Rail Partners’ Head of Engineering announced as guest speaker at RSN 2022

Neil Ovenden, Head of Engineering at Rail Partners has today joined six other leading industry speakers who will present at Rail Business Daily’s IConference at Rolling Stock Networking (RSN) 2022.

The full line-up of seven industry-leading speakers for the event at Derby Arena on July 7 can be viewed below.

In his role, Neil offers fleet and railway system engineering strategic support to Rail Partners’ train operating company members – and worked in a similar role for over 12 years at ATOC / Rail Delivery Group.

Rail Partners exists to make the railway better by harnessing the expertise and creativity of private sector operators for the benefit of those who use the railway, passengers and freight customers, and those who pay for it, including taxpayers.

During his speech at the conference, Neil will offer a brief introduction to Rail Partners and give an  overview of what the post-Covid-19 pandemic GB mainline rail recovery opportunities and challenges might be for the rolling stock and associated products and services supply chain.

This year, Inspiring Rail People by Inspiring Rail People is the theme for this year’s Rail Business Daily (RBD) conference at Rolling Stock Networking (RSN).The annual conference is this year designed to Inspire, Inform, Impact and offer Insight to help you grow your business.With speakers in procurement roles from several well-known rail companies, the presenters will undoubtedly have something of interest to showcase for all delegates.

The conference will also include panel discussions and Q&A sessions with host Nigel Wordsworth. Held upstairs, above the main exhibition hall, the conference will be opened at 9.50am by Amanda Solloway MP. The first speaker will take the stage at 10am and the conference runs until 3pm.

The IConference timetable:
10am: Tony Howard, Director of Assurance, RISAS & RISQS, RSSB

10.45am: Paul Harwood, Programme Director, Industry Commercial, Great British Railways Transition Team

11.30am: Maria Griffin, HS2 Project Director for the Hitachi Alston High Speed joint venture and Bernie Rowell, Head of Delivery, Rolling Stock Project, HS2

Lunch

12.45pm: Graeme Clark, Head of Business Development, Rolling Stock, Siemens Mobility

1.30pm: Neil Ovenden, Head of Engineering, Rail Partners

2.15pm: Tim Robinson, Chairman, DigiRail

The IConference is free to attend and there is no need to book.

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