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German-Norwegian Conference on the Rail Industry

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1. Feburary 2024 | 09:00 - 16:00

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Date: 
1. February 2024, 09.00 - 16.00


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Place:
Oslo Kongressenter
Youngs gate 21
0181 Oslo
Norway
+47 90 70 99 99
www.oslokongressenter.no
booking@oslo.kongressenter.no
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Price: 
Participation in this conference is free of charge.
No-Shows: Registrants who do not attend the conference without contacting the German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce no later than one week prior to the conference (25.01.24) via e-mail will be charged a no-show fee of 795 NOK.

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The German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce invites you to a full-day conference on February 1, 2024. The event will be a meeting place for networking, creating business opportunities and collaboration, and exchanging the latest technologies and developments. 16 German companies will attend and present themselves, and there will be opportunities for B2B meetings.

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 German-Norwegian Conference on the Rail Industry

February 1st, 2024
Oslo Kongressenter (Sal D), Youngs gate 21, 0181 Oslo

08.30 – 09.00Morning Coffee & Registration
Welcome and Bigger Picture
09.00 – 09.10

Welcoming Remarks

(moderated by Jakob Eckert, Project Leader, German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce)

• Michael Kern, Managing Director, German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce

• Martin Rohlmann, German Embassy to the Kingdom of Norway

• Morten Sigvardsen, Head of Supplier Relations & Fredrik Kirsebom, Head of Procurement Operation and Maintenance, Bane NOR

09.10 – 09.30

The Norwegian Railway Sector

Ove Skovdahl, Coordinator of International Affairs, Norwegian Railway Directorate (Jernbanedirektoratet)

09.30 – 09.45

Status Quo of the railway industry in Germany

Pauline Maître, Spokesperson and Head of Public Affairs, German Railway Industry Association (Verband der Bahnindustrie in Deutschland, VDB)

Infrastructure
09.45 – 10.15

Presentation by Bane NOR

Morten Sigvardsen, Head of Supplier Relations, Bane NOR

Fredrik Kirsebom, Head of Procurement Operation and Maintenance, Bane NOR

10.15 – 10.45

Company Presentations

• WINDHOFF Bahn- und Anlagentechnik GmbH by Lasse Schulte-Farwig (Sales Engineer RVT) and Jonas Rausing (Project Manager) 

• L&S Luddeneit und Scherf GmbH by Michael Luddeneit (Managing Director) 

• Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH by Johan Westerlund (Project Engineer Nordic Countries) 

• Pintsch GmbH by Almir Basini (Head of International Sales) and Thomas Huskamp (Area Sales Scandinavia) 

• SIUT GmbH by Benjamin Westerheide (CEO) and Vincent Genz (CEO) 

10.45 – 11.00Coffee break
Rolling Stock
11.00 – 11.10

Norske Tog – Company Presentation

Carlos Arias Brunet, Head of Technical Department, Norske Tog

11.15 – 11.25

Presentation by Mantena

Bent Hundstad, Acting Procurement Director, Mantena

11.30 – 11.40

Standards in the railway industry and an introduction to a Nordic standard INSTA 851:2022 Design guidance for rolling stock for severe winter conditions

Bjørn Brunstad, Project Manager, Standard Norge

11.40 – 11.50

Light Rail Innovations

Debasish Sahabanik, CFO for the Tram Business Unit, Sporveien Trikken AS

11.50 – 12.30

Company Presentations

• Bode – the door GmbH by Björn Möhle (Director Key Account Management)

• J.M. Voith SE & Co. KG | VTA by Martin Wawra (EVP & CEO Mobility Group Division Turbo) 

• AKG Thermotechnik International GmbH & Co. KG by Thomas Cott (Head of Global Service Business) 

• Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH by Tim Frank (Global Sales Representative Rail)

• GEZ Rail Solutions GmbH by Peter Bunzeck (Managing Director) 

• Hübner GmbH & Co. KG by Heike Kahlert (Regional Sales Manager After Sales & Service, Gangway Systems Railways) 

• Wagner Rail GmbH by Isabelle Vinage (Sales/Key Account Manager) 

12.30 – 13.30Lunch
Security & Digitalization
13.30 – 13.45

Experience from entering the Norwegian rail market

Øyvind Thomassen, Director Business Development Nordic countries, THALES - Ground Transportation Systems Nordics

13.50 – 14.05

Presentation by SINTEF Digital

Markus Brachner, Project ManagerM, SINTEF Digital

14.10 – 14.35

Company Presentations

• Track Forward GmbH by Marc Schmerbach (CEO) 

• Informatik Consulting Systems GmbH (ICS GmbH) by Andreas Langer (COO) 

• Thales Deutschland GmbH by Erwin Simon (Sales Manager Cyber Security) and Sebastian Bersch (System Engineer) 

• TÜV Rheinland InterTraffic GmbH by Łukasz Krawczyński (Global Sales Coordinator / Regional Sales Manager Europe) 

14.35-14.40Wrap up and closing remarks
B2B Meeting & Networking
14.40 – 16.00

B2B-Meetings, mingling and networking

Refreshments, snacks & pretzels

16.00End of the conference

 

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The event is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. It is carried out in collaboration between the German-Norwegian and -Swedish Chambers of Commerce and local partners.
 

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