Grab your name badge, breakfast and start your networking early

The southern region has a budget of over £7bn and Tim leads the programme of capital delivery investment serving passengers and freight operators across the busiest rail lines in the country, transporting large numbers of commuters to London and other employment hubs from Devon in the West to Kent in the East and links Wessex, Sussex and Kent as well as Network Rail High Speed.

Join David for a conversation on the new industry partnership to deliver a digital railway masterplan that discusses the role of digital signalling in unlocking the inherent capabilities of the railway network to create a higher performing, more productive railway bringing track and train together for a strategic industry investment.

Chris Myers, Associate Director Digital Services, Arup

Phil Harrison, Director, Arup

Rubina Greenwood, Senior Programme Manager, Future Command, Control & Signalling, Network Rail

Martin Fenner, Business Development Director, Tilt Consulting

People make railways, railways change the world

Embedding a cross industry collaborative focus on people will lead to the innovation we need to make rail the first choice for passengers and freight. Examples of this collaboration are already demonstrating value from the Elizabeth line and the East Coast Digital Programme. In these examples, people from across the industry have worked together to develop technology and ensure it is integrated on to the railway. The successful delivery of these projects helps our railways change the world by improving people’s lives.

Grab a coffee, mid morning snack and a fist full of business cards during the second networking opportunity of the day

Steve is Managing Director of Southeastern which operates passenger rail services in South East England providing high speed, commuter and regional services in South East London and Kent, and also parts of East Sussex.

Milda Manomaityte, Innovation Director, Railway Industry Association

Mark Moaby, Acting Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, LNER

Alicia Andrews, Commerical Director, Southeastern Railway

Chris is accountable for the real time performance of the GTR network across all seven routes on which they operate and for the performance of Network Rails TOC and freight customers on the Sussex route.

Grab your lunch, talk to the speakers about how you can help with thier challanges and network with new customers

• Tim Coucher, Alliance Director, Network Rail - Invited
• Sian Thomas, Director of Engineering and Asset Management, Southern Region, Network Rail
• Paul Jones, Operations Director, VolkerRail
• Will Rule, Ecosystem Lead, SRE (Avista Strategy)
  
  
  

The Kent route has a budget of almost £4bn under David's stewardship and has set ambitious plans in play for CP7 and at the forefront of his keynote at this year's event.

• Brad Smith Head of Public & Passenger Safety, Network Rail
• Vaibhav Puri, Director Future Labs, Rail Safety & Standards Board
• Danny Gonzalez, Digital Experience Transformation Director, GBRTT
  
  

With a budget of almost £3bn to invest in the Anglian route, Katie joins this year's line-up to discuss investment strategy for the route as we move towards CP7 and integrate with GBR.

Robin and his team are on a mission to engage with suppliers across the country by using this event to meet with suppliers like you that HS2 can partner with to help deliver this vital infrastructure project. Robin will highlight contract opportunities from the main stage as well as from the exhibition where HS2 are exhibiting.