8:15 a.m.
to
9:00 a.m. 
Registration - Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
to
9:20 a.m.
 Introductions
Welcome - Officials
Welcome - Summit Host
Orientation
9:20 a.m.
to
10:50 a.m.
 Keynote Speech

George Chilson, President,
National Association of Railroad Passengers,
“Sharpening the focus and honing the strategy”

Passenger Rail Visions and Successes

Rick Harnish, Executive Director,
Midwest High Speed Rail Association,
“The successes of the Illinois Plan”

Supplemental visions discussion
10:50 a.m.
to
11:00 a.m.
 Break
11:00 a.m.
to
11:55 a.m.
 Advancing the Passenger Rail Agenda

Tim Gillespie, Consultant for BGL Associates and former Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, Amtrak,
“Financing the passenger rail effort”

Organize into roundtables (bring ideas - share ideas):

Raising Passenger Rail Priority

Enhancing National Passenger Rail System        

Increasing Trolley--Streetcar--Light Rail--Commuter Rail--Regional Rail

Funding Passenger Rail Advocacy

Creating Stable Funding for Passenger Rail
12:00 p.m.
to
1:15 p.m.
 Luncheon Speaker

Jim Coston, Coston & Rademacher, P.C., and Corridor Capital LLC., former member of the Amtrak Reform Council,
“Passenger rail vision”

Informal roundtable brainstorming
1:15 p.m.
to
1:30 p.m.
 Break
1:30 p.m.
to
2:45 p.m.
 Roundtable Sessions Continue
2:45 p.m.
to
3:00 p.m.
 Break - Sponsored by Trains Magazine
3:00 p.m.
to
3:25 p.m.
 Roundtable Reports
3:25 p.m.
to
4:00 p.m.
 Future Actions, Action Plan and Concluding Remarks