DAY 1
8:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
9:00 - 10:00
OPENING OF THE EVENT
10:15 - 11:00
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION AND TOUR OF THE RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION
11:00 - 12:30
PANEL 1 - Legislation, regulations, contractual relationships, and financial relationships in the rail transport market
13:00 - 14:30
PANEL 2 - The Future of Rail Transport - Sustainable Business Models in the Rail Sector
14:30 - 15:30
Lunch
16:00
Departure for technical visit
19:00
Networking dinner
DAY 2
INFRASTRUCTURE
08.00 – 09.00 – Registration of participants
09.00 – 11.30 – PANEL 1 – The Future of Rail Infrastructure – Priorities for the Next Decade
(emerging technologies; financing for railway infrastructure projects—current and future sources; ongoing projects for railway modernization; modern methods for reducing noise pollution; future projects: how do we build a climate-resilient railway infrastructure?)
11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break
12.00 – 14.30 – PANEL 2 – Rail infrastructure and integrated urban mobility
(the role of rail infrastructure in metropolitan mobility; the reintroduction of tram infrastructure; intermodal connections: the train station as a transport hub—rail, road, and urban; investments in modern and accessible train stations; modern rail logistics: how rail transport can become more efficient for freight deliveries; integration with other modes of transport – connectivity with ports, airports, and logistics terminals)
14.30 – 15.30 Lunch
ROLLING STOCK
08.00 – 09.00 – Registration of participants
09.00 – 11.30 – PANEL 1 – Rolling stock for the coming decade: what are we buying, and why?
(adopting technologies such as ERTMS/ETCS to improve the interoperability and safety of the rail network; purchasing new equipment: investing in modern electric trains and hydrogen-powered trains to reduce carbon emissions and support the transition to sustainable mobility; prospects for Central and Eastern Europe; development and maintenance of rail networks, including cross-border connections; interoperability, digitalization, and clean technologies; certification and authorization of rolling stock)
11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break
12.00 – 14.30 – PANEL 2 –Implementation of digital systems, new technologies, and methods for modernizing rolling stock
(European interoperability requirements; railway system automation: implementation of automatic train control and intelligent signaling technologies; projects related to sustainability, performance, safety, efficiency, and compatibility; digitalization and technological transformation in the railway sector; Internet of Things; Big Data and predictive analytics)
