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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

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: EU Stand 260, Hall 4.2

13:30 -14:00 Announcement of the 2026 World Rail Market Study Results
Participants: Martin Sion (Chair, UNIFE / CEO, Alstom), Enno Wiebe (Director General, UNIFE), Massimo Sabela (Partner, Bain & Company)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2

14:00 - 14:30 World Rail Market Study 2026: An espresso with Bain & Company
Participants: TBC (Bain & Company), 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

10:00 - 10:45 Cybersecurity between Regulation and Resilience
Participants: Luca Cedric Biggiogera (Technical Affairs Manager IT & Cybersecurity, UNIFE), Christian Paulsen (Product and Solution Security Officer, Siemens Mobility), Eddy Thésée (Vice-President Vice President Products Cybersecurity, Alstom)
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), Awarded SME
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 (Hitachi Rail / UNISIG Chair)
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), TBC (HANNING & KAHL), Kay Juergensen (Lead Auditor, TÜV NORD CERT), Jessica Morris (CPO, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG)), Anish Bawa (IRIS Business Development Manager, UNIFE)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2

Thursday | 24 September 2026

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: 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 (UEMG Chair / Siemens Mobility)
Technical Focus participants: Sergio Oliete Josa (Head of Unit, DG INTPA, European Commission), Shalabh Goel (Board Director, NCRTC), Gemma Salazar (Vice President Technology and Portfolio, Hitachi Rail)
Location: Palais

10:00 - 10:45 How to fulfil your sustainability commitments: presenting UNIFE’s Rail Industry Substance List & Material and Substance Declaration Template
Participants: Matteo Barisione (Public Affairs Manager, UNIFE), Fabien Le Ny (Alstom), Emma Traini (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), TBC (UNIFE), TBC (Auditor)
Location: UNIFE Stand 230, Hall 4.2

More updates coming soon

Come and meet the UNIFE Team at Stand 230 in Hall 4.2!

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