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International Railway Summit 2016

Mike Heilmann

Wi-Tronix
Executive VP of Business Development
Bolingbrook, IL (USA)

Mike's expertise lies on the information technology side of the Wi-Tronix solution.He has been responsible for recent data center and technology upgrades that have improved the service reliability and security of customers' remote monitoring information. Mike co-founded Wi-Tronix over 11 years ago and says that he is "pleased to see railroads moving forward to integrate more technology in industry operations."

13:45 CET

Technical visit registration Lobby Lounge, Palais Hansen Kempinski

14:00 CET

Transfer from hotel Lobby Lounge, Palais Hansen Kempinski

14:30 CET

Coffee Wien Hauptbahnhof (Vienna Central Station)

15:00 CET

Presentation on Vienna Central Station (Wien Hauptbahnhof) Wien Hauptbahnhof (Vienna Central Station)

15:45 CET

Transfer to ÖBB Service Centre Wien Hauptbahnhof (Vienna Central Station)

16:00 CET

Guided tour of ÖBB Service Centre Wien Matzleinsdorf ÖBB Service Centre

16:45 CET

Transfer to hotel Wien Matzleinsdorf ÖBB Service Centre

19:00 CET

Welcome Reception Die Küche, Palais Hansen Kempinski

19:30 CET

Welcome Dinner Die Küche, Palais Hansen KempinskiChristian Kern

09:00 CET

Opening remarks Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiDavid Briginshaw

09:10 CET

Is Rail Transport on the right track? Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiJean-Pierre Loubinoux

09:30 CET

URBAN RAIL – Recent Developments Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiAlain Flausch

09:50 CET

Shift2Rail - to deliver the ERRAC vision of the future railway? Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiAndy Doherty

10:05 CET

Visions of Rail Infrastructure Managers Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiDr Johann Pluy

10:25 CET

Outlook European Railways – more threats than opportunities? Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiMaria Leenen

11:00 CET

Meeting 4 Ballroom Theophil, Palais Hansen Kempinski

11:55 CET

Track technology trends to boost system availability and efficiency Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiDr Martin Platzer

12:10 CET

NBT - An innovative slab track solution Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiCaroline Masson

12:30 CET

Recent developments in understanding the long term behaviour of ballasted track Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiProf. William Powrie

13:05 CET

How real is Hyperloop? Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiDr Knut Sauer

14:35 CET

Big Data in a Railway Context Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiTroels Hannecke

15:10 CET

Significance of cross-border energy management for sustainable railway systems in Europe as example of big data handling for cost cutting Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiHarald Jony

15:25 CET

Big Data / Utrecht LRT Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiNiels van Oort

15:45 CET

Panel Discussion : Are railways making the most of big data? Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiDavid Briginshaw • Troels Hannecke • Harald Jony • Niels van Oort

16:45 CET

Tailored information systems from LAWO: generating confidence and value for customers Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiMarkus Papke

17:05 CET

The challenges of providing internet and multimedia on trains Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiJean-Francois de Lantsheere

17:25 CET

Elimination of Rail Defects and Reduction of Noise by Milling and Grinding Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiJohannes Hainbucher

18:30 CET

Transfer for Technical Visit Lobby Lounge, Palais Hansen Kempinski

19:00 CET

Technical Visit Erdberg Depot

19:30 CET

Transfer to dinner venue Wien Westbahnhof (Vienna West Station)

19:45 CET

Offsite Dinner (Sponsored by Linsinger) Restaurant 'Labstelle', Central Vienna

22:30 CET

Transfer to Palais Hansen Kempinski TBA

09:00 CET

4th Railway Package: improving competitiveness and enabling innovation Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiDr Josef Doppelbauer

09:15 CET

The importance of fast implementation of the Fourth Railway Package Technical Pillar to the competitiveness of the European Rail Supply Industry Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiPhilippe Citroën

09:35 CET

Meeting 14 Ballroom Theophil, Palais Hansen Kempinski

10:10 CET

Panel Discussion : Fourth Railway Package Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiDavid Briginshaw • Tony Berkeley • Philippe Citroën • Dr Josef Doppelbauer • Peter Köhler

11:10 CET

Bringing user experience to improve mobility services - Methods and practices of experience-based design Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiGiuseppe Attoma

11:25 CET

Managing Vienna’s metro and tram – the beneficial effects of supporting an ever-growing network Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiMarkus Ossberger

11:45 CET

Meeting 17 Ballroom Theophil, Palais Hansen Kempinski

12:20 CET

Meeting 18 Ballroom Theophil, Palais Hansen Kempinski

13:50 CET

JR East’s procurement policy and procedures – Internationalization of procurement Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiIchiro Takahashi

14:05 CET

Creating a level playing field on global rail equipment markets: EU Public Procurement Policy and ongoing trade negotiations Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiPhilippe Citroën

14:25 CET

Meeting 20 Ballroom Theophil, Palais Hansen Kempinski

15:00 CET

Panel Discussion : Procurement Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiDavid Briginshaw • Philippe Citroën • Howard Rosen • Ichiro Takahashi • Matthew Smith

16:00 CET

Real-time monitoring and control of track maintenance machines Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiDr Michael Nikonchuk

16:20 CET

Progress achieved in the implementation of lightweight materials for primary railway structures Conference Room 1 (Hansen), Palais Hansen KempinskiEmilio García García