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DAY 1: Wednesday 01 November 2023
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08:30 Registration, exhibition and welcome coffee/tea
09:15 Annual General Meeting (RIA members only)
10:20 Opening remarks - Hosted by Sam McAlister, TV producer and author
- Darren Caplan, Chief Executive, Railway Industry Association
10:40 Keynote speech + Q&A session
- Stephen Morgan MP, Shadow Minister for Rail
11:10 Networking break and exhibition
11:40 Keynote speech + Q&A session
- Huw Merriman MP, Rail & HS2 Minister
12:20 Panel Discussion + Q&A: Leadership panel
- CHAIR: Lucy Prior MBE, Business Growth Director, Trough-Tec Systems, a HIRD Group Co and RIA SME Chair
- Beth West, Chief Executive Officer, East West Railway Company
- Emma Porter, Managing Director, Story Plant
- Martin Howell, Director of Transport Markets, Worldline UK&I
- Nick Hughes, Sales Director, Hitachi Rail
- Steve White, Managing Director, Southeastern Railway
13:20 Networking lunch & Exhibitors spotlights
- Sponsored by:
14:35 Keynote speech + Q&A session
- Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive, Transport for the North
14:45 Panel Discussion + Q&A: Nations & Regions panel
- Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive, Transport for the North
- Rupert Clubb, Chief Officer, Transport for the South East
- Shona Clive, Project lead for the Rail cluster project and the Forth and Tay Offshore project, Scottish Engineering, Vice Chair, Women in Rail
- Andrew Johnson, Head of Strategic Communications, Global Centre of Rail Excellence
- Stuart Harvey, Chief Capital Officer, Transport for London
- Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner, Greater Manchester
15:45 Networking break and exhibition
16:10 Presentation + Q&A session
- Rufus Boyd, Interim Lead Director, Great British Railways Transition Team
16:50 Keynote speech + Q&A session
- Sir John Armitt CBE FREng FICE, Chairman, National Infrastructure Commission
17:35 Closing remarks
17:40 Networking drinks + cash bar
19:15 Keynote, Dinner and evening entertainment
- Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE, DL, Member of the House of Lords
- Sponsored by:
00:00 After party drinks + music
03:00 Carriages
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DAY 2: Thursday 02 November 2023
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09:00 Registration, exhibition and welcome coffee/tea
10:00 Opening remarks
10:05 Keynote speech + Q&A session
- Claire Mann, Managing Director, South Western Railway
10:35 Panel Discussion + Q&A session: Market outlook
- Andy Bagnall, Chief Executive, Rail Partners
- Chacasta Pritlove, Head of Transport, Google
- Colette Carroll OBE, Managing Director, Transportation AtkinsRéalis
- Jonathan Edwards, EMEA Market Development Leader, GHD
- Maggie Simpson OBE, Director General, Rail Freight Group
- Mike Hyde, Chief Data Officer, Trainline
11:35 Networking break and exhibition
12:00 Panel Discussion + Q&A: International Opportunities for the UK supply chain
- CHAIR: Kirsty Dias, Managing Director, PriestmanGoode
- Corin Wilson, Director, Trade & Investment (Hong Kong), Department for Business & Trade
- David Camerlengo, Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner, Australian High Commission
- Eoin Gillard, Assistant Director, National Transport Authority
- Helena Matos, Senior Project Manager, Infraestruturas de Portugal
13:00 Networking lunch and exhibition
- Sponsored by:
14:00 Keynote speech + Q&A session
- John Larkinson, Chief Executive Officer, Office of Rail and Road
14:45 Fireside chat
- Andrew Haines OBE, Chief Executive, Network Rail and Great British Railways Transition Team Lead
15:20 Closing remarks
- David Tonkin, Chairman, Railway Industry Association
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