UIC Passenger Week 2026

13 – 16 April 2026 | UIC Headquarters, Paris

Together for Global Excellence – Shaping Passenger Mobility Services

The UIC Passenger Department is pleased to announce the first edition of UIC Passenger Week, a landmark event dedicated to the global railway passenger community. The inaugural edition will take place on-site from 13 to 16 April 2026 at UIC Headquarters in Paris.

UIC Passenger Week is designed as a collaborative platform to exchange knowledge, explore innovation, and shape the future of passenger mobility services. The event will gather CEOs and senior executives of Passenger Business Units from railway companies, as well as key mobility actors, industry experts, policymakers, and other stakeholders from around the world, fostering strategic dialogue and partnerships across the passenger transport ecosystem.

Programme Overview

Monday 13 April – Expert Working Group Sessions
The week will begin with a day reserved for UIC working group experts. These sessions will provide a collaborative environment to advance technical discussions and ongoing project development within the UIC Passenger ecosystem.

Tuesday 14 April – Open Day: Multimodality and Innovation in Focus
The Open Day, accessible to all stakeholders and interested participants, will be the highlight of the week.

09:00-12:30 | Multimodal Working Group - Ticketing
09:00-09:10 | Welcome and Introduction to UIC Multimodal Working Group - Ticketing, Bertrand Minary, UIC Passenger Director
09:10-09:30 | Interactive Ice-breaker: Multimodality Quiz
09:30-09:50 | Multimodality Trends: What Works, What Doesn’t and What’s Next, Stefano Scarci, Industry Solutions Technology & Innovation | Advisory Services, EY Advisory S.p.A.
09:50-10:10 | Introducing the UIC Open MultiModal Toolkit, David Sarfatti, UIC Senior Advisor Passenger Department
10:10-10:30 | Sweden: Building a National Distribution System, Johan Hammar, Samtrafiken

10:30–11:00 | Coffee Break

11:00-12:00 | Real world use cases moderated by Luca Mariorenzi, Head of Mobility - International Digital Solutions, FS Technology S.p.A
11:00-11:20 | France Région Grand Est: Interoperable 2D-Barcode for Regional Ticketing, Aurélien Geiss, MaaS Project Manager, Région Grand Est
11:20-11:40 | Belgium: The Belgian Mobility Company Path to Interoperability, Guy De Lathouwer, Belgian Mobility Company
11:40-12:00 | Germany: Advancing Multimodal Interoperability, Manuel Beck, DB, and Christian Skobjin, DVTG
12:00-12:05 | Introducing UIC and IATA collaboration on Air+Rail, Stefano Scarci
12:05-12:25 | Airline Perspective: Lufthansa Approach to Air+Rail, Varvara Blokhina, Lufthansa
12:25-12:30 | Wrap-up, David Sarfatti, UIC Senior Advisor Passenger Department

12:30–14:00 | Lunch

14:00-18:30 Conference: Together for global excellence, shaping passenger mobility services

13:30–14:00 | Registration

14:00–14:30

Keynote, Federica Santini, Presidente, Trenord s.r.l., Chief Strategy and Traveller Experience Officer Trenitalia, Chair of the UIC Global Passenger Forum
Opening, François Davenne, UIC Director General
Agenda, Bertrand Minary, UIC Passenger Director

14:30–14:50 | Keynotes & Needs – Roundtable

Gautier Brodeo, UITP Chairman
Delphine Grandsart, Secretary General of European Passengers Federation

14:50–15:30 | Panel 1 — Customer experience, the voice of passengers (Roundtable)

Vanessa Pérez Miranda, UIC Senior Advisor Passenger Department, Introduction and background
Simone Hérault, SNCF voice
Anne Bigand, Passenger Experience Director, Alstom
Jörg Ostwald, Head of Rolling Stock Planning, Swiss Federal Railways SB

15:30–16:15 | Session 2 — Quality of service for passengers and standardisation (Presentations and interviews)

Bertrand Minary, UIC Passenger Director, Introduction and background
Seigo Mizuno, Senior Manager, West Japan railway, Presentation Innovation at Osaka station
Reiko Sasaki, Manager IT/Business Development, East Japan Railway Company, Paris Office, Presentation Suica Card
Blaž Pongračič, Senior Policy Adviser Passenger, CER, Interview
Oleksandr Shevchenko, Deputy Director for Business Development of the Branch “Passenger company”, JSC, Ukrainian railways, Interview

16:15–16:35 | Coffee Break

16:35–17:15 | Panel 3 — The different roles of rail actors in driving sustainable mobility (Roundtable)

Carles Casas Esplugas, Director of Strategic Planning & ESG, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Introduction and background
Paul Van Doninck, Head of Public Affairs & International Relations, Jernhusen AB
Federica Follesa, Regional Contract Management Manager - Regional Operations Department, Trenitalia S.p.A
Sven Pöllauer, Head of PR, Marketing & Public Affairs, ÖBB

17:15–18:25 | Panel 4 – Developing innovative passenger solutions for passengers through UIC collaboration (roundtable and presentations)

Bertrand Minary, UIC Passenger Director, Introduction and background
Fabrice Morenon, Managing Director, SNCF Hubs & Connexions, roundtable
Vittorio Carta, Senior Manager Public Affairs Internationaler Fernverkehr, DB, roundtable
Luca Mariorenzi, Head of Mobility - International Digital Solutions, FS Technology S.p.A, roundtable
Arnaud Monier, Partner at EY consulting – Technology Strat & Transfo – Industry, EY, roundtable
Enrique Ruiz López, Managing director – IT operations, Hitrail, presentation
Colin Girault-Matz, CEO Wiremind, presentation
Vladimir Klunic, VP Europe, Distribusion, presentation

18:25–18:30 | Conclusions

Federica Santini, Chair of the UIC Global Passenger Forum
François Davenne, UIC Director General

18:30–21:00 | Gala Cocktail

Wednesday 15 – Thursday 16 April – Passenger Services Group & Global Passenger Forum

The final two days will be restricted to the Passenger Services Group (PSG) and the Global Passenger Forum (GPF), which are key governance and strategic meetings for UIC passenger activities.

Why Attend?

Connect with international passenger rail experts and decision-makers
Discover the latest developments in multimodal mobility and innovation
Contribute to shaping the future of sustainable and user-focused passenger services
Learn about UIC’s tools, standards, and collaborative projects

Practical Information

Dates: 13–16 April 2026
Location: UIC Headquarters, 16 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris, France

More about the UIC Passenger Department: https://uic.org/passenger/

We look forward to welcoming you to Paris for this exciting new event.
Join us to connect, collaborate, and contribute to the future of passenger rail.