We are highly delighted that the Rail Minister, the Right Honourable Theresa Villiers, has agreed to officially inaugurate and deliver the opening address at our 2011 Conference. We think we have a tremendous list of speakers and this is good news for the industry in the region, the largest cluster of rail-related companies in the world. This is excellent news for the Forum and firmly cements the Conference in the calendar. We look forward to welcoming Theresa to the city and to a lively and interesting conference and debate.
Members of the DDRF are allowed two free places at the conference and any further places at £125.00 plus VAT per delegate.
The cost of attending the conference for non-members is £250.00 plus VAT per delegate.
Speakers
Sir Roy was appointed by the former Secretary of State in February 2010 as Chairman to lead a special Rail Value for Money Study. Sir Roy was previously Chairman of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the specialist aviation regulator, a post he held for eight years. Prior to this he was Chairman of National Air Traffic Services Limited (NATS) from May 1999 to July 2001.
He is a former Chief Executive and latterly Chairman of Short Brothers plc, the Belfast-based aerospace company now part of Bombardier Inc. Previous posts include being President of the Society of British Aerospace Companies and Chairman of the former Department of Trade and Industry Aviation Committee.
Sir Roy was appointed as Chairman of Advantage West Midlands in May 2009 and is also Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Olympic Delivery Authority, Chairman of the Ilex Urban Regeneration Company in Northern Ireland, and a non-executive Director of Norbrook Laboratories Limited.
David Higgins joined the Network Rail Board in April 2010 as a non Executive Director and took up appointment as Chief Executive on 1 February 2011. David was previously the Chief Executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and held this role from March 2006 until January 2011. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Designate at the ODA from December 2005. Prior to December 2005, he was Chief Executive of English Partnerships for three years. His early career was at Lend Lease Group where he was appointed Managing Director and Group Chief Executive in 1995. David graduated in Civil Engineering from the University of Sydney and holds a Diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia.Terry Morgan took over the role of Chairman of Crossrail on 1 June 2009.
Crossrail is a £14.9bn project, sponsored by the DfT and TfL, to deliver a world class affordable railway that links Maidenhead and Heathrow west of London with the West End, the City and Canary Wharf, to Stratford and Shenfield north east of London and Woolwich and Abbey Wood to the south east.
Terry chairs a Board of eight non-executive and three executive directors to govern the business of Crossrail Ltd, the delivery agent for the project.
Prior to this, Terry was Chief Executive of Tube Lines, a PPP company that was contracted to maintain and upgrade the infrastructure of the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines.
Sir Roy McNulty - Chair of the Rail Value for Money Study