Signalling and Train Control 2012 Agenda

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SHOW/HIDE - SIGNALLING AND TRAIN CONTROL: WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH 2012: CONFERENCE DAY ONE

Time	Activity
08:00	Networking breakfast and registration
	OPENING
08.50	Global Transport Forum welcome address and introductory remarks Dan Loosemore, Head of Production, Global Transport Forum
	KEYNOTE SESSION 1: GLOBAL SIGNALLING SOLUTIONS Session Moderator: Jan Richard, Innovation and Technology Manger, SBB Session topics: Minimising the cost of new signaling projects whilst maximizing the value of new deployments Meeting mandated standards and minimizing disruption during the transition whilst staying on-time and on-budget Clearly matching technology selection to project needs and facilitating future growth Can PTC and ATACS offer the global market cost-effective alternatives to ERTMS What can mainline rail networks learn from the success of urban rail in implementing CBTC
09:00	CBTC Case Study: Delivering new signaling solutions both on-time and on-budget to ensure long-term success Javier Rubio Bellod, Head of Rail Systems, Transport Publics de la Region Lausannoise
09:15	ATACS Insight: Defining project requirements and creating a comprehensive migration strategy to optimise project delivery Takashi Kato, Manager, ATACS Electrical and Signal Network System Department East Japan Railway Company Railway Company
09:30	PTC Case Study: Deploying PTC and maximising the benefits of new signalling systems
09:45	Panel session: Matching technology selection to individual project needs to ensure comprehensive migration strategies and successful delivery Seizo Sato, Deputy Director, Electrical and Signal Network System Department, East Japan Railway Company Javier Rubio Bellod,Head of Rail Systems, Transport Publics de la Region Lausannoise Tom McFarlin, Staff Director, Signal and Train Control Division, FRA
	TECHNICAL CASE STUDIES 2: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY Session Moderator: David Briginshaw, Editor-in-Chief, International Railway Journal Session topics: Ensuring collaboration to minimise risk and deliver the original vision on-time and on-budget Following the implementation strategy in terms of safety, costs, testing and deadlines to ensure successful delivery Best practices in understanding and managing the lengthy approval and migration processes Taking a coordinated and flexible approach to avoid increases to costs and project time Delivering pre-defined standards on interfaces, interoperability and interchangeability to optimise operations
11:15	Infrastructure Manager Case Study: Taking a coordinated and flexible approach to project delivery to deliver on-time and at minimal cost Fabio Senesi, Head of ATC Systems, RFI
11:30	Notified Body Case Study: Defining optimum safety-case parameters and working together to accelerate the certification process Gino Di Mambro, Research and Development Manager, Italcertifer
11:45	Industry Case Study: Ensuring collaboration and coordinating all stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery Alesandro Mascis, Regional Head of Sales, Rail Control Solutions, Bombardier Transportation
12:00	Panel session: Collaborating effectively during migration to minimise costs and guarantee successful long-term operations Fabio Senesi, Head of ATC Systems, RFI Gino Di Mambro, Research and Development Manager,Italcertifer Alesandro Mascis, Regional Head of Sales, Rail Control Solutions, Bombardier Transportation
12:45	Networking Lunch
	BREAKOUT SESSIONS The breakout 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 audience divided into four separate breakout areas, hosted on tables of no more than 10, participants will deliberate on the topics detailed below.
	3A: SIGNALLING ON SECONDARY LINES Session moderator: Ivan Thielemans, Head of Projects, Infrabel Klaus-Rüdiger Hase,ETCS Project Leader, Deutsche Bahn Session topics: Improve / ROI Low cost alternatives Effective deployment options Efficient network integration Enhancing safety and reliability
	Breakout: Participants will address cost effective solutions for signalling on secondary lines in order to define the strategies for optimum success.
14:00	Introductory presentation
14:15	Open discussion
15:15	Concluding presentation
15:30	Afternoon coffee
	3B: TELECOMMUNICATIONS Session moderator: Christian Sagmeister, Project Manager/ Head of Radio Technologies,OBB Jos Holtzer, Head of Project Management and Support, NS Passenegers Session topics: Business case / ROI Successful migration Aligning new technologies with ERTMS New revenue streams Frequency / reliability
	Breakout: Participants will address the role of railway telecommunications in optimising new signalling systems
14:00	Introductory presentation
14:15	Open discussion
15:15	Concluding presentation
	3C: DEVELOPING INTERLOCKING APPLICATIONS AND TRAIN CONTROL Session moderator: Jakob Gartner, Deputy CTO of Esterel Technologies Session topics: Business case / ROI Modernising interlocking systems Operations and maintenance Maximising capacity and safety Impact on interoperability
	Breakout: Participants will address the potential of advanced interlockings to improve safety, capacity and interoperability.
14:00	Introductory presentation
14:15	Open discussion
15:15	Concluding presentation
15:30	Afternoon coffee
	CLOSING PLENARY SESSION SESSION 4: STANDARDISATION AND INTEROPERABILITY Session Moderator: Oscar Rebollo, Head, ETCS test specificationsEuropean Railway Agency Session topics: Defining interoperable standards and increasing standardisation to ensure smooth operations System integration challenges and developing interchangeability Ensuring ongoing cooperation between operators, infrastructure managers, suppliers and notified bodies Developing a consensus on system architecture and specifications Guaranteeing interoperability across the whole network
16:15	Government Case Study: Working towards a coordinated migration strategy and harmonising operational rules Peter Brugts, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Transport, Netherlands
16:30	Infrastructure Manager Case Study: integrating systems successfully and overcoming challenges to ensure interoperability Radek Cech, Interoperability Expert / EC Interoperability and Safety Committee, SZDC
16:45	Industry Case Study: Enhancing communication and collaboration to meet operator requirements and deliver new projects successfully Hubert de la Grandiere, Mainline Signalling Platform Director, Alstom Transport
17:00	Panel Session: Effectively defining standards and ensuring interoperability across a whole network Radek Cech, Interoperability Expert / EC Interoperability and Safety Committee, SZDC Peter Brugts, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Transport, Netherlands Petr Kolar, System Specialist, Ceske Drahy José Manuel Martín Espinosa, Chief Marketing and Sales Office, Teltronic Jean-Michel Evanghelou, Head of Railway Solutions, Kapsch CarrierCom
	CLOSING
17:45	Global Transport Forum closing remarks and close of day one Alex Williamson, Managing Director, Global Transport Forum
	DRINKS RECEPTION
18:00	Signalling and Train Control 2012 drinks reception

SHOW/HIDE - SIGNALLING AND TRAIN CONTROL: THURSDAY 8 MARCH 2012: CONFERENCE DAY TWO

Time	Activity
08:00	Networking breakfast and registration
08.50	Global Transport Forum welcome address and introductory remarks Alex Williamson, Managing Director, Global Transport Forum
	KEYNOTE SESSION SESSION 5: TESTING AND CERTIFICATION Session Moderator: Chris Jackson, Chief Editor, Railway Gazette Session topics: Increasing uniformity in the certification process to enhance safety and reduce costs Harmonising operational and safety rules to enhance long-term operations and ensure interoperability Effective testing procedures and defining minimum requirements Optimising the certification process to reduce costs and delays Ensuring all new technologies meet minimum safety requirements and meeting the interoperability directive
09:00	Regulator Case Study: Streamlining the testing and certification process and enhancing uniformity to enhance safety and accelerate deployments Oscar Rebollo, Head, ETCS test specifications, European Railway Agency
09:15	Operator Case Study: Working effectively on a project involving different safety approaches and various NSA’s Thomas Joindot, ERTMS Director, SNCF
09:30	Industry insight: Managing certification and developing effective testing procedures to deliver the project on-time and on-budget Arne Borälv, CEO and President, Prover Technology
	Panel: Panellists will address strategies for enhancing collaboration in order to minimise costs whilst enhancing safety, reducing delays and improving operational efficiency
09:45	Panel session: Enhancing cooperation to increase uniformity in the testing and certification process and maximise safety Oscar Rebollo, Head, ETCS test specificationsEuropean Railway Agency Thomas Joindot, ERTMS Director, SNCF Oystein Lokas, Systems Engineer,JBV Arne Borälv, CEO and President, Prover Technology
10:30	Morning coffee
	TECHNICAL CASE STUDIES SESSION 6: ETCS IN OPERATION Session moderator: Tony Crabtree, ERTMS Team Leader, ATOC Session topics: Defining comprehensive operational rules to optimise long-term operations and minimise costs Maximising safety whilst simultaneously exploiting the potential of the new system to enhance revenue Long-term investment strategy for new deployments – building future technologies into the budget Developing effective maintenance strategies that enhance lifecycle whilst minimising disruption Clarifying the role of the supplier in ensuring efficient operations and maintenance of the systems they installed
11:15	Switzerland Case Study: Maximising the value of new systems and developing effective operational strategies to enhance service and reduce long-term costs Jan Richard, Innovation and Technology Manger, SBB
11:30	UK Case Study: Utilising the potential of new signaling systems to enhance operational efficiency and improve quality of service Ducan Cross, Deputy Director Operations, Crossrail and London Overground
11:45	Sweden Case Study: Effectively managing new systems to maximise reliability and enhance the system lifecycle Björn Westerberg,ERTMS Project Director, SJ AB
12:00	Panel session: Optimum strategies for managing ETCS systems and utilising their potential to enhance capacity, efficiency and quality of service Björn Westerberg, ERTMS Project Director, SJ AB Ducan Cross, Deputy Director Operations, Crossrail and London Overground Jan Richard, Innovation and Technology Manger, SBB Klaus-Rüdiger Hase, ETCS Project Leader, Deutsche Bahn
12:45	Networking Lunch
	TECHNICAL CASE STUDIES 7:RELIABILITY, EFFICENCY AND MAINTENANCE Session moderator: Arjen Zoeteman, Manager of Technology Policy, ProRail Session topics: Preventative maintenance strategies and the impact upon cost Maximising lifecycle to enhance ROI Ensuring ongoing cooperation between operators, infrastructure managers, suppliers and notified bodies The importance of energy-efficiency and the cost-implications of this Considering long-term factors at the implementation stage
14:00	European Case Study: Working with the NSA to ensure reliability and develop efficient maintenance in the long-term Peter Toth, Development Engineer, MAV
14:15	Global Case Study: Enhancing efficiency, passenger numbers and reliability through new signaling and telecommunication projects Robert Lin, Director, Operations Control Centre, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
14:30	Industry Insight: Strategies for Asset Management on the Railway, or 'ROAME wasn't built in a day Peter Parker, Senior Solutions Architect, Invensys Rail
14:45	Panel session: Optimisng maintenance, efficiency and reliability to ensure maximum ROI and minimise lifecycle costs Peter Toth,Development Engineer, MAV Indrek Suld,Manager, Signalling and Communications Department, EVR Robert Lin, Director, Operations Control Centre, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation Peter Parker, Senior Solutions Architect, Invensys Rail
	SESSION 8: INTEGRATED NETWORKS OF THE FUTURE Session moderator: Armand Toubol, Vice-President,New Opera Session topics: Increasing operational efficiency with the use of automated, integrated and intelligent control centres Utilising ERTMS level 3 to deliver additional functionality and revenue opportunities The role of telecommunications and potential of Wi-Fi and PIS in opening up additional revenue streams Developing an integrated operations and maintenance strategy at minimum cost and with minimum disruptions Defining the railway networks of the future and the role that signaling and communication systems will play
16:15	Moderator’s Introductory presentation
16:30	Open discussion
17:30	Moderator’s concluding presentation
	CLOSING
17:45	Global Transport Forum closing remarks and close of day two Dan Loosemore, Head of Production, Global Transport Forum

SHOW/HIDE - SIGNALLING AND TRAIN CONTROL: FRIDAY 9 MARCH 2012: CONFERENCE DAY THREE- WORKSHOPS & TECHNICAL VISIT

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