August 24-25, 2023, Railway Museum, Saint Petersburg


    II International Research and Practical Conference

    RESEARCH 1520 VNIIZHT

    Look beyond the horizon
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    Conference days

    with leading Russian

    and foreign industry experts
    200+
    Participants
    6
    2
    Key topics
    II International Conference “Research 1520 VNIIZHT: Look beyond the horizon”  will be held on the territory of the main railway exhibition in the area of 1520 mm gauge “PRO//Motion.Expo”
    About the conference

    The conference is dedicated to discussion of strategic goals of railway industry, aimed at developing and strengthening worldwide cooperation between authorities, rail sector undertakings, researchers, field-specific universities, supply industry and developers of technological solutions.

    The main focus of the conference:
    discussion of promising railway technologies in the era of the 4th industrial revolution and global challenges.

    Lead Russian and foreign experts and researchers as well as representatives of industry and government authorities will gather at one platform.

    Following the conference, Proceedings of the II International Conference “Research 1520 VNIIZHT: Look beyond the horizon” will be prepared, which is included in the Russian Science Citation Index.

    Conference organizer:
    JSC “VNIIZHT” (Railway Research Institute), lead company in the field of development, creation, testing and implementation of railway technics and technologies within the 1520 mm gauge area.

    Participation in the conference is free of charge. Badge of the conference participant gives the right of free entrance to the exhibition.

    New transport products and logistics solutions
    Key topics


    Technical diagnostics on transport
    Scientific aspects in development of the carriage facilities*
    Digital transformation of railway transport
    Railway infrastructure in modern conditions
    Traction rolling stock –
    look into the future
    Program

    August 24 (Thursday)

    09:00 – 09:30
    Registration:

    09:30 - 12:30
    Round table
    Digital transformation on railway transport

    09:30 - 12:30
    Round table
    Railway infrastructure in modern conditions

    12:30 - 13:30
    Break

    13:30 - 14:40
    Plenary session
    Railway science: global challenges

    15:00 - 18:00
    Round table
    New transport products and logistics solutions

    15:00 - 18:00
    Round table
    Technical diagnostics on railway transport

    August 25 (Thursday)

    09:00 – 09:30
    Registration:

    09:30 - 12:30
    Round table
    Traction rolling stock – look into the future

    09:30 - 11:00
    Coordinating council of the RZD Research and industry complex

    12:30 - 13:30
    Break / Dynamic exposition

    13:30 - 15:30
    Closing of the conference
    Summing up the conference results, awarding the best presenters

    Venue
    Russian Railway Museum,  
    Saint-Petersburg, Bibliotechny Pereulok 4/2