PROGRAM

Opening ceremony

Welcome address: Main Sponsor: Róbert BACH Deputy General Manager , V-Híd Zrt., Hungary

Dr. László MOSÓCZI State Secretary, Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM), Hungary: Vision of the development of the Hungarian Railway Infrastructure

Balázs FÜRJES, State Secretary for the development of the Budapest agglomeration, Office of the Prime Minister: The railway as a gold reserve of transport in Budapest

Dávid VITÉZY CEO, Budapest Development Agency (BFK), Hungary: Budapest Suburban Railway Node Strategy 2020-2040

Csaba UNGVÁRI Deputy CEO, GYSEV Zrt., Hungary: Operation and developments of a Hungarian-Austrian railway company

Dr. László KORMÁNYOS Deputy Director General for Service Development and Sales, MÁV-Start Zrt., Hungary: Strategy and challenges of the post-Covid period

Keir Fitch, Head of Unit Rail Safety and Interoperability, European Commission

Christian CHAVANEL, Director Rail System, UIC: Technical Solutions for the Operational Railway

Ilja Lorenzo VOLPI Head of Public Affairs and Operations, CER: Environmental awareness, climate change – political issues, achievement of climate objectives with a particular focus on the revision of the TEN-T Regulation

Carlo BORGHINI Executive Director, Shift2Rail: Europe’s Rail JU – railway in the world of tomorrow

Philippe CITROËN Director General, UNIFE: Rail as the backbone of the mobility of the future: the views of the European Rail Supply Industry

Dr. Gerhard TROCHE Managing Director, EU Rail Freight Corridor ‘Amber’ and Senior Advisor International Projects, GYSEV Zrt.: Paving the way for modal shift in freight transport: How to improve cross-border rail corridors for freight?

Miroslav HALTUF advisor, Czech Ministry of Transport: Rail system as a backbone of mobility – Rail Vision 2050+ for Czech Republic

Radek CECH, Director of the International Affairs Department, Správa železnic: HSR project in the Czech Republic

Dániel SZIGETI transport engineer, urbanist, Hungary: Open interconnection of passenger transport systems

Koppány Ajtony BÍRÓ Secretary General, Association of Hungarian Logistics Service Centers: Response to Covid: Intermodal transport = the decisive transport solution of the future

Opening address: Main Sponsor: Róbert BACH Deputy CEO , V-Híd Zrt., Hungary

Klaudia VÁRADI Project Manager, Kontúr Csoport Kft., Hungary – Benedek HOCK Project Manager, V-Híd Zrt., Hungary: From design through construction to operation

Dr. Christopher ROTHSCHEDL – Markus KALTSEIS, Plasser & Theurer, Austria: Improving Life Cycle Performance with Data-Driven Solutions

Gyula CSANDA project and contracting chief engineer, Homlok Zrt., Hungary: GEISMAR S2PV track laying technology in the Hungarian railway network

Daria PEDAN Account Manager, Galgus, Spain: Optimising and enabling onboard WiFi networks for passengers and operators through software-defined WiFi

Dr. Bálint CSONKA scientific associate – Marcell FETTER engineer candidate student, BME, Hungary: Development of Operational Methods Supporting the Use of Alternative and Eco-Friendly Drivetrains

Burkhard SCHULZE Department manager for transport economics, NAH.SH GmbH, Germany: Decarbonize rail transport in Schleswig-Holstein – Battery Trains for the ‘real north’ of Germany

Joachim WAGNER Director Innovation / Managing Director, Molinari Rail, Austria: Decarbonisation of DMU (Diesel Multiple Units)

Daniel DEL RIO Area Manager (Hungary), Lander Simulation, Spain: Simulation technology used in railway operation training

Thomas HARFMANN Project Manager, Ground Control Geophysik & Consulting GmbH, Germany: GPR measurements on railway lines – Automatic Data processing based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Unsupervised Machine Learning

Joachim WAGNER Director Innovation / Managing Director, Molinari Rail, Austria: Track maintenance using Big Data

Péter PALOTÁS Managing Director, PLTS Ipari Kft., Hungary: Railway track and OHL diagnostic technology solutions from GEISMAR S.A.

Krzysztof WILCZEK Head of Track Analytics, Plasser & Theurer, Austria: Automation – processes – hazardous spaces

István SZATMÁRI Dr., Head of special group for data analysis, evopro Innovation Kft., Hungary – László PAPP Head of department for measuring technology, MÁV Zrt.: Monitoring of condition of railway wagons by means of trackside measuring systems

Opening address: Dávid VITÉZY, CEO, Budapest Development Agency (BFK), Hungary

László SOMODI Director General for Transport Development, Budapest Development Agency (BFK), Hungary: Cornerstone of the Budapest Rail Node Strategy: The Danube Tunnel and its complexity

Gergely HORN Railway Development Project Director, Budapest Development Agency (BFK), Hungary: Renovation of Nyugati Railway Station and its surroundings – architectural design competition 

Tibor SZILÁGYI Head of Railway Office, National Infrastructure Development Corporation (NIF), Hungary: Passenger focused development of the Southern Ring Railway

János SCHULEK Technical Director, Főmterv Zrt., Hungary: Technical and infrastructural developments related to the Danube Tunnel

Diego D’ELIA Region and Project Manager, SMA und Partner AG, Switzerland: Danube Tunnel – Timetable driven capacity and infrastructure planning

Dr. Zsolt BERKI Office Manager, Traffic Technology Office, FŐMTERV Zrt., Hungary: Railway development in cooperation with society

Gábor BALÁS Managing Director, Hétfa Kutatóintézet Kft., Hungary: Analysis of return on investments in transport infrastructure projects

Zoltán ERŐ Chief Architect of Budapest, Hungary: Budapest rail development

Kristoph NOWAK Associate Director / Senior Architect, UNStudio, Netherlands: Architectural opportunities of railway terminals in a heritage environment and the urban development possibilities of the underutilisied railway operational areas

Anna SZILÁGYI, Director for Participation, Budapest Development Agency (BFK), Hungary: Design thinking, contemporary art, public engagement – how do we develop suburban railway stations in Budapest? 

Gábor BÁTORI Head of the Suburban Railway Development Project Office, Budapest Development Agency (BFK), Hungary: Suburban railway development projects derived from the Budapest Rail Node Strategy

Ádám KANGYERKA HÉV Development Project Directorate, Budapest Development Agency (BFK), Hungary: Development of new urban-suburban rapid transit rail system on the Budapest H5-H6/H7 HÉV-lines

János KRÓL HÉV development project manager, Budapest Development Agency (BFK), Hungary: Technical challenges of connecting the M2 metro and H8 / H9 HÉV lines

GERTHEIS Antal Managing Director, Mobilissimus Kft., Hungary: Cycling strategy in Budapest and its suburbs – connections with the Rail Node Strategy

Dr. Dóra MAROS Validation Expert, KTI, Hungary: Problems of radiocommunication of railway applications

Tomáš KONOPÁČ Program Manager, ETCS implementation, Správa železnic : The simplified ETCS implementation solution for regional lines in the Czech Republic

Franco DE FAZIO Client Manager, Comtest Wireless, Italy: ERTMS systems performance & cyber security challenges & the case for a combined approach to analytics, diagnostics & troubleshooting

David DIMMER Director of Product Strategy, Thales Canada: Modern Vehicle Control Systems – The evolution of Communication Based Train Control

Dr. Andreas STEINGRÖVER Senior Principal Key Expert Rail Automation Solutions, Siemens Mobility GmbH, Germany: CBTC and ETCS – Solutions for enhanced automation in urban rail transport

Márton FELDMANN Director of Railway Division, Prolan Zrt., Hungary: Development of the ProRIS-H and ProRIS-E signaling equipment

Dr. Szilárd ARADI Associate Professor – István Ferenc LÖVÉTEI Scientific research fellow, BME KJK, Hungary: Analysis of the possibility of automated traffic control

Lorenzo DE DONATO PhD Student in Computer Engineering, RAILS Ambassador, University of Naples Federico II, Italy: Roadmaps for the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Railways

Róbert EDELMAYER Director of Safety and Quality Assurance, Thales Rail Signalling Solutions Kft., Hungary: Latest experience procedures for compliance assessment, management of requirements

Tamás SZENTIVÁNYI Managing Director, Conwest Kft. – Dr. Andreas SPITTEL Commercial Director, Borflex-Rex SA, Switzerland : Swisscross Rube level crossing systems – Innovative combination of materials mutually reinforcing each other

Lajos SZARVAS Managing Director and Lubrication technology business leader, Hennlich Ipartechnika Kft., Hungary: Modern rail lubricating and rail conditioning equipment to reduce rail noise and rail wear

Marek MATUSZEWSKI Area Sales Manager Eastern Europe, Russia & Scandinavia, Harsco Rail Europe GmbH, Poland: Enabling Technology in Motion

SZELE András Lead Expert, Mobilissimus Kft., Hungary: Integration as the pillar of attraction of public transport

Marek ZDĚRADIČKA Deputy Director, Prague Design and Development Institute, Czech Republic: Positive impact of railway on Prague’s mobility, urban design and development

Malcolm TAYLOR Expert Adviser, Digital, Crossrail International, UK: Crossrail – Creating a Digital Strategy

Gáspár BALÁZS CEO, Alstom Transport Hungary Zrt.: Signalling solutions for sustainable and smart urban mobility

Milan DEDIK Researcher, University of Žilina, Slovakia: New concept of timetabling in suburban and urban railway passenger transport – proposals and challenges for Slovakia

Igor PERKON Managing Consultant, TRENOlab SRLS, Italy: Sweat the assets! Using a new simulation tool to optimise operations and to understand the interplays between timetable, driving policies and infrastructure

Andreas RAUTER Head of the PSO Contracts Rail and Head of the Quality Control, Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region (VOR) GmbH, Austria: A common tariff system for Wien, Niederösterreich and Burgenland

Gian-Mattia SCHUCAN, Founder & CEO, Fairtiq, Switzerland: Check-In/Check-Out based on mobile: How Switzerland became the first country to implement a hardware-free nationwide automated ticketing solution

Martin LAMPEL Product Manager, Thales Austria: Digital Transformation of Railway Operation – Integrated systems for seamless transport

Jean-Baptiste SCHIBER, Department of European and International Relations, City of Strasbourg és Eurometropolis, France: Cross-border solutions

Maurizio MENEGHELLO Senior Business Development Manager, RINA Services S.p.A., Italy: Will Chinese railways product enter into the European market? – Case study: Tel Aviv Red Line LRV (Light Railway Vehicle)