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Delivering the Next Era of Rail Infrastructure

Rail Summit 2026

November 10 – 11, 2026 | Rome

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Join us as a speaker!

You’re invited to join an exclusive group of rail industry thought leaders and practitioners from across the globe.

Each one is committed to sharing their experiences and learning from each other. United by a shared goal: advancing the use of innovative technology in the rail sector .

We’re excited to hear your insights at this year’s summit

About this year’s event

The focus is as pragmatic as it is relevant:

• How do we bridge today’s workflows with what’s coming next?

• What does it take to expand digital project delivery and raise our standards to create more resilient infrastructure?

• And how do we move from pilots to scale?

Above all, Rail Summit 2026 will be a platform for the industry to exchange ideas, drive innovation, and shape the future of rail.

From November 10 – 11, we’ll host the 12th annual Autodesk Rail Summit. We expect 400+ global rail leaders to join us in Rome.

10– 11 November | Rome

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Share your experience, expertise, and ideas

Topics for 2026

BIM & GIS convergence, digital project delivery and technical workflows, interoperability, digital twins, asset resilience, and sustainability

New this year: We’ll also explore AI implementation, outcome - based BIM, and the convergence of design and manufacturing in infrastructure

We’re looking for speakers who will share their insights, drive innovation, and advocate for the transformation of the rail industry.

Your options as a speaker

Present a 30 - minute keynoteA

Join a panel or roundtable discussionB

Submit your proposal here

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Why participate Speaking at Rail Summit 2026 expands your influence and strengthens your network. Discover your benefits:

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Global platform: Showcase your expertise and amplify your voice in front of 400+ industry leaders, experts, and peers from around the world.

Impact: Help shape industry practices, policies, and standards making a tangible impact on the future of rail transportation worldwide.

Network: Engage with owners, project delivery teams, and technology partners to foster valuable connections and expand your professional network.

Visibility: Access your session recordings to share with clients, post on social media, and extend your thought leadership beyond the event.

As a speaker, your hotel costs are covered by Autodesk

Best of 2025 Get inspired by some highlights of last year’s summit

Madrid 2025 confirmed that Rail Summit has become a global ecosystem platform. With 400+ participants representing the entire value chain, all rail stakeholders come together and break silos between disciplines.

Rail Summit 2025 Trends Highlighted During Rail Summit 2025

• AI integration: Rail professionals are becoming more comfortable with AI. Many view it as integrated, normalized, some even as indispensable.

• Interoperability and openness have become even more critical. Teams incorporate more specialized software into their project workflows. Many view Autodesk as the central platform around which additional solutions are integrated.

• Resilience over sustainability: Sustainability appears to be less of a current challenge, as it has already been incorporated into projects. The industry prioritizes resilience through long - term planning and design.

• Talent shortage: The shortage of skilled and experienced talent keeps growing. Finding and hiring qualified staff is becoming increasingly difficult.

• Digitization and digital project delivery has become a cost of doing business. Most regard digitization crucial to future success.

• Data, AI, and security: Many are concerned about how data and technology must work together to support the sector, emphasizing that AI’s effectiveness depends heavily on high - quality data. Concerns about data security further heighten these issues, reinforcing the need for reliable, protected data within the public sector.

Key figures Project role

Watch highlights

Watch highlights

I’m going to take the speakers’ visions and perspectives back to

Seattle. It’s exciting they come from Spain, Germany, and Ireland. Rail Summit is really

a global network. It's fantastic to see how many rail owners, operators, and their

supply chains are talking about digital innovation and how Autodesk

can support them on their journey.

419

Attendees 41% YoY growth

55

Speakers

41

Sessions

80 %

EMEA 12% AMER, 8% APAC

Technology partner 11%

Owner & operator 13%

Engineering firm 61%

Construction firm 15%

https://boards.autodesk.com/rail-summit-on-demand/items/rail-summit-recap-2025

A global ecosystem platform Americas Europe Asia

9 owner presenters

419 Attendees 55 Customer and partner speakers 41 Sessions

19 design firms presenters

9 construction firms presenters

Rail Summit topics 2025’s real - world projects show the need to integrate geospatial and engineering data across the lifecycle, confirming BIM/GIS convergence as an industry priority.

Seattle’s $60B transit expansion

Toronto’s East Harbor Transit Hub

1,300 - km railway corridor optimization

Driving the adoption of 5200 MAUs on Docs

Chamartín district of Madrid

ATOCHA district of Madrid ATOCHA district of Madrid

Gerstaberg and Nyköping project Gerstaberg and Nyköping project

Piloting digital twins across 1,000 stations

Philippines’ North – South Railway

Rail Summit on demand Rail Summit on demand

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We look forward to your submission

Submit your proposal and join us as a speaker at Autodesk Rail Summit 2026!

10– 11 November | RomeSubmit your

proposal here

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