Business Durham is supported by:

09.00 - 09.30 Registration

09.30 - 09.40 Welcome
Cllr Neil Foster Durham County Council
09.40 - 09.45 Introductions
Simon Goon, Managing Director, Business Durham
09.45 - 10.05 Mentoring and Innovation Support for rail supply chain companies
Robert Hopkin, Executive Director, Rail Alliance
Colin Flack, Chief Executive Rail Alliance
10.05 - 10.25 International Rail Opportunities High Value and Supply Chain
Opportunities 2014-2015
Jake Rudham, UK Trade & Investment Rail Specialist
10.25 - 10.45 UKTrade & Investment Services to Export
Bill Oliver, UK Trade & Investment, Trade Services
10.45 - 11.00 Break
11.00 - 11.20 The Future of the Rail Sector A Hitachi Perspective
11.20 - 11.40 Making Tracks into Rail Romag local case study
Phil Murray, Managing Director
11.40 - 11.50 Q & A
11.50 Closing remarks
Simon Goon Business Durham
Innovation, Collaboration and Export
Opportunities in the Rail Sector
Monday 23rd June, Ramside Hall, Durham
Business Durham is supported by:
Export, Collaboration, and Innovation
Opportunities in the Rail Sector
The rail sector in the UK and across the globe
is forecast to increase signicantly over the next
decade. To compete in this sector, businesses
need to collaborate and innovate to succeed.
This workshop will inform businesses about
trends in UK and overseas rail markets, and
outline support programmes to assist with
collaboration, innovation and exporting.
Business Durham and UK Trade & Investment
are hosting this event in the North East. It is
an opportunity to nd out which geographical
areas will be investing in rail, how to get involved,
and support for overseas missions.
The Rail Alliance will be outlining programmes
to mentor companies, and support innovation
through the Rail Test Voucher Scheme to
businesses serving the rail sector.
Hitachi Rail Europe will talk about their
perspective of this growing and increasingly
important sector.
UK and Global Rail Overview
The UK rail industry is valued at 12 billion per
annum. The rail industry is a signicant driver
of economic growth. In Europe and across the
world, the liberalisation of railway systems
provides export opportunities for UK companies
in the sector. Increased investment in light transit,
metro, tram and high speed rail means that UK
companies are well positioned to take advantage
of projects coming up in Denmark, Poland, the
United Arab Emirates, Oman and East Africa to
name a few.
Find out how County Durham company Romag
made tracks into rail, having never been in the
sector, and now servicing two global OEMs.
Who Should Attend
The event is aimed at companies already in
the rail sector wishing to grow this market,
or companies wishing to enter the sector as
a new market.
Booking
Places are limited to one ticket per business.
Please book on-line via this link
http://aq.be/626b57 at Business Durham.