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IRFC 2022 topics – the content of sessions will be specified during the preparatory works of conference
Day One – October 5, 2022
OPENING SESSION – KEYNOTE SPEECHES
9:30 - 9:35
Welcome Adress
Miroslav Fukan, OLTIS Group Executive Director
9:35 - 9:40
Welcome Adress
Martin Kupka, Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic
9:40 - 9:45
Welcome Adress
Adina Ioana Vǎlean, European Commission / Commissioner for Transport
9:45 - 9:50
Welcome Adress
HE Alexis Dutertre, Ambassador of France to the Czech Republic
9:50 - 9:55
Welcome Adress
HE Fredrik Jörgensen, Ambassador of Sweden to the Czech Republic
9:55 - 10:00
Welcome Adress
HE Hideo Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to the Czech Republic
DAY ONE – October 5, 2022
SESSION 1 – Rail Sector Contribution to the EU Green Deal
MODERATOR
Libor Lochman, Former CER Executive Director
10:00 - 10:15
Czech Republic Transport Sector - Presidency Overview
Martin Kupka, Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic
10:15 - 10:30
New Challenges for EU Railway Sector for 2022 - 2030
Adina Ioana Vǎlean, European Commission / Commissioner for Transport
10:30 - 10:45
Green Planet Needs Green Railways
Philippe Froissard, European Commission / DG RTD
10:45 - 11:00
Let’s Make the Single European Railway Area a Reality
Alberto Mazzola, CER
11:00 - 11:15
Fulfillment of UNIFE’s Expectations from the Implementation of the Fourth Railway Package Technical Pillar
Philippe Citroën, UNIFE
11:15 - 11:30
UIC centenary manifesto: operational solutions for a better future
François Davenne, UIC
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee-break
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Sponsor: LEVEL Systems
12:00 - 13:00
EXPERT AND OPEN DISCUSSION
Answers to the moderator’s questions
Answers to the moderator's questions
Michal Krapinec (tbc), Czech Railways
Carlo Borghini, Europe’s Rail JU
Jiří Svoboda, Správa železnic
Ralf-Charley Schultze, UIRR
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
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Sponsor: Cargo Wagon
Day One – October 5, 2022
SESSION 2 – Railway Interoperability and Standardization
MODERATOR
Josef Doppelbauer, European Union Agency for Railways
14:30 - 14:45
Importance of Interoperability and Standardization for EU Rail Competitiveness
Keir Fitch, European Commission / DG MOVE
14:45 - 15:00
TSI Revision Cycle 2022
Pio Guido, European Union Agency for Railways
15:00 - 15:15
New Generation of ERTMS - Vison or Reality?
Matthias Ruete, European Commission / DG MOVE
15:15 - 15:30
Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) – Challenge for Rail Freight
Cyrille Guyon, ERMEWA
15:30 - 15:45
How TSIs, DAC and ERTMS Can Change the Freigth RU Business?
Tomáš Tóth, ČD CARGO
15:45 - 15:55
ERTMS as a ticket to Advanced Technologies for Traffic Management
Vladimír Kampík, AŽD Praha/UNISIG
15:55 - 16:05
Concept FRMCS
Martin Bajer, TTC MARCONI
16:00 - 17:00
EXPERT AND OPEN DISCUSSION
Answers to the moderator’s questions
Alberto Mazzola, CER
Gerald Petschner, INNOFREIGHT Solutions
Name, DAKO-CZ
Sandra Gehenot, UIC
20:00 - 24:00
Gala Dinner
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Sponsor: Czech Railways
Day Two – October 6, 2022
08:00 – 09:00 Europe’s Rail JU "Welcome Coffee" ________________________________________________ SESSION 3 – EU´s Research and Innovations in a Globalized World
MODERATOR
Carlo Borghini, Europe’s Rail JU
9:00 - 9:15
Helena Langšádlová (tbc), Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Czech Republic
9:15 - 9:30
Cluster 5 in Horizon Europe and Europe's Rail JU
Philippe Froissard, European Commission / DG RTD
9:30 - 09:45
New role of SRG and Member States in the Europe's Rail JU
Miroslav Haltuf, Europe’s Rail JU SRG
09:45 - 10:00
Hydrogen – Solution for Zero-emission Rail Transport?
Petr Mervart, Ministry of Industry and Trade,
10:00 - 10:15
AŽD experience as founding member of Europe’s Rail JU
Michal Pavel, AŽD Praha
10:15 - 11:00
EXPERT AND OPEN DISCUSSION
Answers to the moderator’s questions
Petr Buchníček, OLTIS Group
Riccardo Santoro (tbc), Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane
Sarah Bittner – Krautsack, Austrian Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Innovation and Technology
Daniel Lopour, EUSPA
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee-break
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Sponsor: PST CLC
Day Two – October 6, 2022
SESSION 4 – High Speed Rail System as a Mobility Driver
MODERATOR
Jiří Svoboda, Správa železnic
11:30 - 11:45
Role of the Ministry of Transport in Building Czech High Speed Rail Network
Name (tbc), Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic
11:45 - 12:00
Plans for Building Czech High Speed Rail Network up to 2030
Martin Švehlík, Správa železnic
12:00 - 12:15
International Cooperation in Development of High Speed Rail System
Jean-Christophe Rouja (tbc), SNCF International
12:15 - 12:30
High Speed Rail in Austria – Needs and Experience
Johann Pluy, ÖBB Infrastruktur
12:30 - 12:45
HSR - Business Model in Japan
Misho Hirato, East Japan Railway Company
12:45 - 13:30
EXPERT AND OPEN DISCUSSION
Answers to the moderator’s questions
Martin Kolovratník, Chamber of Deputies Parliament of the Czech Republic
Mikołaj Wild, Centralny Port Komunikacyjny
Reserved
13:30 - 15:00
Lunch
Day Two – October 6, 2022
SESSION 5 – TEN-T - Transcontinental Resilient Network
MODERATOR
Herald Ruijters (tbc), European Commission / DG MOVE
15:00 - 15:15
Via Vindobona – Intergal Part of the TEN-T Network
Radek Čech, Správa železnic
15:15 - 15:30
Changes in legal framework for crossborder transport at TEN-T
Erik Evtimov, CIT
15:30 - 15:45
Boris Leštinský, Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic
15:45 - 16:00
TEN-T and Ukraine – Potential New Connections
Peter Hrapko, Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic
16:00 - 16:15
Impact of the Ukrainian Crisis to the Rail Business on Existing Connections
Alojz Filipek, BUDAMAR
16:15 - 17:00
EXPERT AND OPEN DISCUSSION
Answers to the moderator’s questions
Olaf Krüger (tbc), IBS
Conor Feighan, European Rail Freight Association
Bogdan Ciobanu, UNICOM Tranzit
Reserved
19:00 - 23:00
Czech Dinner