08.00 – 09.00 – Registration and Networking

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09.00 – 09.15 – Chair Welcome

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09.15 – 09.30 – Fiona Hyslop MSP – Scottish Government

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09.30 – 10.00 – Panel Discussion – the future of rail, investing in people
• Siemens
• SPL Powerlines
• Porterbrook
• Thales

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10.00 – 10.40 – Panel Discussion – the key priorities
• Alex Hynes – Managing Director – Scotland’s Railway
• Bill Reeve – Rail Director – Scotland’s Railway
• Mary Grant – Chief Executive Officer – Porterbrook

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10.40 – 11.30 – Refreshments and Networking

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11.35 – 11.50 – Siemens – speaker TBC

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11.50 – 12.05 – SPL Powerlines – speaker TBC

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12.05 – 12.20 – Thales – speaker TBC

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12.20 – 12.35 – Speaker TBC

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12.35 – 12.50 – Louise Shaw – Head of New Fleet Procurement and Delivery – Transport Scotland - invited

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12.50 – 13.05 - Alaistair MacFarlane – Route Asset Manager – Network Rail

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13.05 – 13.20 – Alex Dobbie – HR Director – Scotland’s Railway

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13.20 – 14.20 – Lunch and Networking

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14.20 – 14.25 – Chair Afternoon Welcome

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14.30 – 15.00 – Panel Discussion – The role of freight to provide new services
• Heather Waugh – Rapid Deployment Driver – Freightliner Group – invited
• Fiona Hesling – Transport Scotland
• Maggie Simpson

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15.00 – 15.15 – Grand Union Trains – invited

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15.15 – 15.30 - Community Rail Partnership

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15.30 – 15.45 – Robert Samson – Transport Focus - confirmed

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15.45 – 16.00 – Speaker TBC