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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.
Learn more about upcoming projects, the latest technology and innovative solutions!
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.
Conference program
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Full program
German-Norwegian Conference on the Rail IndustryFebruary 1st, 2024 | |
| 08.30 – 09.00 | Morning 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 – 11.00 | Coffee 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 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| 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) |
| 14.35-14.40 | Wrap up and closing remarks |
| B2B Meeting & Networking | |
| 14.40 – 16.00 | B2B-Meetings, mingling and networking Refreshments, snacks & pretzels |
| 16.00 | End of the conference |
Get to know the German companies!
The German companies attending:
- AKG TTI GmbH&co.KG (↓ Download One Pager)
- Bode - die Tür GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
- Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
- Getzner Werkstoffe GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
- GEZ Rail Solutions GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
- Hübner GmbH & Co KG (↓ Download One Pager)
- Informatik Consulting Systems GmbH (ICS GmbH) (↓ Download One Pager)
- J.M. Voith SE & Co. KG | VTA (↓ Download One Pager)
- L&S Luddeneit und Scherf GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
- Pintsch GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
- Siut GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
- Thales Deutschland GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
- Track Forward GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
- TUV Rheinland (↓ Download One Pager)
- Wagner Rail GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
- WINDHOFF Bahn- und Anlagentechnik GmbH (↓ Download One Pager)
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.
