AGENDA

Keynote Address

• Andrew Jones MP, Transport Minister

Session 1: Bus policy in a post-Brexit world
Session chaired by Prof. David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times

• Valerie Shawcross CBE, Deputy Mayor of London for Transport
• Humza Yousaf MSP, Minister for Transport and the Islands, Scottish Government 
• Martin Griffiths, Chief Executive, Stagecoach
• Neill Birch, West Scotland Business Director, SYSTRA

Session 2: The Value of the Bus to Society
Session chaired by Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Transport Focus

• Prof. David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times
• Dr. Manfred Rudhart, Chief Executive, Arriva 
• Leon Daniels, Managing Director Surface Transport, Transport for London
• Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys

Session 3:  Any Journey by Green Bus
Session chaired by Prof. David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times

• Andy Eastlake, Managing Director, LowCVP
• Giles Fearnley, Managing Director UK Bus, First Group 
• Robert Drewery, Commercial Director, Optare
• Philip Shadbolt OBE, Chairman, Zeta Automotive

Session 4: What will the Buses Bill mean for bus passengers?
Session chaired by Prof. David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times

• Laura Shoaf, Managing Director, Transport for West Midlands
• Peter Coates, Managing Director UK Bus, National Express Group
• John Henkel, Executive Sponsor - Integrated and Smart Travel, Transport for the North
• David Brown, Chief Executive, Go-Ahead