Railway PRO Communication Platform is the most effective communication tool of the railway business environment, tailored for the specific needs of railway professionals and investors in order to provide them with the latest business opportunities existing on the market. The emphasis is put on the international railway commercial sector, providing access to information related to the latest technologies available, ongoing and future projects as well as being a strategic source of knowledge for companies interested in identifying business partners.
It is with great pleasure that Railway PRO and Club Feroviar, together with the support of the Romanian Railway Industry Association (AIF), would like to bring to your attention that the 11th edition of the Railway PRO Investment Summit will be organised between 11 – 13 October 2016 in Bucharest, Romania.
The event includes an interactive conference, exposition, a technical visit as well as many networking and socialising opportunities between operators, infrastructure administrators, government representatives and key players from the international railway industry.
The conference will take place during two days and will benefit from the presence of hundreds of leaders and speakers acting in the railway sector and providing valuable insights, among them:
• Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, General Director – UIC
• Libor Lochman, Executive Director– CER
• Philippe Citroën, General Director – UNIFE
• Maria Price, European Affairs Manager – UIP
• Dan Costescu, Minister – Ministry of Transport
• Marius Chiper, General Director– CFR SA
• Iosif Szentes, CEO – CFR Calatori
• Jakub Karnowski, Chairman of the Board – PKP SA
• Ichiro Takahashi, Executive Director– Brussels Branch of JR East
• Carmen Filipescu, Chairwoman of the CIV Committee – CIT
• Marin Aldea, General Director – Metrorex
• Ioan Buciuman, Scientific Secretary – AFER
During the first day, the debated topics will tackle the Shift2Rail Initiative, the Horizon 2020 programme, Technical Specifications for Interoperability, TEN-T network, while the backbone of the discussions will be represented by the Fourth Railway Package, the most recent and important legislative package whose purpose is the achievement of a Single European Railway Area through the removal of barriers.
The second day of the event will focus strategies of regional, urban and suburban infrastructure development, the role of multimodal transport in boosting railway turnover and solutions for the development and implementation of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans.
The exposition that will take place during the Railway PRO Investment Summit will provide the companies with the chance to present their latest products and developments in front of a highly specialised audience of leaders and key players acting on the international railway market. It is an excellent networking opportunity through direct interaction with the exhibitors to share insights and information that is beneficial towards the growth of the global railway market.
The third day of the event will host the technical visit to Măgurele Laser Valley for the project called Extreme – Light Infrastructure – Nuclear Physics (ELI – NP), one of the most important European research projects, with major importance in the development of the transport systems in Bucharest Metropolitan Area. ELI-NP will be a European “user facility” type laboratory that will thoroughly investigate problems of a large range of scientific activities, from fundamental physics, aspects related to nuclear physics and astrophysics, materials science, life sciences and management of nuclear materials.
The networking and interactive sessions are an excellent occasion to exchange expertise and good practices meant to support innovation.
Leading international events benefit from strong partners and the Railway PRO Investment Summit is no exception, with main partners such as Alstom, Siemens, Grampet Group, voestalpine VAE APCAROM, Kapsch and Ronside Steel, as well as many others, all of which can be found here.
The full programme as well as further details concerning the event can be accessed www.railwaysummit.com
Contact person:
Paul Gheorghiu
Marketing & Business Development Manager
Railway PRO Communication Platform
Phone: +44 131 618 9828
E-Mail: paul.gheorghiu@railwaypro.com
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