AGENDA

  Keynote Address: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE, Minister of State for Transport (invited)    

  Session 1: The new face of rail: working together to deliver for passengers

  Chaired by Anthony Smith, Director, Consumer Focus

• Alex Hynes, Director General Rail Services Group, DfT (invited)
• Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester
• Martijn Gilbert, Managing Director, Lumo (invited)
• Mary Grant, CEO, Porterbrook (invited)

  Refreshment Break

  Session 2: Doing the basics well - accessibility, affordability and reliability

• Marcus Jones, Western Route Director, Network Rail (invited)
• Caroline Stickland, Chief Executive, Transport for All
• Cllr Liam Robinson, Leader, Liverpool City Council (invited)
• Natasha Grice, Director, Transport Focus

  Lunch

  Session 3: Ramping up rail freight to de-carbonise transport

  Chaired by Ian Clarke, Director, Infrastructure Advisory Group at KPMG

• Kathryn Oldale, Head of Strategy, Policy and Communications, DB Cargo
• Maggie Simpson OBE, Director General, Rail Freight Group
• Richard Moody, Programme Director (freight reform), GBR Transition Team

  Refreshment Break

  Session 4: New funding models and revenue sources for future rail schemes

  Chaired by Ed Thomas, Partner, UK Head of Transport, KPMG

• Claire Mann, Chief Operating Officer, Transport for London 
• Prof Mark Barry, Professor of Practice in Connectivity, Cardiff University