Britain has the fastest growing railway
in Europe and freight is an important part of this with
the rail freight industry becoming increasingly responsive
to customers' needs. The UK Government has demonstrated
its commitment to rail freight with £200 million committed
in the HLOS towards the development of a Strategic Freight
Network and a further £132 million in TIF funding recently
announced.
The Annual Rail Freight Group conference has developed into
the premier policy conference in the UK for the rail freight
industry, its customers and suppliers. This the 16th Annual
conference focuses on growth within the rail freight industry.
Day 1 examines what rail freight's customers need from the
industry and how the movement of different types of cargo
can be increased; it looks at the development of the Strategic
Freight Network and at how a 24/7 freight network can be
achieved. Day 2 examines progress with opening up rail freight
markets across Europe and looks at the planning and funding
of rail freight schemes.
The following
issues will be discussed:
The Strategic Freight Network and the role
of TIF funding
The impact of rising oil prices on the long
term growth forecasts for rail
How the use of rail freight can be increased
across key industries – energy, construction materials,
foodstuffs
Achieving a 24/7 railway
Progress with rail freight policy in Europe
Is the European rail freight market open
to fair competition?
Growing international rail freight through
the Channel Tunnel
Funding infrastructure enhancements
The impact of the Planning Bill on major
rail projects
Confirmed
speakers:
Keynote address:
Tom Harris MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department
for Transport
Chairs: Lord
Berkeley, Chairman, The Rail Freight Group and Alan Bennett,
Director General, The Rail Freight Group
Patrick Rousseaux European Commission
DG TREN
Hartmut Mehdorn
Chairman Management Board and
CEO Deutsche Bahn
Chris Hall
Network Transport Manager Asda
Alan Bennett
Director General Rail Freight
Group
Frank Zschoche
Director BSL Management Consultants
Peter Hunt
Chief Executive Mutuo
Erich Staake
President Duisburger Hafen AG
David Humphrey
Babcock Brown
Bill Emery
Chief Executive Office of Rail
Regulation (ORR)
David Kerr
Commercial Director EWS
David Brewer
Director General Confederation
of UK Coal Producers
Simon Blake
National Rail Manager Aggregate
Industries
Dr Al Reinschmidt
Vice-President Commercial Programs
Transportation Technology Center (TTCI), USA
Antoine Hurel
Chairman and Managing Director
Veolia Cargo
Bart Verbeke
Director, Intermodal Division
P&O Ferrymasters and Vice President
European Rail Freight Customers
Platform
Professor Rod Smith
Future Railway Research Centre
Imperial College, London
Mike Garratt
Managing Director MDS Transmodal
Iain Coucher
Chief Executive Network Rail
Simon Jenkins
Vice President Development ProLogis
Developments
Alan Curtis
Managing Director ProLogis Developments
Chris Geldard
Head of Rail Development ABP
Simon Pearson
Head of Central Logistics Operations
Asda
Lindsay Durham
Head of Rail Strategy Freightliner
James Hookham
Policy Director FTA
Brian Blackwell Business
Planning Director HS1 CTRL
Norman Baker MP
Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes
Angus Walker
Partner Bircham Dyson Bell
Theresa Villiers MP
Conservative MP for Chipping Barnet and Shadow Secretary
of State for Transport
Professor Andrew McNughton
Chief Engineer Network Rail
Robbie Owen
Partner and Head of Major Projects
Bircham Dyson Bell
Conference Dinner
The Conference Dinner will take place
on 3rd June 2008 at London Zoo, Regent's Park. Commencing
with a drinks reception at 18.45, dinner will follow at
19.30. There will be an after dinner address by our guest
speaker.
Dinner Guest
Speaker: Stewart Stevenson MSP, the Scottish Transport,
Infrastructure and Climate Change Minister
To register proceed to on-line
booking or print a conference
brochure for a hard copy of the registration form
Conference Structure
Waterfront realises it is not always possible
to take two days out of the office and you may have interests
in a particular area, so each day can be booked separately.
Please indicate which day you would like to attend on the
Registration Form. There is also an option for delegates
to book for two days and share a place with a different
delegate attending each day. This would enable your organisation
to cover the whole conference and therefore all the key
issues. If you would like to take advantage of this please
tick the 'Share a place' box on the Registration Form and
remember to list the names of each delegate.
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