13.00 Kahvit, suolaista ja makeaa

13.30 Welcome
Karri Salminen, chairman of the board, ITS Finland

13.40 Digitalisation of rail transport

13.40 – 13.55 Saara Reinimäki, Head of Unit, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Automation and data – Regulation and business on the tracks

13.55 – 14.10 Juha Lehtonen, Siemens Mobility
Digital expertise towards sustainable, comfortable and cost-effective rail transport

14.10 – 14.25 Markus Melander, The Director, New Technologies, Relesoft 
Digital project and open standards for railways – an opportunity for Finnish growth-oriented technology companies

14.25 – 14.40 Markus Helelä, Senior expert, Project Manager, Sweco
Future Railway Timetabling and Operations Optimization In Finland

14.40 Break

15.10 Digitalisation of rail transport 

15.10 – 15.35 Jari Pylvänäinen, Hankejohtaja, Fintraffic & Juha Lehtola, Project Manager, Chief Inspector, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Digirail – Laying the foundations for the digitalisation of rail transport

15.35 – 15.50 Kai Hermonen, SmartRail Ecosystem Program Manager,
Skoda Transtech
SmartRail The ecosystem and how it works

15.50 – 16.05 Anssi Krooks, The Director, New business, Proxion
A digital railway traffic management solution for private railways

16.05 – 16.20 Olavi Keränen, Business Finland
Finland’s rail sector in the European market – Finland’s offer and the EU Partnership Programme

16.20 Summary 
Marko Forsblom, Executive Director, ITS Finland

16.30 Networking and cocktails

17.30 Event ends