Oct

15

Oct

16

Session One: Thursday 15th 9.00am – 11.00am The Landscape for the Journey Ahead
09:00  to  09:15

Welcome

Speaker:
Paul Robinson. Chair. Rail Forum Midlands.
Keynote address
09:15  to  09:30
Speaker:
Jim McMahon OBE MP. Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.
Moving on from Covid: Rail Priorities for the East Midlands
09:30  to  09:45
Speaker:
Andrew Pritchard. Director of Policy and Infrastructure. East Midlands Councils.
Rail Reforms Arriving Soon: What’s Next for the Train Operators?
09:45  to  10:00
Speaker:
Richard Evans. Head of Policy. Rail Delivery Group.
East Midlands Route : Putting Passengers First
10:00  to  10:15
Speaker:
Gary Walsh. Route Director, East Midlands. Network Rail.
Collaboration in a Changing Railway
10:15  to  10:30
Speaker:
Will Rogers. Managing Director. East Midlands Railway.
Panel Discussion With Our Speakers and Audience Q&A
10:30  to  11:00
Closing Remarks/ Session End
11:00  to  11:15
Networking/One-to-one meetings/ Exhibition
11:15  to  13:00
Meet the Board
13:00  to  13:45

Brief introduction to some of our Board Directors and how they represent your views. Hear about some of RFM’s priorities and the work of our Delivery Groups. Particularly relevant to new members or individuals that are new to RFM and an opportunity for all members to get up to speed with some of the work we are undertaking on your behalf. 

Session Two: Thursday 15th 2.00pm – 4.00pm Decarbonising the Journey Ahead
14:00  to  14:05

Welcome

Speaker:
Michelle Craven-Faulkner. Vice Chair. Rail Forum Midlands.
Keynote address
14:05  to  14:15
Speaker:
Nadhim Zahawi MP. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State. Department for BEIS.
The Role of the Net Zero Transport Board
14:15  to  14:30
Speaker:
Leon Daniels. Leon Daniels and Associates. Net Zero Transport Board.
Introducing The Traction Network Decarbonisation Strategy
14:30  to  14:45
Speaker:
Steven Hart. Lead Strategic Planner. Network Rail.
Rail Freight’s Role in Delivering the Green Recovery
14:45  to  15:00
Speaker:
Maggie Simpson OBE. Director General. Rail Freight Group.
HydroFLEX Mainline Testing – A Stepping Stone to Decarbonisation
15:00  to  15:15
Speaker:
Helen Simpson. Innovation and Projects Director. Porterbrook.
Q & A Session with Speakers
15:15  to  15:35
Rail Supply Group : Act Now!
15:35  to  16:00
Speakers:
Anna Delvecchio. Development Director. Mott MacDonald.
Anna Ince. Chief Executive. Resonate.
Chris Swan. Head of Rail. Tarmac.
Closing Remarks/ End of day one
16:00  to  16:15