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

• Laura Shoaf, Chair, Great British Railways (invited)
• Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester (invited)
• Martijn Gilbert, Managing Director, Lumo (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 (invited)

  Lunch

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

• Andy Bagnall, Chief Executive, Rail Partners (invited)
• 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

• Claire Mann, Chief Operating Officer, Transport for London (invited)
• Dyan Perry OBE, Chair, High Speed Rail Group (invited)
• Prof Mark Barry, Professor of Practice in Connectivity, Cardiff University