Upcoming Events

  • Rail Supply Chain Forum

    Rail Supply Chain Forum is a senior-level industry event focused on operational resilience, supplier collaboration, lifecycle asset management, procurement, engineering, maintenance, and risk across modern railway environments. The forum brings together rail operators, infrastructure managers, OEMs, suppliers, contractors, and technology leaders responsible for delivering, maintaining, and supporting long-life rail systems.

    As rail networks become increasingly connected, software-driven, and operationally complex, organisations face growing pressure around supplier assurance, component lifecycle management, infrastructure modernisation, resilience, standards implementation, and operational continuity. The Rail Supply Chain Forum provides a practical, operator-led environment to examine these challenges through real-world discussion, cross-sector insight, and collaborative industry engagement.

    Topics include supply chain transparency, asset reliability, maintenance strategy, engineering coordination, procurement alignment, operational risk, supplier integration, infrastructure resilience, and the long-term management of delivered rail systems and services.

Who Should Attend

The Rail Supply Chain Forum is designed for senior professionals responsible for delivering, maintaining, managing, procuring, securing, and supporting modern railway systems and infrastructure.

Typical attendees include:

  • Rail operators and infrastructure managers

  • Engineering and maintenance leaders

  • Procurement and supply chain teams

  • Asset management and lifecycle specialists

  • Rolling stock and infrastructure OEMs

  • System integrators and technology providers

  • Operational resilience and risk professionals

  • Programme and transformation leaders

  • Standards, assurance, and compliance teams

  • Rail operations and infrastructure delivery teams

  • Government, regulatory, and industry bodies

Why Attend

The Forum provides a practical, operator-led environment focused on the real-world challenges facing railway supply chains, infrastructure delivery, and long-lifecycle operational systems.

Attendees will benefit from:

  • Peer-led discussions focused on operational reality

  • Cross-industry insight from operators, OEMs, and suppliers

  • Practical discussion around supplier coordination and delivery risk

  • Greater understanding of lifecycle management challenges in modern rail systems

  • Insight into infrastructure resilience, maintenance strategy, and operational continuity

  • Networking with senior decision-makers across the rail ecosystem

  • Opportunities to explore collaboration across engineering, procurement, operations, and supplier management

  • Visibility into emerging operational, commercial, and delivery pressures affecting the industry

Key Themes

  • Supplier assurance and coordination

  • Lifecycle asset management

  • Infrastructure resilience and operational continuity

  • Procurement and engineering alignment

  • Long-life systems and delivered component management

  • Maintenance strategy and reliability

  • Supply chain transparency and dependency risk

  • Standards implementation and operational governance

  • Managing complexity across modern railway environments

Presenters and Sponsors

Our Speakers and Sponsors will be announced soon. To be considered contact ben.reed@operationalriskcouncil.com