Save the date Thursday 11th of October for a seminar “Rail Baltica as Innovation Platform”, which will be held in Tallinn.
The main objective of the event is to give an update on the Rail Baltica Global Project, the latest trends in the railway and transportation sector followed by round-table discussions – what should be done in order to make Rail Baltica a platform for innovation and new business models.
Moderator: Enn Saar
Registration fee 40 EUR + VAT per person
A 50% discount applies for ITS Estonia/ITL/Tehnopol and Rail Baltica Business Network Estonia members (ask the discount code from Your contact person)
In order to participate in the event please register HERE no later than on the 4th of October 2018, as the number of participants will be limited.
The organizers of the event are:
Rail Baltica Business Network Estonia, RB Rail AS, Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications, ITS Estonia Network
Partners: Rail Baltic Estonia, Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol
*The organisers reserve the right to do changes in the programme and the list of speakers
Agenda
8.45 – 9.00 Gathering and coffee
9.00 – 9.30 Opening of the seminar and welcome words
Kadri Simson, Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure
9.30 – 10.00 Overview of RB – a platform for digitalisation and innovation
Kaspars Briškens, Business Development Manager, RB Rail AS
10.00 – 10.20 Railway is Changing – how to break the barriers?
Kaur Piho, Engineer Railway Operations, RB Rail AS
10.20 – 10.40 Future City Around Rail Baltica
Margus Nõlvak, Ülemiste City
10.40 – 11.00 From Transport to Mobility as a Service
Krista Huhtala-Jenks, Head of Ecosystem & Sustainability, MaaS Global (Finland)
11.00 – 11.20 Railway as an opportunity for last mile freight transport
Ansi Arumeel, Member of the Board, Omniva
11.20 – 11.40 Coffee break
11.40 –12.30 Groupwork and discussions: “What should be done, in order to make Rail Baltica (more than a railway) a platform for innovation and new business models”.
The discussion groups will be moderated by leaders and experts of their field: Valdo Kalm (Port of Tallinn), Seth Lackman (Fujitsu Estonia), Toomas Uibo (Nordica), Tarmo Künnapuu (DHL), Claudio Richardson (Kühne+Nagel), Maarika Liivamägi (Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association), Pirko Konsa (Tallinn SUMP), Kaur Piho (RB Rail AS) and others.
12.30 – 13.15 Lunch
13.15 – 14.15 Groupwork continues
14.15 – 15.00 Summary of groupwork and conclusions