African Railway Thursdays – 1st Webinar “Digital”


VIDEOCONFERENCE - 1 OCTOBER 2020



UIC African Region launches African Railway Thursdays:
Bimonthly webinars dedicated to activities and projects of the UIC and UIC African Region.

The topic of the 1st Webinar The Rise of Digitalization in Rail Transport:
Overview of experiences

Please join us on Thursday October 1, 2020 10h-12h (GMT+1)

Language

English/French

Presentations

Key speakers official opening
Mr François Davenne – UIC DG
Mr Mohamed Rabie Khlie – President of the UIC African Region
Mr Cheikh Bedda – Director of Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission

Mr François Davenne
Mr Mohamed Rabie Khlie
Mr Cheikh Bedda

Key Speaker
Mr Francis Bédel – UIC CDO

Webinar Moderator
Mr Thierry Bera – UIC CFO and Africa Region Coordinator

Mr Francis Bédel
Mr Thierry Béra

Speakers
Louis Napo Gnagbe, Project Advisor - Stakeholder Engagements - Economic Integration Programme, AUDA-NEPAD
Luc Feuvrier, T&M Industry Solution Technical Director - Dassault Systems
YongJoo Jeon, Senior Advisor at UIC, KORAIL
Loïc Hamelin, SNCF Réseau, Direction générale de l’exploitation et système
Chiheb Ben Ahmed, PDG de la SNCFT
Said Chandid, ONCF

Mr Louis Napo Gnagbe
Mr Luc Feuvrier
Mr YongJoo Jeon
Mr Loïc Hamelin
Mr Chihed Ben Ahmed
Mr Said Chandid

Programme

Opening session

International & Regional Institutions: Digital Policy & Implementation

Overview of the UIC Digital Programme

Digital Evolution: DIGIM II – Digital level crossing

Digital Models deployed in Europe and Asia

OSRD un simulateur de nouvelle génération : l’open source au service de la performance de l’exploitation

African Railways and Digitalization: Experiences & Perspectives

10h – 10h30 Official Opening
Welcome Message: Mr Mohamed Rabie Khlie, President of the UIC African Region
Welcome & Introduction: Mr François Davenne, UIC DG
Welcome Message: Mr Cheikh Bedda - Director of Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission

10h30 - 10h40
International & Regional Institutions: Digital Policy & Implementation

BAD
Speaker: Louis Napo Gnagbe, Project Advisor - Stakeholder Engagements - Economic Integration Programme, AUDA-NEPAD

10h40 - 11h05
Overview of the UIC Digital Programme

General framework Projects
Digitalisation plan for African Railways: Conclusions of the 1st Africa Digital Summit, Cape Town February 25 - 27, 2019

Digital Evolution: DIGIM II – Digital level crossing
Speakers: Francis Bedel, UIC Chief Digital Officer / Luc Feuvrier, T&M Industry Solution Technical Director - Dassault Systems

Q & A Session

11h05 – 11h20
Digital Models deployed in Europe and Asia:

Speaker: Yong-Joo JEO, senior advisor at UIC – Korail
OSRD un simulateur de nouvelle génération : l’open source au service de la performance de l’exploitation
Speaker: Loïc Hamelin, SNCF Réseau, Direction générale de l’exploitation et système

Q & A Session

11h20 – 11h55
African Railways and Digitalization: Experiences & Perspectives

UIC Regional Office
EDR
ZRL
ONCF, Speaker: Said Chandid
SNCFT, Chiheb Ben Ahmed, SNCFT CEO
SNTF

Q & A Session

11h55-12h Conclusions

Contact
UIC: Maria Lafont, lafont at uic.org

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