14:00 – 15:00

Registration of participants with refreshments

15:00 – 18:30

Opening of the Conference
Guest Speeches – Panel Discussion Participants

Slavomír Podmanický, chairman PSKD (SK)
Lorea Arribalzaga Ceballos, Ambassador, Spanish Embassy (ES)
Filip Hlubocký, Director General of the Railway Transport and Infrastructure Section Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic (SK)
Ján Čelko, Rector of the University of Žilina (SK)
Radim Dvořák, Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia (SK)
Alexander Sako, Director General of ŽSR (SK)
Peter Helexa, Director General of ZSSK (SK)
Jaroslav Daniška, Director General of ŽS Cargo Slovakia (SK)
Jiří Svoboda, Director General of, Railway Administration Prague (CZ)
Zdeněk Chrdle, Director General of AŽD Prague (CZ)
Denisa Žiláková, State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic (SK)

Presentations

EU's Transport Policy 2024-2029
Libor Lochman, Transport expert (CZ)
Financing of transport infrastructure in the SFDI budget in 2025 in the Czech Republic
Zbyněk Hořelica, SFDI (CZ)
Significant completed and planned projects on the railway network of the Czech Republic
Mojmír Nejezchleb, SŽ Praha (CZ)
Spanish Railway Experience
Ismael Gutiérrez Sánchez, RENFE (ES)
Opportunities for the European Rail Transportation Market
Peter Köhler, LEO EXPRES (ES)

Discussion: Liberalization of the Market in the ŽSR Network

18:30 – 24:00

Gala Evening with the Announcement of Award
"Personality of Railway and Urban Rail Transport in Slovakia for the Year 2024"
Musical Program: Kuštárovci

08:00 – 08:30

Registration of Participants with Refreshments

08:30 – 10:30

1st block of presentations with discussion

Introduction to UK Export Finance
Duško Krsmanovič, Head of UK Export Finance for the Western Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe (UK) The British Approach to Railway Development – Applicability for Slovakia and the EU
Dominic Poole, RIA (UK)
Developments in UK Rail - an overview of the latest updates in the UK rail sector, including the new government’s rail reform and establishment of Great British Railways
Jamie Minns, International Rail Trade and Engagement Team (UK)
HS2 overview - a progress update including its recently accomplished design and delivery milestones
Karan Katoch, High-Speed 2 Rolling Stock, Infrastructure Management and Entry intu Service Sponsor (UK)
ETCS Exclusive Operation in Czech Republic: Feedback and Lessons Learned
Radek Čech, SŽ Praha (CZ)
AŽD "Kopidlnka" Line as a Testing ground for an Autonomous Railway
Vladimír Kampík, MIRSE (AŽD Praha) (CZ)

10:30 – 11:00

Break with Refreshments

11:00 – 12:30

2nd block of presentations with discussion Education and Training: the Key to Sustainable Success
Albert Jörg, Head of the WS Akademie (AT)
Construction of railway projects: tunnels, bridges and stations
Pedro Miguel Rivero, Contracting General Manager, COMSA (ES)
Elena Falaleyeva, Business Development Director, GRUPO PUENTES (ES)
HSR in Poland: Railway sub-program CPK - current status and plans for the coming years
Jacek Zaremba, CPK (PL)
Planned and upcoming projects
Viktor Plank, Head of Strategic Planning, ÖBB (AT)

12:30 - 13:00

End of the conference
lunch with a small gift