The fourth Panasonic Aviation and Transport Innovation Summit (ATIS), dedicated to the latest advances in digital innovation, mobile computing and rugged technology for the railway and aviation sectors, takes place on 12th October 2016 in Rome.

ATIS 2016 sees leading transport operators, infrastructure and maintenance companies from across Europe meet at Panasonic Computer Product Solutions’ global and industry-recognised one-day event.

Industry leading transportation and technology experts will debate and showcase innovations and solutions for the aviation and railway markets at the event, giving special attention to emerging technologies and mobile hardware and software innovations aimed at optimising productivity and efficiency.

“Taking part in this summit is a great opportunity for all professionals in the aviation and railway sector: IT managers, technical and information officers, mobile workforce operatives, operations and maintenance professionals and everyone responsible for delivering and implementing mobile solutions in enterprise,” says Jan Kaempfer, General Manager of Marketing at Panasonic Computer Product Solutions. “We are confident our speakers and partners will involve participants in a varied and stimulating agenda, providing plenty of chances to go in-depth and exchange opinions”.

Event speakers include:

Christian Wolmar , International Transport Specialist - Session: A review of emerging mobility solutions in the transportation sector Marta Fiorentini , Research Manager, IDC - Session: The Transport Industry Goes Digital –  How mobility and innovation accelerators drive new business models Joh Harris, Head of Engineering, Panasonic - Session: Adding value with Engineering in the transportation field Mark Kheoane, Senior Product Marketing Manager- Payment Solutions, Panasonic - Session: Integrated Payments Solutions for Toughpad Family: For Wherever a Secure Consumer Transaction is Required Paul Boyd, Managing Director, Conduce Group - Session: The role of the Independent Software Vendor in harnessing mobile connected technology in the transportation industry Niall O'Doherty, Manufacturing & Energy Sector Lead, Teradata - Session: IoT and Big Data is a waste of money unless… Ronald Schaeuffele, CEO, Swiss AviationSoftware - Session: Aircraft Maintenance goes mobile Eckart Wallis, Director Product Management In-flight entertainment, Lufthansa Systems - Session: Redefining Inflight Entertainment – fast, affordable & highly flexible Arnold Fauner, International Sales Manager, NextSense - Session: Service and Maintenance from Infrastructure and rolling stock