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
Key Speaker
Mr Francis Bédel – UIC CDO
Webinar Moderator
Mr Thierry Bera – UIC CFO and Africa Region Coordinator
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
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