WHO WILL BUILD HS2?

11TH SEPTEMBER 2014

AGENDA

09:00 - 09.45 Registration
09:45 - 09:50 Chairs Opening Remarks: 
Jim Steer, Director, Greengauge
09:50 - 10:10 Making HS2 a Reality
Simon Kirby, Chief Executive - Construction, HS2 Limited
10:10 - 10:30

How we can build on delivering major railway projects after HS1 and Crossrail 1
Ailie MacAdam, Managing Director, Bechtel Rail
10:30 - 10:50

Lessons Learned from HS1
Nicola Shaw, CEO, HS1
10:50 - 11:10

Q & A
11:10 - 11:30

Refreshment Break
11:30 - 12:00 Keynote Address
Robert Goodwill MP, Rail Minister
12:00 - 12:20

Traffic management and control - what lessons can be learned from other rail implementations as the UK prepares to build HS2?
Serge Bertrand, Vice President Mainline Rail Systems, Thales
12:20 - 12:40

The Train of the Future
Luc Roy, Vice-President, Subsystem Platforms - Chief Technical Office, Bombardier Transportation
12:40 - 13:00

Q & A
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:05

Afternoon Chair's Opening Remarks
Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Passenger Focus
14:05 - 14:25

The French Experience
Pierre-Etienne Gauiter, Director of Innovation, SYSTRA
14:25 - 14:45

How will HS2 be funded?
James Stewart, Chairman - Global Infrastructure, KPMG 
14:45 - 15:05 The importance of design and build to a rail operator
Prof Wang Yuze, Vice President, China Railway SIYUAN Survey and Design Group
15:05 - 15:25 HS2: Unlocking growth in the West Midlands
Waheed Nazir, Director of Planning & Regeneration, Birmingham City Council 
15:25 - 15:45

Q & A
15:45 - 16:30

Networking