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7:00 AM

Event Opening

8:00 AM

FUTURE FLEXIBLE PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES AND ROLE OF ROSCO’S IN SUPPORTING FINANCE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Shakil Ismail, Head of Fleet, Eversholt Rail Group
Adam Ferguson, Senior Commercial Manager – Fleet North, Greater Anglia
Christoph Pasternak, CEO, EUROFIMA 
James Herriot, Engineering Director, Rock Rail Holdings Ltd

Strategic Opening Panel: Role of the Rosco Moving Forward, Blending Tradition with Innovation in Fleet Financing, Supporting New Streams of Capital and Finance Required to Procure Future Fleets

• The importance of ROSCO’s retaining technical expertise to support new fleet procurements, maintaining the ability to challenge the manufacturer on its interpretation of the specification.
• How can the industry increase access to capital markets to create new opportunities to finance future rolling stock with the traditional model failing most operators at present?
• What is the cohesive long term complementary strategy, with an oversight to all the trains with a useful lifetime in this country, what is the cascade strategy for Rolling Stock?
• How are finance focused ROSCO’s balancing the long-term risk to their investments, managing obsolescence and future technical development required to match the useful life of the assets?
• How can Rosco’s and operators engage with OEM’s, suppliers, and academia to optimise digital monitoring of equipment to push out component life cycle cost envelopes?

Shakil Ismail, Head of Fleet, Eversholt Rail Group
Adam Ferguson, Senior Commercial Manager – Fleet North, Greater Anglia
Christoph Pasternak, CEO, EUROFIMA
James Herriot, Engineering Director, Rock Rail Holdings Ltd

8:40 AM

Natalia Pickett, Head of Procurement, Keolis Amey

How Can Procurement Support the Business to Procure More Reliable Trains

Rolling stock – Maintenance Strategy Changes: Condition-Based Maintenance and Optimised Maintenance

Natalia Pickett, Head of Procurement, Keolis Amey

9:00 AM

Helen Cooper, Asset Strategy Manager, Transport for London

A Practical Approach to Whole Life Cost Modelling

“How do you generate a whole life cost model, what are the considerations you'd have to build into this? So, you can bring that part to it and then you look at your cost model of 30 plus years asset life, then level that accordingly to see what you want to get out of all those things. So, the question is how you would drive this understanding what you need right from the start what you are designing for”.

Group Rail Technical Director, UK Intercity Train Operator

• Key factors to consider before building a cost model
• Aspects that impact on whole life costs
• The value of scenarios and assumptions
• Whole System Thinking – (will it work in your system)

Helen Cooper, Asset Strategy Manager, Transport for London

9:30 AM

MORNING BREAK & SAP INTERACTIVE NETWORKING SESSION

Integrated Business Planning for MRO & Asset Performance Management

10:00 AM

IMPROVING AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY IN THE EARLY COMMISSIONING PHASE AND MAINTAINING OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE TOWARDS THE END OF FLEET LIFETIME

Lee Kim-hung, Chief of Operations Engineering Maintenance, MTR Corporation

Improving Availability and Reliability of Rolling Stock Assets Whilst Optimizing Its Life Cycle Cost Through Process Automation and Data Driven Maintenance Strategy

“MTR Corporation will share their best practice in managing RS assets whilst improving fleet availability and reliability in a cost-effective manner.”

Lee Kim-hung, Chief of Operations Engineering Maintenance, MTR Corporation

10:30 AM

Shakil Ismail, Head of Fleet, Eversholt Rail Group
Graham Taylor, UK Programmes Executive, CAF UK
Liam Hockings, New Fleet Introduction Manager, Avanti West Coast
Mark Molyneux, National Fleet Performance Manager, Rail Delivery Group

Panel Discussion: Charting the Future with New Fleet Introductions - OEM and Operator Perspectives, What Does a Successful Preparation for a New Fleet Introduction Look Like?

• OEM view on a successful preparation for new train introduction, comparing manufacturers performance in the commissioning into service phase, what can operators learn from the data to enhance reliability?
• Improving the operational performance of trains during the commissioning into service phase, what are the means to increase availability and reliability in the first weeks of operation.
• Understanding the common challenges related to the operational performance of the train early in the commissioning into service but also during lifetime operations.
• How can operators help improve reliability in new fleet introductions, reducing the complexity of specification, specifying the problem and not the solution?
• Recognizing suppliers have a long-term interest in the reliability of fleets throughout their lifetime, building mutual contractual agreements to drive reliability growth and improvement.

Shakil Ismail, Head of Fleet, Eversholt Rail Group
Graham Taylor, UK Programmes Executive, CAF UK
Liam Hockings, New Fleet Introduction Manager, Avanti West Coast
Mark Molyneux, National Fleet Performance Manager, Rail Delivery Group

11:10 AM

Javier de la Cruz, Managing Director, CAF DIGITAL SERVICES

Boosting Fleet Management Excellence: Real Success Stories from Leadmind Users
Highlighting Leadmind’s Impact on Rail Digital Fleet Management Across 50 Projects And 15 Countries

Javier de la Cruz, Managing Director, CAF DIGITAL SERVICES

11:30 AM

Mark Smith, Commercial Director, Wabtec KinetiX

New Developments in Automated Infrastructure-Based Maintenance, How Can You Make Your Operation Faster and More Efficient While Helping to Ensure Optimal Performance and Safety?

• Examining the current industry appetite and philosophy around automated infrastructure-based maintenance systems
• Defining a commercially beneficial strategy between operators and infrastructure owners, developing a multifaceted relationship to access data to look after the train wheels or tracks.
• Benefits of optimizing maintenance using infrastructure-based systems to balance maintenance, reducing interventions and resources required for inspections.
• Practical examples of where automated infrastructure-based maintenance add value, where it doesn't, and what are the limitations of investing in track side monitoring?
• Infrastructure based maintenance and reducing the human interaction, how is automation evolving to remove humans from the inspection process improving safety in maintenance.
• How can the industry adopt more of an engineering approach in a non-vertically integrated rail system when integrating new systems that benefit both track and rolling stock?

Mark Smith, Commercial Director, Wabtec KinetiX

12:00 PM

LUNCH BREAK & INTERACTIVE NETWORKING SESSION WITH SAP

Integrated Business Planning for MRO & Asset Performance Management

1:00 PM

Neil Ovenden, Head of Engineering, Rail Partners
Louis-Romain, Program Manager, Robots & Humans Team Research Department, SNCF

What Is the Cohesive Industry Strategy to Support and Invest in Pioneering Rail Innovation: Uniting for the Next Gen Solutions and Building Consensus on Future Advancements in Sustainable Vehicle Technologies

• What are the key industry work streams focusing on technology development challenges in rail to direct investment from operators and suppliers, SMEs, and academia to these key areas?
• Examining the industry and governmental strategy for achieving carbon neutrality for freight trains
• Operator strategies to deliver future innovation, buying final solutions from OEM’s, developing existing solution to meet operational needs, and developing new solutions together with startups and academia.
• key strategies for advancing technology in new rolling stock to improve sustainability in rail, utilizing current infrastructure power systems to deliver reliable energy for rolling stock.

Neil Ovenden, Head of Engineering, Rail Partners
Louis-Romain, Program Manager, Robots & Humans Team Research Department, SNCF

1:20 PM

Louis-Romain, Program Manager, Robots & Humans Team Research Department, SNCF

Case Study: Building the Business Case for Investments for Optimization, Implementing Robotics to Drive Significant Modernization of Rail Workshops, What Are Low-Cost Alternatives for Smaller Operators

• The business case for financing the investments required for optimization and robotics in the workshops to increase efficiencies in maintenance, scheduling, and the allocation of resources.
• What technologies are operators using to manage demand, how can digital solutions help with filling the shed and organizing moves around the Depo to optimize engineering resources?
• Future proofing your maintenance strategy during a new depot build, planning for the future, implementing all the fixtures and fittings to improve the speed of checks and inspections.
• What is the alternative to optimise smaller workshops and depots, how can smaller operators invest in cheaper robotic solutions to improve the payback in smaller depots?
• How are operators finding alternative arrangements to move rolling stock back to maintenance location and to avoid any network constraints blocking entry to the depot?

Louis-Romain, Program Manager, Robots & Humans Team Research Department, SNCF

1:50 PM

George Bearfield, Director of Health, Safety and Cyber Security, Rock Rail]
Francis Van Der Ghinst, Head of Sales, Railnova
Javier de la Cruz, Managing Director, CAF DIGITAL SERVICES

Practical Examples of Overcoming Digital Integration Challenges and Delivering Successful Digital End-to-End Rail Projects to Optimise Fleet

• What are the common obstacle operators face when integration new technologies and systems to legacy systems that are already in place?
• How can operators and infrastructure owners develop a system thinking approach when working with supplier to integrate new technologies to drive additional benefits across the business?
• Fleet integration challenges, receiving a train in one state and bringing it up to the level of your current fleet.
• Improving specification to deliver more specific use case that then can be developed end to end including automatic work orders or insights so it could be integrated in the business systems.
• Making the step from proof of concepts to actual full-scale implementation, how are operators delivering end to end of implementation of new technologies related to maintenance.

George Bearfield, Director of Health, Safety and Cyber Security, Rock Rail]
Francis Van Der Ghinst, Head of Sales, Railnova
Javier de la Cruz, Managing Director, CAF DIGITAL SERVICES

2:30 PM

AFTERNOON BREAK & SAP INTERACTIVE NETWORKING SESSION

Field Service Management & Asset Performance Management

3:15 PM

Francis Van Der Ghinst, Head of Sales, Railnova

Empowering Rail Operators with Data Sovereignty: Unlocking Independence and Control in Fleet Operations

Railnova's presentation will explore the critical importance of data sovereignty and independence for rail operators. It will showcase how innovative IoT solutions enable operators to maintain control over their data, ensuring resilience, flexibility, and security across different train generations. By addressing the challenges of high retrofit costs, OEM interface complexities, and cybersecurity, Railnova empowers public transport organizations to enhance fleet performance while maintaining autonomy over critical operations and intellectual property. The case study of RATP-Dev will highlight real-world successes in achieving operational excellence through data-driven approaches.

Francis Van Der Ghinst, Head of Sales, Railnova

3:45 PM

Damon Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, SENSEi

Sensor Fusion Mixing and Combining Data from Different Sensors to Achieve High Quality Data, Delivering High Accuracy from Low-Cost Sensing Technologies

• Innovations in the marketplace for low-cost sensors and inertial measurement units that can be fitted on-board rolling stock, what is the accuracy level of the new sensors, are they maintenance free or require calibration?
• How are operators mixing and combining data from different low-cost sensors to achieve high quality data to drive further insights in their maintenance operations?
• Developing algorithms based on mathematical models, reducing uncertainties in the model, and improving accuracy of decision making in fleet operations.
• Avoiding the obstacles of poorly collected data and using sensing technology that is not fit for purpose to improve the quality of data used in maintenance for building algorithms.
• Understanding the unintended insight operators can gain from implementing sensor fusion in maintenance.

Damon Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, SENSEi

4:20 PM

END OF DAY ONE & EVENING NETWORKING DRINKS

90 minutes drinks reception and canapes in the main networking and exhibition space of the summit followed by our official offsite speakers dinner for selected guest.

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