AGENDA

08:45 - 09.30	Registration
09:30 - 09:35	Chair's Opening Remarks Lawrie Quinn, Delivery Manager - Rail Projects, Bechtel
09:35 - 09:55	Keynote Address: Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport
09:55 - 10:10	Q & A
10:10 - 10:30	Getting Value for Money from the Railways: Findings of the Final Review Sir Roy McNulty
10:30 - 10:50	Delivering value for the users of Britain's railways Bill Emery, Chief Executive, ORR
10:50 - 11:10	Moving forward: putting customers and rail users at the heart of Network Rail's business Paul Plummer, Director, Planning & Development, Network Rail
11:10 - 11:30	Q & A
11:30- 11:55	Refreshment Break
11:55 - 12:15	The train operator's vision for a smarter future for rail Michael Roberts, Chief Executive, ATOC
12:15 - 12:35	Is Chiltern's 20 Year franchise success replicable Adrian Shooter, MD, Chiltern Railways
12:35 - 12:50	Q & A
12:50 - 13:50	Lunch
13:50 - 13:55	Afternoon Chair's Opening Remarks Jim Steer, Director, Steer Davies Gleave
13:55 - 14:15	Investing for Future Growth - the lessons from London Howard Smith, Chief Operating Officer, TfL London Rail
14:15 - 14:35	How European rail delivers a cheaper network Anton Valk, Chief Executive, Abellio
14:35 - 14:55	The case for devolving rail to the Regions: The Northern Rail franchise Geoff Inskip, Chair, Pteg
14:55 - 15:15	Why cutting costs shouldn't mean cutting corners for passengers Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Passenger Focus
15:15 - 15:35	Q & A
15:35 - 15:40	Chair's Closing Remarks