Conference Program
| Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | |
| 14:00 | Conference participant registration |
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| 16:00 | Opening ceremonial of the conference and welcome speeches |
| 16:30 – 18:30 | I. block of plenary lectures – “How to do it….” perspective from Z Generation |
| J. Filo – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina | |
| L. Bukvić – Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb; | |
| L. Čabaníková – Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Management, and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice | |
| 19:00 | Social evening |
| Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | |
| 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 | |
| T. Vícha – SATUM CZECH | |
| 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 | |
| P. Kiss – METRANS | |
| M. Sklienka – Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina | |
| 19:30 | Gala evening |
| Thursday, October 9, 2025 | |
| 09:00 | Excursion |
| 12:00 | End of the conference |
Conference language: slovak, czech, english
