenos Aires |
| Maximilian Kaiser | International Sales Manager | Siemens Mobility GmbH |
| Mikel Alza | Responsible of Hardware in the loop laboratory | CAF Power & Automation |
| Mimmi Mickelsen | Tram Security Expert, Trafikkontoret | Goteborgs Stad |
| Monica Muñoz Rodriguez | CBTC System Manager | CAF Signalling |
| Naeem Ali | Engineering Director & Principle Consultant | CBTC Solutions |
| Nalinaksh Vyas | Chairman, Technology Mission | Indian Railways |
| Nico Van Paridon | Vice President | Vervoerregio Amsterdam |
| Nicolas Furio | Head Of Technical Affairs Unit | UNIFE |
| Nir Hayzler | Vice President, Head Of Strategic Industries Lob | RADWIN |
| Olivier De Visscher | Cybersecurity Expert, Chairman Of Er-Isac | Independent |
| Ollie Pendered | Director | Riding Sunbeams |
| Ondřej Škuta | Sales And Marketing Director | Ingeteam |
| Pablo Ramos | Europe Account Director | ineco |
| Patricio Pérez Gómez | Managing Director | EFE Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado |
| Pavel Popov | The Head of Center | J.S.C. NIIAS |
| Pedro Fortea | General Director | Mafex |
| Peter Verlič | Chairman | SEESARI |
| Philip Wilson | Deputy Director, Corporate Finance Advisory Team | Dpt. for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
| Philippe Citroen | Director General | UNIFE |
| Phillip Mainga | Managing Director | Kenya Railways Corporation |
| Raitis Busmanis | Bim Manager | Rail Baltica |
| Ramon Castells Malla | Director del Area de Estrategia y Desarrollo de Metro | TMB |
| Randy Sac | Former Head of Information Management & Technology | Light Rail Manila Corporation |
| Richard Kujan | Chief Information Officer | Slovak Railways |
| Richard Stock | Milling Technology Manager | Linsinger |
| Robert Jan Ter Kuile | Strategic Adviser | G.V.B. |
| Roland da Silva | Strategy Advisor | Independent |
| Rolf Härdi | Chief Technology Innovation Officer | Deutsche Bahn AG |
| Sanjeev Kumar Lohia | Managing Director & CEO | Indian Railway Stations Development Corp. |
| Sean Willis | Managing Director | Terrapinn |
| Senior Director | Manager | Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation |
| Shewangizaw Kifle Mulugeta | Director: Business Development | Ethiopian Railways Coproration |
| Silvia Roldan | Chief Executive Officer | Metro de Madrid |
| Silvia Dominguez | ERTMS Senior Project Manager | INECO |
| Simon Blanchflower | Chief Executive Officer | East West Railway |
| Sonia Miguel | Product Manager | Teltronic |
| Stefanie Brickwede | Head Of Additive Manufacturing | Deutsche Bahn |
| Stephan Lewisch | General Operation Manager | Wiener Linien |
| Stéphane Callet | Director Signalling Projects | SNCF |
| Stuart Hillmansen | Senior Lecturer | University of Birmingham |
| Sviatoslav Butskyi | Blockchain And Dlt Solutions | Deutsche Bahn |
| Sylvain Baro | Senior Design Engineer | SNCF Reseau |
| Teresa Riesgo | Secretary General of Innovation | Ministry of Science and Innovation |
| Terry Morgan | Chairman | Crossrail Ltd |
| Thomas Blomqvist | Project Manager | Uppsala Kommun |
| Tim Wood | Northern Powerhouse Rail Director | Transport for the North |
| Tim Keith | President | Texas Central |
| Tim Flower | Professional Head of Maintenance | Network Rail |
| Timothy Papandreou | Founder | Emerging Transport Advisors |
| Tobias Fischer | Head Of Rolling Stock Technology | Deutsche Bahn AG |
| Trond Hovland | Managing Director | ITS Norway |
| Victor Ruiz | President | Mafex |
| Vinay Kumar Singh | Managing Director | National Capital Region Transport Corporation |
| William Dachs | Chief Operations Officer | Gautrain Management Agency |
| Xavier Forne | Director | Feda Solucions |
| Yves Tanguy | Senior System Engineer | SNCF Reseau |
Mega connected cities
This block has also included a panel dedicated to the challenge of diversification of transport operators and the joint work with start-ups in designing the mobility of the future. At this point we will talk about aspects such as the change introduced in the mobility business paradigm by digital platforms or the need to create partnerships with the R&D value chain to increase the level of flexibility and to provide new services on demand. All this, also analysing whether these changes are possible by preserving mass public transport as a backbone.
Rail Live will also analyse the advances that new technologies make to achieve the implementation of intelligent mobility. In this sense, Rail Live will rely on the experience of the MTR company that will explain how they seek to improve the passenger experience through investments in connectivity and smart stations and how artificial intelligence, IoT and other technological advances have an impact on the operations and the daily life.
Smart mobility
The second day will begin with a panel around the challenge that urban transport organisations around the world have to provide a cleaner, more connected, and more timely service for the mega cities of the future. This expert meeting will draw conclusions on which railway projects can be used as high-quality digital implementation benchmarks with tangible benefits for passenger operations and experience.
There will also be discussions about how metro and commuter train leaders around the world can adopt disruptive technologies and incorporate them into systems already implemented or what is the role of stations in the future of mobility.
MEGA PROJECTS AND STATIONS
The construction and modernisation of transport networks often involves the realisation of mega projects that need a large investment. All aspects related to this area will also be dealt with at the conference. On the one hand, the European Investment Bank (EIB) will explain the financing work of such programmes.
On the other hand, concrete examples will be set out such as the analysis of how it is being proposed to finance in Albania the future of its infrastructures. Guest speakers will also discuss the steps that must be taken at international level to ensure that the “boom” of railway transport will continue around the world. Other issues included in this part of the conference will be the relevance of high-speed networks in the post-COVID era or the key points for building new systems of these characteristics in a sustainable way.
In addition, there will be a specific panel to discuss the future of financial innovation in this industry, how to attract private capital and the role of green bonds.
“Rail Live! 2020 will have an exhibition area where technological advances and services in the sector will be announced. “.
METRO
The top metro network representatives from around the world and the industry experts will discuss the future of these systems.
The success of transport services in cities such as New Delhi and the key challenges in major capitals such as Copenhagen will be assessed. In addition, the process of digital transformation of Madrid Metro and its positive impact on management will be presented, as well as the importance of technology to improve safety, sustainability, and passenger experience.
This block will also bring together the Spanish leaders of networks such as Tenerife Metro, Seville Metro or Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC). In this block there will also be presentations of technological innovations for diversions with pneumatics for metros.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Rail Live 2020! programme will focus on issues of particular relevance such as telecommunications. There will be a discussion about the future of communications technology, signalling and network management; the opportunities provided by the ATO over ETCS or CBTC Radio connections.
Examples of progress will include the case with the good results of the modernisation of signalling systems in Paris, as well as the consolidation of ERTMS in Spain and its future challenges.
The panel includes a section to discuss new solutions for new broadband communications demands in the transport market, the reality of autonomous railway technology (research, testing and applications) and the application of satellite technology to this industry.
LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM
Urban transport, especially light rail systems, has a specific section on Rail Live 2020! agenda.
These sessions will discuss continuous improvement in commercial operation, the future of a connected digital system or universal accessibility to such networks. There will also be an example of how this system is implemented in countries such as Sweden or Israel, or how in Spain it has had a very positive effect in environmental terms.
STATIONS
The evolution of locations as key as railway stations will also have an exclusive space in the 2020 conference programme. These presentations will cover how a hyper connected intermodal station can be created or how to make them the centre of the customer experience on their door-to-door journey. Other topics to be covered will be plans to develop electric car charging points.
In addition, the experience of the ambitious plan to modernise these infrastructures in France or their role within the United States high-speed network will be presented.
BIM AND DIGITAL RAILWAY
The Rail Live! Conference Room has scheduled a section to talk about the BIM (Building Information Model) collaborative methodology.
It will begin by explaining the success story of the Spanish high speed in the complete integration of design, development, and construction with this technology. Other examples to be covered are the story of the creation of a digital railway in Crossrail’s, the application of BIM to accelerate railway construction in Germany or the engineering and the digital twin with cases such as the Rail Baltica project and in East West Railway EWR.
SMART INFRASTRUCTURES
Rail Live 2020! attendees will have the opportunity to talk about what the railway systems of the future will look like, the next-generation technology or the predictive maintenance of advanced digital platforms. This section will dedicate a space to other topics such as infrastructure monitoring and inspection or 3-wire track maintenance and mixed diversions. As an example of smart infrastructure, the Infrabel (Belgium) “Strategy 2020” will be explained.
FORUMS ON AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA
Together with the topics about the different areas of the railway chain, Rail Live! dedicates in this edition a special forum around the emerging markets of Africa and Latin America.
The first will provide details on the second phase of the expansion of the Gautrain railway network (South Africa). There will also be a discussion about how Ethiopia uses innovative funding to increase connectivity in the most strategic areas of the country. The programme dedicates a specific panel for management leaders and operators on this continent to discuss aspects such as developing projects, which initiatives should be priorities and ways to cover future projects (PPPs, mixed models, etc.).
With regards to Latin America there will be a discussion about the future of Colombia’s railway industry, transportation plans in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and the future of transportation throughout the region.
GOODS
Together with the passenger transport analysis, the 2020 edition devotes an exclusive section to goods. In this section, speakers will reflect on the role of digitisation and present cases such as the FEDeRATED project for the improvement of logistic processes in land transport.
ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
The contribution of transport to an emission-free future will also be one of the main issues for the congress to analyse. Guest speakers will explain how infrastructure is prepared to apply the highest standards in sustainability, the role of this concept, and the future of railway to combat climate change.
DIGITISATION AND IOT
The digitisation panel includes aspects such as the development of the smart networks of the future.
These sessions will address the growing role of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain. There is also space reserved to discuss how to contact the “gigabit trains” of the future and how intelligent maintenance establishes itself both, in the case of rolling stock and all predictive work. There will also be talks about the development of innovative training programmes through Virtual and Augmented Reality, TrainLab’s successful advances and the “open innovation” in the railway industry.
INTEGRATED MOBILITY
One of the topics that arouses the most interest among industry experts is “integrated mobility”.
For this reason, Rail Live’s agenda this year dedicates a specific block to delve into how data can help set up intelligent multimodal transport networks and provide the passenger with a unified door-to-door service, according to their needs. As an example, there will be discussions on how the MaaS concept develops in Spain and Andorra.
The role of self-driving vehicles in the future of mobility will also be addressed with the example of SBB.