CONFERENCE CHECK-IN

CONFERENCE WELCOME

• Sunee Lertphienthum, Chief Inspector General of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation

WELCOME REMARK

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chotchai Chareonngam, Chairman, Board of Directors of the Rail Technology Research and Development Agency

OPENING REMARK

• Dr. Chayatan Phromsorn, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport.

OPENING KEYNOTE

• The Case for Transport Decarbonization: Leveraging Rail and Technology
  Dr. Katrin Luger, Chief Transport Research and Policy Section, UNESCAP.

KEYNOTE SESSION 1

• MINE Battery Train - Energy Evolution for Clean Railway
  Mr. Somphote Ahunai, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Absolute Public Company Limited.
• Topic (TBA)
  Prof. Dr. Soottiporn Chittmittrapap, Chairman, National Commission on Science, Research and Innovation Promotion.
• Ensuring Railway Research Has Impact
  Prof. Clive Roberts, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

KEYNOTE SESSION 2

• Railway Operations Research for The Future of Automated Railways
  Prof. Dr.Rob M.P. Goverde, Professor of Railway Traffic Management & Operations, TU Delft, The Netherlands
• Leading the way to greener and smarter mobility
  Mr. Toby Tiberghien, Managing Director East Asia Cluster, Alstom.
• Smart Railway Monitoring and Evaluation Technology
  Prof. Jing Guoqing, Professor of Highway and Railway Engineering Department, Beijing Jiaotong University, China

KEYNOTE SESSION 3

• New ICT to Facilitate Future Smart Rail
  Steven Xiong, CTO of Rail Industry, Aviation & Rail BU, Huawei Enterprise Business Group
• LRT – Tramway System and Operation
  Philippe Schulzinger, Chief Executive Officer of Egis Rail Thailand & Regional Head of Rail, Asia, Egis Rail (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
• The Dynamics of Railway Service Capability of WCE.
  Kajorn Sivarungson, Head of Rail Ecosystem Business, West Coast Engineering Co.,Ltd.

CONFERENCE RECEPTION

BANQUET DINNER (Sponsors & Private Invitation Only)

PANEL: HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECTS

• LiU Junyang, CRRC Corporation Limited.
• Athibhu Chitranukroh, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Rail Transport.
• Yusuke Minami, Research Fellow, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute
• Juergen Supik, Treasurer of GTRA, CEO Dorsch Consult Asia Co. Ltd.

PANEL: DIGITAL RAILWAY & TRANSFORMATION

• Andrew Smith, Rail Industry Solutions Manager, Bentley Systems Ltd.
• Steven Xiong, CTO of Rail Industry, Aviation & Rail BU, Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd.
• Christian Mehlhorn, GTRA, Data Services APAC – Sales and Implementation Manager, Siemens Mobility Limited, Thailand.
• Assoc. Prof. Dr.Napat Harnpornchai, Chiang Mai University.

PANEL: DECARBONIZATION

• Dr.Saranya Peng ont PTT Public Company Limited.
• Tomasz Mazur, Co-Chair of German-Thai Railway Association (GTRA), CEO Siemens Mobility Limited.
• Hiroaki Shima, JR Freight
• Dr. Visarn Lilavivat, Senior researcher, National Energy Technology Center (ENTEC)

• Digital Twins - Driving Better Outcomes Across the Rail Asset Lifecycle
  Andrew Smith, Rail Industry Solutions Manager, Bentley Systems Ltd.

• Digitalization Maintenance
  Kitipat Supakleelakul, Assistance Managing Director of Maintenance BEM Rail Business in Thailand (Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited)

• Enhancing Underframe Flat-Wagon Strength Testing with Measurement Technology.
  Mr. Weerasak Rakchan and Mr. Kampanat Sookchanchai, West Coast Engineering Co.,Ltd.

• SRT infrastructure overview
  Mr.Tunlaphob Pathomkanok, Track Rehabilitation Center,Special Project and Construction Department State Railway of Thailand

• Eco-Friendly Lightweight Materials for Automated People Mover (APM)
  Asst. Prof. Dr. Wanlop Kitisatorn, Deputy Director for Research Promotion and Strategy Development, Science and Technology Research Institute, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok

• The recent development and sharing of railway testing and research facilities.
  Dr. Anat Hasap, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR).

• Competency Model for Rail Executives in Digital Era.
  Dr. Kanrawee Thongpull, Vice President, Thai Railway Engineering Association

• The Future of Rolling Stock
  Dr. Tayakorn Chandrangsu, Director of Railway Safety and Maintenance Standards Division, Department of Rail Transport.

• Thailand Railway Research Network (TRRN) Summary
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peerapong Jitsangiam, Chiang Mai University.

• Thailand Railway Research Network (TRRN) Summary
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Waressara Weerawat, Mahidol University

• Thailand Railway Research Network (TRRN) Summary
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wichai Siwakosit, Kasetsart University

• Railway Welding and NDT Activities at KINGWELD, KMUTT
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bovornchok Poopat, Director of KINGWELD, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi.

• Setting New Standards in Rail Logistics: Operational Breakthroughs by JR Freight
  Hiroaki Shima, JR Freight

• Rolling Stock Components
  Asst. Prof. Dr. Rattapoohm Parichatprecha, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang

• Design and Construction of the 1st Monorail Project in Thailand
  Dr. Athasit Sirisonthi, STECON

• FRMCS: From Vision to Implementation Teerawat Potikul, Rail Technology Research and Development Agency

• Beyond the Tracks: Modernizing Load-bearing Bogie Structures in Freight Wagon Engineering
  Dr.Ekkarut Viyanit, Director of Rail and Modern Transport Research Center (RMT), National Science and Technology Development Agency

• Advanced Remote Condition Monitoring of Railway Infrastructure and Rolling Stock
  Dr. Manwika Kongpuang, Prince of Songkla university

• Areas of Digitalization of Railways in Thailand
  Prathomlerk Senthong, Director, AMR Asia Public Company Limited

• From Suvarnabhumi Airport Automated people mover to the feeder system for Metro
  Mr. Ditsapol Padungkul, Managing Director, KTT Consultant

• High Speed Train Engineering Program under KKU-SWJTU coorperation
  Assoc. Prof.Dr. Komkrit Pitiruek

• Emerging Technology (IoTs, Big Data, AI/ML) in Digital Railway
  Dr. Pipatphon Lapamonpinyo, Mahidol University

• MINE Battery Train, Thai EV on Train
  Wimolmas Wongmakornpan, Project Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mine Mobility Research Co., Ltd., Energy Absolute Public Company Limited.

• TREA and its role in Thai railway development
  Asst. Prof. Dr. Piyorose Promdirek, President, Thai Railway Engineering Association

• Application of Big Data and RAM Analysis for Railway Maintenance Performance
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sompoap Talabgaew, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok

• High Speed Rail System
  Manachai Wattanahuttakum, Head of Rail Systems & Rolling Stock, Asia Era One.

REGISTER at G Tower

MORNING: LAB VISIT 1

• “CSIC (Customer Solution Innovation & Integration Experience Center) ” , Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

MORNING: LAB VISIT 2

• “Automatic Train Control Test Centre”, Alstom Thailand

AFTERNOON: LAB VISIT

• “RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TESTING CENTER (RTTC.), Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR)