3rd International Railway Standardisation Conference

The 3rd International Conference on Standardisation will be held on 16 March 2021 (live webinar).

The conference will be developed around the theme “How can standardisation help to evolve a sustainable railway”

About the conference

“How can Standardisation help to evolve a sustainable railway?”

Hosted online, the conference provides a chance to share experiences, successes and wins; as well as exchange best practices and stories to achieve sustainable mobility.

Sustainability has moved from a “nice to have” to a strategic imperative, consequently companies and authorities have evolved their approach.

• How do UIC members address sustainable development challenges?
• How does standardisation help?
• How do Railways companies and industries use Standards to attain sustainable goals?
• What standards are they?
• What are their benefits?

All these subjects and more will be tackled by speakers from all over the world.

Programme

Plenary meeting

• 10:30 - 10:40
  Welcome, Approval of the draft agenda, Minutes, Mr Laurent Schmitt, Standardisation Platform Chair, SNCF
• 10:40 - 11:00
  UIC standardisation annual report, Mrs Célia Levy, Chief Standardisation Officer, UIC
• 11:00 - 11:10
  UIC 2021 Draft Work Porgramme
• 11:10 - 11:25
  UIC OSJD Joint Work Programme 2020/2021, Mr Vytautas Kinderis, Program Coordinator, UIC/OSJD
• 11:25 - 11:30
  Closing, Mr Laurent Schmitt, Standardisation Platform Chairman

Introduction to the annual standardisation conference

• 11:30 - 11:40 Mr François Davenne, General Director UIC

Conference
Moderator: Mr Simon Fletcher, Director Europe UIC

• 11:40 - 11:55
  Experiences, Challenges and Sustainability in railway standardisation, Mr Kenji Murasaki, Deputy Director, JR-East HQ
• 11:55 - 12:10
  A review on Standardisation in Iranian Railways, Mr Sirous (Sayahi) Saharkhiz, Iranian Railways (RAI)
• 12:10 - 12:25
  Implementation of the Ecological Strategy of the JSC “Russian Railways”, Mr Andrey Lisicyn, Head of the Labor Protection, Industrial Safety and Ecological Control Department, RZD
• 12:25 - 12:40
  The role of Standards in getting on track for sustainable mobility, Mrs Lucie Anderton, UIC Head of Sustainability
• 12:40 - 12:55
  North American Freight Railroads and Climate Change, Mrs Theresa Romanosky, Assistant General Counsel, Association of American Railroads (AAR)
• 12:55 - 13:10 Q&A
• 13:10 - 13:20
  Q&A, Conclusions & Close, Mrs Célia Levy, Chief Standardisation Officer, UIC

• 13:20 - 13:30 Health Break

Excellence in Standardisation – Awards

• 13:30 - 14:00 Mr Simon Fletcher, Mrs Celia Levy, Mrs Asako Togari (Standardisation Platform ViceChair, JR-East), Mr Laurent Schmitt (Standardisation Platform Chair, SNCF) (Details about the selection process here)

Speakers

• Mr François Davenne, UIC General Director
• Mr Kenji Murasaki, Deputy Director, JR-East HQ
• Mr Andrei Lisicyn, Head of the Labor Protection, Industrial Safety and Ecological Control Department, RZD
• Mrs Theresa Romanosky, Assistant General Counsel, Association of American Railroads (AAR)
• Mr Sirous (Sayahi) Saharkhiz, Iranian Railways (RAI)
• Mrs Lucie Anderton, UIC Head of Sustainability

Presentation

Registration

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