Final Call for Registrations:
HS2: Opportunities for the North
Thursday 7th of June 2012, 6:10pm for 6.30pm start
The conference Centre at the National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York YO26 4XJ

Organised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology this event is a unique opportunity hear from and engage a Panel of local and national experts on HS2, the panel includes

Cllr James Alexander
Leader of City of York Council (Chair)

Jim Steer
Director of Greengauge 21, an organisation set up to research and promote high-speed rail for Britain. Greengauge 21 has commissioned major pieces of research and carried out the development of a plan for a national high-speed rail network.  He spent three years with the Strategic Rail Authority where he headed that organisations’ planning and strategy division.”

Jeremy Drew
Independent transport economist and Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds.

Jeremy Acklam
Jeremy launched the trainline.com in 1999 for Richard Branson whilst CTO of Virgin Rail. Jeremy is a regular media contributor and UK/European conference presenter, including writing & presenting the 2002 Downing Street Lecture on Transport to the Prime Minister and recently being interviewed on BBC TV about the HS2 rail line.

Gary Lumby MBE
Board member of the Leeds City Region LEP, Chair of the Access to Finance committee of the Regional Venture Fund, Business Ambassador for Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, Non Exec director of a number of Small to Medium Enterprises.

Andrew Coombes
Andrew is Head of Specification and Assurance for HS2 ltd. and is responsible for the definition and validation of the proposed HS2 rail network.

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