Day I – 21 May
9:30 – 10:00 – PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION – Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 10:30 – EVENT OPENING
- Mihai Barbu, President – Romanian Railway Reform Authority (RRA)
- Ionuț Săvoiu, Secretary of State – Romanian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
- Florin Birta, Mayor – Oradea City Hall
- Mircea Mălan, President – Bihor County Council
- Marcel Daniel Dragoș, Prefect – Bihor County Prefecture
- Mircea Arnăutu, Director ONFR – AFER
- Adrian Revnic, General Manager – OTL
Moderator:
Prof.dr.eng. Gabriel Popa, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Transport – UPB
10:30 – 12:00 – PANEL 1
ENHANCING MOBILITY BY MAKING TRAINS THE PREFERRED MODE OF TRANSPORT
(digitalization and automation in railway operations: efficiency, safety, and sustainability; financial solutions for the modernization and acquisition of rolling stock; investments in rolling stock – sustainable business models for procurement and fleet maintenance; connectivity and integration; reducing operational costs; rolling stock maintenance; the impact of infrastructure on rolling stock performance)
Speakers:
- Wei Deng, Supervising Marketing Manager Overseas Business Division – CRRC Qingdao Sifang
- Marian Mihail Călin, General Manager – Astra Vagoane Călători
- Mihai Frumosu, Senior Transport Expert – European Investment Bank
- Krzysztof Zdziarski, President – PESA Bydgoszcz SA
- Petru Bogdan, General Manager – ASFR
- Adrian Costea, Sales Manager – ALVIROM
12:00 – 12:30 – Coffee Break
Moderator:
Mihai Frumosu, Senior Transport Expert – European Investment Bank
12:30 – 14:30 – PANEL 2
STRATEGIES FOR ROLLING STOCK MODERNIZATION: BALANCING ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS WITH PASSENGER AND FREIGHT CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS
(urban rolling stock; mobility in major urban areas; compatibility with public railway infrastructure; modern technical solutions for traction vehicles; integration of ERTMS systems onboard; safety and reliability of rolling stock; the role of green technologies in rolling stock; the impact of new technologies on energy efficiency and vehicle performance; multimodal transport)
Speakers:
- Liviu Neag, General Manager – CTP Cluj
- Laurențiu Stanciu, General Manager – Urban Transport Reșița
- Ștefan Toader, Chief Technical Engineer Rolling Stock – STB SA
- Rene Hoepfner, Head of Global Sales – Railway Technologies Bosch Engineering
- Marian Zamfir, Senior Advisor SAÎMMR, Project Manager – UMP RE-R – Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF)
- Adrian Revnic, General Manager – OTL
14:30 – 15:30 – Lunch
Day II – 22 May
TECHNICAL VISIT
The first RE-R regional electric train ordered by the Railway Reform Authority (ARF), made by PESA
The technical visit within the Railway Operators & Rolling Stock Conference will take place on the second day of the event, May 22, at the Episcopia Bihor Intermodal Terminal.