Programme
08.30 – 09.30 Registration, exhibition open and coffee served
09.30 Chair's welcome and introduction Christian Wolmar, Journalist and rail expert
09.40 The strategic business plan: responding to the 30 year review
Robin Gisby, Director of Operations and Customer Service,
Network Rail
Robin will be discussing; - Performance and growth of the network
- The Government’s High Level Output Strategy and our Strategic Business Plan
- Enhancement projects over the next 5 years
- Our relationship with suppliers
- Investing in people and resources
- Our ambitious plans to meet future challenges
10.00 Funding rail improvements from land value capture
Dave Wetzel, Vice-Chair of Board, Chair of HSE Committee,
Transport for London
10.20 Question & Answer Session _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
10.30 -11.00 Coffee and exhibition
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11.00 An overview of Intelligent Transport Systems
Steven Norris, President of ITS United Kingdom
11.20 The case for electrification of rail in the UK
Paul Martin, Director General, the Railway Forum
11.35 Using video solutions to fuel operational efficiency and lift
passenger usage
Dirk Ostermann, Managing Director, Verint Systems GmbH
11.50 Question & Answer Session
12.00 Seminar programme
Delegates have the choice to attend ONE of the workshops
A Green Mobility: the future needs the railways for a cleaner
environment'
Chris Roth, Managing director, Siemens
B Expecto, The Prince2 Academy
Richard Moret, Director, Expect Prince2 Academy
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12.45 – 13.45 Lunch and opportunity to visit the exhibition
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13.45 Implications for the rail network of likely doubling of rail freight
traffic over the next 20 years
Mike Garratt, Founder, MDS Transmodal
14.00 A Conservative Future for the Railways
Stephen Hammond MP, Conservative Shadow Minister for Transport, Responsible for rail
14.15 Future Rolling Stock Designs Operating Today
Alison Dormer, General Manager, Hitachi Europe
14.30 Question & Answer Session
14.45 – 15.55 The Rail 2008 big discussion panel session
The panel session will be Co-Chaired by George Muir, who has been Director General of ATOC since 1999, George has announced he will be retiring from the organisation in February.
Taking part in the panel session to date are;
Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Passenger Focus
Geoff Inskip, Chief Executive, Centro-WMPTA, Geoff also
represents the rail industry on behalf of pteg
Stephen Hammond MP, Conservative Shadow Minister for
Transport, Responsible for rail
Norman Baker MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State
for Transport
Steven Norris, President of ITS United Kingdom
Dave Wetzel, Vice-Chair of Board, Chair of HSE Committee,
Transport for London
Paul Martin, Director General, the Railway Forum
15.55 – 16.00 Chair's Summary of the day
16.00 Conference Close
16.00 - 18.30 Post Conference Drinks Reception at the IoD
18.30 Drinks Reception close