Date/Time
Date(s) - March 25 2026
9:00am - 3:00pm
Location
Sheffield United FC – The Pavilion Suite
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The safety and security of both people and railway assets is at the heart of what drives much of what the supply chain does. It is a key priority for all our clients; be they infrastructure managers, passenger and freight operators or asset owners. For the first time we are running our Railway Safety – Prevention, Protection and Cure event, dedicated to multiple aspects of safety on our railways. From employees, passengers, rolling stock and infrastructure assets, through to essential areas for all such as cyber security, it will help set the scene for both the challenges and resulting opportunities that therefore exist, within what really is an ever-changing and evolving landscape for us all.
Speakers
We are delighted to host experts across multiple functions and organisations with confirmed speakers including:
- Rupert Lown, Group Safety, Security, Health and Environment Director | DFTO (KEYNOTE SPEAKER)
- Peter Gibbons, Chief Security Officer | Network Rail
- Jacqueline Starr, Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer | Rail Delivery Group
- Phil Hibberd, Group Head of Safety & Security | Transport UK Group
- Paul Bennett Safety & Environment Director | Northern Trains
- Tracey Barber, Senior Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Business Partner |LNER
- Evan Jones, Managing Director | Complete Cyber
- Paul Furnell, Safeguarding Director | Mitie
- Darin Gray, Principal Assurance Engineer | NCB Rail Assurance
- Mark Robinson, Chief Information Officer | DFTO
- Richard Hines, HM Chief Inspector & Director of Railway Safety | ORR
- Stuart West, Senior Consultant | Occam Group
Programme
Full details of the programme will be issued in the joining instructions sent out after registration, but to support planning we can advise:
- Arrivals from 9:00 to explore event partners
- Event closes 3:00pm
Members can expect a newly modified roll call based on your feedback with a capped number. As ever, members are encouraged to be prepared with their 20 seconds highlighting their offering in the ‘Railway Safety’ landscape and listen out for their company name! Early bookers benefit!
Who Should Attend?
- Innovation and Technology Leads
- Business Development and Account Managers
- Asset Managers / Asset Engineers
- Finance Directors and Risk Managers
- Individuals with responsibility for cyber security compliance
- Health and Safety leads
This event will shine the spotlight on many areas of safety and security in the industry that directly and indirectly affect ALL members. If your company does or can bring increased levels of safety to people, passengers, assets or more, or you have innovations that could also help to do so, this will be the ideal audience and platform for you to highlight that!
Event Partners
Find out more about our event partners each of which provides a keen contribution to fleet performance, and without whom this event would not be possible.
Find out more about Bosch.
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Find out more about Carlise.
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Find out more about Mitie
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Find out more about NCB Rail Assurance
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Find out more about Resonate
Eligibility
This event provides ONE free place to Rail Forum members. Additional places are charged at £50 plus VAT each.
Non-members are welcome to attend this event. A ticket, maximum one per company, can be purchased for £175 plus VAT. Please select Non-Member on the booking form below and proceed to payment. Payment must be received prior to the event or your place will be released.
Registration Deadline
- Bookings will close on Thursday 12th March 2026, or sooner if the event is fully booked.
- Joining instructions will be issued at least 1 week before the commencement of the event.