International Railway Summit - International Railway Summit is a meeting of the world’s key rail sector buyers and carefully selected technical experts.

We regret to announce that the 13th International Railway Summit, originally set for February 2024 in Paris, will be postponed until further notice. In light of significant increases in the costs of venue and accommodation in Paris, the decision has been made to postpone the summit from the original dates of 20-22 February 2024. We thank our sponsors, speakers and delegates for their support and understanding. The new dates and host city will be announced later in the year.

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Learn from future possibilities

At International Railway Summit, you will learn from a panel of rail sector leaders and technical experts what's in store for the rail sector and how to improve customer experience and the bottom line.

Build and expand your network

Just like your rail network, your rail business benefits from a strong human network that you can rely on when you need any advice. International Railway Summit helps build, expand and maintain your human network.

Revolutionise rail procurement

International Railway Summit is an exclusive platform for rail sector leaders to get free bespoke consultation for their future projects based on our matchmaking service between buyers' requirements and experts' know-how.

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What is International Railway Summit?

International Railway Summit is a meeting of the world’s key rail sector buyers and carefully selected technical experts.

Buyers’ project requirements are matched with experts’ solutions, which leads to 25-minute one-to-one consultation meetings during the International Railway Summit.

In addition, delegates also attend a conference programme given by key industry leaders and experts and network with industry colleagues and potential business partners over lunches, dinners and a site visit.

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IRS12 Agenda

Conference Chair

Simon Fletcher

(Conference Chair)

Director Europe

International Union of Railways (UIC)

Paolo Guglielminetti

(Conference Co-Chair) - Digital Railway

Partner PwC Italy, Global Railways & Roads Leader

PwC

Matteo Salvini

Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Infrastructure and Transport

Republic of Italy

Michael Theurer

Federal Government Commissioner for Rail Transport

Federal Republic of Germany

Luigi Ferraris

CEO

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI)

Josef Doppelbauer

Executive Director

EU Agency for Railways

François Davenne

Director General

International Union of Railways (UIC)

Luigi Corradi

CEO

Trenitalia

Keir Fitch

Head of Unit for Rail Safety and Interoperability, DG MOVE

European Commission (EC)

Vera Fiorani

CEO

RFI (Italian Railway Network)

Alberto Mazzola

Executive Director

Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Companies (CER)

Eva Kreienkamp

CEO

Berlin Transport Company

Clemens Först

CEO

Rail Cargo Group

Vincent Etchebehere

VP Sustainability and New Mobilities

Air France

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Why should I attend?

Listen to thought leaders debate pressing issues

Have guaranteed one-to-one meetings based on business matchmaking

Save time and meet up to 15 buyers over two days

Know buyers’ project requirements ahead of the meeting

Make friends over coffee, lunches and dinners

Pre-Arranged One-to-One Consultation Meetings with Recommended Technical Experts

IRS12 Buyers included

Sabine Stock

Executive Board Member

ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG

Rüdiger F. Gastell

Managing Director / CFO

DB Cargo Italia

Ralf Marxen

Head of Technical and Leader TTR / TTSXR

Deutsche Bahn AG

Claudio Bonomi Savignon

Head of Station Asset Planning and Development

RFI (Italian Railway Network)

Miryam Tan

Advisor to the Board of Directors

BVG (Berlin Transport)

Girts Bramans

Head of Strategic Stakeholders and Communication

Rail Baltica

Erich Neumeister

Head of the Department, Railway

BMK (The Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology)

Mark Tarry

Business & Technical Services Director

Network Rail

Hideaki KURODA

Director

JR East ( East Japan Railway Company Paris office )

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What makes International Railway Summit unique?

An interesting mix of practitioners and solution providers , experiences from railway systems at different and diverse geographies and opportunities to structure one-on-one meetings made the event worth attending.

Mayank TewariExecutive Director, Mechanical Engineering (Development)Ministry of Railways

The International Railway Summit, a good opportunity and place to refresh contacts, establish new ones and widen your view on railway transportation topics by sharing experience with experts from around the globe.

Ulf Meyer Head of Bid Managemnent International MarketsDB Engineering & Consultancy GmbH

Through its well balanced agenda, the presentations of keynote speakers, which I was happy to be part of, the panel discussions and the bilateral contacts, the latest edition of International Railway Summit in Vienna was certainly a particularly interesting event.

Jean-Pierre Loubinoux Former Director General UIC

A well-organized event with excellent networking opportunities. A good mixture of conference programme and 1:1 sessions in superb surroundings.

Jan Grothe Head of Procurement Principles & IT SystemsDeutsche Bahn

I think it’s quite a great opportunity for us to see such a variety of opinions and views from the whole railway sector. So, honestly speaking, I cannot find a similar opportunity.

Ichiro Takahashi Executive Director Brussels BranchEast Japan Railway Company

The summit I attended was a great success for our company. Good balance between attending buyers and sellers. Perfect location, good speakers and nice framework programme. Excellent opportunity for presenting our products and networking.

Johannes Hainbucher International Sales ManagerLinsinger

I think a big advantage is the opportunity to have these face-to-face meetings; you really have time to speak, without any stress, with people who have the same interests and might have the same business needs, and really to get in touch with the right level of people on the right topics. I think the advantage here is not having thousands of people, where you really only have 1 or 2 minutes to have a talk, and this makes a difference. It is also the reason why I intend to participate in the future.

Peter Schedlbauer Director Sales TSO & RailPSI AG

The event that took place in Vienna this year was a first networking event for me. I found it very professionally organised. I thought it was very interesting to attend some of the conference sessions. It enabled me to take a step back on some railway topics and get a global picture of the railway industry too. It was useful as well to meet other participants with various positions and from various companies. Meeting people during visits, lunches and dinners is an effective way of networking. I did leave the event with some business opportunities. I am going to attend next year's edition in Paris with hopefully the same satisfaction as a result!

Paul Cocheril EMEA Railway Market ManagerHellermannTyton

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