17TH APRIL 2026
KPMG
15 CANADA SQUARE
LONDON E14 5GL
| 08:45-09:45 |
Opening Addresses: Chaired by Anthony Smith, Chair, Independent Rail Retailers
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| 10:00-11:15 |
Session 1: Lessons for GBR's new Model: What can existing vertically integrated areas tell us? Chaired by Ed Thomas, Partner, UK Head of Transport & Global Chair, Public
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| 11.15-11:45 |
Refreshment Break |
| 11:45-13:00 |
Session 2: Making devolution work in a centralised GBR Chaired by Jason Prince, Director, Urban Transport Group
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-15:15 |
Session 3: Keeping innovation alive within the rail industry
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| 15:15 |
Close |
SPEAKERS
Thomas Ableman
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Founder Freewheeling |
Julia Buckley MP
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Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury |
Marie Daly
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Chief Operating Officer Transport for Wales |
Vernon Everitt CBE
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Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester |
Andy Lord
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Transport Commissioner for London |
Catriona Meehan
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Director of Public Affairs Omio |
Christoph Pasternak
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Chief Executive Eurofima |
Jason Prince
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Director Urban Transport Group |
Anthony Smith
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Chair Independent Rail Retailers |
Edward Thomas
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Partner, UK Head of Transport and Global Chair, Public Transport KPMG LLP |
Steve White
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Managing Director Southeastern |