UITP India Urban Rail Conference 2025 - Success stories of Global Cities

8 - 9 October 2025

New Delhi, India

Metro Bhawan

UITP Members Free

Organisers

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UITP India presents its flagship biennial event on Urban Rail – UITP India Urban Rail Conference 2025 – Success stories of Global Cities, hosted by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited on 8-9 October 2025 in New Delhi, India.

Why Attend?

Learn from global and Indian leaders on the future of urban rail systems
Stay ahead on cybersecurity and digital integration for smart metro networks
Discover innovations in automation, energy efficiency, and infrastructure
Network with top decision-makers shaping sustainable and resilient urban mobility

Who’s Attending?

The international conference aims at bringing together global and national leaders, policymakers, industry experts, and innovators to shape the future of urban rail.

Programme

Day 1: Registration

13:00 – 13:30

Assembly point for departure: Metro Bhawan, New Delhi

Technical Visit:

Delhi Metro’s Operation and Control Centre (OCC)
Travel by Unattended Train Operation (UTO) line of Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro Rail Academy (DMRA)

*The programme is subject to revision and changes at the discretion of the organiser and the host.

Day 2: Registration

09:00 – 10:00

Lighting the lamp
Opening Remarks: Mr Suvashis Choudhary, Chief Security Commissioner & Chief Information Security Officer, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd
Welcome Address: Dr Vikas Kumar, Managing Director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd
Keynote Address: Mr S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (TBC)
Foundation Address: Dr Amit Kumar Jain, Director Operations & Services, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd
Vote of Thanks: Ms Rupa Nandy, Head of UITP India

Tea Break and Networking

10:45 – 11:00

Session Chair: Ignasi Oliver, TMB Barcelona, Spain

Genevieve Lemaire-Division Head, STM, Montreal, Canada
CEOs of urban rail organisations in India

Focus: Growing landscape of cyber threats, operational disruptions, passenger safety, effective risk response strategies and comprehensive management frameworks for resilient transit systems.

Session Chair: Suvashis Choudhary, CISO, DMRC (TBC)

Iberian Peninsula Blackout: Impact and Lessons Learned- Representatives from Barcelona (FGC, TMB), Madrid, or Lisbon (TBC)
Indian metro rail organisations
Or International metro rail organisations

Lunch Break and Networking

13:15 – 14:00

Focus: Integration of OT system with IT enabling smarter, real-time decision-making, predictive maintenance, and improved passenger services including vulnerability of connected systems.

Session Chair: DMRC (TBC)

Securing Signalling Systems- Mohammad Salar- HK, Helsinki (TBC)
IT/OT Maintenance Policies in CBTC Systems-Mr. Andrea Stabile- ATM Milan (TBC)
Indian metro rail organisations

Focus: End-to-end cybersecurity for metro rail OT protects all systems, from signaling, SCADA to rolling stock, throughout their lifecycle. Security by Design integrates protection from the beginning and at every stage.

Session Chair: TBC

Increasing Operative Robustness & Resilience in CBTC -Mr. Philippe Meganck RATP (TBC) or Mr. Ignasi Oliver TMB
FAQs on Migration to GoA4- Mr. Michael Pfeerkorn (TBC)
Indian metro rail organisations

Tea Break and Networking

16:15 – 16:30

Focus: Fixed installation components such as trackwork, OHE, civil infrastructure interfaces, maintenance practices, and their role in performance and safety.

Session Chair: Genevieve Lemaire-Division Head, STM, Montreal, Canada

Predictive maintenance – the future solution? – Michael Ostermann- Wiener Linien- Vienna Austria
Indian metro rail organisations

Key takeaways and wrap up

17:30 – 17:45

Become a Sponsor

The conference is also open for sponsorship. If interested, please contact Ms Rupa Nandy, Head of UITP India.

View Sponsorship Package

Call for Papers

We are pleased to announce Call for Papers for the UITP India Urban Rail Conference 2025.

We are looking for papers related to the following thematic areas:

Cyber Threats in Public Transportation: Emerging technologies, their risks response and management
Modernising Metro Rail: The Intersection of IT and OT
Securing Operational Technology in Metro Rail: A Lifecycle Approach
Foundations for Performance: Emerging Trends in Fixed Installations for Metro Rail

Let your expertise contribute to building smarter, safer, and more sustainable urban rail systems.

The eligibility criteria is: Employees of Indian/international urban rail operators and authorities
Submit your abstract within 300 words along with your brief bio
Deadline for submission: 8 September 2025, 23:59 IST
Send your entries at: [email protected]

UITP strongly believes in equal opportunity, and encourages candidates with diverse backgrounds to submit paper. Only shortlisted applicants would be contacted.

Send Your Entries

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