The one-day Summit of 2021 brings together leading actors from the rail supply industries of the South East Europe region and the UK, with policy-makers, government officials, influencers and key rail stakeholders. Attendees will hear details of the plans for major infrastructure investment and improvements in the SEE region and the UK over the next decade and the opportunities these will create for the rail supply industry in both markets.
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The one-day conference is split into two sessions:
- The morning session will focus on governmental priorities and activities. Attendees will hear details of planned infrastructure projects including major route upgrades and current progress on the development of major projects including the Belgrade Metro and HS2. Panel discussions will also focus on project financing and opportunities for exporting.
- The afternoon session is focused on the work of the rail clusters and introduction of the South East Europe Rail Research and Innovation Network (SEERRIN). Panel discussions will focus on strengthening the rail supply industry and developing skills and capabilities, as well as how to encourage innovation activities to support the regional rail network. Attendees will also hear more about plans for trade missions between the SEE Region and UK later this year.
The Speakers include: Alex Burrows - Director at the Rail Alliance, Dragoljub Rajic - Director at Rail Cluster for for South East Europe, Martin Vickers MP - UK Trade Envoy to the Western Balkans, Richard Robinson - Executive Director at the British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Richlove Mensah - Regional Director Central Europe for DIT, Hari Lovenenc - Director General at Railways Infrastructure of North Macedonia, Miroslav Prokic - Rail Official at Serbian Ministry of Transport, Marko Radovic - Project Manager at Rail Cluster for South East Europe, Ria Barstow - Sector Manager at UK DIT, Jovan Markovic and more.
This event is a FREE for ALL, if you have any friends or colleagues that would be interested in attending this event please do forward the details and registration link below. Joining instructions will be shared on the morning of the event. Sponsorship opportunities are also available, to find out more please email therailalliance@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
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We hope you enjoy the event, if you have any questions please contact the Rail Alliance team therailalliance@contacts.bham.ac.uk
