MLT & UT Division Director – Customer Services – Siemens

Mr. Stanciu  graduated from the University of Polytechnics in Bucharest, Faculty of Transport, Railway Rolling Stock Department and has MA in Business, at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Commerce. After graduating from the university, he worked in the railway industry, where he advanced from a simple engineer to head of locomotive depot, which enabled him to accumulate a rich experience, both theoretical and especially in practice regarding the operation and the current problems of railway operators.
Starting with 2002, he was project manager within Siemens Romania, for the already famous project “The Blue Arrow” (120 Desiro units delivered by Siemens to SNTFC CFR Călători SA). His responsabilities included the reception, delivery, management and guarantee service activities, the supervision of train assembling process at the local partner, as spare parts delivery in the guarantee period and afterwards.
Presently, Mr. Stanciu is MLT & UT Division Director at Siemens Romania, being responsible for the business development in the field of locomotives, trams, trains and underground trains sales, as well as for all adjacent sectors related to these fields of activity.

Business Development Manager – Alstom Romania

In 1989, Mr. Dragu graduated from the Polytechnics University Bucharest, TCM, section Machines-Tools. During 1990-1997, he worked at SC FAUR SA, in the field of locomotive manufacturing, modernisation of V3A trams and he was in charge of the technological locomotive design service.
Since 1997, Nicolae Dragu has been working at Alstom SA, having various responsibilities and being involved in projects such as: modernisation DHL 1250 locomotives for CFR Călători, manufacture of subassemblies for new locomotives, modernisation of 100 passenger cars for CFR Călători, underground rolling stock maintenance for Metrorex, development of investment programmes. Nicolae Dragu has been Business Development Manager at Alstom SA since 2006.

Strategic Planning Executive Manager – PAN PLAN

Mr. Peter Schneyder is founder and general manager of PAN PLAN consulting group based in Vienna, Austria. As a strategic planner his specific expertise with railway issues is concentrated on network concepts, comprising definition of capacity requirements and optimisation of alignments. Structuring and implementation of various financing models is an additional working area.

Project Manager Research and Innovation – UITP

Mihai Bărcănescu has been working in UITP since 2012 as Project Manager. He has a background in European Politics – a BA from the Bucharest University and an MA from the Institute of European Studies – ULB. In addition, he has acquired a very good understanding of the transport sector during his previous positions in other Brussels-based European organizations and consultancies (UNIFE, Kellen Europe). He is currently working on EU-funded projects in the fields of rail transport and transport security.

Quality Manager – voestalpine VAE Apcarom

In 1991, Mr. Alexandrescu graduated from “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Faculty of Transports – Rolling Stock. Mr. Alexandrescu’s professional experience includes: Engineer in the Production Department for VAE APCAROM from 1991 to 1992, Engineer in the Production of Turnouts for VAE APCAROM from 1992 to 1996, Engineer in the Maintenance Department from 1996 to 1997, Engineer in Work Protection for VAE APCAROM from 1997 to 1998, Engineer in the Design Department for VAE APCAROM from 1998 to 1999, Engineer in the Quality Management Department for VAE APCAROM  and Head of Quality Management for the same company from 1999 to 2006. He currently is Quality Manager for VAE APCAROM.

Head of Research & Design – voestalpine VAE APCAROM

Sergiu Rădulescu was born on 16 July 1958. He graduated from the University of Brasov, the Technological Faculty of Machine Construction. He has graduated from a CODECS  course including the following: management of change, driving art, mentoring, project management, negotiation techniques in  acquisitions. Until 2007, he was section engineer, design engineer and head of designing.
Mr. Rădulescu currently is Head of Research and Design of voestalpine Vae Apcarom SA Buzau.

Secretary General – International Rail Transport Committee (CIT)

Trained as a lawyer, he has held several senior positions within the railway industry over the past twenty years. He completed his studies in law at the University of Bern and was admitted to the bar in 1987. He worked from 1987 until 1989 as a clerk in the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Bern and from 1989 until 1991 as an independent lawyer in Bern. He then joined the Swiss Ministry of Transport as Head of the Legal Section of the Federal Office of Transport. In this position, he was involved in a senior capacity in the Swiss rail reform, which came into force in 1999 and played a major role on the success of public transport in Switzerland. In 2002, he moved from being a regulator to being an operator and was appointed to the position of Head of the Group Legal Department at Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). In 2008, he was made Head of the “Regulation and International Affairs” Division. In this position, he was responsible for representing the interests of SBB at European institutions and for the company’s regulatory strategy. In November 2011, he was elected by the CIT General Assembly as the new Secretary General and assumed his new duties at the beginning of 2012. Cesare Brand is well connected internationally and has excellent relationships with the international railways organisations and the European and Swiss institutions.

President – FERRMED

Mr Joan Amorós holds a doctorate in Civil Engineering and has authored several books. Mr Amorós is the former President of the NISSAN Distribution Service in Barcelona. Beside his role as Secretary General at Ferrmed, Mr Amorós is also Adviser to the Board of AutoTerminal, a member of the board of Logistica Y Transporte Ferroviario and a member of the Executive Committee of the Barcelona Logistics Center and the Promoter of the Project  “R+D+4i”.

Head of International Affairs – BLS

His technical experience spans over 20 years in aviation and railway industry. For 8 years he was a teacher for transportation topics; 9 years in the aviation industry where he held several possitions, Innovation Management/Business Development, Corporate Development, Consulting for Airlines and Airports worldwide, Route Development/Strategy, Market Research; 11 years in the railway industry, where he held different positions, Political Affairs (National and International), Project, Quality and Risk Management, Support/ Process-Management, Strategy Development. Currently he is Head of International Affairs at BLS.