World Passenger Festival

 

Confirmed 2024 Speakers

 

 

 

 

Thomas Ableman, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Transport for London

Michael Acosta, Chief Commercial Officer, Via Rail Canada

Michael Acosta | Chief Commercial Officer | Via Rail Canada » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Mark Anderson, Customer and Commercial Director, Go Ahead

Mark Anderson | Customer and Commercial Director | Go Ahead » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jerry Angrave, Customer Experience Consultant, Empathyce

Jerry Angrave | Customer Experience Consultant | Empathyce » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Anthony Armiger II, Project Director On-Demand Mobility, Nahverkehrsverbund Schleswig-Holstein GmbH

Anthony Armiger II | Project Director On-Demand Mobility | Nahverkehrsverbund Schleswig-Holstein GmbH » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jim Baker, Chief Executive Officer, Xentrans

Jim Baker | Chief Executive Officer | Xentrans » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Klaus Bamberger, Head Market, Customer, Wiener Linien

Klaus Bamberger | Head Market, Customer | Wiener Linien » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Neil Barnfather, Chief Commercial Officer, GoodMaps

Neil Barnfather | Chief Commercial Officer | GoodMaps » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Kurt Bauer, Director Long-Distance Traffic & New Rail Business, ÖBB Personenverkehr AG

Kurt Bauer | Director Long-Distance Traffic & New Rail Business | ÖBB Personenverkehr AG » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Ralf Bayer, IT Enterprise Architect, DB Fernverkehr AG

Ralf Bayer | IT Enterprise Architect | DB Fernverkehr AG » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Clemens Behr, Project Lead of Mobility Data Platform, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg

Clemens Behr | Project Lead of Mobility Data Platform | Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Eva Bentz van den Berg, Inclusive Mobility Policy Officer, Vervoerregio Amsterdam

Eva Bentz van den Berg | Inclusive Mobility Policy Officer | Vervoerregio Amsterdam » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jaromír Beránek, Deputy of the Prague City Assembly, Chairman of the International Relations and EU Funds Committe, City of Prague

Jaromír Beránek | Deputy of the Prague City Assembly, Chairman of the International Relations and EU Funds Committe | City of Prague » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Stefanie Berk, Member of the Supervisory Board, DB Fernverkehr AG

Stefanie Berk | Member of the Supervisory Board | DB Fernverkehr AG » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Barbara Bilderl, Planner for DRT Services, VOR

Fanny Blandenet, Transversal Project Manager, TGV Lyria

Fanny Blandenet | Transversal Project Manager | TGV Lyria » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Karina Block Henriksen, Global Travel Leader, Ingka group (IKEA)

Karina Block Henriksen | Global Travel Leader | Ingka group (IKEA) » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Fabrizio Bona, Chief Commercial Officer, Italo - Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori

Fabrizio Bona | Chief Commercial Officer | Italo - Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Ute Bonde, Chief Executive Officer, VBB Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH

Ute Bonde | Chief Executive Officer | VBB Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Hannes Boyer, President, Verband der Bahnindustrie

Hannes Boyer | President | Verband der Bahnindustrie » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Ita Bražinskienė, Head of Customer Care, LTG Link

Nick Brooks, Secretary General, ALLRAIL Alliance of Rail New Entrants in Europe

Nick Brooks | Secretary General | ALLRAIL Alliance of Rail New Entrants in Europe » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Diane Burke, Commercial Director, Calmac Ferries

Diane Burke | Commercial Director | Calmac Ferries » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Enrico Buzzo, Technology Innovation Manager, amt genova

Enrico Buzzo | Technology Innovation Manager | amt genova » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Ralf Cabos, Chairman, PaxLife Innovations GmbH

Ralf Cabos | Chairman | PaxLife Innovations GmbH » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Fernando Castejón, Director Pricing, Network planning y Distribution, IRYO

Fernando Castejón | Director Pricing, Network planning y Distribution | IRYO » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Stefan Costeur, Digital Sales And Marketing, NMBS-SNCB

Stefan Costeur | Digital Sales And Marketing | NMBS-SNCB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jonas Damidavičius, Head of Sustainable Mobility, JUDU

Jonas Damidavičius | Head of Sustainable Mobility | JUDU » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Harald Deprosse, Partner, Envolved GmbH

Harald Deprosse | Partner | Envolved GmbH » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Daniela Derendinger, Product Manager Embedded Touchpoints, Swiss Federal Railways SBB

Daniela Derendinger | Product Manager Embedded Touchpoints | Swiss Federal Railways SBB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Gabriele Donà, Internaitonal Sales, Trenitalia

Gabriele Donà | Internaitonal Sales | Trenitalia » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Sascha Dorn, Project Manager Passenger Information, Wiener Linien

Chris Engle, Chief Customer Officer, Plusgrade

Claudia Falkinger, Co-Founder & CSO, Punkt vor Strich

Claudia Falkinger | Co-Founder & CSO | Punkt vor Strich » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Britta Fuchs, Senior Public Transportation Planner, VOR

Ilona Gaasendam, Pricing Manager, NS International

Ilona Gaasendam | Pricing Manager | NS International » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Ralph Gambetta, Chairman, Smart Ticketing Alliance

Ralph Gambetta | Chairman | Smart Ticketing Alliance » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Nicky Gardner, Journalist, hidden europe publications

Nicky Gardner | Journalist | hidden europe publications » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jenny Gejke, Head of Sales Channels, SJ AB

Jenny Gejke | Head of Sales Channels | SJ AB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Alexander Gellner, Head of International Distribution and Incoming Market, SBB

Alexander Gellner | Head of International Distribution and Incoming Market | SBB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Leonore Gewessler, Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austrian Government

Leonore Gewessler | Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology | Austrian Government » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Pilar Gorriz Ramon, Director, Innovation, RENFE

Pilar Gorriz Ramon | Director, Innovation | RENFE » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Isabella Grahsl, Head of Business Development, DB Regio AG

Isabella Grahsl | Head of Business Development | DB Regio AG » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Hans-Jürgen Groß, Corporate Accessibility Officer, WIENER STADTWERKE GMBH

Hans-Jürgen Groß | Corporate Accessibility Officer | WIENER STADTWERKE GMBH » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Johan Hammar, Manager Projects & IT, Samtrafiken

Johan Hammar | Manager Projects & IT | Samtrafiken » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Emmeliek Harren-Preijde, Head of Customer Experience, Eurail B.V.

Klaus Heimbuchner, ITS Vienna Region PR & R&D, VOR

Gerard Hellburg, Program Manager Clean & Sustainable, Vervoerregio Amsterdam

Gerard Hellburg | Program Manager Clean & Sustainable | Vervoerregio Amsterdam » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Duncan Henry, Retail Strategy Director, Rail Delivery Group

Duncan Henry | Retail Strategy Director | Rail Delivery Group » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Christoph Hinterleitner, Head Of Pricing And Revenue Management, ÖBB

Christoph Hinterleitner | Head Of Pricing And Revenue Management | ÖBB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Maria Hofberg, Chief Commercial Officer, MTRX

Maria Hofberg | Chief Commercial Officer | MTRX » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Simon Hohberger, Head of Revenue Management - System Development and Data Analytics, Deutsche Bahn AG

Peter Hollos, Head of Organisation & Innovation, Productmanager MaaS, Wiener Lokalbahnen GmbH

Natascha Hooft, Pricing & Revenue Management Expert/Vice Chair Eurail BV, SNCB + Eurail BV

Natascha Hooft | Pricing & Revenue Management Expert/Vice Chair Eurail BV | SNCB + Eurail BV » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Steve Howes, MD, Independant Consultant

Steve Howes | MD | Independant Consultant » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jan Ilik, EU Affairs Representative, Czech Railways (CD)

Jan Ilik | EU Affairs Representative | Czech Railways (CD) » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Nanto Ishiguro, Senior Manager, West Japan Railway

Nanto Ishiguro | Senior Manager | West Japan Railway » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Toshiki Ishii, Manager, Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd.

Peter Jančovič, Bus Division Director, Board Representative for Business Development, Koleje Małopolskie (Lesser Poland Railways)

Peter Jančovič | Bus Division Director, Board Representative for Business Development | Koleje Małopolskie (Lesser Poland Railways) » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Chris Jeffery, Accessibility & Transport Integration Manager, TransPennine Express

Markus Joszt, Service Owner - SelfService, Knowledge Management, Wiener Linien

Peter Kingsland, SVP UK, Asia & Australia, Icomera UK Ltd

Peter Kingsland | SVP UK, Asia & Australia | Icomera UK Ltd » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Alexander Klein, Managing Director, Mobilitätsverbünde Österreich

Hugo Knobbout, Head of IT, Eurail

Kristian Kolind, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Information Technology, Vy

Kristian Kolind | Executive Vice President, Strategy and Information Technology | Vy » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Patrick Kongsilp, Director of Revenue Management - Strategic Planning and Analytics, Amtrak

Patrick Kongsilp | Director of Revenue Management - Strategic Planning and Analytics | Amtrak » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Michal Krapinec, Chief Executive Officer, Ceske drahy

Michal Krapinec | Chief Executive Officer | Ceske drahy » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Klaus Kreher, Head of Carriers Management, Rail Europe

Tiit Laiksoo, Head of Ticketing Division, City of Tallinn / Transport Department

Tiit Laiksoo | Head of Ticketing Division | City of Tallinn / Transport Department » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Heikki Laine, VP Product, WideSense

Heinrich Lange, Vice President Digital Retailing, Lufthansa Group

Heinrich Lange | Vice President Digital Retailing | Lufthansa Group » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Yan Laporte, Director of Customer Success, ExPretio

Yan Laporte | Director of Customer Success | ExPretio » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Francois Le Doze, Chief Commercial Officer, Eurostar International Ltd

Francois Le Doze | Chief Commercial Officer | Eurostar International Ltd » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jochen Lehner, Marketing Manager, Loyalty Partner Solutions GmbH

Ruben Leonor Bravo, Director of Strategy & Quality, RENFE

Ruben Leonor Bravo | Director of Strategy & Quality | RENFE » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Reto Lüscher, Head of Pricing and Revenue Management, SBB

Reto Lüscher | Head of Pricing and Revenue Management | SBB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Javier Marin Martinon, Chief Commercial Officer, Renfe

Javier Marin Martinon | Chief Commercial Officer | Renfe » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Luca Mariorenzi, IT Program Manager International Retail Systems, FS Technology S.p.A

Luca Mariorenzi | IT Program Manager International Retail Systems | FS Technology S.p.A » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Dorothee Mariotte, Marketing Director, Eurostar International Ltd

Dorothee Mariotte | Marketing Director | Eurostar International Ltd » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jennie Martin, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Bus Users UK

Jennie Martin | Chair of the Board of Trustees | Bus Users UK » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Stefan Mayr, CEO, Verkehrsauskunft Österreich VAO GmbH

Kristina Meide, CEO, LTG Link

Lina Mosshammer, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Point&

Ramojus Motuzas, Market Analyst, LTG Link

Pedro Mouta, Senior Manager - PMO, Wireless Broadband Alliance

Pedro Mouta | Senior Manager - PMO | Wireless Broadband Alliance » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Bence Nagy, Head of Digital Channels Development, BKK Budapesti Kozlekedesi Kozpont

Bence Nagy | Head of Digital Channels Development | BKK Budapesti Kozlekedesi Kozpont » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jörg Ostwald, Head of Product, Services und Events, SBB CFF FFS - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen AG

Jörg Ostwald | Head of Product, Services und Events | SBB CFF FFS - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen AG » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Odis Palmer, Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Project Manager, Great British Rail Transition Team

Odis Palmer | Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Project Manager | Great British Rail Transition Team » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Sarah Panthou, Commercial and Marketing Deputy Director, OUIGO

Sarah Panthou | Commercial and Marketing Deputy Director | OUIGO » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Federico Pareja, CCO, Ouigo Spain

Federico Pareja | CCO | Ouigo Spain » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Vinay Parmar, Uk Customer And Digital Experience Director, National Express Bus

Vinay Parmar | Uk Customer And Digital Experience Director | National Express Bus » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Alexander Pilz, Head of Passenger Information, Verkehrsverbund Berlin Brandenburg

Christian Pluess, Chief Executive Officer, PostAuto

Christian Pluess | Chief Executive Officer | PostAuto » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Blaz Pongracic, Senior Policy Adviser Passenger, CER aisbl - Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies

Blaz Pongracic | Senior Policy Adviser Passenger | CER aisbl - Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Anton Poprik, Head of the Strategy Department, Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy akciová spolecnost

Anton Poprik | Head of the Strategy Department | Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy akciová spolecnost » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Ignacio Portillo, Head of B2C Marketing Loyalty, CRM, Mk. Automation and Digital media., RENFE

Ignacio Portillo | Head of B2C Marketing  Loyalty, CRM, Mk. Automation and Digital media. | RENFE » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Thomas Posch, Managing Director, WESTbahn Management GmbH

Thomas Posch | Managing Director | WESTbahn Management GmbH » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Juanjo Quesada, Head of Distribution, IRYO

Juanjo Quesada | Head of Distribution | IRYO » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Matthieu Quyollet, Chief Strategy and Integration Officer, Eurostar

Matthieu Quyollet | Chief Strategy and Integration Officer | Eurostar » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Renee Rahmdohr, General Secretary & Managing Director, Osterreichische Verkehrswissenschaftliche Gesellschaft OVG

Renee Rahmdohr | General Secretary & Managing Director | Osterreichische Verkehrswissenschaftliche Gesellschaft OVG » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Petteri Rantala, Commercial Director, OnniBus.com Oy

Petteri Rantala | Commercial Director | OnniBus.com Oy » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Sarah Reichert, Business Development Manager, HanseCom Public Transport Ticketing Solutions

Alexandra Reinagl, CEO, Wiener Linien

Alexandra Reinagl | CEO | Wiener Linien » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Bernt Reitan Jenssen, Chief Executive Officer, RUTER

Bernt Reitan Jenssen | Chief Executive Officer | RUTER » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Felix Riechwald, Senior Account Manager, DB Vertrieb GmbH

Felix Riechwald | Senior Account Manager | DB Vertrieb GmbH » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Sebastian Rieckesmann, Head of Intermodal Cooperations, DB Fernverkehr AG

Sebastian Rieckesmann | Head of Intermodal Cooperations | DB Fernverkehr AG » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Revantha Rodriguez, Deputy Director, Corporate Finance, UK Department for Transport

Revantha Rodriguez | Deputy Director, Corporate Finance | UK Department for Transport » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Julie Rømer, Mobility Manager, DSB

Julie Rømer | Mobility Manager | DSB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Gonzalo Romero, Head of Revenue Management, Renfe

Gonzalo Romero | Head of Revenue Management | Renfe » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Denise Rueff, International Pricing and Product Manager Eurail/Interrail Switzerland., SBB

Bernhard Rueger, Managing Director, Netwiss OG

Bernhard Rueger | Managing Director | Netwiss OG » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Takahito Sahoda, Senior Manager, East Japan Railway Company

Takahito Sahoda | Senior Manager | East Japan Railway Company » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Marion Sanlaville, Performance Manager, Ouigo Spain

Marion Sanlaville | Performance Manager | Ouigo Spain » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Fabien Sauthier, Chief Operating Officer, MOTIONTAG

Fabien Sauthier | Chief Operating Officer | MOTIONTAG » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Oana Savu, Chief Strategy Officer, Dohop

Konstantin Schaible, Project and Process Management, Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen

Konstantin Schaible | Project and Process Management | Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Matthias Scheid, Projectmanager / Mobility Expert, Wiener Linien

Rino Schmid, Senior Manager Digital Platforms & Ecosystems, Swiss Federal Railways SBB

Rino Schmid | Senior Manager Digital Platforms & Ecosystems | Swiss Federal Railways SBB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Kasper Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, Rejsekort

Kasper Schmidt | Chief Executive Officer | Rejsekort » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Birgit Schmoltner, Head of Marketing, Communications and Design, Verkehrsverbund Tirol

Birgit Schmoltner | Head of Marketing, Communications and Design | Verkehrsverbund Tirol » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Josef Schneider, Chairman, European Passengers' Federation EPF

Josef Schneider | Chairman | European Passengers' Federation EPF » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jorgen Scott, Head Of Revenue Management, DSB

Jorgen Scott | Head Of Revenue Management | DSB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Jonathan Sharp, Customer Success Agent, DSB

Jonathan Sharp | Customer Success Agent | DSB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Simon Smith, Director of Policy, Operations and Change, Passenger Services, Department for Transport

Simon Smith | Director of Policy, Operations and Change, Passenger Services | Department for Transport » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Melanie Stangl, Öffi-Denkwerkstatt, Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG

Vanessa Stichelmans, Innovation Project Manager, NMBS-SNCB

Vanessa Stichelmans | Innovation Project Manager | NMBS-SNCB » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Sabine Stock, Executive Board Member, ÖBB-Personenverkehr

Sabine Stock | Executive Board Member | ÖBB-Personenverkehr » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Florian Stöger, Project Manager for Passenger Information, Wiener Linien

Zacharoula Syrivli, Project Director, Forum Virium Helsinki

Zacharoula Syrivli | Project Director | Forum Virium Helsinki » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Shinta Tsukii, Senior Manager of Rolling Stock, East Japan Railway Company

Shinta Tsukii | Senior Manager of Rolling Stock | East Japan Railway Company » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Adrian Ulisse, Transit Partnerships, Uber

Adrian Ulisse | Transit Partnerships | Uber » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Alvaro Ungurean, Commercial Director, Europe - International Trains, Trip.com

Elmer van Buuren, Co-founder, European Sleeper

Elmer van Buuren | Co-founder | European Sleeper » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Bas Van Weele, Program Director OVpay, Cooperation of Dutch Public Transport Operators

Bas Van Weele | Program Director OVpay | Cooperation of Dutch Public Transport Operators » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Graham Vidler, Chief Executive Officer, Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT UK)

Dávid Vitézy, Independent PT Consultant, Transport Research Budapest

Dávid Vitézy | Independent PT Consultant | Transport Research Budapest » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Armin Weber, Head of Long-Distance Passenger Services, SBB

Torsten Wiesske, Senior Manager Transport On-Demand Innovation & New Markets, Transdev

Torsten Wiesske | Senior Manager Transport On-Demand Innovation & New Markets | Transdev » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Hessel Winkelman, CEO / Co-Owner, GreenCityTrip & GoVolta

Christoph Wittmann, Head of IT and Innovation, ÖBB-Postbus GmbH

Christoph Wittmann | Head of IT and Innovation | ÖBB-Postbus GmbH » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Thomas Wolf, Chief Operating Officer, Hacon - Siemens Mobility

Austeja Zaure, LTG Link

Austeja Zaure |  | LTG Link » speaking at World Passenger Festival

Igor Zhuang, Business Development Manager, International Train, Trip.com