08:30 Morning Coffee & Registration
09:00 Opening Remarks
Wu Qiang, Director
Shanghai Railway Administration

09:05 Welcome Address
Zhao Xiaofan, Director
State Council Informationzation Office, PR China
Wang Qingyun, Director of Communications and Transportation Department
National Development and Reform Commission, PR China
Jiang Yaoping, Vice Minister
Ministry of Information Industry, PR China

SESSION ONE: SIGNIFICANCE OF INFORMATIONIZATION TO CHINA'S RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT

Chair: Hu Dongyuan, Vice Director of Transportation Bureau
Ministry of Railways, PR China

09:30 Keynote Presentation
Informationization and China Railway's Leap-Forward Development
Hu Dongyuan, Vice Director of Transportation Bureau
Ministry of Railways, PR China

10:00 Keynote Presentation
Developing Human-Oriented Railway Information Service System
Wang Qingyun, Director of Communications and Transportation Department
National Development and Reform Commission, PR China

10:30 Coffee Break & Networking

10:45 Keynote Presentation
Promoting Integrated Global Railway Informationization by Further International Cooperation
Gerard Dalton, Director (invited)
International Union of Railways (UIC)

11:15 Keynote Presentation
Facilitating International Trade and Investment in IT Products and Services for Railway Operation
Dan E.Khoo, Chairman
World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)

11:45 Luncheon

SESSION TWO: INTEGRATED APPLICATION OF IT RAILWAY OPERATION

Chair: Guo Zhuxue, General Manager
Guangzhou Railway Group Corporation

13:00 Case Study
Paperless Office Management by Multi-Task and Multi-Function Information System
Guo Zhuxue, General Manager
Guangzhou Railway Group Corporation

13:30 Case Study
IT Application to Expand Rail Operation Reach and Connect with More Passengers
Jean-Pierre Gilbert, CIO
EUROSTAR

14:00 Case Study
Highly Centralized Commanding Management
Jo-Ann Olsobsky, CIO(invited)
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company(BNSF)

14:30 Coffee Break

15:00 Case Study
Information System in Multi-Modal Transport and Railway Logistics to keep Trans and Network Efficient
Fred Grigsby, Senior Vice-President and CIO (invited)
Canadian National Railway Company (CN)

15:30 Case Study
New Generation of Railway Baggage and Parcel Transportation Management Information System
China Railway Express Co. Ltd

16:00 Panel Discussion:
Overview of the Future Railway IT Application
Moderator: To be Announced
Panelist: Guo Zhuxue, General Manager
Guangzhou Railway Group Corporation
Jean-Pierre Gilbert, CIO
EUROSTAR
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17:00 End of Day One

17:30-18:30 COCKTAIL PARTY

DAY TWO

08:30 Morning Coffee

SESSION THREE: IT APPLICATION AND E-BUSINESS IN RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT

Chair: To be Announced

09:00 Keynote Presentation
Business Requirements and Challenges in Railway Information Management
Daniel Lai, Head of Information Technology
MTR Corporation

09:30 Case Study
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) on Board: Making Your Traveling Time Productive
Dr. Eberhard Kurz, CIO (invited)
Deutsche Bahn (DB)

10:00 Case Study
Regional E-Ticketing Application: A System Meeting Passengers???¡§o?¡§¡§ Mobility Needs
Marc Provoost, IT Director (invited)
French National Railway SNCF

10:30 Coffee Break & Networking

10:45 Case Study
Topic to Be Annuounced
Pankaj Gupta, General Manager
Mumbai Metro One Pvt. Ltd

11:15 Case Study
High-Speed Rail System Solutions for Modern Life
Ou Chin-der, Executive Director
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSR)

11:45 Case Study
Technology and Distribution Solutions to Best Connect Tourism Industry and Railway Industry
To be Announced

12:15 Luncheon

SESSION FOUR: IT INNOVATION AND CREATIVE APPLICATION

Chair: Marc Chatelard, Senior Vice President, (invited)
ALSTOM Asia Pacific

14:00 Keynote Presentation
Driving the Process of Railway Digitalization Construction in China
Marc Chatelard, Senior Vice President, (invited)
ALSTOM Asia Pacific

14:30 Case Study
KTX Cinema-- World's First High-Speed Train Movie Theater and New Railway Culture Goods for Railway Customers
J.H.Noh, Head Officer of IT Planning Office
KORAIL

15:00 Case Study
Personalized, Specialized and Intelligent Railway Decision Support System
To be Announced

15:30 Coffee Break & Networking

15:45 Case Study
Specialized GSM-R Application Service for China's Railway Network / Be Professional In Telecom, Be Notable In Region, Be Different in Service
Zhao Jibin, President
China Railway Communication

16:15 Case Study
Mobile Information Solutions to Rail Industry
To be Announced

16:45 Case Study
Geographic Information System Application in Qingzang Railway Construction
Zhu Mingrui, General Manager
Qingzang Railway Co. Ltd

17:15 End of the Conference