DEVELOPING SMART TICKETING TECHNOLOGY IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR

26TH OCTOBER 2009

AGENDA

09:10-10:00Registration
10:00-10:05 James King, Board Member, Passenger Focus
Chair's Opening Remarks
10:05-10:25 Louise Barnett, Head of Ticketing Technology Branch, DfT
Keynote address
10:25-10:45 Shashi Verma, Director of Fares and Ticketing, TfL
A future ticketing strategy for the capital
10:45-10:55 Question and Answer Session
10:55-11:15 Refreshment Break
11:15-11:35 Steve Howes, Managing Director - Rail Settlement Plan Ltd, Association of Train Operating Companies
Rail's progress in implementing smartcard technology
11:35-11:55 Alastair Richards, Managing Director, Edinburgh Trams
Procurement of smart ticketing for Edinburgh's trams
11:55-12:15 Mike Eastham, General Manager and Head of Technology, ITSO
ITSO and interoperability - what it actually means for the smart ticket user
12:15-12:30 Question and Answer Session
12:30-13:20 Lunch
13:20-13:25 Chair Opens Afternoon Session
13:25-13:45 Professor George Hazel OBE, Managing Director of MRC McLean Hazel Ltd
I have seen the futrue and it's Complete Mobility
13:45-14:05 Mike Duncombe, Yorcard Programme Manager
Yorcard pilot successes and roll-out plan
14:05-14:25 Kevin Farquharson, Co-Chair, SCNF
Using multi-application smart cards in transport - the challenges and opportunities for local authorities in light of the current DfT consultation on ticketing strategy
14:25-14:40 Question and Answer Session
14:40-15:00 Refreshments
15:00-15:20 Mark Elliott, Director, Infrastructure and Transportation Services, Accenture
High performance in public transport ticketing
15:20-15:40 Keith Hobbs, Head of UK Business Development, Public Transport, MasterCard Global Transit Group
The possibilities for contactless payment
15:40-15:50 Question and Answer Session
15:50-16:00 Chair's Closing Remarks