Young Engineers' Railway Seminar 2017: Skills and Knowledge for the Future of Rail Engineering

Name: Young Engineers' Railway Seminar 2017: Skills and Knowledge for the Future of Rail Engineering
Start: 2017-10-19T08:30:00
Location: Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London

19 October 2017
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"This seminar provided a great opportunity to learn and ask questions about future developments for the industry and network with other young rail engineers from a range of disciplines"
Engineering Management Graduate, First TransPennine Express

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Overview

The Young Engineers' Railway Seminar returns to One Birdcage Walk in London on 19 October 2017. This one-day event for young engineers in rail will help you expand your network whilst learning about major industry challenges.

This year’s seminar will focus on equipping those in their early career stages with the skills and knowledge currently needed for the rail engineering industry. Learn directly from key industry leaders about how they are approaching current technical challenges and planning for the future of rail.

Take an active role in the event through attending our practical workshops, designed and led by experts in their respective fields including timetable production, cyber security and virtual reality. Following the seminar, take the opportunity to get to know your peers better in a more informal setting and test your general knowledge at our pub quiz.

Attending the Young Engineers’ Railway Seminar will also provide you with an opportunity to make invaluable contacts across the industry with key players from rail operators, ROSCOs and solution providers.

Key speakers and workshop leaders include:

George Clark, Director of Engineering, Transport for London
Phil Hinde, Rolling Stock and Depots Manager, Crossrail
Matthew Steele, Commercial and Development Director, Network Rail
Rakesh Gaur, Head of Innovation, London Underground
Carolyn Griffiths, President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
River Tamoor Baig, Chief Executive and Founder, Hack Partners

Why attend this year's Young Engineers' Railway Seminar?

Hear updates on current projects and plans for the future from Network Rail, Transport for London, Crossrail and London Underground
Gain a greater understanding of the broader rail sector and where a career in railway engineering can take you
Learn about the current and future challenges facing the rail industry and how the experts are handling them
Tailor the afternoon to your specific needs by choosing one of our three interactive workshops
Make the most of multiple networking opportunities with those who have scaled the career ladder in the rail industry

Key programme highlights include:

Crossrail share the purpose and plans for the Crossrail Legacy and Innovation programmes
Develop an understanding of the systems approach at London Underground and how it is the key to their innovation
Hear about the role of young rail engineers at Network Rail
Gain insights on career progression in the rail industry from the President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Hack Partners share insights on how to manage disruptors and engage further with the customer

Delegate feedback from the last event:

"The event was engaging and informative, with opportunities to learn from and engage with senior members of the rail industry. It is a great opportunity to meet other young rail professionals and form industry wide connections"
Graduate Consultant Engineer, Ricardo Rail

"A very good insight into the innovative ideas and activities in parts of the industry I am not normally exposed to. Great chance to network with fellow young engineers"
Graduate Engineer, Eversholt Rail

“A great opportunity to meet engineers of your level at other companies. Lots of fun, really well organised, would highly recommended.”
Graduate Engineer, Freightliner

Organising Committee

Railway Division Young Members, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Member Credits:

Aoife Considine, Project Engineer, London Underground
David Lawes, Rolling Stock Engineer, London Underground
Timothy Van Ellemeet, Consultant, Taylor Airey Limited
Gary Cooke, Graduate Engineer, Eversholt Rail Group

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Day 1

08:30 - Seminar Programme

	THURSDAY, 19^TH OCTOBER 2017
08:30	REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
09:00	CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS Aoife Considine, Project Engineer, London Underground
09:10 Keynote	RE-FRAMING AND UNLOCKING DIVERSITY IN RAIL Julianna Moats, Principal Engineer, WSP Understand the scale of diversity issues within the railway industry Why diversity is important to the railway industry and the society which it serves Gain insight into what you and your companies can do to increase diversity in the railway industry
09:40	THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERING AT TRANSPORT FOR LONDON George Clark, Director of Engineering, Transport for London
10:05	WHEEL/RAIL ADHESION: NOT JUST LEAVES ON THE LINE Neil Ovenden, Engineering Supply Chain Lead, Rail Delivery Group What drives poor wheel/rail adhesion What has recent research and development delivered What still remains to be done to solve the problem
10:30	GETTING THE MOST OUT OF INNOVATION WITH A SYSTEMS APPROACH AND AN OPEN MIND Rakesh Gaur, Head of Innovation, London Underground The importance of a whole systems engineering approach to innovation The Transport for London approach: Blending both challenge and vision-led innovation The potential consequences when a systems approach is not followed
10:55	NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:25	INNOVATION AT CROSSRAIL: PUSHING THE ENVELOPE Phil Hinde, Rolling Stock and Depots Manager, Crossrail Overview of the Crossrail Legacy and the Crossrail Innovation programme Crossrail Rolling Stock: What’s new about it? How radical can we be: What’s holding us back?
11:50	ACCESSIBILITY: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO TRANSPORT Zoe Dobell, Project Engineer, London Underground Alex Bennett, Operational Development Manager, London Underground Accessibility: Background, the benefits and the law Approaches: Developing good practice and being pragmatic LU’s accessibility projects including step-free programme and rolling stock refurbishments
12:15	ENGINEERING THE FUTURE OF NETWORK RAIL Matthew Steele, Commercial & Development Director, Network Rail An insider’s perspective on some of the UK’s largest transport and infrastructure projects Some of the engineering challenges faced by Network Rail The role of young engineers in the future of Network Rail
12:40	MORNING SPEAKERS QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION An opportunity to ask questions of all of the morning speakers and to participate in the discussion around the morning’s topics
13:15	NETWORKING LUNCH
14:15	WORKSHOP 1: HOW A £40M TECH STARTUP BECAME THE “UBER OF RAIL TRAVEL” River Tamoor Baig, Chief Executive & Founder, Hack Partners Sarah Chok, Head of Marketing, Hack Partners Hear how the disruptors of today are creating completely new markets by bypassing infrastructure requirements and engaging directly with the customers. In this one hour workshop, we'll also be running a mini hackathon to explore solutions of current transport challenges.	WORKSHOP 2: VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE RAILWAY Stephen Collicott, Innovation Consultant, PAULEY Attend to explore the Digital Journey and what it means. The railway runs on paper not rails, next it will run on 1's and 0's so what is our next power shift? The most important aspect of the digital revolution is ultimately where you are on the digital journey. We will give a few evolutionary examples of our journey.
15:15	NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:45	WORKSHOP 1: HOW A £40M TECH STARTUP BECAME THE “UBER OF RAIL TRAVEL” River Tamoor Baig, Chief Executive & Founder, Hack Partners Sarah Chok, Head of Marketing, Hack Partners Hear how the disruptors of today are creating completely new markets by bypassing infrastructure requirements and engaging directly with the customers. In this one hour workshop, we'll also be running a mini hackathon to explore solutions of current transport challenges.	WORKSHOP 3: WHAT INFLUENCES HOW A TRAIN TIMETABLE IS CONSTRUCTED? Matt Allen, Head of Capacity Planning Controls, Network Rail Having an understanding of available timetable capacity and how well a timetable will operate and perform are basic elements of managing a railway. The workshop will touch upon the many aspects of how railway infrastructure, power supply, train control systems and rolling stock can influence and constrain the timetable.
16:45 Keynote	PRESIDENT’S CLOSING SPEECH Carolyn Griffiths, President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
17:05	CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS Aoife Considine, Project Engineer, London Underground
17:15	END OF SEMINAR
17:30	PUB QUIZ Join us for our pub quiz, a chance to test your general knowledge whilst networking with your peers until last orders.

George Clark BSc (Hons) FIRSE MIET: Director of TfL Engineering, Transport for London

George Clark started work with London Underground as an apprentice and has now amassed over 30 years’ experience of delivering modern train and control system engineering within London Underground and is now the Director of TfL Engineering.

The role requires leadership of over 1500 engineers across all disciplines and transport modes. These range from streets to bridges, from roads to rail combating challenges with the 150 year old London Underground network through to the complex road junctions and traffic management of the city. Presently, the focus is on designing and developing the structures and operating model for this new, Pan-TfL Engineering directorate, whilst ensuring it continues to support, enhance and modernize our Transport systems, retaining a safe and reliable Transport network.

George is also the sponsor Director for the TfL graduate schemes and a promotor of the Engineering apprenticeships across TfL.

Matthew Steele: Commercial & Development Director, Network Rail

Matthew Steele is the Commercial and Development Director for Network Rail. Matthew has a broad experience of leading large and complex engineering upgrades in the rail Industry for Network Rail, Crossrail, London Underground and Bombardier Transportation. Matthew has an MBA from the University of Bath and is a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Matthew began his career working or Bombardier Transportation managing rolling stock overhaul and refurbishment. After working for Angel Trains as a Commercial Manager he later joined London Underground where he was responsible for a number of major projects and programmes, including rolling stock refurbishment/upgrade, signalling upgrades and latterly he was Head of Power, Comms and Cooling across the Underground Network. Matthew joined Network Rail as the Programmer Director for the nationwide GSMR/FTN programme, a £1.8bn nationwide telecoms network. For 3 years he was Programme Director responsible for the £2.3bn Crossrail programme (new signalling, overhead line, power supply, track remodelling and new and upgraded stations) being delivered by Network Rail on behalf of Crossrail Limited.

Matt Allen: Head of Capacity Planning Controls, Network Rail

Matt Allen started his railway career in 1990 joining the Area Managers Organisation in Derby as a Railway Trainee. His first couple of years were spent working on stations, on board trains and in booking offices. He then moved to the Derby Traffic Office, planning station workings, passenger connection information, buses for engineering work and the relief ballast train. He subsequently moved onto short term possession planning working in the East Midlands and West Midlands areas on the WCML South, being responsible for the detailed coordination of worksites, engineering train movements and the operational planning of the possession. In 1999 he moved into a long term possession planning role for the LNW area negotiating the engineering access statement for the West Midlands, MML and WCML routes. Between November 2008 and August 2012 he managed the network access unit and was responsible for coordination and negotiation of the national disruptive possession plan. Between August 2012 and May 2014 he was the Operational Planning Manager National responsible for the Operational Planning relationships with the FOCs, and leading the team’s STP freight planning, WTT amendments for Freight, Network Rail Test Trains, OTM and engineering haulage plans and Charters. From May 2014 to May 2016 he was the Head of the Capacity Planning Teams Controls leading on continuous improvement projects that range from cost savings in paperless publications to competency frameworks for developing the capabilities of our planners. He has defined the measures for the functions weekly control board meetings, and leads continuity and management of risk for the function. From June 2016 he has been leading the Timetable Production Teams of around 170 individuals with the accountability for Timetable Planning Rules, 6 monthly working timetable development and weekly short notice passenger service changes due to engineering work and operators commercial requirements.

Alex Bennett: Operational Development Manager, London Underground

After completing his graduate scheme at TfL Alex has spent the last seven years working in Operational Upgrades for London Underground. Having experience from both a stations and trains background, he has been involved in the delivery of the Jubilee and Victoria line upgrades and now is part of the Deep Tube Upgrade Programme. Picking up accessibility in a previous role, Alex continues to be responsible for RVAR compliance across London Underground.

Julianna Moats: Principal Engineer, WSP

Julianna Moats is a Railway Systems Engineer working on the design of new stations and railway lines, including Crossrail, HS2, and Southern Rail Access to Heathrow. She enjoys railway engineering for the unrivalled scale of sustainable and transformational social impact which railways can bring to communities. Outside of work, Julianna is a committee member and ambassador of Young Rail Professionals, a not for profit organisation run entirely by volunteers, who work to inspire and develop the future generations of the railway industry.

Neil Ovenden: Engineering Supply Chain Lead, Rail Delivery Group

Neil Ovenden has been the chair of the GB mainline rail industry’s Adhesion Research Group since it was first setup in 2011. Neil’s career on the railways started in 2003 when he was appointed to lead a small team of fleet engineers at South West Trains, he is currently part of the Planning, Engineering and Operations team at Rail Delivery Group, supporting all of its members in their delivery of Today’s and Tomorrow’s Railway. Neil’s focus includes, but is not limited to, rail safety and performance issues around adhesion, train energy, on-train systems, supply chain excellence and assurance etc.

Zoë Dobell: Project Engineer, London Underground

Zoë has worked for TfL for 7 years. After 2 years on the TfL graduate scheme, Zoe became a Project Engineer within the Rolling Stock Renewals team. She has worked on various ‘renewals’ but more recently has been concentrating on projects to improve accessibility on Rolling Stock. Zoe is a Chartered Engineer with the IMechE and a mentor. She works with the industry to promote engineering to young people at schools and universities.

River Tamoor Baig: Chief Executive & Founder, Hack Partners

River Tamoor Baig is a technology entrepreneur, in 2015 he founded Hack Partners after spending countless hours travelling via rail across the north of England. Seeing a lack of technology adoption in the sector, he set up the “HackTrain”, a movement designed to drive innovation forward the purpose of improving customer experience and operational efficiency within rail industry.

Stephen Collicott: Innovation Consultant, PAULEY

Stephen Collicott is an Innovation Consultant working for PAULEY interactive looking especially at the digital revolution in rail and how they can truly bring about the efficiency and productivity savings the government wishes to see in the rail sector. They are also active from an international perspective working with other innovators and on their own behalf. He also invests in and assists other companies with access to the rail industry. His two major industry roles have been as Technical Director for RIA (Supply chain engagement) and Head of Stakeholder Management for NSAR (Skills Agenda). He has now spent on and off 17 years in Rail from a civil engineering graduate with Railtrack to Rail Engineering Director with Capita including time spent with Suppliers, Manufactures and contractors in the middle for good luck. He took the brave decision to step out of big corporate and join an SME back in 2006 successfully listing the company on the ASX before being drawn back into the fold. His driving passion is returning value to those that help create it and seeing true innovation take hold in his industry.

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