Location
Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff
Date & Time
8am, April 2nd, 2025
Speakers
5+ Professionals
Delegates
400 Seats

About Rail Cymru Conference 2025

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The rail industry is quickly evolving, and Wales has the potential to lead the way in driving forward innovative and sustainable transport solutions.
Rail Cymru Conference 2024 will bring together over 300 leading experts, decision-makers, and stakeholders from across the rail industry to share their insights and expertise.

It follows on from a successful 2023 event, which narrowed-down focus on the railway, with speeches from Lee Waters MS – Deputy Minister for Climate Change, James Jackson – Industry Programme Director from Network Rail, Natalie Rees – Head of Sustainable Development and Climate Change at Transport for Wales, and David Beer from Transport Focus.

The key plans and priorities raised included achieving our net zero targets, promoting diversification, boosting collaboration, enabling more investment, and encouraging innovation.

As we continue into CP7, it is vital that the industry offers value for money for the taxpayer, through innovative project delivery and new ways of thinking.

The well-established Rail Cymru Conference is your opportunity to network directly with influential decision-makers, understand the key plans and priorities for Wales and explore how you can bid for, and win business, along with supporting the principal contractors.

Join us to explore how we can work together to create a brighter future for rail. Register your interest in the form here, email enquiry@peloton-events.co.uk, or phone 0161 519 8950 to find out more.

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Our Speakers

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Nick Millington

Nick Millington

Route Director, Wales & Borders Route - Network Rail
Robyn MacNamara

Robyn MacNamara

Programme Manager - Regional E&P Asset Management
James Jackson

James Jackson

Great British Railways Transition Team
Ken Skates

Ken Skates

Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Mark Barry

Mark Barry

Professor of Practice in Connectivity (Cardiff University)

Event Schedule

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08.00 – 09.00 – Registration & Networking


09.00 – 09.15 – Chair Welcome
09.15 – 09.40 – Keynote Address – Nick Millington – Route Director, Network Rail
09.40 – 10.15 – Panel Discussion - Panel theme: Building a better railway through integration, partnership and collaboration
• Why is partnership working so important during this period of industry change?
• How does this approach mean customer/ community/ taxpayer needs are at the heart of early, strategic decisions? How will it deliver a better transport system?
• What are the core components of successful partnership/ integrated working? How do we know this works?
• How can wider industry play its part?
Panellists:
James Jackson – GBRTT
Alexia Course – Chief Commercial Officer – TfW
Welsh Government – senior official TBC

10.15 – 10.35 – Headline Sponsor Address
10.35 – 10.50 – Speaker TBC
10.50 – 11.40 – Refreshments & Networking
11.45 – 12.00 – Speaker TBC
12.00 – 12.20 – Ken Skates MS – Delivering his keynote address
12.20 – 13.00 – Panel discussion – what electrification projects are planned?
• Robyn McNamara – Programme Manager - Regional E&P Asset Management – Network Rail
13.00 – 14.15 – Lunch and Networking
14.15 – 14.35 – How to Build a Metro – Mark Barry – confirmed
14.35 – 14.55 – Andrew Gregory – Director of Planning & Transport – Cardiff City Council - confirmed
14.35 – 15.05 – Panel discussion – The role of SME’s in building the Welsh Railway
15.05 – 15.20 – Speaker TBC
15.20 – 15.35 – Speaker TBC

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