The Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) Innovation Conference takes place next week on 19 & 20 March 2019 at the Telford International Conference Centre. The Conference is set to be another industry-leading event with a line-up of speakers that includes:
- Andrew Haines OBE, Network Rail Chief Executive
- Mark Thurston, HS2 Ltd Chief Executive
- Andy Mellors, South Western Railway Managing Director
- Toufic Machnouk, Network Rail Route Programme Director
- Mike Bennett , Technology Manager – Software, Research and Technology, Rolls-Royce Control Systems
- Clive Roberts, Director of the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education
- Phillippa Oldham, Head of National Network Programmes, Advanced Propulsion Centre
- Andrew Dodsworth, Continuous Improvement Director, Balfour Beatty
NSAR Head Of Skills Intelligence Neil Franklin will be hosting a table session entitled “Skills Intelligence to drive your business” The session will focus on:
- How skills intelligence can help your business
- Understanding how the skills the industry needs will change in the coming years?
- Recruiting and training the right people
- How the apprenticeship levy works
- How improved skills can improve the productivity and therefore profitability of your business