This event is hosted by the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) UK, part of the University of Birmingham, in association with the European Railway Clusters Initiative (www.eurailclusters.com) as one of a series of Cyber-themed international webinars.

Please join us on 13 April for this valuable, interactive, online event which will outline the importance of cyber-security in the rail industry, and introduce practical steps you can take, including security and data protection. We are delighted to introduce the following speakers who will address key elements of the railway, including infrastructure, signalling, safety, data storage and analytics, amongst other topics.

Speakers will include:

Speaker to be confirmed from Cylus – www.cylus.com

Cylus offers solutions that are specifically designed to address the unique requirements and needs of the railway industry, enabling to detect of cyber threats in signalling and control networks, trackside and onboard, facilitating an effective response before harm happens.

Ing.-Dipl. Ingolf Sauermann from PECS-WORK – www.pecs-work.com/en

PECS-WORK based in Dresden and a member of the Rail S. railway cluster (www.rail-s.de/en) makes the world of rail fit for the years to come; through consulting, engineering and validation as well as safety verification and cyber security of automated and digital solutions, from development to operational use, from the beginning to the end of all phases.

George Bearfield from Rock Rail – www.rockrail.com

Rock Rail provides innovative financing solutions and asset management services for rolling stock and other rail infrastructure, safety assurance is a critical element of the asset management function. Rock Rail supports its rail partners in fulfilling their safety obligations as well as undertaking assurances to satisfy itself and its investors that the correct safety approach is being taken.

Dr Richard Thomas from Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) – www.birmingham.ac.uk/railway

The BCRRE is part of the University of Birmingham’s School of Engineering and has been at the pinnacle of Rail Research and Innovation for the past 50 years with an excellent reputation for working internationally. Researching into Cyber Security for rail is part of its core business.

Rudolf Schreiner from Open Security OSA GmbH – www.objectsecurity.com

OSA GMBH is a member of the regional IT Security Network for the Berlin-Brandenburg region as well as the Berlin-Partner railway cluster (www.berlin-partner.de); OSA are leading experts in technologies and services to drive the information age within organisations including, data analytics, supply chain risk analysis artificial intelligence and cyber security.