BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//RBD - ECPv6.15.10//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:RBD X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.railbusinessdaily.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for RBD REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250909T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250909T143000 DTSTAMP:20251103T034403 CREATED:20250801T145537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T103509Z UID:10002061-1757410200-1757428200@www.railbusinessdaily.com SUMMARY:Future of Rail: Exports & Trade DESCRIPTION:Agenda\n09:30 | Registrations and Networking \n10:15 | Session One \nWelcome – Neil Walker\, Exports Director\, Railway Industry Association \nIntroduction to RIA Exports Leadership Group (RELG) – Joy Grover\, RIA RELG Chair and Associate New Business Director\, PriestmanGoode \nKeynote – Amanda Brooks CBE\, Director General\, Trade Negotiations\, Department for Business and Trade \nPanel Discussion – How can rail be more involved in free trade agreements (FTAs)? \n\nAmanda Brooks CBE\, Director General\, Trade Negotiations\, Department for Business and Trade\nKate Thornley\, Chief Negotiator\, UK-India FTA\, Department for Business and Trade\nAlex Mulchrone\, Deputy Chief Negotiator\, UK-Turkey FTA\, Department for Business and Trade\n\nKeynotes and Q&A – Opportunities in Ireland \n\nSean Sweeney\, Programme Director\, Metrolink (Ireland)\nEoin Gillard\, Assistant Director of Transport Investment\, National Transport Authority (Ireland)\nAnneke Taylor\, Senior Trade Adviser – Business and Trade\, British Embassy Dublin\nFurther speakers to be confirmed shortly\n\n12:00 | Break \n12:15 | Session Two \nPanel Discussion – UK Export Finance interaction with the market: how to get involved \n\nPaul Ling\, Business Manager – Infrastructure and Construction Underwriting Team\, UK Export Finance (UKEF)\nDoruk Günay\, Managing Director – Head of Export Finance\, Rönesans Holding (Turkey)\nFurther speakers to be confirmed shortly.\n\nKeynote – Ian Napier\, Head of International Rail Trade & Engagement\, Department for Transport \nPanel Discussion – RIA SME Exports Workshop Report launch \n\nNeil Walker\, Exports Director\, Railway Industry Association\nJoy Grover\, RIA RELG Chair and Associate New Business Director\, PriestmanGoode\nCatherine Leech\, RIA SME Chair and Managing Director\, Anturas Consulting\n\nClosing Remarks – Neil Walker\, Exports Director\, Railway Industry Association \n13:40 | Networking Lunch \n14:30 | Event close URL:https://www.railbusinessdaily.com/event/future-of-rail-exports-trade/ LOCATION:RIA Offices\, RIA offices\, Kings Buildings\, 16 Smith Square\, SW1P 3HQ\, London\, RIA offices\, Kings BuildSW1P 3HQ\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.railbusinessdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Future-of-Rail-Exports-Trade-Ultimate-Rail-Calendar.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR