AGENDA

09:00 - 09.45	Registration
09:45 - 09:50	Chair's Opening Remarks Prof David Begg, Publisher, Transport Times
09:50 - 10:10	Keynote Address: Government's new Strategy for High Speed Rail Rt Hon Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Transport
10:10 - 10:20	Q & A
10:20 - 10:40	Planning and constructing HS2 Sir Brian Briscoe, Chairman, HS2
10:40 - 11:00	The Capacity case for High Speed Rail Paul Plummer, Director - Planning and Development, Network Rail
11:00 - 11:15	Q & A
11:15 - 11:35	Refreshment Break sponsored by Bechtel
	*Putting the case for...*
11:35 - 11:55	The choices between upgrading existing lines and building new lines on a wider HSR network Jim Steer, Director, Greengauge 21
11:55 - 12:15	The Economic Impact of High Speed Rail Lewis Atter, Associate Partner, KPMG
12:15 - 12:35	Why a Heathrow link is essential for modal shift from air to rail Colin Matthews, CEO, BAA
12:35 - 12:55	Q & A
12:55 - 13:40	Lunch sponsored by Bechtel
13:40 - 13:45	Chair Opens Afternoon Session Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Passenger Focus
13:45 - 14:05	Keeping UK construction costs for HSR under control Ailie MacAdam, Project Director, Bechtel
14:05 - 14:25	Scotland's commitment to High Speed Rail Stewart Stevenson MSP, Scottish Transport Minister
14:25 - 14:45	The importance of extending the route Northwards John Jarvis, Transport Director, Northern Way
14:45 - 15:00	Q & A
15:00 - 15:20	Refreshments sponsored by Bechtel
15:20 - 15:40	The implications of routing HSR through the Chilterns Cllr Valerie Letheren, Cabinet Member for Transport, Buckinghamshire CC
15:40 - 16:00	More than mitigation: why wider policy changes are needed if HS2 is to be sustainable Ralph Smyth, Senior Transport Campaigner, Campaign to Protect Rural England
16:00 - 16:15	Q & A
16:15 - 16:20	Afternoon chair's closing remarks