#126: Rob Morris, Co-CEO at Siemens Mobility (UK & Ireland): “UK Railway is the safest in the world.”

About this episode

Rob Morris discusses his journey in the railway industry and Siemens Mobility's efforts in digitizing and upgrading the UK's rail network.

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders’ Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Rob Morris, Co-CEO UK and Ireland at Siemens Mobility. Rob talks about his journey to the Railways via mining, power stations and London 2012, how Siemens are managing a £340M investment, and the challenges of maintaining and upgrading the oldest rail network in the world. On this episode Rob and Gareth discuss digitising the railways, how AI will be employed on trains, and how in another life Rob could have be...

People in this episode

Host: Gareth

Guest: Rob Morris

Topics covered

• railways
• technology
• AI
• investment
• safety
• digitization

Keywords

• railway safety
• Siemens Mobility
• AI in trains
• UK rail network
• investment
• digitization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Siemens Mobility

Places: UK, Ireland

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