Digital Railway 2026
Gdansk

11:00 - 12:00

Conference Guest Registration

12:00 - 13:00

Plenary Session

12:00 – 12:05 Conference Guest welcome (5 min)

12:05 – 12:10 Official Opening of the Conference (5 min)
Ph.D. Jacek Paś
Head of the Scientific and Programme Board
Polish Association of Transport Engineers and Technicians National Board (SITK RP)
President

12:10 – 12:25 Conference opening presentation (15 min)
„Securing the Digital Railway Evolution: CyberResilient EULYNX Architectures for NextGeneration Control Systems"
Ph.D. Mariusz Buława
Polish Association of Transport Engineers and Technicians
Head of Cybersecurity National Committee SITK RP

12:25 – 12:40 Presentation (15 min)
„Safety as the railway priority – innovations and digitalization
Ph.D. Ignacy Góra
The Office of Rail Transport (UTK),
Head of UTK

12:40 – 12:50 Presentation (10 min)
„Port Polska – Planned railway network from the „Y” High Speed Rail Line to the CMK North line”
Piotr Rachwalski
Port Polska (former Centralny Port Komunikacyjny),
Member of the Management Board

12:50 – 13:00 Presentation (10 min)
„Digital Polish Railway Lines - ERTMS, EULYNX, BIM and more...”
Ph.D. Maciej Kaczorek
Member of the Management Board
Director of strategy and development

13:00 – 14:30

Discussion Panel 01
Discussion panel under the patronage of the EULYNX Consortium

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF RAILWAY SIGNALING WITH EULYNX

Moderator 1:
Paul Hendriks
Strategic Advisor
EULYNX Consortium

Moderator 2:
Ph.D. Mariusz Buława
Polish Association of Transport Engineers and Technicians
Head of Cybersecurity National Committee SITK RP

13:00 – 13:15 Discussion Panel opening speech 01 (15 min)
“EULYNX: Standardising the Digital Rail Evolution”
Mirko Blazic
EULYNX Technical Leed
EULYNX Consortium

13:15 – 13:30 Discussion Panel opening speech 02 (15 min)
“Interfacing the Future: Bane NOR is Paving the Way for Modular Signalling with EULYNX”
Kjell Kristian Hageland
System Expert ERTMS, ERTMSProgramme in Norway
Bane NOR

13:30 – 14:30 Discussion Panel 01 (60 min)

Kjell Kristian Hageland
System Expert ERTMS, ERTMS Programme in Norway
Bane NOR

Dr. Bernd Elsweiler
Head of Digital Interlocking Systems
DB InfraGO

Pete Evans
Principal Engineer Control, Command & Signalling
Network Rail

Richard Poschinger
Senior IT/OT Security Expert, Tech Lead Standardisation
INCYDE GmbH

Markus Melander
Managing Director
Relesoft Oy

Mirko Blazic
EULYNX Technical Leed
EULYNX Consortium

14:30 – 16:00

Lunch / Networking

16:00 - 17:00

Session with presentations 01
Session under the patronage of the Railway Research Institute

EULYNX BASED APPROACH IN SIGNALLING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (Part 01)

Moderator 1:
D.Sc. Ph.D. Marek Pawlik, prof. IK
Railway Research Institute (IK)
Vice-Director of Railway Research Institute, Head of Interoperability Division

Moderator 2:
Ph.D. Jacek Paś
Head of the Scientific and Programme Board
Polish Association of Transport Engineers and Technicians National Board (SITK RP)
President

16:00 – 16:15 Presentation (15 min)
„The Digital Backbone: How wayside digitalisation is making railways Smarter, Safer, and Scalable"
Rene Berger
Member of the Management Board,
voestalpine Signaling Poland

16:15 – 16:30 Presentation (15 min)
„Fully digitalized, EULYNX compliant LED signal"
Ph.D. Sławomir Jasiński
CEO
Rail-Mil (Kombud Group S.A.)

16:30 – 16:45 Presentation (15 min)
„Design of Control Systems and Selected Installations in the Context of Digital Data Coordination – Analysis Based on Selected Case Studies"
Ph.D. Arkadiusz Leśko
Market Director – Construction and Infrastructure
Arkance Systems Poland Sp. z o.o.

16:45 – 17:00 Presentation (15 min)
„Operation Under Full Control: Decentralized OCs Enable Cost-Efficient IP-Based Railway Architecture "
Florian Einböck
Global Product Manager
Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH

17:00 - 17:30

Coffee break / Networking

17:30 – 19:00

Discussion Panel 02
Discussion panel under the patronage of the Cybersecurity National Committee SITK RP

ADVANCING DIGITALIZATION OF POLISH RAILWAY NETWORK

Moderator 1:
Associate Professor, DSc Eng. Andrzej Kochan
Transport Certification Centre, Faculty of Transport
Warsaw University of Technology

Moderator 2:
Ph.D. Wawrzyniec Wychowański
Polish Association of Transport Engineers and Technicians
National Board, General Secretary

17:30 – 18:00 Discussion Panel opening speech 02 (30 min)
“Digital by design: Poland’s New High-Speed Rail”
Mateusz Malinowski
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny
Railway Division Deputy Director

Krzysztof Drozdowski
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.
Member of the Management Board, Director of Digital Transformation

Andrejs Mislēvičs
Deputy Head of S&O/Signalling and Communications Team Leader
Rail Baltica RB Rail AS

dr inż. Sławomir Jasiński
Rail-Mil Sp. z o.o. (KOMBUD GROUP SA)
CEO

Mariusz Kasprzyk
ALSTOM POLSKA SA
Design Authority Manager

Paweł Przyżycki
Hitachi Rail GTS Polska
CEO

19:00 – 19:15

Conclusion of the first day of the conference

20:00 – 0:00

Gala Dinner / Networking

Deo Restaurant & Bar - Radisson Hotel & Suites

09:00 – 10:30

Session with presentations 02
Session with presentations under the patronage of the EULYNX Consortium

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF RAILWAY SIGNALLING WITH EULYNX

Moderator 1:
Mirko Blazic
EULYNX Technical Leed
EULYNX Consortium

Moderator 2:
Ph.D. Mariusz Buława
Polish Association of Transport Engineers and Technicians
Head of Cybersecurity National Committee SITK RP

09:00 – 09:15 Presentation [15 min]
“Digital signalling implementation in Germany”
Dr. Bernd Elsweiler
Head of Digital Interlocking Systems
DB InfraGO

09:15 – 09:30 Presentation [15 min]
“EULYNX as part of Network Rail’s Target 190+ programme”
Pete Evans
Principal Engineer Control, Command & Signalling
Network Rail

09:30 – 09:45 Presentation [15 min]
"EULYNX implementation in Rail Baltica Project”
Imants Pizelis
Railway Systems Engineer
RB Rail AS

09:45 – 10:00 Presentation [15 min]
“Cybersecurity in digital signalling”
Max Schubert
Managing Director, INCYDE GmbH
Security advisor Railway Security Expert Group,
EULYNX/ERTMS Users Group

10:00 – 10:15 Presentation [15 min]
“Applying cybersecurity specifications by infrastructure managers”
Oliver Knapp
Senior Expert IT Security, DB InfraGO
ERJU System Pillar Cyber Security Domain Lead Railways

10:15 – 10:30 Presentation [15 min]
"Cybersecurity in digital signalling”
Markus Wischy
Principal Key Expert – Cybersecurity, Siemens Mobility
ERJU System Pilar Cyber Security Domain Lead Industry

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break / Networking

11:00 – 12:30

Session with presentations 03
Session with presentations under the patronage of the Railway Research Institute

EULYNX BASED APPROACH IN SIGNALLING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (Part 02)

Moderator 1:
D.Sc. Ph.D. Marek Pawlik, prof. IK
Railway Research Institute (IK)
Vice-Director of Railway Research Institute, Head of Interoperability Division

Moderator 2:
Ph.D. Jacek Paś
Head of the Scientific and Programme Board
Polish Association of Transport Engineers and Technicians National Board (SITK RP)
President

11:00 – 11:15 Presentation [15 min]
"Modular signalling system – testing, integration and life-cycle management”
Markus Melander
Managing Director Relesoft Oy

11:15 – 11:30 Presentation [15 min]
"Driving the Digital Rail Revolution through European Standards”
Sverre Kjenne
Managing Director
EEIG ERTMS User Group

11:30 – 11:45 Presentation [15 min]
"Train Route Design for the HSR Network, Including Traffic Operations Under Degraded Conditions ”
mgr inż. Michał Szczepanik
Port Polska (former Centralny Port Komunikacyjny)
Train Traffic Control Designer

11:45 – 12:00 Presentation [15 min]
"Point object controller for High speed turnout system for Rail Baltica”
Przemysław Wołoszyk, Marek Kuciński
voestalpine Signaling Poland

12:00 – 12:15 Presentation [15 min]
"System Solutions for Shunting Movements and Maintenance Operations on the HSR Network”
mgr inż. Michał Martin
Port Polska (former Centralny Port Komunikacyjny)
Mainline Control Command & Signalling (CCS) Expert

12:15 – 12:30 Presentation [15 min]
"Application of EULYNX in Railway Traffic Control Systems for High-Speed Rail”
Łukasz Gruba
International Transport Consulting sp. z o.o.
Digital technology expert

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch / Networking

13:30 – 14:30

Session with presentations 04
Session with presentations under the patronage of the Cybersecurity National Committee SITK RP

ADVANCING DIGITALIZATION OF POLISH RAILWAY NETWORK

Moderator 1:
Associate Professor, DSc Eng. Andrzej Kochan
Transport Certification Centre Faculty of Transport
Warsaw University of Technology

Moderator 2:
Ph.D. Wawrzyniec Wychowański
Polish Association of Transport Engineers and Technicians
National Board, General Secretary

13:30 – 13:45 Presentation [15 min]
"Design Principles for Marker Boards at HSR Stations”
inż. Patryk Hajduk
Port Polska (former Centralny Port Komunikacyjny)
Railway operations specialist

13:45 – 14:00 Presentation [15 min]
"Deployment of EULYNX Standard in PLK– Development directions, priorities, challenges”
Michał Grajek
OT systems security expert
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.
Filip Grubek
Specialist in railway traffic control automation systems
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.

14:00 – 14:15 Presentation [15 min]
"Rail-Mil Computers route to fully automatic train traffic control”
mgr inż. Piotr Makowski
Member of the management board
Rail-Mil Computers (Kombud Group S.A.)

14:15 – 14:30 Presentation [15 min]
"CCS System and Operational Design at the HSR–Conventional Network Interface, Including ETCS Transitions and Neutral Sections”
mgr inż. Piotr Kostrzewa
Port Polska (former Centralny Port Komunikacyjny)
Railway operations expert

14:30 - 15:00

Coffee break / Networking

15:00 – 19:00

EULYNX Consortium Workshop

This EULYNX workshop program offers two parallel workshop sessions by the EULYNX Academy trainers, ranging from fundamental architecture overviews to expert-level technical deep dives into engineering and security specifications.

Introduction level:
15:00 – 17:15
Session A: EULYNX Fundamentals (Ibtihel Cherif)
An introductory overview of the EULYNX reference architecture and its role in decoupling interlocking logic from field elements to reduce lifecycle costs.

Expert level:
A deep dive workshop into the engineering, security, and implementation of EULYNX for infrastructure managers and supply industry partners.

15:00 – 16:00
Session B1: Engineering of EULYNX
(Nico Huurman, Christian Kis)
A technical walkthrough on configuring EULYNX subsystems and connecting national requirements of the infrastructure managers to EULYNX, explanation of the IM code marking and example with SCI-ILS.

16:00 – 17:15
Session B2: Security in Practice (Richard Poschinger)
A comprehensive session on applying EULYNX/ERJU SP Cybersecurity Specifications, focusing on tendering requirements, operational models, testing. Reflecting on migration and existing installed base. Alignment with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and NIS 2.

17:15 – 17:30
Coffee break

The second part of the workshop will be focused on specific topics, which will be selected by participants via voting.
Available topics:

Communication Stack and RaSTA (Ibtihel Cherif)
Explanation of the applied communication stack and the usage of RaSTA by EULYNX, including the applied RaSTA parameters, specifications and sequences.

Migration to EULYNX (Christian Kis)
A session covering the migration toward the EULYNX target architecture, covering scenarios related to Green Field / Renewal / Resignalling / Mosaic migration. Examples and discussion on cases for ERTMS Rollout on existing IXL (Brown Field) and Conversion of Interlocking Modules into Multi Element Controllers.

TDS Force Clear Options (Nico Huurman)
Deep dive into the Train Detection Specifications, explaining the TDS Force Clear (resetting axle counts) variants. The session includes a demonstration on using a simulator.

17:30 – 18:10
Session B3: Technical Deep Dive (Participant’s Choice)

18:10 – 18:45
Session B4: Technical Deep Dive (Participant’s Choice)

18:45 – 19:00
Session B5: Interactive Q&A
A final open forum to address specific questions.

19:00 – 19:15

Conclusion of the second day of the conference

20:30

Casual friends dinner / Networking

Gdański Bowke
Długie Pobrzeże 11, Gdańsk
https://gdanskibowke.com/

10:00 - 14:00 

Technical Tour

Port of Gdynia After Modernization.
Meeting point: hotel reception at 9:50 AM.
Destination: parking area near the Port of Gdynia – you can also arrive by your own car.

14:15

Conclusion of the conference