AGENDA

09:30-10:00	Online Platform opens / Opportunity to Network
10:10-10:15	Welcome Dr George Hazel OBE, Director, George Hazel Consultancy / Member, Scottish Transport Awards Judging Panel
10:15-10:20	Introduction to Online Platform
10:20-10:30	Keynote Address Michael Matheson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Scottish Government
10:30-11:30	Session 1: The National Transport Strategy - The vision for the next 20 years Alison Irvine, Director of Transport Strategy and Analysis, Transport Scotland Prof. Iain Docherty, Dean for the Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Stirling
11:30-11:50	BREAK / NETWORKING/ EXHIBITIONS
11:50-12:50	Session 2: Tackling Climate Change: Decarbonising Scotland's Transport Networks Keith Anderson, Chief Executive, ScottishPower Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys Catherine Hall, Head of Strategy, Network Rail Scotland Suzanne Moir, Infrastructure, Projects and Energy Partner, Addleshaw Goddard
12:50-13:20	BREAK / NETWORKING/ EXHIBITIONS
13:20-13:30	In Conversation With... Interview: Prof David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times talks to Giles Fearnley, MD – First Bus
13:30-14:30	Session 3: Halting the Decline in Bus Patronage: A landmark investment in Bus Paul White, Director, CPT Scotland Laura Murdoch, Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel, Transport Scotland Andrew Jarvis, Managing Director, First Bus (Scotland) Linda McCord, Senior Stakeholder Manager, Transport Focus
14:30-14:50	In conversation with... Interview: Prof David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times talks to Roy Brannen, CEO, Transport Scotland
14:50-15:50	Session 4: Getting Rail Back on Track: Putting Passengers and Freight Customers at the Heart of Scotland's Rail Investments Alex Hynes, Managing Director, Scotland's Railway Bill Reeve, Director of Rail, Transport Scotland Phil Whittingham, Managing Director, Avanti West Coast
15:50-16:30	Opportunity to continue networking

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