1) COMPETITIVENESS and Cooperation

• European/global situation of railway competitiveness from the perspective of top representatives of the sector
• Competitiveness of the European Rail Supply Industry
• Application of the 4th Railway package and liberalisation
• Infrastructure Access Charges etc.

2) DIGITALISATION in Railway Transport

• Digitalisation as one of the four “core content drivers” of railway transport in 21st century
• Digital Single European Railway Area
• Deployment of ITS technologies in the railway sector
• Technical and research activities, Signalling and communication solutions, etc.
• Use of internet of things (Big Data), Digital applications for Freight, etc.
• Cyber security, Information for passengers, Predictive maintenance, ERTMS

3) INTEROPERABILITY – TAF/TAP TSI Implementation

• Support of interoperability and data exchange
• IT solutions for support of TSI implementation for leading and small/medium railway actors
• Best practices in TAF TSI implementation

4) INNOVATION – European Railway Research and Development

• Research & innovation programmes (Horizon 2020, Shift2Rail JU, etc.)
• Presentation of results of ongoing or finished research and innovation projects
• Regional funds supporting implementation of research, development and innovation results
• Workshop on funding instruments

5) INTEGRATION – Focus on Central and Eastern Europe

• Investments, implementation
• Funding opportunities
• Support of SMEs