Mr. Dennis SCHUT M.A. & M.Sc. is the head of the Research & Innovation Unit of the UIC \u2013 the International Union of Railways.
\nIn January 2007, he was appointed as senior research adviser for the UIC and holds office at UIC Brussels as well as in the UIC headquarters in Paris. Among other tasks he acted as secretary to ERRAC \u2013 the European Rail Research Advisory Council to the EC and has coordinated a number of EC funded rail research project such as GLOBAL VIEW, ERRAC ROADMAP and FOSTER-RAIL and has been involved in a number of other EC funded projects such as TRANSSLO, TRANSNEW, SPECTRUM, HERMES, MARATHON, SETRIS and REFINET.<\/p>\n

He has been member of the Multi-modal ETP Task Force preparing the co-modal Infrastructure Roadmap presented to the European Commission in June 2013 and is currently involved in the South East Europe Alliance for Rail Innovation SEESARI.<\/p>\n

During the Forum, Mr. Schut will present results from the EC funded project, SETRIS, as well as a short overview on the rail tasks of the co-modal technology Roadmap for both passengers and freight & logistics transport, a project developed by UIC.<\/p>\n

UIC leads an innovative and dynamic sector, helping Members find continuing success and opportunities. Members are invited to take a proactive role in the UIC working groups and assemblies where the railways\u2019 position on regional\/worldwide issues is shaped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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