KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Stefan Weidmann, CTO Business Development Transportation EMEA, Nokia
Since June 2019, Stefan has held the position of CTO Business Development Transportation EMEA at Nokia in the Enterprise area. After concluding his studies of electrical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich with a master’s degree, he started his professional career in 1990 as a development engineer in the field of process automation. After a two-year stay in the U.S., where he was working part-time and part-time studying for a master’s degree, he joined Alcatel in 2000 in technical sales. This was followed by various management positions in the areas of solution design, marketing, sales and key account management for Alcatel, Alcatel-Lucent and, finally, Nokia.
Michael Kloecker, Head of E2E Solution Management for Railways, Nokia
Michael Kloecker is working as Head of Solution Management Railway in the Nokia Railway Business Line and is responsible for the strategic positioning of the current GSM-R solutions, as well as for the future evolution of railway communication systems. In his role, he closely interacts with the customers around the globe to identify requirements, analyses the market needs and strongly interacts with the product managers, sales as well as standardisation organisation. Additionally, he is representing Nokia in relevant international bodies in the European Union – Agency for Railways, the International Union of Railways (UIC) and the UNIFE/UNITEL committee, as well as conferences and fairs. He has developed his knowledge on communication technologies, starting with R&D activities in the early 1990s within Siemens, continuing with various roles in product and solution management for mobile networks. Since 2006, he has focused on the railway segments. Michael holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and is currently based in Munich/Germany.