Railway Telecommunications Congress 2026

Description

Dear Sir or Madam,
We invite you to participate in a new event in the railway sector – the RAILWAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONGRESS – a conference dedicated to the digitalization and transformation of IT networks in the railway sector, telecommunication solutions in railway infrastructure (GSM‑R, signalling systems, passenger information systems, monitoring systems, cable networks), telecommunication systems in rolling stock, as well as the legal and certification framework for placing telecommunication equipment on the market and maintaining it in railway operations.

THE CHALLENGES OF DIGITALIZATION AND DIRECTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT IN IT NETWORKS FOR RAILWAYS.

All systems supporting railway operations rely on an IT network platform dedicated to the rail sector. For this reason, we will begin with an analysis and discussion of how an optimal IT network platform for the Polish railways should be designed, what the current state is, and what investment plans are being developed by the PKP Group and PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe.

The digital transformation of the PKP PLK network, investments in IT infrastructure, GSM‑R, and modern technologies related to cybersecurity, data centers, and telecommunication systems will be presented by Paweł Dobosz, Management Board Plenipotentiary for Teletechnics and Communications at PKP PLK S.A. (PKP Polish Railway Lines)

The IT strategy, development plans, and planned IT investments of the PKP Group (Polish State Railways Company) will be discussed by Filip Chrzanowski, Director of the Strategy Division at PKP S.A., and Paweł Chwiećko, Director of the Digitalization and New Technologies Office at PKP S.A.

CERTIFICATION AND REGULATORY-LEGAL CONDITIONS OF RAILWAY TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.

We will examine the certification and regulatory‑legal framework governing the railway telecommunication market. In the coming years, new European legal acts will enter into force – the NIS2 Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act – which impose numerous new cybersecurity and resilience obligations on manufacturers and solution providers, as well as on railway undertakings and infrastructure managers.

We will also analyse the legal requirements for placing new telecommunication devices on the market, in particular the rules for obtaining UTK type‑approval certificates and PKP PLK approval certificates. We will look closely at the responsibilities of the manufacturer, the investment contractor, and the device operator in cases where approval is missing or when an approved device does not function properly.

These topics will be discussed by experts: attorney Michał Zięba, Managing Partner at Hanton law firm, and Robert Dąbrowski, Director for Implementations and Certification at Quality Management Service.

TRANSFORMATION OF RAILWAY TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS. DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

We will examine the current state of the telecommunications network in the Polish railway system. We will discuss the direction of its future development, the role that the traditional fibre‑optic network will play in this process, and the role of new 5G mobile technologies. Among the speakers will be, among others, Paweł Niedzielski, Sales Director at NOKIA Solutions and Networks.

CHALLENGES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTMENTS FROM THE CONTRACTORS’ PERSPECTIVE.

Telecommunications engineering is one of the most challenging components of a railway investment project and is often a source of disputes between the Contracting Authority and the Contractor, as well as between the Contractor and specialised subcontractors. Experienced experts – including Eng. Michał Lempkowski, Managing Partner at CCM – will present the principles of administering a telecommunication contract in the areas of investment delivery management, cost control and project progress monitoring, claim management, and mitigation of contractual penalties and disputes.

In the next part, the contractor of the largest ongoing CSDiP implementation project in the Warsaw Metropolitan Area – Orange – will share its practical experience in delivering complex and sophisticated telecommunication systems for the railway sector. Presentations will be delivered by Jerzy Moskwa, Sales Director at Orange Polska, and Marcin Stankowski, CSDiP Contract Director for the Warsaw Metropolitan Area.

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN RAILWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS.

In the next part of the conference, Piotr Wulgaris PhD, an experienced expert in telecommunication technologies and railway infrastructure (currently a specialist at NASK), will discuss the development experience of high-speed rail (HSR) systems and the ETCS system in Europe (France, Spain, Germany, Italy), the cyber threats related to ETCS, GSM-R and vehicle control, and will present proposed solutions for the Polish market.

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.

New technologies and IoT/AI solutions make it possible to implement new services based on video‑monitoring systems. We will discuss PSIM (Physical Security Information Management) solutions, passenger‑flow management, and new services enabled by data analytics from video‑monitoring systems.

PKP’s experience and plans for using video‑monitoring and PSIM to efficiently manage passenger flows and ensure safety in railway facilities will be presented by Michał Zagalski, Director of the Security Office at PKP S.A., and Grzegorz Tokarski, Deputy Director of the Security Office at PKP S.A.

NEW IPI-6 GUIDELINES, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

The new IPI‑6 guidelines issued by PKP PLK have introduced numerous technological requirements for existing devices, new configurations and quantities of equipment installed on platforms, preferences for LED technology, and new ePaper‑based devices intended for lower‑category stations. We will examine how leading manufacturers have adapted their product portfolios to these new requirements and what challenges this process entails. Innovative solutions will be presented by Ireneusz Pasik from Sat-System.

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN RAILWAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.

The operational testing of the GSM‑R communication system is underway on railway line No. 9 (Warsaw–Gdańsk). We will review the first conclusions and operational experiences with GSM‑R. While awaiting further infrastructure development and the full deployment of the new system, the Polish railway sector must continue to rely on existing digital and analogue railway communication systems. Leading SLK solution providers will present new technologies and innovations in both wired communication (dispatch, level‑crossing, station‑operation systems) and wireless communication (train, shunting, and area communication).

We cordially invite you to participate in the conference.
Michał Putkiewicz
President of the Management Board
Adventure Consulting Sp. z o.o.

Program

• 09:30 – 10:00

  registration and welcome coffee
• 10:00

  opening

   

  DIGITALIZATION CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS FOR RAILWAY IT NETWORKS.

• 10:00 – 10:30

  Key challenges in railway digitalization – development plans and IT investments of PKP Group

  Filip Chrzanowski, Director of the Strategy Division, PKP S.A., and Paweł Chwiecko, Director of the Digitalization and New Technologies Office, PKP S.A.

   PKP S.A. (Polish State Railways Company Joint Stock Company)

• 10:30 – 11:00

  Digital transformation of PKP PLK Network – IT platform, GSM-R, investments: current status, plans, opportunities and risks

  Paweł Dobosz, Management Board Plenipotentiary for Teletechnics and Communications, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. (PKP Polish Railway Lines Joint Stock Company)

   

  CERTIFICATION AND  REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS FOR RAILWAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.

• 11:00 – 11:30

  EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and NIS-2 Directive – impact on railway telecommucation Solutions Market

  Michal Zieba PhD, Managing Partner, Hanton law firm

• 11:30 – 12:00

  Legal Conditions for Placing Railway Devices on the Market: Obligation to Obtain a Type Approval Certificate, Liability for the Absence of a Certificate, and Liability for Improper Functioning of a Certified Device

  Dominik Partyka, Managing Partner&Partners law firm

• 12:00 – 12:15

  Coffee break

   

  TRANSFORMATION OF THE RAILWAY TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK: DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN FIBER-OPTIC AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES.

• 12:15 – 12:45

  Transformation of the railway telecommunications network – where are we and where are we heading ?"

  representative of a leading technology provider

• 12:45 – 13:15

  Railways in the 5G Era: New Mobile Technologies as a Driver of Innovation and Challenges

  Paweł Niedzielski, Sales Director, NOKIA Solutions and Networks

  CHALLENGES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTEMENTS FROM THE CONTRACTORS’ PERSPECTIVE.

• 13:15 – 13:45

  Administration of Telecommunication Contracts: Investment Implementation Management, Cost and Project Progress Control, Claims Management, and Dispute Mitigation

  Michal Lempkowski, Managing Partner, consulting and engineering company CCM Construction & Claims Management

• 13:45 – 14:15

  Challenges of Railway Telecommunication from the perspective of an Investment Contractor

  Jerzy Moskwa, Sales Director, Orange Poland, and Marcin Stankowski, Contract Director, CSDiP Warsaw Agglomeration Node, Orange Poland

• 14:15 – 15:00

  lunch

   

  INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN RAILWAY SIGNALLING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS.

• 15:00 – 15:30

  Railway signalling and control systems and data transmission – challenges in developing high-speed rail

  Piotr Wulgaris PhD, railway industry expert, NASK – National Research Institute

   

  INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS

• 15:30 – 16:00

  SMW (Video Surveillance Systems) and PSIM (Physical Security Information Management) Systems as Tools for Efficient Flow and Security Management in Railway Facilities

  Michal Zagalski,  Director of the Department of Security, PKP S.A. and Grzegorz Tokarski, Head of the Technical Security Division, PKP S.A.

  INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

• 16:00 – 16:30

  ePaper – innovative technology for passenger information

  Ireneusz Pasik, Commercial Director, Sat-System

  INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN RAILWAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

• 16:30 – 16:50

  Reliable Railway Communication – Technical Challenges and Resilience Against Threats

  Filip Moes, Sales Director, ACO Solutions

• 16:50 – 17:00

  Conference summary and closing remarks.

Speakers

Filip Chrzanowski
Director of the Strategy Division, PKP S.A. (Polish State Railways Company)

Paweł Dobosz
Management Board Plenipotentiary for Teletechnics and Communications, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. (PKP Polish Railway Lines Joint Stock Company)

Michał Zagalski
Director of the Department of Security, PKP S.A. (Polish State Railways Company)

Paweł Chwiećko
Director of the Digitalization and New Technologies Office, PKP S.A. (Polish State Railways Company)

Grzegorz Tokarski
Head of the Technical Security Division, PKP S.A. (Polish State Railways Company)

Pawel Niedzielski
Sales Director, NOKIA Solutions and Networks

Jerzy Moskwa
Sales Director, Orange Poland

Marcin Stankowski
Director of Contract CSDiP Warsaw Metropolitan Railway Junction, Orange Poland

Michal Zieba PhD
Managing Partner, Hanton law firm

Michal Lempkowski
Managing Partner, consulting and engineering company CCM Construction & Claims Management

Robert Dąbrowski
Director for Implementations and Certification, Quality Management Services

Piotr Wulgaris PhD
Railway Industry Expert, NASK – National Research Institute

Filip Moes
Sales Director, ACO Solutions

Ireneusz Pasik
Sales Director, Sat-System

Dominik Partyka
Managing Partner, Partyka and Partners law firm

Partners

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Technical partner

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Media Patronage

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Cooperation

The Congress will consist of two parts:

• Conference section (presentations, debates, and discussions in the main conference hall)
• Exhibition section (presentation booths)

We invite you to cooperate with us in the areas of partnership packages, opportunities to give a presentation, showcase your company, and set up an exhibition booth.

For more information about our cooperation offer, please contact us:

Adventure Consulting Sp. z o.o.
M: +48 606 786 686
M: +48 513 429 835
T: +48 22 894 40 23

email: adventure@adventure.pl

Statute

1. The organizer of the conference is Adventure Consulting Sp. z o.o., based in Warsaw, ul. Żołny 49 A, entered into the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register by the District Court for the Capital City of Warsaw, 13th Commercial Division of the National Court Register under the number KRS 0000222426, NIP: 951-212-74-87, REGON: 015879970, with a share capital of PLN 50,000.00 (“Organizer”).
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