27TH MARCH 2009
| 09:00-09:50 | Registration |
| 09:50-10:00 | Adam Raphael, Associate Editor, Transport Times |
| Chair's opening remarks | |
| 10:00-10:20 | Lord Andrew Adonis, Minister of State for Transport Keynote address |
| 10:20-10:30 | Question and Answer session |
| 10:30-10:50 | Theresa Villiers MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Conservative support for high speed rail |
| 10:50-11:10 | Paul Plummer, Director of Planning and Regulation, Network Rail To what extent will new high speed rail lines be needed on capacity grounds to meet the growth in demand? |
| 11:10-11:30 | Michael Roberts, Chief Executive, ATOC The train operator's perspective on high speed rail |
| 11:30-11:40 | Question and Answer session |
| 11:40-12.00 | Refreshments |
| 12:00-12:20 | Mike Forster, Strategy and Regulation Director, BAA Why high speed rail is not a solution to Heathrow's capacity constraints |
| 12:20-12:40 | Baroness Jo Valentine, Chief Executive, London First Why London needs high speed rail and a 3rd runway at Heathrow |
| 12:40-13:00 | speaker tbc High Speed Rail to Heathrow |
| 13:00-13:15 | Question and Answer session |
| 13:15-14:05 | Lunch |
| 14:05-14:10 | Adam Raphael, Associate Editor, Transport Times. Chair Opens Afternoon Session |
| 14:10-14:30 | Prof Roger Vickerman, Professor of Economics, University of Kent. Economic benefits of high speed rail |
| 14:30-14:50 | Prof David Begg, Chair, Northern Way Transport Compact. The transpennine perspective on high speed rail |
| 14:50-15:00 | Question & Answer session |
| 15:00-15:20 | Refreshments |
| 15:20-15:40 | Bill Reeve, Director, Rail Delivery, Transport Scotland. The case for electrification in Scotland |
| 15:40-16:00 | Jim Steer, Managing Director, Steer Davies Gleeve. Greengauge 21 |
| 16:00-16:10 | Chair Closing Remarks |