IHRA FORUM
IHRA Forum 2022
Overview
Opening Session
The “Turning Point”
— The Evolving New International Era and Mobility —
Panelists
- Lord Howell of Guildford
- Former Energy and Transport Secretary, UK
- Syed Hamid Albar
- Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia
- Akitaka Saiki
- Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan
- Thomas Schieffer
- Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, U.S.
- Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa
- Former Indian Ambassador to Japan, India
Moderator
- Aiko Doden
- Special Affairs Commentator ( international affairs), NHK World TV, Japan
Session 1
Updates from Countries Building HSR as a National Strategy
Panelists
- Danny Broad
- Chairman of both the Australasian Railway Association and the TrackSAFE Foundation, Australia
- Achal Khare
- Former Managing Director, National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd., India
- Arkhom Termpittayapaisith
- Minister of Finance, Thailand
- Pichet Kunadhamraks
- Director General, Department of Rail Transport, Ministry of Transport, Thailand
- Mark Thurston
- Chief Executive Officer, High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd., UK
Moderator
- Roderick Smith
- Emeritus Professor, Imperial College London, UK
Session 2
The Future and Opportunities Created by HSR
— Japanese Chuo Shinkansen and US North East Corridor SCMAGLEV Project —
Panelists
- Wayne Rogers
- Chairman/CEO, The Northeast Maglev, US
- Koei Tsuge
- Chairman & Representative Director, Central Japan Railway Company, Japan
Moderator
- Shigeru Morichi
- Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan
Session 3
The Role and Potential of HSR in the Sustainable New Era
Panelists
- John Chen
- Senior Advisor, Former Executive Vice President, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation, Taiwan
- Yuji Fukasawa
- President and CEO, East Japan Railway Company, Japan
- Manel Villalante
- General Director of Development and Strategy, RENFE, Spain
Moderator
- Anson Jack
- Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham, UK
Photo Gallery
- Media Lecture
and Tour - Welcome Reception
- Opening Remarks
and Speech - Opening Session
- Session 1
- Session 2
- Session 3
- Closing Remarks
- Press Conference
- Spouse Program
- Grand Reception
- Plenary Meeting
- Construction site inspection
- Technical Visit
Course 1 - Technical Visit
Course 2 - Technical Visit
Course 3 - SCMAGLEV VIP Tour