Conference Program

Timetable

Time

Program

Conference participant registration

Opening ceremonial of the conference and welcome speeches

I. block of plenary lectures

“How to do it….” perspective from Z and X Generation

  • L. Bukvić – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb;
  • L. Čabaníková – Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Management, and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice
  • V. Jovanović – University of Belgrade, FTTE
  • B. Farkas – Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Social evening

Time

Program

08:00 – 09:00

Conference participant registration

09:00 – 09:10

Speech by D. Žiláková, State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic

09:10 – 10:10

II. block of lectures

“International Rail Transport in the 21st Century”

  • L. Lochman – DAC Ambassador
  • A. Kutlík – Siemens Mobility
  • M. Šturma – AŽD Praha

10:10 – 10:40

Coffee break

10:40 – 12:10

Panel discussion on Block II

  • T. Tyll – ŽESNAD.CZ
  • L. Lochman – DAC Ambassador for Central, South and East Europe
  • R. Čech – Správa železnic
  • K. Henzély – Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
  • R. Kušpál – Siemens Mobility
  • V. Polach – AŽD Praha

12:10 – 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 – 14:30

Block III of lectures

“Political and Legislative Framework of Automation in Railway Transport”

  • I. Škoda – Transport Authority of the Slovak Republic
  • P. Ihnát – Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia
  • J. Kušnír – Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic
  • P. Mazač – OLTIS Group

14:30 – 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 – 16:30

Panel discussion on Block III

  • F. Hlubocký – Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic
  • J. Kušnír – Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic
  • M. Garaj – Železnice Slovenskej republiky
  • L. Mokošak – STRABAG Transportation construction
  • A. Lasz – Asociácia priemyselných zväzov a dopravy

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee break

17:00 – 18:30

Panel discussion and conclusions of the conference

“Development of the Railway Sector in the Slovak Republic in the Context of the EU, Challenges and Solutions”

  • D. Žiláková – Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic
  • M. Kolovratník – Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
  • I. Bednárik – Železnice Slovenskej republiky
  • R. Čech – Správa železnic
  • R. Jančura – Regiojet
  • M. Hořínek – METRANS
  • M. Sklienka – Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina

19:30

Ceremonial reception with the announcement of the "BLUE HEART" award laureates

Time

Program

Excursion

End of the conference

31. 8.

Submission of contributions

By 23:59 (PDF + DOCX)

15. 9.

Payment of registration fee

Payment by bank transfer

7.–9. 10.

Conference

Swissôtel Damian Jasná