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The Future of Rail 2070

Invited by Laura at the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) to keynote its annual Australasian Rail Safety Summit.

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Matthew GriffinFounder, President and Futurist, 311 Institute

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About this keynote

Firstly, thank you to Laura at the Australian Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) for asking me to be their keynote speaker at their annual Australasian Rail Safety Summit where I was asked to present on the Future of Rail 2070 and give the audience a deep future view of what the railways of the future will or could look like.

During my presentation, alongside other luminaries from the industry who discussed everything from the future of cyber operations in the sector through to the future of interoperability, safety, and skills, I took the audience on a journey through the global and regional trends and technologies shaping the future of the rail industry and its ecosystem of partners.

Trends such as the rise of national and trans-continental High Speed Rail (HSR) networks that include everything from 600kmh wirelessly powered Maglevs through to the latest 2,500kmh Chinese T-Flight hyperloops. And then I took them on a journey through the future of Web 3.0 enabled autonomous operations, the future of competition, and way beyond.

As we see the rise of new supersonic and hypersonic transportation formats, for both cargo and passengers which include everything from aircraft and trains to rockets, as well as the emergence of new AI powered transportation systems, revolutionary new infrastructure construction technologies, and many other new innovations I showed the audience that the future of rail is going to be anything but dull, and also anything but certain …

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Key takeaways

High speed rail is heading from 600kmh wirelessly powered Maglevs to 2,500kmh Chinese T-Flight hyperloops.
Web 3.0 enabled autonomous operations and new forms of competition sit on the road ahead for rail.
Rail will share the future with supersonic and hypersonic cargo and passenger travel, from aircraft and trains to rockets.

Questions and answers

What does the Future of Rail 2070 keynote cover?

Matthew took the audience through the global and regional trends and technologies shaping rail and its ecosystem of partners. He covered national and trans-continental High Speed Rail networks, Web 3.0 enabled autonomous operations, the future of competition, supersonic and hypersonic transport, new transportation systems and new ways to build infrastructure.

Where and when was this keynote given?

Matthew gave it in Australia in May 2023. The Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB) invited him to open its annual Australasian Rail Safety Summit.

How fast could future trains travel?

Matthew pointed to 600kmh wirelessly powered Maglevs and the latest 2,500kmh Chinese T-Flight hyperloops. They were part of his look at the rise of national and trans-continental High Speed Rail networks.

Can Matthew give this keynote at our event?

Yes. Matthew tailors each talk to the audience, as a keynote, panel, executive briefing or leadership workshop. He works in person first, anywhere in the world.