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Hosted by Etihad Rail, Global Rail returns to Abu Dhabi as the MENA region’s most influential platform for transport innovation and connectivity.
In a time of fast-moving innovation, shifting supply chains, and rising decarbonisation pressure, rail’s role as the backbone of future mobility has never been more critical.
Whether you build, invest, operate, or regulate transport infrastructure, Global Rail brings together the entire ecosystem, under one roof, to share innovations, spark cross-border collaboration, and unlock high-value partnerships.
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Regional Practice Director for Infrastructure, Middle East and North Africa
World Bank
Axel Herzhauser
Chief Executive Officer
WeFreight
Darren McBride
EMEA PMC and Rail Practice Lead
Parsons
Dr. Abdulla Hamad Al Ghfeli
Acting Director General
Integrated Transport Center – Abu Dhabi
Dr. Bashar Al-Malik
Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Arabia Railways
Dr. Muhammad Mustafa
Director of Mobility and Planning
Egis, Middle East and South Asia
Gonzalo Urquijo Fernández de Araoz
Chief Executive Officer
Talgo
Guenter Neureiter
Chief Executive Officer
Voestalpine Railway Systems
H.E. Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications
Bahrain
H.E. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi
Secretary General
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Hamed Zaghw
Chief Executive Officer - Middle East
AECOM
Hashem AlHendawi
Head of MENA
UITP - International Association of Public Transport
Jafar Oklah
Chief Executive Officer
National Infrastructure Construction Company (NICC)
Jan Christoph Harder
President of Region West, North and Rest of World (RoW)
Škoda Group
Javier Martinez Ojinaga
Chief Executive Officer
CAF
Jean-Charles Vollery
Chief Executive Officer
SYSTRA
John Fagan
UKIMEA Transport Market Leader
Arup
H.E Lee Seong-hai
Chairman and CEO
Korea National Railway
Leon Soulier
Chief Executive Officer, Business Unit – Turnkey
Siemens Mobility
Martin Vaujour
President, Africa, Middle East & Central Asia
Alstom
Michael Ted Macapagal
Chairman
Philippine National Railways
Mohd Zarif Hashim
Chief Executive Officer
Malayisa Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp)
Nabil Cheqroun
Vice President and General Manager
Honeywell Building Automation, Middle East, Turkiye and Africa
Noémie Bercoff
Director General
Urbanloop
Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Airports
Prisca Flattot
SVP Technical and Operational Performance
SYSTRA
Robert Falck
Executive Chairman and Founder
Einride
Roger Cruickshank
Middle East Transportation Market Lead & AtkinsRéalis Fellow
AtkinsRéalis
Stefan Geisperger
Director International Markets, Chief Operating Officer (COO), International Business and Consulting
DB E.C.O. Group
Tewfik Bouarif
Director of the Passenger Division
ONCF
Thomas Pramotedham
CEO
Presight
Umar Farooque
Ports and Design Director
Egis, Middle East & South Asia
Valeriano Salciccia
Chief Executive Officer
Salcef Group S.p.A
Vytis Žalimas
Chief Executive Officer
LTG Infra
Runs AB LTG Infra Chief Executive Officer position since 1st December 2023.
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Aasim Siddiqui
Chief Executive Officer
Pakistan Intermodal
Abdulrahman Salim Al Hatmi
Group Chief Executive Officer
ASYAD
Adriano Girotto
President
IronLev
Almud Weitz
Regional Practice Director for Infrastructure, Middle East and North Africa
World Bank
Axel Herzhauser
Chief Executive Officer
WeFreight
Darren McBride
EMEA PMC and Rail Practice Lead
Parsons
Dr. Abdulla Hamad Al Ghfeli
Acting Director General
Integrated Transport Center – Abu Dhabi
Dr. Bashar Al-Malik
Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Arabia Railways
Dr. Muhammad Mustafa
Director of Mobility and Planning
Egis, Middle East and South Asia
Gonzalo Urquijo Fernández de Araoz
Chief Executive Officer
Talgo
Guenter Neureiter
Chief Executive Officer
Voestalpine Railway Systems
H.E. Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications
Bahrain
H.E. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi
Secretary General
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Hamed Zaghw
Chief Executive Officer - Middle East
AECOM
Hashem AlHendawi
Head of MENA
UITP - International Association of Public Transport
Jafar Oklah
Chief Executive Officer
National Infrastructure Construction Company (NICC)
Jan Christoph Harder
President of Region West, North and Rest of World (RoW)
Škoda Group
Javier Martinez Ojinaga
Chief Executive Officer
CAF
Jean-Charles Vollery
Chief Executive Officer
SYSTRA
John Fagan
UKIMEA Transport Market Leader
Arup
H.E Lee Seong-hai
Chairman and CEO
Korea National Railway
Leon Soulier
Chief Executive Officer, Business Unit – Turnkey
Siemens Mobility
Martin Vaujour
President, Africa, Middle East & Central Asia
Alstom
Michael Ted Macapagal
Chairman
Philippine National Railways
Mohd Zarif Hashim
Chief Executive Officer
Malayisa Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp)
Nabil Cheqroun
Vice President and General Manager
Honeywell Building Automation, Middle East, Turkiye and Africa
Noémie Bercoff
Director General
Urbanloop
Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Airports
Prisca Flattot
SVP Technical and Operational Performance
SYSTRA
Robert Falck
Executive Chairman and Founder
Einride
Roger Cruickshank
Middle East Transportation Market Lead & AtkinsRéalis Fellow
AtkinsRéalis
Stefan Geisperger
Director International Markets, Chief Operating Officer (COO), International Business and Consulting
DB E.C.O. Group
Tewfik Bouarif
Director of the Passenger Division
ONCF
Thomas Pramotedham
CEO
Presight
Umar Farooque
Ports and Design Director
Egis, Middle East & South Asia
Valeriano Salciccia
Chief Executive Officer
Salcef Group S.p.A
Vytis Žalimas
Chief Executive Officer
LTG Infra
Runs AB LTG Infra Chief Executive Officer position since 1st December 2023.
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Dr. Èric Pairet
Head of Research and Development
Etihad Rail
James Heslop
Head of Strategy
Network Rail
Natalie Loughborough
Executive Director (Rail/Public Transport)
National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO)
Matthew Botelle
VP PMC & Rail Practice Lead, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Parsons
Bogdanov Evgenii
Partner
Kearney
William Marcondes Gall
Business Development Manager, Transportation and Mobility
ASPIRE
Dr. Melody Khadem Sameni
Associate Professor of Railway Transportation Engineering
University of Birmingham
Victor Martinez
Head of Rail Digital Solutions, SKF; Professor of Connected Industry 4.0, Madrid UC3M University
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Martin Yates
Government Technology Advisor
Presight
Prof. Andy Doherty
Chief Technical Officer
Global Centre of Rail Excellence
Beat Stettler
CEO
Onway ag
Pritish Chandra Mohapatra
OCS Design Expert - Larsen & Toubro Limited
Larsen and Toubro
Etienne Pansart
Head of Partnership and Academic Innovation
SYSTRA SA
Jens Lind
Head of Locomotive – International
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Lars Loewenstein
Senior Vice President
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Diego Politano
CEO
Haslerrail
Akshay Wahal
Track Expert
Larsen and Toubro
Amar Shah
Director
Asia Corporate Training Ltd
Rene Bambor
Business Unit Manager Rail Services
TÜV SÜD
Dr Séverine Maréchal
Director
SYSTRA
Alaa Mahjoub
Independent Digital Business Advisor
Michael Houen
Director
Hatch Pty Ltd
Mohamed Emad
Associate – Architecture
AECOM
Petros Zouzoulas
Head of Innovation, EMEA
Parsons
Andreas Oberhauser
Senior Manager
Global Rail Group GRG GmbH
TC Chew
Global Rail Business Leader
Arup
Gaurish Wagle
Manager, Sustainable Masterplanning
Masdar City
Daria Collard
Projects Technical Coordinator
SYSTRA
Sandro Benetti
Director
SYSTRA
Mohamed Habib Mazouni
AI and Innovation Development Director
Alstom
Muhammad Anwel
CTO
Kodifly Limited
Klaus Dohrmann
Global Head of Innovation and Trend Research
DHL
Alberto Milanés
Director of Consultancy, Enviroment and IT
INECO
Murali Varadarajan
Chief Strategy Officer
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd
Ryan Janzen
Co – Founder
Transpod Inc
Marc Guigon
Consultant
MG Consult
Stephen Rutherford
Vice President and Global Market Director, Transport Planning
Jacobs
Amanda Aldred
Senior HSEW Director Middle East
Jacobs
Nilesh Patil
Technical Principal – Rail
Surbana Jurong
Hartwig Lankow
Vice President – Customer Management -Middle East & eastern Africa
Voestalpine Railway Systems GmbH
Philippe Degrange
Managing Partner and Facilitator
Asia Corporate Training Ltd
Mark Carrington
HSE Director
Jacobs
Meera Abu Soufah
Head of Sales and Business Development
Siemens Mobility UAE
Harj Dhaliwal
Chief Business & Capital Programmes Officer
Nevomo
Michele Gesualdi
Project Manager & Advisor, High-Speed Rail | Passenger Department
International Union of Railways (UIC)
Renate Grabler-Gussmagg
CEO
Hexagon | NEXTSENSE
Lorenzo Andrea Parrotta
Co-Founder and Board Member
IronLev
Jostein Hauken
Head of Consulting
Asistobe
Prabakaran Balasubramanian
Senior Researcher
Technology Innovation Institute
Dr. Khalil Dindarian
Senior Account Director
Siemens Mobility GmBH
David Jewkes
Sustainability Consultant
Arup
Kenneth Wiseman
Associate Director
Arup
Adrian Lindon
Vice President - Rail
AECOM
Artur Fojud
Head of Research and Innovation
UIC (International Union of Railways)
Dr. Èric Pairet Artau
Head of Research and Development
Etihad Rail
Liam Henderson
Chair
The Rail Innovation Group
Maria Marqués
Global Director of Intercity Transport
Egis
Matthew Botelle
VP PMC & Rail Practice Lead, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Parsons
Natalie Loughborough
Chief Operating Officer
Greyhound
Stephen Rutherford
Vice President and Global Market Director for Transport Planning
Jacobs
TC Chew
Managing Director, APAC Region
Arup
Simon Fletcher
Founder & CEO
Fletch Rail Advisory
Ravi Ravitharan
Director
Monash Institute of Railway Technology, Monash University
Richard Carr
Technical & Innovation Director
Railway Industry Association (RIA)
Marc Guigon
Consultant
MG Consult
Dr. Melody Khadem Sameni
Associate Professor, Program Director, Railway Systems Engineering and Integration
University of Birmingham, Dubai Campus
Ahmed Al Musawa Al Hashemi
CEO
Hafeet Rail
Speakers
Olivier Laurent
CEO
RailDirect
H.E Lee Seong-hai
Chairman and CEO
Korea National Railway
H.E. Shadi Malak
Chief Executive Officer
Etihad Rail
Jeffrey Sim Vee Ming
Group CEO, Non Independent Executive Director
SBS Transit
Michael Peter
Chief Executive Officer
Siemens Mobility
Ahmed AlMusawa AlHashemi
Chief Executive Officer
Hafeet Rail
Sergio Vázquez Torrón
President and CEO
Ineco
Andrea Giuricin
Chief Executive Officer
TRA Consulting
Ayman Ashour
CEO
Siemens Mobility, Turnkey MEA and Siemens Mobility UAE
TC Chew
Managing Director, APAC Region
Arup
Sebastien Mangeant
Chief Operating Officer
Abu Dhabi Transport Company (ADT)
Denis Tudor
CEO & Co-founder
Swisspod
Dr. Jacob Kam
Chief Executive Officer
MTR Corporation Limited
Hasan Al Hosani
Chief Executive Officer, Smart Solutions
Space42
Henri Poupart – Lafarge
Chief Executive Officer
Alstom
Javier Martinez Ojinaga
Chief Executive Officer
CAF
Jean-Charles Vollery
Chief Executive Officer
SYSTRA
Michael Ted Macapagal
Chairman
Philippine National Railways
Vytis Žalimas
Chief Executive Officer
LTG Infra
Jan Christoph Harder
President of Region West, North and Rest of World (RoW)
Škoda Group
Gonzalo Urquijo Fernández de Araoz
Chief Executive Officer
Talgo
Dr. Abdulla Hamad Al Ghfeli
Acting Director General
Integrated Transport Center – Abu Dhabi
Martin Vaujour
President, Africa, Middle East & Central Asia
Alstom
Guenter Neureiter
Chief Executive Officer
Voestalpine Railway Systems
Stefan Geisperger
Director International Markets, Chief Operating Officer (COO), International Business and Consulting
DB E.C.O. Group
Leon Soulier
Chief Executive Officer, Business Unit – Turnkey
Siemens Mobility
Tewfik Bouarif
Director of the Passenger Division
ONCF
Aasim Siddiqui
Chief Executive Officer
Pakistan Intermodal
Noémie Bercoff
Director General
Urbanloop
Axel Herzhauser
Chief Executive Officer
WeFreight
Robert Falck
Executive Chairman and Founder
Einride
Jafar Oklah
Chief Executive Officer
National Infrastructure Construction Company (NICC)
Hamed Zaghw
Chief Executive Officer - Middle East
AECOM
Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Airports
H.E Lee Seong-hai
Chairman and CEO
Korea National Railway
Adriano Girotto
President
IronLev
Valeriano Salciccia
Chief Executive Officer
Salcef Group S.p.A
John Fagan
UKIMEA Transport Market Leader
Arup
Laurence Broseta
CEO, International
Keolis
Marie-Ange Debon
Chairwoman and Group Chief Executive Officer
Keolis
Krzysztof Ruciński
Mobility Expert
Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH)
Samer Kaissi
Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Cluster & Country Manager, UAE
DHL Global Forwarding
Régis Dumay
Chief Executive Officer - Transportation
Egis
Darren McBride
EMEA PMC and Rail Practice Lead
Parsons
Nabil Cheqroun
Vice President and General Manager
Honeywell Building Automation, Middle East, Turkiye and Africa
Prisca Flattot
SVP Technical and Operational Performance
SYSTRA
Almud Weitz
Regional Practice Director for Infrastructure, Middle East and North Africa
World Bank
Dr. Bashar Al-Malik
Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Arabia Railways
Thomas Pramotedham
CEO
Presight
Dr. Muhammad Mustafa
Director of Mobility and Planning
Egis, Middle East and South Asia
Umar Farooque
Ports and Design Director
Egis, Middle East & South Asia
Mohd Zarif Hashim
Chief Executive Officer
Malayisa Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp)
Hashem AlHendawi
Head of MENA
UITP - International Association of Public Transport
Roger Cruickshank
Middle East Transportation Market Lead & AtkinsRéalis Fellow
AtkinsRéalis
Abdulrahman Salim Al Hatmi
Group Chief Executive Officer
ASYAD
H.E. Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications
Bahrain
H.E. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi
Secretary General
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
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DRIVING THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT AND GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY
DRIVING THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT AND GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and hosted by Etihad Rail, Global Rail returns to Abu Dhabi from 30 September–2 October 2025 at ADNEC.
Backed by the UAE Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure and organised by dmg events, the exhibition and conference will convene 10,000+ senior decision-makers, 200+ global speakers, and 200+ exhibitors from over 100 countries.
Meet the leaders shaping the future of rail and transport. Explore strategic partnerships, cutting-edge technologies, and live infrastructure opportunities driving projects across the Middle East and beyond.
Director, China National Key Laboratory of High-speed Maglev Transportation Technology
Sami Amin
Senior Director of Operations
Careem
Tamer Shafik
Vice President – Business Development
Orascom Construction
Andrew Ward
Director, Transport & Logistics (Aviation)
PwC Middle East
Ekaterina Sheremet
Associate Partner
Mckinsey and Company
Vadim Pokotilo
Partner
Mckinsey & Company
Eng. Mohamad Risal Wasal
A. TD. M. M., IPM, ASEAN Eng. Director General of Railways
Ministry of Transportation Republic of Indonesia
Prof. Andy Doherty
Chief Technical Officer
Global Centre of Rail Excellence
Beat Stettler
CEO
Onway ag
Pritish Chandra Mohapatra
OCS Design Expert - Larsen & Toubro Limited
Larsen and Toubro
Etienne Pansart
Head of Partnership and Academic Innovation
SYSTRA SA
Jens Lind
Head of Locomotive – International
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Lars Loewenstein
Senior Vice President
Siemens Mobility GmbH
Diego Politano
CEO
Haslerrail
Akshay Wahal
Track Expert
Larsen and Toubro
Amar Shah
Director
Asia Corporate Training Ltd
Rene Bambor
Business Unit Manager Rail Services
TÜV SÜD
Dr Séverine Maréchal
Director
SYSTRA
Alaa Mahjoub
Independent Digital Business Advisor
Michael Houen
Director
Hatch Pty Ltd
Mohamed Emad
Associate – Architecture
AECOM
Petros Zouzoulas
Head of Innovation, EMEA
Parsons
Andreas Oberhauser
Senior Manager
Global Rail Group GRG GmbH
TC Chew
Global Rail Business Leader
Arup
Gaurish Wagle
Manager, Sustainable Masterplanning
Masdar City
Daria Collard
Projects Technical Coordinator
SYSTRA
Sandro Benetti
Director
SYSTRA
Mohamed Habib Mazouni
AI and Innovation Development Director
Alstom
Muhammad Anwel
CTO
Kodifly Limited
Klaus Dohrmann
Global Head of Innovation and Trend Research
DHL
Alberto Milanés
Director of Consultancy, Enviroment and IT
INECO
Murali Varadarajan
Chief Strategy Officer
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd
Ryan Janzen
Co – Founder
Transpod Inc
Marc Guigon
Consultant
MG Consult
Stephen Rutherford
Vice President and Global Market Director, Transport Planning
Jacobs
Amanda Aldred
Senior HSEW Director Middle East
Jacobs
Nilesh Patil
Technical Principal – Rail
Surbana Jurong
Hartwig Lankow
Vice President – Customer Management -Middle East & eastern Africa
Voestalpine Railway Systems GmbH
Philippe Degrange
Managing Partner and Facilitator
Asia Corporate Training Ltd
Mark Carrington
HSE Director
Jacobs
Meera Abu Soufah
Head of Sales and Business Development
Siemens Mobility UAE
Harj Dhaliwal
Chief Business & Capital Programmes Officer
Nevomo
Michele Gesualdi
Project Manager & Advisor, High-Speed Rail | Passenger Department
International Union of Railways (UIC)
Renate Grabler-Gussmagg
CEO
Hexagon | NEXTSENSE
Lorenzo Andrea Parrotta
Co-Founder and Board Member
IronLev
Jostein Hauken
Head of Consulting
Asistobe
Prabakaran Balasubramanian
Senior Researcher
Technology Innovation Institute
Dr. Khalil Dindarian
Senior Account Director
Siemens Mobility GmBH
David Jewkes
Sustainability Consultant
Arup
Kenneth Wiseman
Associate Director
Arup
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Global Rail unites the world's foremost strategic visionaries, industry leaders, transporters, and financiers, as rail transport leads the way towards efficient, sustainable, and interconnected mobility solutions, fostering economic growth and advancing a more connected world.
Global Rail unites the world's foremost strategic visionaries, industry leaders, transporters, and financiers, as rail transport leads the way towards efficient, sustainable, and interconnected mobility solutions, fostering economic growth and advancing a more connected world.
Global Rail unites the world's foremost strategic visionaries, industry leaders, transporters, and financiers, as rail transport leads the way towards efficient, sustainable, and interconnected mobility solutions, fostering economic growth and advancing a more connected world.
Michele Gesauldi, High Speed Rail Advisor, International Union of Railways (UIC)
11:20 - 11:40
Navigating the Complexities of Cross-Border High-Speed Rail: Challenges, Specificities, and Solutions
Stephane Mortier, Director, SYSTRA
11:40 - 12:00
Impact of High-Speed Rail on Spatial Planning
Marc Guigon, Founder, MG Consult
12:0013:00
Session: AI and data-driven predictive maintenance
12:00 - 12:20
Wheel - Rail Interface Study
Tom Thomas, Consultant, DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH
12:20 - 12:40
Leading Transition From Reactive Maintenance to Predictive, Data-driven Management
Hartwig Lankow, Vice President, Voestalpine Railway Systems GmbH
12:40 - 13:00
From Acceleration Data to Rail Intelligence: Leveraging In-Service Trains to Achieve Operational Excellence
Niels Goet, Chief Product Officer, CEMIT
13:0014:00
Networking Lunch
14:0015:20
Session: Digital Asset Lifecycle Management
14:00 - 14:20
Digital Twins Throughout the Rail Asset Lifecycle
Andrew Smith, Rail Industry Solutions Manager, Bentley Systems Ltd
14:20 - 14:40
RailXplore Fusion: AI-powered Rail Infrastructure applications for Secure, Sustainable, and Profitable Operations
Daniel Weitze, Portfolio Management Connectivity & IoT, Siemens Mobility
14:40 - 15:00
Maximizing operational business value with the next-generation data model for railway infrastructure & operations
Etienne Pansart, Head of Partership and Academic Innovation, SYSTRA
15:00 - 15:20
Reimagining Railway Asset Lifecycle Management with Digital Twins and AI
Muhammad Anwel, CTO, Kodifly Limited
15:2017:00
Session: Improving Operational Efficiency
15:20 - 15:40
Ironlev Passive Magnetic Levitation on Conventional Railways: Ongoing Pilot Tests and Technological Advancements
Lorenzo Andrea Parrotta, Co-Founder and Board Member, IronLev
15:40 - 16:00
Improving Efficiency and Safety in Railways through Real Time Condition Monitoring Using Revenue Trains
Ravi Ravitharan, Director, Monash Institute of Railway Technology
16:00 - 16:20
Building Smarter, Safer, and Sustainable Rail: How Integrated Digital Platforms Are Transforming Operations
Romain Mahe, Rail Vertical Leader for META, Honeywell
16:20 - 16:40
Modeling and Analysis of Virtual Coupling Railway Operations for Unit Trains in Large-Scale Capacity Scenarios
Lei Wang, PhD Student, University of Birmingham
16:40 - 17:00
RailSync – The world’s first digital solution with real-time rail operations for terminals, shunter, and railway undertakings
Christoph Kappler, CEO, RailSync
10:0011:20
Session: Cybersecurity Solutions and Protocols
10:00 - 10:20
Building Resilient and Intelligent Rail Operations with AI-Driven Industrial Platforms
Goran Novkovic, Director, Industrial Cybersecurity, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
10:20 - 10:40
Securing OT-IT Integration in Railway Systems: Cybersecurity Challenges and Solutions
Dr. Ali Shikai, Cyber Security Manager, AtkinsRealis
10:40 - 11:00
Cybersecurity Challenges in AI-Driven Railway Systems
Christian Schlehuber, Managing Director / Lead Cybersecurity Expert, Cybershield
11:00 - 11:20
Digital Maintenance: An Expensive Cyber Security Blind Spot
Alexander Cowan, CEO, RazorSecure
11:2012:40
Session: Innovative Materials and Sustainable Practices in Railway Infrastructure
11:20 - 11:40
Thermal Comfort Process as a Key Design Factor for Lifecycle Energy Efficiency in Elevated Urban Rail Stations
Akmalia Zain, Post – Graduate Researcher, Heriot-Watt University
11:40 - 12:00
Thiocrete: Cement-Free, Water-Free, Low-CO2 Sulfur Concrete for Sustainable Railway Sleepers
Denis Coppieters, CEO, ThioTrack
12:00 - 12:20
Efficient and Cost-Effective Methods for Controlling Wind-Blown Sand on Railway Tracks
Hassan Hemida, Professor, University of Birmingham
12:20 - 12:40
Durability Assessment and Sustainable Application of Recycled Aggregate Concrete for Etihad Rail
Wajeeha Mahmood, Structural Engineer, National Consultant Office for Engineering
12:4013:40
Networking Lunch
13:4015:20
Session: Passenger Experience
13:40 - 14:00
Digital Innovation at Korea National Railway: Beyond what you have seen before
Hoon SOHN, Ph.D., Executive Director, Korea Railway Innovation Institute, Korea National Railway, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
14:00 - 12:20
The Public Transport Attractiveness Index: A Multi-Source Framework for Comparing Transit Competitiveness Across Time and Space
Johan C. Haveland, CEO, Asistobe AS
14:20 - 14:40
A Global Perspective: A Passenger Experience across 3 Metros, 3 Cities
Keith Allen, Principal Architect, Hassell
14:40 - 15:00
Designing Passenger Experiences that People Love
Jeremy White, Transport Design Director, Seymour Powell
15:00 - 15:20
Hyderabad Metro Rail – A New Paradigm in Seamless Urban Commutes
KVB Reddy, MD and CEO, L&T Metro Rail
15:2015:40
Session: Innovations in Predictive and Condition-based Maintenance
15:20 - 15:40
ARGO: A Mobile Robotic Platform for Automated Undercarriage Inspection and Condition-Based Rolling Stocks Maintenance
Massimiliano Gabardi, CEO, Next Generation Robotics
15:40 - 16:00
Cost-benefit-analysis of Predictive Maintenance Solutions for Rail Infrastructure
Jacob Spanke, Scientific Advisor, DZSF
16:00 - 16:20
Predictive Maintenance and Actionable Insights in Railway Wheel Maintenance: New Opportunities through AI and ML-Based Models
Renate Grabler-Gußmagg, CEO, Nextsense GmbH
16:0017:00
Session: Urban planning and TOD
16:00 - 16:20
Urban rail and property integration – how to make it stack up?
Peter Morley, Principal, Hassell
16:20 - 16:40
Environment Driven Urban Development for the Next 100 Years: Implementing DX and GX in Takanawa Gateway City
Keisuke Kiyotani, Deupty Director, East Japan Railway Company
16:40 - 17:00
Planning and Implementing a Multi-Modal Hub through Transit oriented Development (TOD) Principles: The Case study of Hyderabad, India
Vijayalakshmi K, Advisor, Balaji Rail Road System P Ltd
10:0011:00
Session: End-to-end Sustainable Transportation
10:00 - 10:20
Transport integration with the example of High Speed and Urban Mobility
Cyril Baligand, Deputy Practice Lead - Rail & PMC – EMEA, Parsons
10:20 - 10:40
Leveraging Carbon Tracking for End-to-End Sustainable Transport
Planning a Seamless Integrated Mobility System for Abu Dhabi
Shadi Anani, Transport Policy & Planning Consultant, Abu Dhabi Integrated Transport Centre
11:0012:00
Session: Monitoring and Risk Management in Rail Operations
11:00 - 11:20
Intelligent Fibre Optic based Intrusion Detection
Sachin Bansal, Delivery Head – Aerospace and Rail, L & T Technology Services
11:20 - 11:40
A Systemic In-Service Monitoring Approach to Train-Track Interaction and Performance Assessment
Mani Entezami, Senior Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, CTO, MoniRail Ltd
11:40 - 12:00
Satellite -Based Rail Monitoring for Proactive Ground Risk Management
Majed Abdallah, Business Development Manager, Middle East & Turkiye, TRE ALTAMIRA
12:0012:40
Networking Lunch
12:4014:00
Session: Physical Security and Operational Safety
12:40 - 13:00
Application of Systems Engineering, Ergonomics and Anthropometrics associated with the Railway Project
Jason Nguyen, Chief Technical Principal - Rail Systems & Safety Assurance, Surbana Jurong Group
13:00 - 13:20
Balanced, Integrated Security Approach for Railways
Soroush Tazerji, Global Director of Security Services, Sener Group
13:20 - 13:40
RoboDogs in Rail – Autonomous Inspection, Security Operations, and Coordinated Intervention for the Rail Systems of Tomorrow
Michael Kirchhof, Managing Director, Dr. Kirchhof Ventures GmbH
13:40 - 14:00
Revolutionizing Track Maintenance with Autonomous Track Inspection Vehicles for Enhanced Efficiency and Reliability
Kaushik V N, MS Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
14:0015:20
Session: Project Planning and Management
14:00 - 14:20
Embedding a Vision for Operational End-state During Project Planning
Rupert Ingham, Director, Grant Thornton
14:20 - 14:40
On The Right Track: Can Strategic Planning be Used to Overcome Challenges in African Railway Development and Enhance Investment Potential?
Alexander Farnell, Country Manager / Senior Project Manager, SYSTRA
14:40 - 15:00
Managing Engineering Changes in Complex Rail Projects: A Systems Engineering Approach
Janarthan Vedantham, Senior Systems Engineering Manager, AECOM
15:00 - 15:20
Benchmarking Financial Models for High-Speed Rail Infrastructure
Michele Gesauldi, High Speed Rail Advisor, International Union of Railways (UIC)
15:2017:00
Session: Advancements in Railway Signalling and Communications
15:20 - 15:40
Train2Cloud: Evolution of CBTC with Cloud Technology
Nima Doagou, Senior Sales Manager, Siemens Mobility
15:40 - 16:00
Advancing Railway Signalling Interoperability: The Role of KTCS-2&3 in Global Integration
Haksun Yun, General Manager, Korea National Railroad Corporation
16:00 - 16:20
GSMR to FRMCS Migration – Potential challenges and Road map for the migration
Tasneem Ahmed, Railway Systems Manager, Indra Group
16:20 - 16:40
Unlocking the Potential: Lessons Learned from ERTMS Implementation and Evolution in Rail Industry Digital Signaling
Silvia Dominguez, Head of ERTMS, INECO
16:40 - 17:00
Bridging the Interoperability Gap: Leveraging ERTMS for Advanced CBTC Metro Applications
Frédéric Bernaudin, Head of Bid, Compagnie des Signaux
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Wednesday 01 October 2025
Thursday 02 October 2025
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