17-18 June 2026
Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre

Tackling the skills crisis: attracting new people to the railway

18 Jun 2025
Policy & Leadership Theatre
Policy & Leadership
This session will focus on how the railway can address the skills crisis by attracting a younger, more diverse workforce. This session is targeted at business leaders across all parts of the rail industry, which is facing an impending crisis due to an ageing workforce and rising competition for the best talen
Chairperson
Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain
Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain, Specification Manager - Rail North Partnership
Speakers
Ruth Busby
Ruth Busby, HR Director - Network Rail
Lorna Gibson
Lorna Gibson, Director - QTS Training
Odis Palmer
Odis Palmer, Industry Inclusion & Belonging Lead - DFTO