Andy Kunz, President of US High-Speed Rail Association, to speak at Marketforce High Speed Rail conference

Andy Kunz, President and Chief Executive, U.S. High Speed Rail Association will present a case study on the U.S. and ask "when do the politics of austerity derail the long term vision?". He will be speaking on Day Two of Marketforce and the ASI's The Future of High Speed Rail conference in November 2011. View the conference programme here.

Andy Kunz sets the vision and direction for the US High Speed Rail Association (USHSR). A long time high speed rail promoter, he brings 30 years of successful business experience to USHSR. This vision includes a 17,000 mile national high speed rail network built in phases and slated for completion by 2030.

Other confirmed speakers at The Future of High Speed Rail include:

• Dr Matthias Kummer, Director, SwissRapide AG
• Emanuele Carando, Marketing Director, Trenitalia Passenger Division
• Antti Jaatinen, Senior VP of Passenger Services, VR Group
• Béatrice Pâques, Chief Commercial Officer, Thalys
• Zoltan Kazatsay, Deputy Director General for Transport, European Commission
• Mickael Varga, Project Manager for Telematics Applications, European Railway Agency

Click here to find out more about The Future of High Speed Rail.

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