Organisation

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Honorary Chairs

Mr GUO Zhuxue

Chair, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (CR)

Dr Alan Beroud

Chair, UIC

Scientific committee

Chairs

Mr WANG Lixin

Vice General Manager, CR

Mr François DAVENNE

Director General, UIC

Mr HUO Baoshi

Chair of UIC Intercity and High-Speed Committee

Vice Chairs

Mr YE Yangsheng

Chief Engineer, CR

Mr ZHANG Dayong

Director-General, Department of Science, Technology and Information Technology, CR

Mr Eduardo ROMO

Vice-Chairman of UIC Intercity and High-Speed Committee

Mr Michel LEBOEUF

Honorary Chairman of UIC Intercity and High-Speed Committee

Members

Mr ZHU Wenzhong

Deputy Director-General, Passenger Transport Department, CR

Mr ZHANG Runbao

Deputy Director-General, Department of Track, Communication & Signaling and Power Supply, CR

Mr WANG Zhehao

Deputy Director-General, Construction Management Department, CR

Mr YAN Yongguang

Director of Talent and Training Division, Department of Human Resources, CR

Mr SUN Xuefei

Director of Train Working Diagram Division, Transport Planning Supervision Bureau, CR

Mr WANG Qiang

Director, Locomotive & Car Department, CR

Ms TIAN Jingfen

Deputy Secretary-General, China Railway Society

Mr QIAN Zhengyu

Deputy Secretary-General, Zhantianyou Development Foundation for Science and Technology

Mr ZHANG Xuesong

Vice General Manager, China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited

Mr GUO Shudong

Vice General Manager, China Railway Economic and Planning Research Institute

Mr ZHENG Hemin

Chief Engineer, China Railway Design Corporation

Mr Paul PLUMMER Jack

Director of Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education and vice-president of the UIC Alliance of Universities (BCRRE)

Mr Alvaro MASCARAQUE

International Organisations Manager (ADIF)

Mr Victorino PÉREZ FERNANDEZ

Area Manager of International Relations (RENFE)

Ms Asako TOGARI

Deputy Director JRE Paris (JRE)

Ms Gaëlle VANTALON

Director European Public Affairs for Long Distance & High-Speed Trains (SNCF Voyageurs)

Mr Benoit CHEVALIER

Chief Network Strategy Officer (SNCF Réseau)

Mr Joël MEIERFELDT

Rail System Senior Consultant (DB)

Mr Laura NOVELLI

VP International Government Affairs (FSI)

Mr Simone REVELLI

Head of International Strategic Programmes (TRENITALIA)

Mr Pär FÄRNLÖF

Senior Advisor High-Speed Rail (TRAFIKVERKET)

Mr Taoufiq BOUARIF

Commercial Director of Conventional Train (ONCF)

Ms Goedele VAN GOOLEN

International Partnerships (SNCB)

Mr Petr KOSTAK

International Affairs Department, International Projects Unit (SZ)

Mr Renaud THILLAYE

Head of Public Affairs, Eurostar

Mr Byun Jaehong

Director of KORAIL Paris Office, KORAIL

Mr Krzysztof SKROBICH

PKP

Mr Toru SAHARA

Senior Advisor, UIC

Organising committee

Chairs

Mr SONG Xiude

General Manager, CR

Mr Bertrand MINARY

Passenger Director, UIC

Vice Chairs

Mr JU Guojiang

Director-General, Department of International Cooperation, CR

Mr ZHANG Caichun

Director-General, General Office, CR

Mr LIU Dawei

Deputy Director-General, Department of Science, Technology and Information Technology , CR

Mr ZHANG Zhifang

Chairman, China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited

Mr Christian CHAVANEL

Railway System Director, UIC

Mr Frédéric HENON

Freight Director and Head of Operations & Safety, UIC

Mr Michele GESUALDI

Advisor High-Speed Rail, UIC

Ms Lucie ANDERTON

Head of Sustainability, UIC

Members

Mr ZENG Xianhai

Deputy Director-General, Department of Track, Communication & Signaling and Power Supply, CR

Mr LYU Xiaochun

General Office, CR

Mr LI Jingwei

Deputy Director-General, Development & Reform Department, CR

Mr SHI Yong

Deputy Director-General, Finance Department, CR

Mr WU Shiping

Deputy Director-General, Department of Labor & Health, CR

Mr BAO Zhongqing

Deputy Director-General, Department of International Cooperation, CR

Mr ZHANG Defu

Deputy Director-General, Transport Planning Supervision Bureau, CR

Mr ZHANG Yanfang

Commissioner & Deputy Director-General, Passenger Transport Department, CR

Mr SHAN Wei

Deputy Director-General, Locomotive & Car Department, CR

Mr TAN Xiaojian

Deputy Director-General, Publicity Department, CR

Mr ZUO Pengfei

Director-General, General Office, All-China Railway Federation of Labor Unions

Mr LI Xuefeng

General Manager, China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation Limited

Mr JIA Yingge

Chief Engineer, CHINA RAILWAY International Co., Ltd.

Mr LU Shang

Executive Director, China Railway Logistic Service Co., Ltd.

Mr NI Baogui

China Railway Art Troupe Co., Ltd.

Mr ZHENG Yu

China Railway Beijing Group Co., Ltd.

Mr YAO Yong

Deputy Director-General, Railway Public Security Bureau

Ms Marie PLAUD-LOMBARD

Communications Director UIC

Ms Cécile GENDROT

Senior Advisor Dissemination UIC

Ms Helen SLANEY

Senior Communications Advisor UIC

Ms Karine VAN CEUNEBROECK

Senior Advisor Institutional Relations UIC

Ms Christine HASSOUN

Senior Advisor Dissemination, UIC

Ms Francoise ENJOLRAS

Head of Information Systems (UIC)