RIA North 2022 Annual Conference
1 December 2022
Science & Industry Museum, Manchester - 08:45 - 16:00

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting our RIA North Annual Conference at the Science & Industry Museum, Manchester on 1st December. 

The RIA North Annual Conference is a flagship conference in the railway calendar and attracts some 100 industry leaders and senior players, to discuss the strategic direction of the industry in the North and how we can support the national and regional agenda on building back better, levelling-up and Net Zero. This event is open to all rail suppliers and stakeholders active in the North however we reserve the right to prioritise RIA Members. 

With panel discussions, presentations and specialist workshops the event will be full of insights into levelling up the region and what the supply chain can do to deliver the North’s Railways.

The day will also give the supply chain an opportunity to re-connect with decision-makers and help re-enforce your commercial credentials to the regions decision makers – with IRP funding of £96 billion and Sustainable Transport Settlements totalling over £3 billion, the North is the region to be for the rail supply community. 

AGENDA

08:45 - Coffee/Tea & Networking - Meet the Buyers & Exhibitors

09:20 - Welcome from RIA
09:30 - Welcome from the Science Musuem Group - Gemma Gibb, Head of Communications and Advocacy
 
09:45 - Headline Sponsor - AmcoGiffen - Jason Marbeck, Strategy & Development Director

09:55 - Meet the Buyer & Exhibitors pitches

10:05 - RIA North review - Justin Moss RIA North Chair & Dave Maddison RIA North Vice-Chair

10:30 - Keynote - Louise Haigh MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

11:00 - Coffee/Tea & Networking - Meet the Buyers & Exhibitors

11:20 - Panel - North's Railways - presentations followed by panel Q&A

Eoin O'Neill, Capital Delivery Director, North West and Central, Network Rail
Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner for Transport for Greater Manchester
Martin Tugwell, CEO Transport for the North
Nick Donovan, Managing Director Northern Rail
Tony Matthews, Head of IT at DB Cargo

13:00 - Lunch & Networking

14:15 - Primary Engineer - Natalie Cachet-Gaujard

14:20 - Collaboration Case Study - Tim McBennett, Programme Director, Thales & Andrew Stark, Marketing Manager, Incremental

14:45 - Meet the Buyer & Exhibitors session will give attendees the opportunity to listen to and meet buyers from the following Tier 1 organisations:

Alstom
Siemens
AmcoGiffen
Story
Telent

Exhibitors:

RailDiary
EviFile

14:45 - RIA North "Surgery" with the Leadership Group

16:00 - Conference closes -  Trailblazers follows

17:00 - 19:00 Trailblazers Reception  *(Separate registration required - see below)


Headline sponsor:

RIA North Trailblazers Reception - 17:00 - 19:00

The Conference will be followed by the RIA North Trailblazers Reception, which is an opportunity to network with colleagues from the Conference and across the industry over a drink. Trailblazers is the RIA initiative celebrating a vibrant and diverse workforce in rail, and we hope to see you there. You can register for the Reception here.

HOW TO REGISTER