DAY 1 - Keynote Speakers

Andy Byford | Commissioner, TfL

Andy Byford is a transport professional whose thirty-year career has spanned three continents. He joined London Underground in 1989 as a uniformed Station Foreman before working his way up to General Manager of the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria Lines. After a spell as Operations and Safety Director of two mainline train operating companies, Andy’s career took him to Sydney, Canada and New York. He returned to Transport for London in June 2020 as Commissioner.

Mark Thurston | Chief Executive, HS2

As the CEO of High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, Mark has the privilege and ultimate responsibility for leading the company that has been charged with delivering a new high speed railway that will connect the major cities of the UK. Mark joined HS2 Ltd in March 2017; he has some 30 years’ experience including leadership roles in engineering, project and programme management and business operations. Mark worked on both the London 2012 Olympics and Crossrail. He was previously the European MD of engineering and projects company CH2M.