Date/Time
Date(s) - October 19 2017
8:30am - 3:30pm
Location
Pride Park Stadium
‘Industrial Strategy in Brexit Britain: Midlands Rail Powering the Economy’
Programme:
08.30 Registration
09.00 Welcome and Chairman’s Opening Remarks
09.05 Midlands Engine Vision for Growth: Keynote Address
Sir John Peace, Chairman Midlands Engine
09.15 Powering the Midlands Engine: What Next for Midlands Connect?
Maria Machancoses, Programme Director for Midlands Connect
09.35 East Midlands HS2 Growth Strategy and East Midlands Rail Franchise Competition
Andrew Pritchard, Director of Policy & Infrastructure, East Midlands Councils
09.55 Creating a Sustainable Rail Industry for the East Midlands
Rob McIntosh, Route Managing Director LNE and EM, Network Rail
10.15 Panel Q and A
10.30 Refreshments
11.00 Delivering the Rail Skills Strategy
Neil Robertson, Chief Executive, NSAR
11.20 Developing the ‘Rail Sector Deal’
Paul Plummer, Chief Executive Rail Delivery Group and
Anna Delvecchio, Portfolio Director Rail Supply Group
11.50 Creating Market Conditions for Growth
Anna Ince, Chief Executive Office, Resonate
12.10 Panel Q and A
12.20 Lunch
13.15 Delivering the RFM Strategy
Elaine Clark, RFM General Manager
13.30 A New Fleet for the UK Network – The Story of the Hitachi Class 800
Nick Hughes, Sales Director, Hitachi Rail Europe
13.50 HS2: From Concept to Construction on Phase One
Giles Thomas, Engineering Director Phase One, HS2
14.10 Creating a Diverse Railway in the East Midlands
Jake Kelly, Managing Director, East Midlands Trains
14.30 Lord Prior of Brampton: Keynote Address
15.00 CLOSE
This year we are partnering with Dinner@theRoundhouse to create a full day and evening of activity in Derby. As in previous years RFM members are entitled to discounted tickets for the Dinner and this year we are pleased to offer non RFM member companies discounted tickets to our conference if they are attending the Dinner.
Delegate Tickets and Pricing:
RFM Members are entitled to 2 complimentary tickets
RFM Patron, Gold and Silver members are entitled to additional complimentary tickets depending on the grade of membership
Non RFM Members are very welcome to attend the conference. Standard ticket price is £200 plus VAT
Organisations that are sponsoring the Dinner@theRoundhouse on the evening of 19th October or that have booked ‘full tables’ for the dinner are entitled to two complimentary tickets to the conference
Organisations attending the Dinner@theRoundhouse are entitled to discounted tickets at £120 plus VAT
