2025 Speakers

Isabella Lawson

RIA Wales & Western | Procurement Advisor, RIA

Alex Hynes

Director General, Rail Services, Department for Transport

Lord Peter Hendy

Rail Minister

Olly Glover MP

Member of Parliament for Didcot and Wantage & Transport Select Committee Member

Andrew Haines

Chief Executive, Network Rail

Ben Ackroyd

Chief Operating Officer, Porterbrook

Jamie Ainsworth

HSSE Director, West Midlands Trains

Monica Barbosa

Director of Client Services, RSS Infrastructure

Ruth Busby

HR Director, Network Rail

Richard Carr

Technical & Innovation Director, RIA

Andy Cartwright

Technical Manager, Mentor Training

Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain

Specification Manager, Rail North Partnership

Graeme Clark

Head of Business Development Rolling Stock, Siemens Mobility UK&I

Elaine Clarke OBE

Chief Executive Officer, Rail Forum

Angela Cruickshanks

Head of Environment & Sustainability (UK&I), AtkinsRealis

Steve Curphey

Sales Manager UK, Pandrol

Gareth Dennis

Strategy Lead, Test tracks | Engineering Services, Network Rail

Lorna Derrick

Strategic Growth & Partnerships Director, TXM Consult

Prof. Andy Doherty

Chief Technical Officer, Global Centre of Rail Excellence

Noel Dolphin

Head of UK Projects, Furrer+Frey AG

James Dzimba

Chief Control, Command & Signalling Engineer, Network Rail

Rob Fisher

Chief Executive, UK Materials Handling Association

Josh Gardner

Technical Manager, Finning UK

Lorna Gibson

Director, QTS Training

Lynsey Gilfilan

HSQE Director, Story Plant

Stephen Goss

Policy Research Manager, Campaign for Better Transport

Julie Gregory

Regional Head of Resilience and Sustainable Growth, Network Rail

Andrew Hall

Chief Inspector, RAIB

Craig Harvey

Commercial Director-Rail, British Steel

Simon Higgens MBE

Chair, Rail Safety Week Steering Group

Richard Hines

Chief Inspector, ORR

Jon Humpherson

Electrification Director Rail Infrastructure, Siemens Mobility UK&I

Liam Johnston

Executive Director, Railway Mission

Michael Jones

Senior Environmental Specialist,, HS2

Darren Jones

Head of ERTMS, DB Cargo

Ben Lane

Infrastructure Lead and East Coast Digital Programme Project Director, Siemens Mobility UK&I

Jo Lewington

Chief Environment & Sustainability Officer, Network Rail

Dr Alastair MacDonald

Regional Director, Balfour Beatty

Alex Manners

Neurodiversity & Autism Speaker

Martijn Gilbert

Chief Operating Officer, RIA

Martin Mason

Insight Development Lead, Network Rail

Wendy McCristal

Director, The Mental Wealth Cafe

Chris McKeown

Head of Operations (Aluminothermic Welding & Equipment), Pandrol

Louise McNally

Suicide and Trespass Prevention Lead, Network Rail

Nick Millington

Route Director, Wales & Borders, Network Rail

Poggy Murray Whitham

Programme Manager, EqualEngineers Ltd

Steve Naybour

Head of Programme Management and Controls Wales and Western, Network Rail

Liana Blackburn

Senior Reseach Manager, Autistica

Michael Noakes

Head of Rail, Department for Business and Trade