Tuesday 13th April

13.00 Session 1: Planning for Tomorrow

• Keynote Address: Planning Ahead 
  Stuart Baker, Deputy Director - National Projects, Department for Transport (invited)
  
  
• Funding future rail investment
  Charlie Johnson-Ferguson, Director of Corporate Finance, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  
  
• The changing shape of European legislation
  Dr Michael Grenfell, Partner, Norton Rose LLP
  
   
• Preparing for the European railway landbridge
  Kari Konsin, International Affairs Manager, Finnish Transport Agency
  

15.30 Session 2: Maintenance & Renewals

• Optimising maintenance and renewal strategies
  Michel Croc, Director of Major Project Developments, Réseau Ferré de France
  
  
• Innovation supports smarter renewals
  Martin Benkler, Chief Operating Officer, Sersa Group
  
  
• Challenges for tomorrow's workforce - skills, training and competence
  Lesley Hodsdon, Senior Workforce Development Specialist, Rail Safety & Standards Board

Wednesday 14th April

09.00 Session 3: Delivering Enhancements

• Investing for quality – a train operator’s perspective
  Tony Collins, Chief Executive, Virgin Trains
  
  
• Cutting the costs of authorisation
  Richard Lockett, Head of Cross-Acceptance, European Railway Agency
  
  
• The role of the project delivery partner
  Phil Downes, Director of Rail, Parsons Brinckerhoff UK
  
  
• Solving the capacity challenge - CBTC for the Madrid Metro
  Joe Bastone, Director Business Development, Bombardier
  

11.30 Session 4: Major Projects & New Lines

• Improving the network - electrification, expansion and more
  Bill Reeve, Head of Rail Delivery, Transport Scotland
  
  
• High speed lines and suburban expansion – the Spanish experience
  Joaquín Jiménez Otero, Director of International Relations, ADIF (invited)
  
  
• Engineering innovation – network capacity and new lines
  Jim Collins, Director, Steer Davies Gleave
  
  
• Rethinking the major station
  John Campbell, Technical Director, Farrells Architects
  
  

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