Registration and refreshments
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
David Clarke.
Technical Director.
Railway Industry Association.
Keynote address
09:35 to
10:00
Speaker:
Huw Merriman MP.
Minister of State (Rail and HS2).
Department for Transport.
An update from the Rail Transformation Programme
10:00 to
10:25
Speakers:
Anit Chandarana.
Lead Director.
Great British Railways Transition Team.
Chris White-Horne.
Programme Director, Rail Transformation Programme.
Department for Transport.
Morning networking and refreshments
10:25 to
10:55
Panel Discussion: What is the impact of reform so far and navigating the potential opportunities and changes reform could bring going forward?
10:55 to
11:45
Speakers:
Will Godfrey.
Director of Economics, Finance and Markets.
Office of Rail and Road.
Robert Girgis.
Deputy Director of Policy.
Rail Partners.
Rachel Scott.
Partner.
Addleshaw Goddard.
Growth opportunities for freight in 2023 and the impacts of reform
11:45 to
12:15
- How can the freight ensure opportunities of reform are maximised and the current areas for growth and development of the sector
- How to overcome challenges presented by reform
- Ensuring freight has a role to play in the reform of the rail industry
Speaker:
Maggie Simpson OBE.
Director General.
Rail Freight Group.
Networking lunch
12:15 to
13:15
Unlocking and accelerating innovation and technology in the rail sector
13:15 to
13:45
- Does rail reform create an opportunity for innovation?
- Support and funding for new innovation
- How can the use of new technology be encouraged?
- Streamlining the customer experience of the railway through digitalisation
Speaker:
Liam Henderson.
Founder and Chair.
Rail Innovation Group.
The role of rail in delivering “Levelling Up” – development of rail services across the UK and role of devolution in the levelling up agenda
13:45 to
14:15
- Opportunities for further devolution of the rail network
- How could the delivery of rail reform support the levelling up agenda?
- How will Great British Railways work alongside regional transport authorities?
Speaker:
Jonathan Brown.
Lead Officer Strategic Rail.
Transport for the North.
Afternoon networking and refreshments
14:15 to
14:45
Successful decarbonisation of the rail sector – progress to 2040 decarbonisation targets and what else is needed?
14:45 to
15:15
- Progress with the implementation of decarbonisation policy
- Technology advances - what else is needed to decarbonise the sector?
- How can the industry collaborate to tackle the cost and funding challenges to deliver decarbonisation?
- Will rail reform impact the funding of new and existing decarbonisation projects?
Speaker:
Chris Wood.
Technical Director.
WSP.
Panel Discussion: Improving customer experience and meeting passenger needs
15:15 to
15:50
- Responding to passenger needs – how are travel patterns still changing and what does this mean for passenger requirements?
- How can the customer experience be improved?
- The role of technology and innovation in improving experience
Speaker:
Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain.
Knowledge Transfer Manager - Rail.
Innovate UK KTN.
Chair’s closing remarks
15:50 to
16:00
Close of conference and networking drinks
16:00 to
17:00