Connected Future Transport Systems
Air, Sea, Surface and Rail
July 18th . 2024 . 14:00 UK Time
A blend of showcase presentations and panel discussion attracting close to 1,000 attendees. Through connectivity use-cases... this edition will focus on Air, Surface, Road and Rail systems. Previous speakers include representatives of high profile organisations such as Silversea Cruises, Nissan Motor Corp., Volvo Corp., SNCF, British Rail, Stanford University and Emirates Airlines among others. The connected car, pedestrian and surrounding infrastructure, the connected train and passenger, enabled through converged Space and Earth based wireless communications technologies providing ubiquitous connectivity, are the central themes for this programme.
Draft Programme (25-06-2024)
14:00 Session 1: Surface
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5G-V2X global state of play
- 5GAA
Maxime Flament - CTO
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Everywhere, all-the-time Connectivity Enables the Digital Fleet
- Intelsat
Scott Congdon - Market Development & Partnership Management
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TBC
- Ford Motor Company
Vijayakumar Kempuraj - Digital Twin Leader
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TBC
- Accenture
Claus-Robert Ziegahn - Strategy Manager - Technology and Digital Transformation (SME NTN)
Deputy Race Director - FIA Formula 3 European Championship
15:10 Featured Presentation (In-Flight Connectivity)
- SES
Aditya Chatterjee - Senior Vice President Aviation Product Management
15:30 Session 2: Rail
- Moderator - CGI
Alan Whitelaw - Senior Business Consultant for Space Data Platforms and Applications
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Panel session: Can Satellites Help with Reliable Communications for Staff and Passengers on-board Trains?
- CGI
Gareth Hartwell - Director Consulting Services, SDPA
- European Space Agency (ESA)
Enrico Spinelli - Lead - Rail Projects across Europe
- LNER
David Wilson - Head of IT
- Lithuanian Trains
Mindaugas Bereiša - Head of Maintenance Innovations Department
- Scottish Futures (Scottish Futures involvement in projects to improve communication in rural communities in Scotland, including rail. They are involved in working with ScotRail and LEO solutions.)
Robert Gardner - Associate Director
- OneWeb
Ben Allen - Communications Systems Engineering