Agenda
09:30 | Registrations and Networking
10:15 | Session One
Welcome – Neil Walker, Exports Director, Railway Industry Association
Introduction to RIA Exports Leadership Group (RELG) – Joy Grover, RIA RELG Chair and Associate New Business Director, PriestmanGoode
Keynote – Amanda Brooks CBE, Director General, Trade Negotiations, Department for Business and Trade
Panel Discussion – How can rail be more involved in free trade agreements (FTAs)?
- Amanda Brooks CBE, Director General, Trade Negotiations, Department for Business and Trade
- Kate Thornley, Chief Negotiator, UK-India FTA, Department for Business and Trade
- Alex Mulchrone, Deputy Chief Negotiator, UK-Turkey FTA, Department for Business and Trade
Keynotes and Q&A – Opportunities in Ireland
- Sean Sweeney, Programme Director, Metrolink (Ireland)
- Eoin Gillard, Assistant Director of Transport Investment, National Transport Authority (Ireland)
- Anneke Taylor, Senior Trade Adviser – Business and Trade, British Embassy Dublin
- Further speakers to be confirmed shortly
12:00 | Break
12:15 | Session Two
Panel Discussion – UK Export Finance interaction with the market: how to get involved
- Paul Ling, Business Manager – Infrastructure and Construction Underwriting Team, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
- Doruk Günay, Managing Director – Head of Export Finance, Rönesans Holding (Turkey)
- Further speakers to be confirmed shortly.
Keynote – Ian Napier, Head of International Rail Trade & Engagement, Department for Transport
Panel Discussion – RIA SME Exports Workshop Report launch
- Neil Walker, Exports Director, Railway Industry Association
- Joy Grover, RIA RELG Chair and Associate New Business Director, PriestmanGoode
- Catherine Leech, RIA SME Chair and Managing Director, Anturas Consulting
Closing Remarks – Neil Walker, Exports Director, Railway Industry Association
13:40 | Networking Lunch
14:30 | Event close
