Agenda

1. ERTMS - RETURN ON INVESTMENT

• Securing the required investment in ERTMS to create a global standard
• ERTMS - an aid to competition or a barrier to entry in the European rail market?
• Intermodal competition - utilising ERTMS to successfully compete with air travel

• Planning for and investing in the development of Italy's rail corridors
• Best practice strategies for using TEN-T funds to deliver interoperability
• Maximising the impact of TEN-T investment on the entire rail network

• RIMs - a method of increasing interoperability and reducing costs in the long-term
• TOCs - an unnecessary cost with no additional performance benefits
• Is there a way of aligning these viewpoints to create a unified business case?

Eric Peetermans, Head of International Affairs, SNCB Holding
Pierre Messulam, Director of ERTMS Strategy, SNCF
Klaus-Rüdiger Hase, ETCS Project Leader, Deutsche Bahn  
August Zierl, Head of Railway Engineering, ÖBB Infrastruktur Bau
Ricardo Ramos Fernandez, Business Development Manager, Invensys Rail
Maurizio Rosi, Chairman, UNISIG

2. ERTMS MIGRATION STRATEGIES

• Exploring the complexities and the approval processes for this specific region
• Successfully conducting a full review of the ETCS system application status
• Providing the optimum ETCS solution for the specific project requirements

Thomas Lindemann, Director, Engineering Onboard, Central Europe, Bombardier Transportation

• TBL1+ (the usage of P44) and the application of ERTMS on a national level
• Implementing ETCS on Corridor C
• TBL1+ / ETCS level 1 and the possible influence on traffic regularity

Emmanuel Manigart, ETCS Project Manager, Infrabel

• Justifications for interfacing legacy systems with ERTMS 
• Managing the cost of maintaining two systems vs. total reliance on ERTMS
• Selecting the correct option for optimum cost and performance benefits

Fabio Senesi, Technical Manager,  RFI
Piero Petruccioli, Head of Onboard Systems, Trenitalia
 Peter Winter, Signalling Senior Expert, SBB
Thomas Lindemann, Director, Engineering Onboard, Central Europe, Bombardier Transportation

3. MANAGING MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF ERTMS/ETCS

• Developing and refining test procedures to measure compatibility
• Maintaining compatibility between multiple versions of ETCS/GSM-R
• Eliminating the need for multiple systems to deliver compatibility

• Why should a telecommunications network integrator be considered for a GSM-R project?
• What risks are avoided by doing so and does it offer value for money?
• How can technology obsolescence and vendor risk be managed?

• Creating open interfaces that clearly define the requirements for standardisation
• Guaranteeing compatibility between systems from multiple suppliers 
• Standardisation as the key to increasing competition amongst suppliers

Andrea Querze, Managing Director, EEIG ERTMS Users Group
Geir Hansen, ERTMS Co-ordinator, Jernbaneverket
Heikki Viika, Head of Strategy & Business Development, Bombardier Transportation
Fabio Senesi, ATC Technical Manager, RFI

4. MAXIMISING NEW TECHNOLOGIES

******ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS******

The roundtable sessions offer the ideal platform to engage, examine and exchange views on key industry challenges. Moderated by subject matter experts, these interactive sessions allow participants an opportunity for in-depth, honest discussion and learning in a small, informal setting. With the room divided in two, hosted on tables of no more than 10, participants will deliberate on the topics detailed below.

• The evolution and throughput of hardware and impact on investment strategy
• Upgrading the associated sub-systems to facilitate investment in ERTMS/ETCS
• Planning for a long term future of interoperability beyond ERTMS/ETCS 3.0.0

Led by:
Eric Le Moal, Head of New Technologies, RFF
Fabio Senesi, Technical Manager, RFI

• Utilising packet switching to overcome the GSM-R bandwidth challenge
• Identifying additional services to add greater value to existing GSM-R networks
• Preparing for the obsolescence of GSM-R and researching the potential of GPRS

Led by:
Joanna Wlodkowska, Signalling and Telecommunications Assistant Director, PLK
Alain Bertout, Senior Architect, Vertical Market Solutions Alcatel-Lucent
Ola Bergman, Technical Director GSM-R, Nokia Siemens Networks
Rainer Lasch, Business Development Director - GSM-R, CEE, Nortel

5. STANDARDISING SIGNALLING & TRAIN CONTROL LEGISLATION

• The role of a structure framework in increasing open competition
• Realistic solutions for aligning national scenarios with a pan-European framework
• Standardising interpretations to create effectiveness on an operational level

• Creating universal cross-border acceptance criteria for on board systems 
• Simplifying test procedures and reducing the time and cost of certification
• Delivering the successful harmonised homologation of on board software

Pio Guido, Head of ERTMS, European Rail Agency

• Defining RIMs responsibility for legacy systems vs. ERTMS systems
• Who is responsible for safety on lines equipped with legacy systems and ERTMS?
• Why should TOCs have to take on the extra costs and responsibility?

Pio Guido, Head of ERTMS, European Rail Agency
Andrea Querze, Managing Director, EEIG ERTMS Users Group
Michael Clausecker, Director General, UNIFE
Carlo Carganico, CEO, ITALCETIFERR

6. THE EUROPEAN ERTMS CORRIDORS

• Understanding standardistation issues between products from mulitiple suppliers
• Developing a gateway to deliver cross-border compatibility
• What lessons have been learned to avoid future cost and time overruns?

Hans Menschaert, Head of Signalling Projects, Infrabel
Harald vas Visser, Consultant, Ministry of Transport, Netherlands

• Aligning participating countires political, financial and commercial aims
• The technical challenge of managing a unified migration across the corridor
• Coordinating international traffic management across multiple borders
• Aligning GSM-R versions along corridors

7. ERTMS IN NON-EU MARKETS

• Differing aims and the associated planning and performance implications
• What is the optimum solution in each case and how does this impact upon cost?
• Selecting and managing multiple scenarios to harmonise a national network

SPECIAL ADDRESS: What lessons can non-European railways learn from the extensive deployment of ETCS/GSM-R in Europe?

Maurizio Rosi, Chairman, UNISIG

 8. ERTMS AS A GLOBAL STANDARD

******ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS******

The roundtable sessions offer the ideal platform to engage, examine and exchange views on key industry challenges. Moderated by subject matter experts, these interactive sessions allow participants an opportunity for in-depth, honest discussion and learning in a small, informal setting. With the room divided in two, hosted on tables of no more than 10, participants will deliberate on the topics detailed below.

• How reliant is ERTMS on the correct management of legacy systems?
• Matching legacy system life cycles against ERTMS deployment plans
• Securing the necessary funding when ERTMS is attracting major investment 

Led by:
Michael Clausecker, Director General, UNIFE
Heikki Viika, Head of Strategy & Business Development, Bombardier Transportation

• Technical standardisation vs. operational benefits - defining drivers for deployment
• Building on these drivers to establish ERTMS as an accepted global standard
• Is there a risk that ERTMS will face a serious challenge from investment in PTC?

• Maintaining GSM-R quality of service and evaluating system performances
• Advancing packet switching solutions
  
   Key takeaways include:
• Lessons learnt for efficient future implementation and operation 
• An understanding of methods of improving reliability

• Outlining the future evolution of GSM-R
• Ensuring that next generation technologies can be safely introduced into the European rail network

• Understanding future GSM-R developments 
• Anticipating the needs of railway operators

Workshop led by:
 
Pierpaolo di Labio, Sales & Marketing Director, Selex Communications
Rainer Lasch, Business Development Director - GSM-R, CEE, Nortel
Michael Liem, GSM-R Solution Manager, Alcatel Lucent

 Session 1: Practical case studies and open discussion

       Key topics to be covered include:

• Evaluating optimum tools and techniques for varying project requirements 
• Key lessons learned during the validation of new ERTMS lines for Infrabel
  
  Key takeaways include:
• An understanding of the importance of test and validation procedures in project planning
• An understanding of the correct approach for different projects

 Session 2: Practical case studies and open discussion
 

 Key topics to be covered include:

• Addressing the challenges posed by onboard and trackside ERTMS equipment from multiple vendors
• Methods of dealing with a lack of onboard and trackside test specifications

• Strategies for managing the multi-vendor scenario 
• An up to date understanding of the latest test and validation specifications

 Session 2: The Swedish Case Study

 Key topics to be covered include:
•    The Swedish approach to regional lines – how to combine minimum costs and high-level technologies
•    A simulation based on the pilot line project with group discussion

 Key takeaways include:
•    Cost – benefit analysis of ERTMS Regional
•    Understanding a real life application of ERTMS Regional

Following two days of discussion around the key issues facing the industry, attendees will now have the opportunity to witness the successful deployment and operation of ERTMS on a high-speed line. An insight into the future of the European rail network and an opportunity not to be missed.

Staggered groups will depart from the front entrance of the Radisson Blu, over the road to Roma-Termini, where they will receive a detailed overview of:

• The control room for the digital interlockings of Roma-Termini
• The annexed ERTMS control room for the Roma-Napoli high-speed line
• The IXL and ERTMS trackside diagnostic and maintenance systems

Attendees will board the train at Roma-Termini, and witness a successful ERTMS deployment in action, with:

Tickets for the technical visit are limited and will be treated on a first come first served basis. Please book early if you want to experience the events of the technical visit.