AGENDA

08:45-09:30                         

Registration

Keynote Address: Andrew Jones MP, Rail Minister, Department for Transport

Session 1: Improving Rail Performance: working partnerships between operators, industry partners and network rail.
Chaired by Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Transport Focus

• Andrew Haines, Chief Executive, Network Rail
• Keith Williams, Independent Chair, Williams Rail Review
• John Larkinson, Chief Executive, ORR

Session 2: Why HS2 is a key element of the UK's Transport Strategy 
Chaired by Ed Thomas, Partner, UK Head of Transport, KPMG

• Jim Steer, Director, Greengauge21
• Prof. Andrew McNaughton, Senior Adviser, HS2
• Frazer Henderson, Head of High Speed and Cross Border Rail Policy, Transport Scotland
• Nick Hughes, Sales Director, Hitachi 

Session 3: Delivering smart ticketing on rail across regional and urban areas
Chaired by David Williams, Partner, Advisory, KPMG

• Steve Montgomery, Managing Director - UK Rail, FirstGroup
• Neil Connor, Client Executive - Transport Operators, Fujitsu UK
• Mike Tuckett, Head of Technology & Data - Payments, Transport for London
• John Hill, Advisor, Cubic Transportation Systems

14:30-14:45

Refreshment Break 

Session 4: Devolved Railways: Rail Strategies across the UK 
Chaired by David Sidebottom, Director, Transport Focus

• Barry White, Chief Executive, Transport for the North 
• Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor of London for Transport
• Prof. Mark Barry, Professor of Practice in Connectivity, Cardiff University
• Simon Kirby, Associate Senior Advisor, The Nichols Group