About us

Our team has a wealth of specialist knowledge and experience across the transport and events industry. We are in a unique position to meet the needs of railways and metros all over the world, through our events. 

Our specialist are dedicated exclusively to transport infrastructure: 
Rail and metro signalling
 
 
We have relationships with the world’s major railways and metros. Their biggest challenge is to increase capacity, whilst also increasing time and cost efficiencies. They have highlighted how developments across ERTMS, PTC, CBTC, GSM-R and LTE, are creating the potential to increase safety, capacity, speed and efficiency. This is why we have created the leading dedicated series of events, to address these challenges by focusing on the potential of the latest signalling and telecoms technologies and innovations.
 
Key Speakers & Advisors Include:
  • Morten Søndergaard, Programme Director , Signalling, Banedanmark
  • Andrew Simmons, Director of Future Train and Operational Control Systems, Network Rail
  • Seizo Sato, Deputy Director, Electrical and Signal Network System Department, East Japan Railway Company
  • Phil McQueen, General Manager, Operation, KiwiRail Network
  • Thomas McFarlin, Staff Director- Signal & Train Control Division, U.S Department of Transportation, FRA
  • Peter Arato, General Manager, Signals & Communications, Canadian Pacific Railway
  • Carlos Rodriguez Sanchez, CBTC Project Leader, Metro de Madrid
  • Jan Richard, Innovation and Technology Manager, SBB Swiss Railways
  • Keith Holt, Deputy Chief Engineer, Communications and Signals, Amtrak
  • Klaus-Rüdiger Hase, ETCS Project Leader, Deutsche Bahn
  • Aivars Erglis, Head of Information Technologies and Communications, Latvian Railways
Rail and metro infrastructure
 

There is a continued need to further expand rail and metro infrastructure for long-term capacity gains, whilst maintaining current service levels through the efficient management of existing infrastructure.We’ve listened to senior managers and the engineers out on the track and created a series of events to meet their needs and address these challenges. Our rail and metro infrastructure events are the industry standard when it comes to practical, hands-on discussion, interaction and education.

Key Speakers & Advisors Include:
  • Terry Morgan, Chairman, Crossrail
  • Dr Rudolf Schilder, Engineering Services, ÖBB Austria
  • Fernando Ribeiro Vendas, Director of Engineering, RAVE
  • Aki Härkönen, Head of Rail Data, Finnish Transport Agency
  • Tim Smart, Director of Asset Engineering, High Speed 1
  • Geoff Spencer, Head of Asset Management, DB Schenker Rail
  • Joachim Schoepfer, Production/Procurement Director, BLS Cargo
  • Jen Raczynski, Director of the High-SPeed Lines Office, PKP Polish Railway Lines
  • Yariv Katz, Deputy General Manager, Infrastructure, Israel Railways
  • Ian Brown, Managing Director, London Rail
  • Steve Featherstone, Director of Infrastructure Maintenance, Network Rai
  
  
Testimonials

“Tim Smart’s presentation and tour of St. Pancras was very exciting, especially the examples he gave of the numerous roadblocks and ways to get around them. It was very special to meet Martine-SophieFouvez of UNECE, Tim Smart of High Speed 1, Rudolph Schilder of OBB, Làzlo Mosoczi from MÁVand Phil McQueen of Kiwirail in somewhat of a tête à tête.”

Ana Isasi, Director of Railway Maintenance Operational Unit, SNCF

“Thank you for the opportunity to present. It was very well organized and the lectures were very interesting as well as extremely useful.”

Yariv Katz, Vice-President, Infrastructure, Israel Railways

“I was impressed with the organisation and quality of the conference. It was well attended and by a good cross-section of signalling experts. Well done.”

David Briginshaw, Editor-in-Chief, International Railway Journal

The execution was flawless and the attendance was great. A great success for all of those who attended, I would not hesitate in participating again as sponsor. See you in 2011!”

Olivier André, Vice President, Transportation, Alcatel-Lucent

"A major event that gathered many customers and suppliers from around the world. I was impressed by the quality of the presentations allowing fruitful exchanges on the future of the industry.”

Michel Van Liefferinge. Vice-President, Urban Solutions, Alstom Transport