InnoTrans Opening Ceremony

Top-class | International

More than 1,000 top national and international representatives from business, science and politics gather at palais.Berlin for the opening of InnoTrans. The launch of the world's leading trade fair for rail transport technology is attended by numerous transport ministers as well as managers from rail manufacturers and operators from all over the world.

^{22 September 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m., palais.Berlin}
Mobility on a global scale - Shaping projects and growth opportunities
^{Participation is by personal invitation only.}

Dirk Hoffmann
^{COO, Messe Berlin GmbH}
Apostolos Tzitzikostas
^{EU Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism}
Patrick Schnieder TBC
^{Federal Minister of Transport}

Evelyn Palla TBC
^{CEO, Deutsche Bahn AG}
Shri Satish Kumar TBC
^{Chairman & CEO, Indian Railway Board}

Martin Sion
^{CEO, Alstom SA}
Michael Peter
^{CEO, Siemens Mobility GmbH}
Petr Novotny
^{CEO & Executive Chairman, Škoda Group}

^{22 September 2026, 10.00 a.m.- 11.30 a.m., palais.Berlin}
Mobility on a global scale - Shaping projects and growth opportunities
^{Participation is by personal invitation only.}

Dirk Hoffmann
^{COO, Messe Berlin GmbH}
Apostolos Tzitzikostas
^{EU Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism}
Patrick Schnieder TBC
^{Federal Minister of Transport}

Evelyn Palla TBC
^{CEO, Deutsche Bahn AG}
Shri Satish Kumar TBC
^{Chairman & CEO, Indian Railway Board}

Martin Sion
^{CEO, Alstom SA}
Michael Peter
^{CEO, Siemens Mobility GmbH}
Petr Novotny
^{CEO & Executive Chairman, Škoda Group}