Thank you for the opportunity to moderate the rolling stock maintenance session.
Great insight and opportunities for efficient railway system procurement and operation worldwide.

Robert DaviesDirector – Global Rolling Stock LeaderArup

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 edition of IRS in Vienna was certainly a particularly interesting event.

Jean-Pierre LoubinouxFormer Director GeneralUIC

This was a top quality, highly professional event with excellent speakers providing stimulating and valuable insights into the current and future state of the rail industry.

Howard RosenChairmanRail Working Group

The venue was excellent. The arrangements were fantastic. My presentation on Human, Organisational and Technological aspects in safety Management was very well attended. We had a lot of interaction post presentation. My individual meetings with the delegates was successful.

Naresh Chand GoyalPrincipal Executive Director – Safety
Indian Railways

Excellent – a very well organized conference from all aspects, Kudos to the team invloved!.

Rasmi Ranjan RayHead of Rail Control Solutions-India
Bombardier

The IRS series of events offers the participant a wide range of opportunity whether it be through formal presentations, networking or the one-to-one meetings.

Simon FletcherDirector Standards & Coordinator Europe
International Union of Railways (UIC)

I really enjoyed this summit a lot. Relevant topics, relevant speakers and an interesting focus on our next future.

Raciti FrancescaManagement of Foreign Subsidiaries Implementation Programs and Milan-Paris
Paris Project Manager Trenitalia

There have been some really high profile speakers. They get under the skin of some of the real big debates across Europe.

Amanda WhiteHead of Rail
Transport for Greater Manchester

I find the summit to be very beneficial, informative and useful. The one to one meeting were very productive and provided a great opportunity to find out about the products and services on offer. The networking events were excellent.

Anthony ArokianathanSignalling ManagerERL Maintenance Support

Great networking opportunities, learn about innovative solutions from experts, informative technical visits..

Athaphon KawprasertDivision Engineer -Permanent Way DivisionState Railway of Thailand

I think the intimacy of the summit and the opportunity to have one-to-ones with suppliers, for me as a buyer, is extremely helpful. The big exhibitions can be slightly chaotic and sometimes you miss things that you would probably want to discuss. Where you have a more classical stand, where people are presenting their products, you don’t necessarily have the time to get into concrete discussions.

Claus Rehfeld MoshøjCEO
Aarhus Letbane

International Railway Summit is timely and addresses issues that are up to date and pertinent to the transport sector, with a focus on bringing together the private sector, manufacturers and governments for sustainable development.

Dr Ramiz Al AssarWorld Bank Resident Advisor
Gulf Cooperation Council

Most participants, both buyers and suppliers, stayed at the same hotel during the event. Therefore I spent time with other participants on also a non-meeting basis and could become better acquainted.

Hiroyuki WatanabeSenior Manager Brussels Branch
East Japan Railway Company

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 TakahashiExecutive Director Brussels Branch
East Japan Railway Company

Very Nice Venue, Competent speakers, New contacts, Good timetabling.

Igor JerabekSales and Operations Director
Metrans Rail SRO

I think the networking opportunities were great. I had a lot of fun in that it provided me with an opportunity to meet people who I later met at the one-to-ones, and it made the conversation a lot easier because we already trusted each other.

Isaiah OkothGroup CEO
Rift Valley Railways

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

Jan GrotheHead of Procurement Principles & IT SystemsDeutsche Bahn

The unique format of the International Railway Summit really does connect suppliers with transport bodies in a way I’ve not seen elsewhere. With great content, this is an event worth attending.

Jon LamonteChief Executive
Transport for Greater Manchester

Wonderful experience as many new things in rail sector were known from various speakers, prearranged meetings with the various experts as per our requirements has been quite useful & will benefit us in future.

Lila Dhar Singh YadavChief Electrical Engineer
UPMRCL

As usual, the event was organized impeccably, gathering a series of high-quality experts. All the conditions for an important global railway event have been created, where equipment and service providers meet with potential beneficiaries around the world in a professional and friendly atmosphere.

Liviu TanaseRolling Stock Director
CFR CALATORI

Excellent event which takes place in the heart of major railway activity.

Mahendran R SuppiahGeneral Manager Rail Operations
Malayan Railways (KTMB)

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

If you want to reach affordable solutions for improving your business, it is essential to be familiar with upcoming railway innovations and the best practices from sector leaders. International Railway Summit is the ideal networking platform to acquire those competences in a relaxed and professional environment. A highly worthwhile and constructive experience.

Marc GrauDirector of Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona

The summit is expanding and will be one of the leading international rail meeting

Mahendran SuppiahGeneral Manager Rail Operations
KTMB

I had a very interesting experience attending Barcelona 2015 Railway Summit. It was a very good opportunity to meet professionals of the railway industry at all its levels: Managers, Providers, Technicians, regulators…. The one-on-one meetings also gave me the chance to talk about specific topics with some of them, so I fully recommend them.

Pedro Pablo Garcia de AscanioHead of Internal Audit and Studies
Metro de Madrid

LEO Express, as a global alternative rail passenger transport operator, is constantly looking for inspiration and new partners – International Railway Summit is just the right place for that.

Peter KöhlerCEO Europe
Leo Express

International Railway Summit is a very useful opportunity to refresh your mind in respect to railways innovations

Stefan KarchHead of Technology and Innovation
Swiss Federal Railways

The format was highly innovative allowing one to one meetings with a range of suppliers and also presentations on topics covering railways in Europe and beyond.

Stephen RhodesDirector of Operations
Centro

I think the variety of subjects, from delivering urban rail services in the middle of a major city, to automation, I think it’s been an excellent conference. I think some of the conferences you attend are just looking at one subject. I think what this has done is taken the whole breadth of transport and how we deliver those services and what the benefits are to the customer, not only today but in generations to come, and I think it’s been really thought-provoking.

Steve ButcherGlobal Transport – Transport Center of Excellence
Serco

Excellent speakers, very well-organized event and good business contacts.

Thomas BaakeCEOERL Maintenance

We can sometimes be absorbed in our own network management issues but by attending events such as this provides excellent opportunity to be exposed to how others are solving similar problems we also are faced with.

Tony FrazerGeneral Manager Operations, Interstate NetworkAustralian Rail Track Corporation

My thumbs up for the summit. I liked the one-to-one session the most as we directly share information and solution with experts.

Vijendran VeerayaVice President- Asset Services Management
Express Rail Link

Technical summit inviting ace experts from across the globe, conducted with warmth by the organising team.

Vipul KumarExecutive Director – Track
Indian Railways

Good conference with great networking opportunities. Well done to the organizers. I look forward to future conferences.

Noel DevanManager – Rolling Stock & Engineering
ERL Maintenance Support

I have gained a much better understanding of the pain points in the railway industry through this summit.

Enno JoenssonTransportation & Mobility Sales Exec
Scoutbee

It has been a great opportunity to meet potential partners from the whole ASEAN region and discuss real business opportunities with them, as well as the showcase of the main railway projects going on in the region currently.

Andoni LarrarteExport Area Manager
Lander Simulation & Training Solutions S.A.

The summit gave us the opportunity to make personal contact with a number of very senior personnel and buyers from international rail network and supply companies. We will definitely be attending the event again in 2016.

Andrew SchlichManaging Director
AST Language Services

Railways will be a major contributor to a nation’s GDP in the days to come & since it has a vast social impact, it can be a game changer as a preffered mode of transport.

Ashish Kumar ApteSegment Manager Railways +Special Industries + Skill Devlopment PW
Fronius Pvt Ltd

Great event to meet high profile decision makers from both buyers and experts’ side.

Balazs BerkiInternational Business Development Director
Unipart Rail

The International Railway Summit provided an effective platform for our company to understand new markets and meet with potential customer and partners. As a result of IRS 2016 we continue to work with new connections in the months following the event.

Benjamin CroweInternational Marketing and Sales Analyst
Wi-Tronix

It was a very interesting event with top management participants from the rolling stock business all around the world.

Björn MöhleTeam Leader Sales, Rail Systems
FOGTEC Brandschutz

International Railway Summit introduced a very unique, interesting and useful concept for getting parties together with shared interests in very specific topics, like railway infrastructure. The intimate nature of the event and the scheduled one-on-one networking sessions made the overall experience very structured and worthwhile.

Brooks BentzManaging Director
Accenture

This was Unipart Rail’s first IRS event; we found the event very well organized and attended. The level of decision makers was good, and therefore the quality of meetings was superb; we will definitely be back!.

Dr David McGormanDigital Director at Unipart Rail and MD of Instrumentel
Unipart Rail

The perfect platform to meet the ‘railway family’. Well-organized conferences and meetings, and the attractive supporting program, offer easy access to constructive dialogues. We are looking forward to the next summit.

Elke FrommannHead of Sales, Rail Systems
PSI Transcom

The conference was very well organized and we met potential clients that showed interest in our market and business activity.

Fabio AntonacciSales Manager
Realcable

I will introduce your service to a lot of my clients and partners!

Helfried KloiberSales Manager – Transportation Division Europe
OSG

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 HainbucherInternational Sales Manager
Linsinger

International Railway Summit was an interesting and well-organised exhibition-summit. I appreciate the opportunity for KleinTech to have a speech in front of Railway Industry leaders to present our innovative machine vision and deep learning based inspection systems, and also the chance to have one-on-one meetings with railway management decision makers. We gained good contacts and overall are pleased with the outcome of the International Railway Summit.

Kristine TarvidaMarketing Manager
KleinTech Services

Thoroughly enjoyable 3 days – great venues, great networking, well organised by a great team. Thank you!.

Lindsay PanteliDirector TIL
Transport Investigations

LPT-IT attended the well-organized summit in Barcelona 2015. LPT-IT got a number of leads that would have been hard for us to find elsewhere.

Lorens ThomsenSales Manager
LPT-IT

The networking opportunities are superb

Marcel Swagers-ZirkzeeBusiness Development Manager, Onboard Entertainment
Dawson Media Direct Ltd

The atmosphere experienced during the International Railway Summit was unique. Everything was very well organized! During the networking sessions we had the chance to talk with real experts and potential business partners, sharing our ideas and experiences.

Mario GorettiCEO
Agomir

I had the pleasure and honor to attend this well organised event for the third time. I experienced again the opportunity to meet prestigious decision makers from the rail industry, to exchange the latest project related information, to strengthen existing relationships or to begin new ones. The event has been marked by professional preparation, execution and a number of sophisticated opportunities! There is no question whether it´s worth attending. It is quite worth attending

Markus PapkeSales Manager, Rail
LAWO Informationssysteme

Excellent Networking event to meet international buyers.

Markus HeckeKey Account Manager
Konux

An excellently organised and valuable meeting in Paris [IRS4]

Mikhail NikonchukCEO
West-Ter

The International Railway Summit’s unique combination of one-on-one meetings and talks on a variety of interesting topics creates a solid platform for meeting and networking with old and new contacts. Supeo greatly enjoyed this year’s summit as a headline sponsor.

Miriam SwietekCommunications Manager
Supeo

Very valuable conferences and meetings for business opportunities.

Nyssens FredericHead of Strategy and Enterprise Steering
Infrabel

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 CocherilEMEA Railway Market Manager
HellermannTyton

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 SchedlbauerDirector Sales TSO & Rail
PSI AG

The International Railway Summit was an excellent networking event offering both the possibility to get up-to-date information on major trends in the railway industry through high level keynote speeches and to meet potential new business partners in individual sessions. Very well organized, excellent new contacts, highly recommendable!

Peter KrallBusiness Development
Berner & Mattner

The Summit was invaluable in gaining direct access to senior representative of major European Railways, both the formal and informal activities were well organised and provided an environment where suppliers and clients were relaxed in a “neutral” environment – well done IRITS!

Robert HuddInternational Sales and Marketing Manager
Beena Vision Systems

An excellent forum for networking and got to know about rail programs in various countries.

Salif DianeChief Commercial Officer
dgBirds

A great combination of networking, productive one-to-one meetings and socializing, supported by very committed & enthusiastic IRITS staff team.

Simon GrantGlobal Machine Sales Director
Welding Alloys

Staff does everything to make it our success.

Sebastian RopersBusiness Development
ASE

This event is well organizerd and run by a very helpful staff. I would recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about the Asian & EU rail markets.

Tony SchwennGlobal Account Manager
Pettibone

The International Railway Summit has a useful and unique platform for bringing parties with shared interests together. The combination of talks on relevant topics and scheduled one-on-one meetings created a good point of contact between potential customers and us as a supplier, and made the event very worthwhile. We look forward to attending again

Troels HanneckeCEO & CTO
Supeo

International Railway Summit was a really interesting summit. We met some of our key clients in a friendly, handy and productive atmosphere. Everyone was in an open and cooperative attitude

Vanessa Gutiérrez ArtésCivil Technical Engineer
FCC Construccion

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 MeyerHead of Bid Managemnent International Markets
DB Engineering & Consultancy GmbH

Excellently organized, focussed and productive attendees, good size and to-the-point meetings

Timon BockVice President Sales
Nexxiot

For me as a Journalist specializing in rail it was a very interesting experience

Edith GrünwaldJournalist
Austrian Press Agency

Excellent event, wonderful organization and staff, high-quality attendees and companies present

Paul GheorghiuEditor
Railway PRO

Great speakers. Interesting messages. Please repeat!

Guido AncaraniBusiness Development Manager
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