Event agenda

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

10:00 - 10:05

Welcome

Format:Video conferencing

Ian Evley – Innovate UK Innovation & Growth Specialist and lead for Innovation activities for Rail Forum will open proceedings and discuss the innovation landscape

10:05 - 10:10

How Network Rail supports collaborating innovators and highlighting one or two challenge areas (potentially decarbonisation).

Format:Video conferencing

Gareth Evans, Head of Rail Technology, Network Rail will be discuss how Network Rail support collaborating innovators and considering some of their key challenges

10:15 - 10:25

How a rail operator supports innovators and highlighting one or two challenge areas in performance.

Format:Video conferencing

Dan Piner, Senior Design and Innovation Manager at South Western Railway, will discuss how they support innovation into their passenger rail operations as well as considering some key current challenges

10:25 - 10:35

How major infrastructure programmes can be supported by innovation

Format:Video conferencing

AJ Cronin, Delivery Manager at Iarnród Éireann, will discuss how innovation can drive and support modern infrastructure programmes.

10:35 - 10:40

How Rail Forum is supporting its UK members to drive innovation including its membership with ERCI

Format:Video conferencing

Cat Appleby, Membership & Engagement Director, Rail Forum, will outline innovation support to members and how it works with colleagues in ERCI

10:40 - 10:45

How ERCI is supporting cross border innovation

Format:Video conferencing

Dirk-Ulrich Kruger, Managing Director of Rail-S cluster and President of ERCI – European Railway Clusters Initiative ASBL, will outline how ERCI is supporting cross border innovation

10:45 - 11:15

Panel Q&A

Format:Video conferencing

Short session to give the opportunity to participants to ask their questions and relevant comments.

11:15 - 11:20

Wrap up and close

Format:Video conferencing

Meeting block

12:00 - 17:00

MeetingsOnline

Meeting duration:30 minute time slots

Thursday, 14 November 2024

Meeting block

09:00 - 17:00

MeetingsOnline

Meeting duration:30 minute time slots

Friday, 15 November 2024

Meeting block

09:00 - 17:00

MeetingsOnline

Meeting duration:30 minute time slots

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