RIA Scotland 2022 Annual Conference
RIA Scotland 2022 Annual Conference
24 November 2022
The Place Hotel, York Place, Edinburgh 09:00 - 16:00
We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting our RIA Scotland Annual Conference at the The Place Hotel, York Place, Edinburgh on 24th November.
The RIA Scotland Annual Conference is a flagship conference in the railway calendar and attracts some 100 industry leaders and senior players, to discuss the strategic direction of the industry in Scotland. This event is open to all rail suppliers and stakeholders active in Scotland however we reserve the right to prioritise RIA Members.
With panel discussions, presentations, a "Meet the Buyer" session and workshops, the event will be full of insights and opportunities for the supply chain in Scotland.
Agenda:
0900 Coffee and Networking
0950 Welcome by RIA Scotland Director David Clarke
1000 Keynote by Minister for Transport, Jenny Gilruth MSP
1030 RIA Scotland 12 months of progress - Meirion Thomas, Chair RIA Scotland
1050 Team Scotland Priorities - Panel Discussion
Meirion Thomas, RIA Scotland Chair
Campbell Braid, RIA Scotland Vice Chair
Shona Clive, Rail Cluster Builder
Bill Reeve, Director of Rail, Transport Scotland
Alex Hynes, Managing Director, Scotland’s Railway
1230 Networking Lunch
1330 Scotland’s Rolling Stock and Decarbonisation Strategy – Louise Shaw, Head of New Fleet Procurement and Delivery, Transport Scotland
1400 Pitches from Buyers on their priorities
Workshops and Meet the Buyer sessions will take place concurrently:
1430 Team Scotland Priorities - client and supplier workshop on the following themes:
Decarbonisation
Skills
Innovation
Efficient Delivery
1430 ‘Meet the Buyer’ with representatives from:
Babcock International
BAM Nuttall
Network Rail
Siemens Rolling Stock
Siemens Rail Infrastructure
SPL Powerlines
1530 Concluding remarks and next steps
1600 Close
The day will give the supply chain an opportunity to re-connect with stakeholders, clients and suppliers and help re-enforce your commercial credentials to Scottish decision makers.
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