speakers — OpenRail Day @Paris

Home Replay & Resources OpenRail projects Speakers Program

Speakers – OpenRail Day @Paris 2025

This first edition brought together speakers from railway organizations, institutions and European open-source communities.

Jochen Decker CIO at SBB CFF FFS – Chair of OpenRail Association

François Davenne Director General of the UIC (International Union of Railways)

Frédéric Novello

Deputy Group CIO at SNCF Group - Vice-Chair of OpenRail Association

Max Mehl Open Source Strategy & Governance at DB Systel GmbH

Keira Correll Rodriguez GomezAI Community Lead at SBB CFF FFS

Miguel Diez BlancoTeam Lead – Interoperability Enablers and Open Source - Open Source Programme Office (OSPO) - European Commission

Catalin MorujuProgramme Manager - Interoperability Solutions and Open Source - Open Source Programme Office (OSPO) - European Commission

Lucian BaleaDeputy Director of R&D and Open Source Director at RTE (France’s Electricity Transmission System Operator)

Amel Charleux Associate Professor at the University of Montpellier, specializing in open source strategies

Peter KellerOrganization Manager – Digital Transformation - SBB CFF FFS

Loïc HamelinOSRD Program Manager - SNCF Réseau

Cornelius SchumacherOpen Source Steward at DB Systel GmbH

Simon ClavierOpen Source Software Strategist – SNCF Group

Brede DammenProduct owner, national journey planner – ENTUR – Director of OpenRail Association

Daniel WoitheCTO at DB Systel GmbH - Vice-Chair of OpenRail Association

Eric Nygren President at Flatland Association – Director of OpenRail Association

Peter FrankenDeputy CIO, Head of Real Time & End User Solutions at Infrabel - Director of OpenRail Association

Fatima Zohra
El OuerkhaouiChief Information and Digital Officer, Board member at ONCF

Florian AmsallemChair Technical Committee - OpenRail Association