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Agenda

 
Day One: Thursday 10th June 2010
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8.30
Registration and coffee
9.00
Speed networking session

Get to know your peers right from the start in this relaxed and informal speed networking session. Bring your business cards!

9.20
Chairman’s opening address
9.20
Opening remarks from the chair
9.30
ARA address
  • Creating a stronger business environment for rail suppliers
  • The ARA’s Australian Rail Suppliers Strategic Plan 2009 – 201
Bryan Nye, CEO, Australasian Railway Association
10.00
KEYNOTE
Ministerial address
  • Positioning rail supply as the first priority industry
  • Government strategies for industry development
Richard Marles MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Research, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
10.20
Morning tea
10.50
KEYNOTE
Rail Suppliers Advocate address
This session will be an interactive question and answer forum – so come ready with questions
  • Identifying major challenges ahead for the industry
  • What is being done at a grassroots level to boost the rail supply industry?
Bruce Griffiths, Rail Suppliers Advocate, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
11.20
PANEL DISCUSSION
Strengthening the rail supply industry through standardisation
  • The impact of state by state strategic decision making
  • Aligning basic specifications to strengthen the industry
  • Reducing costs through more common processes
  • Identifying the right approach in championing for uniform standards
  • How would standardisation work?
  • Finding the relationship between state and federal governments to achieve more in the planning cycle
Dan Osborne, Managing Director, Bombardier Transportation
Martin Camp, Executive General Manager for Engineering, Supply and manufacturing, Downer EDI
David George, CEO, CRC for Rail Innovation
Jean de la Chapelle, Customer Director, Alstom Transport
Bruce Griffiths, Rail Suppliers Advocate, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
12.30
Lunch
1.30
Public Private Partnerships
  • Understanding the benefits and pitfalls of the PPP model
2.00
The value of effective customer relations
  • Driving success through developing long-term relationships between suppliers and customers
  • The network and supply chain characteristics that affect collaboration
  • Building a stronger supply chain to best meet customer needs
  • Keeping projects on time to maintain credibility and retain key resources
Dominic Clark, XTrapolis Project Manager, Alstom Transport
2.30
Strategically embracing China and India
  • Identifying the opportunities for Australia as the Indian supply industry matures
  • Cost efficiency versus quality – Positioning the Australian rail supply industry as the most compelling solution for customers
  • Forging ahead as an internationally competitive industry
Dale Coleman, Managing Director, TTG Technology
3.00
Afternoon tea
3.30
CASE STUDY
Ansaldo STS – Winner “Large Services Award” 2009 Queensland Export Awards
  • Winning over markets – The steps to becoming internationally competitive
  • Comparing the effectiveness of alliance partnering and the tendering model
Lyle Jackson, CEO, Ansaldo STS
4.00
Creating internationally competitive SME’s
  • Offering value, not just the cheapest option, and how this can be achieved
  • What are the challenges faced and the techniques for overcoming them?
Joe Schembri, General Manager Rail Business Unit, Sigma Coach Air
4.30
Forging ahead as an innovative and technology savvy industry
  • Shifting to sustainability without losing performance efficiencies: Narrow Gauge Loco, Evo loco and Enviro loco
  • The importance and impacts of standard locos
Jim Griffiths, Executive General Manager Sales & Business Development, UGL Rail
5.00
Close of conference
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