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UNIFE AT INNOTRANS
- 1 of the 3.000 exhibitors expected
- 225m² out of the total area of 200.000m²
- 24 participants out of the 175.000 participants expected
- 16 nationalities out of 130 nationalities expected
- 1 stand, 1 stage, 14 stage sessions with over 30 speakers
- Stand 230 in Hall 4.2
WHAT’S ON OUR PROGRAMME?
Tuesday | 22 September 2026
12:30 - 13:00 Women in Rail Award 2026
Participants: European Commission, European Union Agency for Railways, Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, UNIFE, CER, EIM, ALE
Location: (external) EU Stand 260, Hall 4.2
13:30 -14:00 Announcement of the 2026 World Rail Market Study Results
Participants: Enno Wiebe (Director General, UNIFE), Martin Sion (Chair, UNIFE / CEO, Alstom), Erica Gerretsen (Director, DG INTPA, European Commission), Massimo Sabela (World Rail Market Study Consulting Team Leader)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
14:00 - 14:30 World Rail Market Study 2026: An espresso with Massimo Sabella
Participants: Massimo Sabela (World Rail Market Study Consulting Team Leader), Carlos Corts (Public Affairs Manager, UNIFE)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
17:30 - 20:30 Meet & Greet UNIFE Reception
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
Wednesday | 23 September 2026
9:15 - 10:15 Global Gateway session
Location: (external) EU Stand 260, Hall 4.2
10:00 - 10:45 Cybersecurity between Regulation and Resilience
Participants: Christian Paulsen (Product and Solution Security Officer, Siemens Mobility), Eddy Thésée (Vice President Products Cybersecurity, Alstom), Bartłomiej Głuch (CIO, Kombud Group), Luca Cedric Biggiogera (Technical Affairs Manager IT & Cybersecurity, UNIFE)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
11:00 - 12:00 UNIFE SMEs Award 2026
Participants: Márton Feldmann (Chair, UNIFE SME Committee / Executive Officer, Prolan), Enno Wiebe (Director General, UNIFE), Jari Pylvänen, (Business Unit Director Rail, Mipro), Sami Hyyryläinen, (Product Line Manager, Signalling, Mipro)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
13:15 - 14:15 Driving the future of rail through ERTMS® innovation and cost driver insights
Moderator: Friedemann Bitsch (Chair, UNISIG / Sector Standardisation Management, Hitachi Rail)
Participants: Léa Paties (Senior Programme Manager, Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking), Vladimir Kampik (European Affairs Director, AŽD Praha), Silvia Dominguez (Technical lead of ‘ERTMS and digital improvements Deployment Management Team, European Commission), José Antonio Quintano (Head of Innovation and EU Affairs, CAF Signalling)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
14:30 - 15:15 Presentation of the UNIFE Diversity & Inclusion Report
Participants: Clara Piazza (Public Affairs Manager, UNIFE), Rachele Nucci (DOI Program Lead, Hitachi Rail)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
15:30 - 16:00 UNIFE and APTA: Driving the cooperation forward
Participants: Paul Skoutelas (President and CEO, APTA), Enno Wiebe (Director General, UNIFE)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
16:15 - 17:00 Celebrating quality: 20 years of IRIS Certification®
Participants: Anna-Kathrin Werkmeister (Global Head of Business Excellence, Siemens Mobility), Rüdiger Mesterheide (Head of Quality, HANNING & KAHL), Kay Juergensen (Lead Auditor, TÜV NORD CERT), Hélène Ostrovskiy (Railway Product Manager, AFNOR), Anish Bawa (IRIS Business Development Manager, UNIFE)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
Thursday | 24 September 2026
9:15 - 9:50 Batteries for trains: crucial evolutions ahead!
Participants: Ignacio Quiles (Vice President Sales & Marketing, Industry, Mobility & Infrastructure Division, SAFT), Laurent Friot (Green Energy Product Family Director, Alstom), Mark Remie (Chief Business Development Officer, NEXRAIL), Matteo Barisione (Public Affairs Manager, UNIFE)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
10:00 - 12:00 UNIFE Dialogue Forum: Shaping the future of ERTMS® – success stories and future outlook
Moderator: Hartwig Schuster (UNISIG General Manager, UNIFE)
Political Focus participants: David Van De Sype (COO, Infrabel), Matthias Ruete (ERTMS Coordinator, European Commission), Oana Gherghinescu (Executive Director, European Union Agency for Railways), Estelle Masclet (Deputy Managing Director, Operations and Industrial Programmes, SNCF Réseau), Marc Ludwig (CEO Rail Infrastructure, Siemens Mobility)
Moderator: Christina Holtmannspoetter (Chair, UNIFE ERTMS Marketing Group / Strategy Director Rail Infrastructure, Siemens Mobility)
Technical Focus participants: Peteris Ustubs (Asia Director, DG INTPA, European Commission), Shalabh Goel (Board Director, NCRTC), Antonella Trombetta (Vice President Head of European Affairs, Hitachi Rail), Michael Prader (Rolling Stock and Schedules Manager, Deputy Operations Director, Vinschgau Railway)
Location: (external) Palais
10:00 - 10:45 How to fulfil your sustainability commitments: presenting UNIFE’s Rail Industry Substance List & Material and Substance Declaration Template
Participants: Véronique Andriès (Vice President Sustainability and CSR, Alstom), Fabien Le Ny (Ecodesign Manager – Hazardous Substances & CSR, Alstom), Emma Traini (Circular economy & Ecodesign Engineer, Hitachi Rail)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
13:30 - 14:15 IRIS Certification® and IRQB®: Advancing Quality in Rail Transport
Participants: Anna-Kathrin Werkmeister (Global Head of Business Excellence, Siemens Mobility), Volker Buhrmester (Supplier Development Manager, Deutsche Bahn), Stephan Middelkamp (General Manager Quality & Technologies, HARTING), Nold Woitke (Auditor, Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems (SQS)), Anish Bawa (IRIS Business Development Manager, UNIFE)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2
