2026 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

Andy Cartwright

Technical Manager, Mentor Training

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

Gareth Dennis

Strategy Lead, Test tracks | Engineering Services, Network Rail

Lorna Derrick

Strategic Growth & Partnerships Director, TXM Consult

Noel Dolphin

Head of UK Projects, Furrer+Frey AG

James Dzimba

Chief Control, Command & Signalling Engineer, Network Rail

Josh Gardner

Technical Manager, Finning UK

Lorna Gibson

Director, QTS Training

Lynsey Gilfilan

HSQE Director, Story Plant

Julie Gregory

Regional Head of Resilience and Sustainable Growth, Network Rail

Craig Harvey

Commercial Director-Rail, British Steel

Jon Humpherson

Electrification Director Rail Infrastructure, Siemens Mobility UK&I

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

Martin Mason

Insight Development Lead, Network Rail

Chris McKeown

Head of Operations (Aluminothermic Welding & Equipment), Pandrol

Louise McNally

Suicide and Trespass Prevention Lead, Network Rail

Steve Naybour

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

Dr Michelle Newman

Senior Reseach Manager, Autistica

Michael Noakes

Head of Rail, Department for Business and Trade

Keith Oakes

Head of, SHEQ

Odis Palmer

Industry Inclusion & Belonging Lead, DFTO

Doug Paulley

Disability Rights Campaigner

Jamie Pogson

R&D Engineer Ballasted Track, Pandrol

Bonnie Price

Chief Executive Officer, YRP

Lucy Prior MBE MSc

Strategic Growth Director, The Mental Wealth Company

Ian Prosser CBE

Former HM Chief Inspector of Railways and Director, Double O Safety Consulting

Lisa Regan

Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst, RSSB

Mike Sansom

Director, Hopscotch

Peter Sargent

Head of Rail Policy and Strategy, WMRE

Adam Sergent

Equality Diversity & Inclusion Manager, YRP

Mona Sihota

Head of Drainage, Network Rail

Christopher Sutherland

Inspector, Public Protection & Vulnerability, British Transport Police

Charlotte Sweet

Assistant Strategy Manager, RSSB

Martin Tugwell

Chief Executive, Transport for the North