Industry News

Birte Jürgensen is the founder, director and partner of zweigrad Design. At this year’s Rail Interiors Show, Birte will join global experts to explore how to redefine the passenger experience through technology, sustainability and human-centred design with a holistic approach.

Weiwei He, Director at Tangerine, is a designer and strategist driving innovation across consumer electronics, retail, automotive, rail, and aircraft interiors. At this year’s Rail Interiors Show, Weiwei will join global experts to explore how collaboration, transparency, and design thinking can transform passenger experiences.

Daisy Chapman Chamberlain, Rail Services Lead at the Rail North Partnership, is driving improvements to rail services across the North. At this year’s Rail Interiors Show, she will join Kirsty Dias to discuss how design, specification, and innovation can foster a more inclusive rail environment for women.

Mark van Hagen, Principal Consultant at NS (Netherlands Railways), has dedicated more than 35 years to advancing public transport. At this year’s Rail Interiors Show, he will join an international panel of experts to explore how design, data, and psychology can come together to transform the passenger experience.

Kirsty Dias, Managing Director at PriestmanGoode, will explore the pressing issue of women’s safety on public transport, examining what defines a safe environment and the challenges women continue to face when travelling.

Christiane Bausback, CEO of N+P Innovation Design, will discuss human-centred approaches to rail interiors, emotional engagement, sustainability, and how design shapes the future of passenger experience.

Jim Mathews, President and CEO of the Rail Passengers Association, will discuss the resurgence of passenger rail in America, the evolving expectations of travellers, and the role of investment, design, and policy in shaping the future.

Viktor Brejcha, a specialist in composite materials at Siemens Mobility, will be exploring how design teams can balance safety, aesthetics, and durability without losing sight of manufacturability.

At the upcoming Rail Interiors Show, John Davidson, group head of customer experience at Trenitalia UK, will be exploring how behavioural science can transform rail interiors in his session.

At this year’s Rail Interiors Show, Simon Bildstein-Depaoli, design director at Nose Design Experience, will argue that traditional frameworks make it difficult to achieve above-average outcomes, and will outline how an Experience-Centred Tender Definition could change that.