Sunday, September 22 – Arrival
| Afternoon Ryman Terrace, Mezzanine Level | |
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| 4-7pm | Welcome Reception |
| 4-7pm | Registration |
Monday, September 23 (day 1)
| Morning Boone & Crockett, Mezzanine Level | |
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| 7:00am | Breakfast Marketstreet, Lobby |
| 8:30am | SimTech 2024 Opening Remarks and Introductions, Awards Jody Ryan, Chief Commercial Officer, CORYS Inc. |
| 9:00am | CEO Address Nicolas Lacand, CEO, CORYS Inc. Charles Rosmorduc, CEO, CORYS SAS ( France) |
| 9:20am | CORYS 2024 Career Achievement Bobblehead Award - Yves Lacombe |
| 10:30am | Special Feature: How AI Will Change Simulation Nicolas Lacand, CEO, CORYS, Inc. Creating Training Scenarios with AI Varun Sharma, Sr. Engineer, CORYS, Inc. Debugging Process Models Using AI David O'Farrell, VP of Power, CORYS, Inc. AI Driven Autonomous Train Operation Simulation Steve Daubenspeck, Principal Development Engineer, CORYS, Inc. Round Table Discussion |
| 11:00am | Break |
| 11:15am | Welcome to Nashville: Let's Get This Party Started! Learn how we roll in the Music City! |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Markestreet, Lobby |
| Afternoon Crocket, Mezzanine Level | |
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| 1:15pm | New Technology & the Importance of Training Armondo Garcia,Manager - Commuter & Intercity Rail Omni-Strategy |
| 1:40pm | Amtrak's Standardized Use of Simulators - Current & Future Carey Lacey, Senior Manager Simulation & Standardization, Amtrak |
| 2:05pm | All Aboard Metra's Transitioning to the Future Marty Fitts, Senior Director, Metra |
| 2:30pm | State of the Art Simulator CGI Data Source Technology Dr. Simon Musäus, VP Business Development, Hexagon's Geosystems Division |
| 3:00pm | Break |
| 3:20pm | CGI Team Preparations for UNREAL CGI Rollout Alex Louis, CGI Team Lead, CORYS, Inc. |
| 3:45pm | Software Integration and Migration for UNREAL CGI Varun Sharma, Senior Software Engineer, CORYS, Inc. |
| 4:30pm | Day 1 Adjourned |
| 7-10pm | Social Event Johnny Cash Bar & BBQ, Nashville |
Tuesday, September 24 (day 2)
| Morning Crocket, Mezzanine Level | |
|---|---|
| 7:00am | Breakfast Marketstreet, Lobby |
| 8:40am | Cyber Threat Incident Simulator Gautam Shantar, Sr. Account Executive - Cybersecurity, Foxguard |
| 9:05am | Conductor Backup Move Training Thomas Della Bella, Assistant Director - Operations Training Program Development, Metro-North Railroad |
| 9:30am | Focused Training to Improve the Safety and Operations on the Austin Line Lucas Conrad, Senior Manager of Rail Safety Training, WATCO |
| 09:55am | Break |
| 10:15am | Conductor Training Rachel Bauer, Supervisor Training Specialist, NJT |
| 10:40am | Student Engineer Simulating Training Matthew Noel, PTC Simulator Training Specialist, NJT |
| 11:05am | Simulators in Over 85 Locations: Update and Lessons Learned Mike Perdue, Manager Field Training, CSX |
| 11:30am | Lunch Marketstreet, Lobby |
| Afternoon Crocket, Mezzanine Level | |
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| 1:00pm | Heartwood & CORYS Collaborate to Enhance Customer Outcomes Tara Scarrow, Director of Customer Success, Heartwood |
| 1:25pm | On Track Equipment Simulator Training Steve Ladislaw, Assistant Vice President System Safety & Technical Training, Amtrak |
| 1:50pm | Expanding Simulator Training Activities David Hahn, Road Foreman of Engines, NICTD |
| 2:15pm | Break |
| 2:40pm | The New Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Feature Philippe Sergere, Project Manager, CORYS SAS |
| 3:05pm | CORYS FTOPS - The CN Experience Douglas Bailey, Transportation Engineer, Transportation Network Planning, CN |
| 3:30pm | FTOPS - Building the Next Generation of Analysis Tools Steve Daubenspeck, Principal Development Engineer in R&D, CORYS, Inc. |
| 4:00pm | Day 2 Adjourned |
Wednesday, September 25 (day 3)
| Whole day | |
|---|---|
| 7:00am | Breakfast Marketstreet, Lobby |
| 8:00am-11:30am | CORYS FTOPS Analysis User Groups Roundtable Armstrong 1, Mezzanine Level |
| 8:00am-11:30am | Rail Simulator Scenario Developer Class Bredesen, Mezzanine Level |
| 11:30am-1:00pm | Lunch On Your Oown |
| 1:00pm-4:00pm | Rail Simulator Scenario Developer Class Bredesen, Mezzanine Level |
Thursday, September 26 (day 4)
| Whole day | |
|---|---|
| 7:00am | Breakfast Marketstreet, Lobby |
| 8:30am-11:30am | Rail Simulator Scenario Developer Class Bredesen, Mezzanine Level |
| 11:30am-1:00pm | Lunch On Your Own |
| 1:00pm-4:30pm | Rail Simulator Scenario Developer Class Bredesen, Mezzanine Level |
| 4:30pm | End of Conference |
