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Official rtc Event Programme
Supporting the Rail Workforce
Check out our official RTC Event Programme for details on our Sponsors, Partners, Speakers and Exhibitors.
RTC EVENT INFORMATION
Exhibitors:
Amaro, Bender, iLECSYS Rail, True North Rail, DigiSig Rail, PMTandA, Elev8 Training, Railcom Solutions, Rail Forum, Lineardraft (Zebraware), Kite Projects, Signal Global, BK3 Training, Richardson Rail Services, IMechE, IET, IRSE, Railway Benefit Fund & Young Rail Professionals.
The Rail Technical Conference (RTC), hosted by ASAVRAIL
Designed to address the critical challenges facing the UK rail workforce — particularly in the areas of competency, compliance, and resource management.
Its purpose is to bring together technical leaders, training providers, industry bodies, and frontline professionals to openly discuss how we maintain high technical standards, keep our people safe, and retain the skills needed to deliver future infrastructure.
Through targeted talks and panel discussions, the conference aims to spark action around improving training, supporting workforce wellbeing, and strengthening industry collaboration.
The Rail Technical Conference is aimed at those directly impacted by the current lack of consistent work and workforce uncertainty in the rail sector.
The key message is this:
“We cannot deliver a safe, reliable, and modern railway without investing in the people who make it happen.”
Our delegates include:
• Track and Signalling Installers and Technicians facing fluctuating workloads
• Design Engineers at all levels—from Apprentices and Graduates to Principal Engineers
• Site Safety Staff and Compliance Officers managing increasingly complex safety demands
• Construction and Civils Operatives affected by project delays and underutilisation
• Possession Planners and frontline Supervisors dealing with compressed programmes
• Early-career Rail professionals and Apprentices seeking sustainable career paths
• Contractors, agency workers, and supply chain staff experiencing irregular employment
• Project Professionals such as, Project Managers, Commerical, Procurement, Line Managers, non-technical professionals
• Suppliers and manufacturers
This event is focused on those whose livelihoods and professional development are being challenged by the current market pressures — providing them with insights, support, and a platform to be heard.
Our participants
Key themed Talks and Networking
Delegates should come away with:
- A clearer understanding of the current pressures facing the rail workforce
- Practical insights into improving competence, wellbeing, and compliance
- Inspiration to take action within their own organisations
- A renewed sense of shared responsibility for industry-wide standards
- It’s also about connection and collaboration — creating space for open discussion between those in training, operations, engineering, and leadership roles.
A Certificate of Attendance will be provided (7.5 hours) for your CPD Record, on successful completion of the questionnaire provided at the end of the event.
The RTC is ideal for organisations who:
- Deliver technical training or workforce development services
- Support mental health, wellbeing, or professional development in rail
- Provide technology or systems that support competency, licensing, or compliance
- Want to engage with the rail engineering community on standards and innovation
- Are interested in shaping the future of the UK’s railway workforce
There will be 8 different key themes for the day:
- Current Workload and Industry Response
- Competency and Training
- Supporting Railway Workforce Facing Early Retirement
- Stress and Mental Health in Difficult Times
- Professional Registration and Development
- Benefits of IET Membership
- Succession Planning: Passing the Baton in the Real World
- Dealing with Lack of Work and Career Mobility
Our Speakers:
Current Workload and Industry Response
Michael Ewart - Amaro
Sarah Townsley - Amaro
Competency and Training
Pam Martin and Paul Martin - PMTandA
George Rigby – Elev8 Training
Laura Howes & Jack Rollinson – Amaro
Competency and Training: Supplier Innovation and Training
Tony Edwards - Bender UK
Lewis Westbury - iLECSYS Rail
Succession Planning: Passing the Baton in the Real World
John Waugh - Amaro
Michael Hickey - DigiSig Rail Group
Russell Simpson - DigiSig Group
Owen Naughton - DigiSig Rail Group
Miles Wootton - DigiSig Rail Group
Georgia Haslam – West Midlands Trains/Young Rail Professionals
Sarabha Saaluvesh K - Network Rail/Young Rail Professionals
Supporting Railway Workforce Facing Early Retirement
Jo Kaye - Railway Benefit Fund
Stress and Mental Health in Difficult Times
Lewis Matthews - Amaro
Professional Registration and Development
Abdul Rehman Savant - ASAVRAIL Ltd
Benefits of IET Membership
Jacob Cheevers - IET
Benefits of IMechE Membership
Charlotte Brownsword - IMechE
Benefits of IRSE Membership
Ian Bridges - IRSE
Dealing with Lack of Work and Career Mobility
Megan Ablott - Siemens
Victor Heath - BK3 Training
Andy Steele - PWI/1432 Ltd