International Forum
"Transport science: innovative solutions for business"
March 22–23,2011
Renaissance Hotel, Moscow
Tuesday, 22 March |
9:00 |
Registration begins
Coffee & tea |
10:00 |
Opening
Opening remarks
Vadim Morozov, Ph.D. in Engineering, First Vice-President, Russian Railways
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10:15 |
Session 1
Strategic areas of research policy development
- Customer-orientated research: scientific priorities
- Science management as a business process: planning, funding, research, implementation
- Organising the production cycle: developing research schools and the research and testing infrastructure
- International cooperation between scientists and practitioners in various research areas: how to join efforts efficiently to gain leading positions in global transport science?
- Rational research management: using available resources, strengthening efficient links between fundamental and applied sciences
- The role of young talent in innovative development
Moderator:
Boris Lapidus, D.Sc. in Economics, Professor, General Director, Russian Research and Development Institute of Railway Transport; Chairman, International Railway Research Board at the International Union of Railways
Speakers:
Oleg Beliy, D.Sc in Engenering, Director, Solomenko Institute of transport problems of the Russian Academy of Science; Member, Joint Scientific Board, Russian Railways
Alexey Davydov, PhD in Engineering, Assistant Professor, Vice-Chancellor on Innovations, Moscow State University of Railway Engineering
Richard Germain, Ph.D. in Marketing, Professor, EBS University; Director, Deutsche Bahn and Russian Railways Center for International Logistics and Supply Chain Mgm
Marcel Verslype, Executive Director, European Railway Agency (ERA)
Jerzy Wisniewski, Director of Fundamental Values, International Union of Railways
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12:00 |
Coffee break |
12:30 |
Session 2
Research and technical solutions as a market product
- Best use of the results of technical research
- Specifics of legal protection of intellectual property rights
- Factors and challenges of commercialising the research and technical potential
- Commercialising intellectual products in leading global corporations
- Reducing the gap between fundamental research and applied solutions
Moderator:
Boris Lapidus, D.Sc. in Economics, Professor, General Director, Russian Research and Development Institute of Railway Transport; Chairman, International Railway Research Board at the International Union of Railways
Speakers:
Leonid Vinokurov, Ph.D. in Economics, Professor, Executive Director, Industrial Centre for Development and Implementation of Information Systems
Sergey Goldin, PhD in Engineering, Director, Regulatory Control and Regulation Department, ALSTOM Transport
Sergey Pokrovsky, D.Sc. in Engineering, Leading Specialist, Bombardier Transportation GmbH
Eduard Simson, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor, Director for Research and Development, JSC UPEC; Corresponding member, National Engineering Academy of Ukraine
Vyacheslav Soloviev, D.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, First Deputy Director, FSUE RFNC-VNIIEF; Director, Institute of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (ITMF)
Sergey Fedotov, General Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Russian Author’s Society
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14:30 |
Lunch
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16:00 |
Session 3
Global trends in innovative solutions for railway transport
- Major drivers of growth in the railway industry
- Intermodality: an integrated network with other means of transport
- Modern innovative solutions for the high-speed railway
- Innovations for better compatibility between transport systems of ‘wide’ and ‘narrow’ gauge
- Legislative and administrative aspects of the introduction of innovations in transport
- The role of young human resources in innovations
Moderator:
Guy Woodroffe, Head of Research and Development, RSSB
Speakers:
Marcel Verslype, Executive Director, European Railway Agency (ERA)
Maksim Zheleznov, Ph.D. in Engineering, Assistant Professor, First Deputy General Director for Science, Russian Research and Development Institute of Railway Transport
Anatoly Zaytsev, Professor, St Petersburg State University of Railway Engineering
Alexander Kondratyev, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor, President, International Transport Academy
Alexey Sokolov, D.Sc. in Engineering, Vice-Chair for Scientific Development, Joint Scientific Council, Russian Railways
Julia Kharlamova, D.Sc. in Politics, Ph.D. in History, Professor of the Faculty of Transport Law, Moscow State University of Railway Engineering
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17:00 |
Cocktail
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Wednesday, 23 March |
9:00 |
Registration
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10:00 |
Session 4
Innovation priorities: reducing costs and boosting transport efficiency
- Raising resource efficiency in the key areas: rolling stock, infrastructure, power supply
- Prospects for developing new locomotives. Role of the state in introducing advanced resource-saving technology
- Advanced methods for railway equipment testing and diagnostics
- Creating a legislative framework for high-speed traffic along special passenger lines in Russia
- Best solutions for managing heavy and long train operation
- How to expand capacity to the maximum while maintaining minimum costs
- Technical and technological problems of the railway system interface between the 1435 mm and 1520 mm gauges
- Developing process-based railway safety management
- Using innovative materials for rolling stock and the infrastructure
Moderator:
Valery Veremeev, Ph.D. in Economics, Director, Department of Economic Situation and Strategic Development , Russian Railways
Speakers:
Vladimir Kolesnikov, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor, Dean, Rostov State Transport University
Dmitry Macheret, D.Sc. in Economics, Professor, First Deputy Chairman, Joint Scientific Council, Russian Railways; Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors, All-Russian Railway Research Institute (VNIIZhT)
Georgy Samme, D.Sc in Engineering, professor, Moscow State University of Transport (MSUT)
Mark Chernin, Deputy Head of the Technical Policy Department, Russian Railways
Jens Engelmann, D.Sc. in Engineering, Head, Technology Management, DB AG; Vice-Chair, International Railway Research Board (IRRB) at the International Union of Railways (UIC)
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11:30 |
Coffee break |
12:00 |
Session 5
Energy efficiency and green transport: factors of enhanced competitiveness
- Role of government incentives for corporate energy saving programmes
- Importance of the international energy management standard (ISO 50001) for the railway industry
- Using innovative solutions to develop energy efficient rolling stock
- Prospects for using alternative and renewable sources of energy
- Environmental benefits from scientific and technical innovation
- Developing technical process control on the railways
- Developing early warning systems for accidents and natural disasters; assessment of the technological impact on the environment
Moderator:
Oleg Beliy, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor, Director, Institute of Transport Problems of N.S. Solomenko of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member, Joint Scientific Council, Russian Railways
Speakers:
Igor Bashmakov, Executive Director, Center for Energy Efficiency (CENEf)
Oleg Nazarov, Ph.D. in Engineering, Deputy General Director, Russian Research and Development Institute of Railway Transport (VNIIZhT)
Viacheslav Rybkin, General Director, Lengiprotrans
Evgeny Stepanov, Deputy General Director, Energopromsbyt
Viktor Tulupov, D.Sc. in Engineering, Professor, Honoured Professor, Power Engineering Institute (Technical University)
Viktor Cherkasov, Head, Department of Occupational and Industrial Safety and Environmental Control, Russian Railways
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13:20 |
Closing |
13:30 |
Lunch |
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