AGENDA

08:45-09:30	Registration
09:30-09:45	Keynote address Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity
09:45-10:45	Session 1: Growing Rail Patronage in Scotland Chaired by Prof. Iain Docherty, Professor of Public Policy and Governance, Director of External Engagement, Adam Smith Business School Alex Hynes, Managing Director, ScotRail Alliance Bill Reeve, Rail Director, Transport Scotland Tim Roberts, Key Accounts Manager, Cubic Transportation System
10:45-11:00	Refreshment break
11:00-12:15	Session 2: Unlocking an alternative city transport agenda: the important role of buses Chaired by Ross Martin, Economic Agitator & Adviser on Regional Economies @ScotIncGrowth and Member, Glasgow Connectivity Commission Prof David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times, and Chair, Glasgow Connectivity Commission Joan Aitken, Traffic Commissioner for Scotland Giles Fearnley, Managing Director - UK Bus, First Group Cllr Susan Aitken, Leader, Glasgow City Council
12:15-13:15	Lunch
13:15-14:30	Session 3: Scotland's low carbon economy pathway: low carbon and low emission zone agenda Chaired by Roy Brannen, Chief Executive Transport Scotland Stuart Greig, Assistant Director, Low Carbon Economy, Transport Scotland Nigel Holmes, CEO, Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association Dr. Stephen Thomson, Head of Environment & Sustainability, Transport Scotland Cllr Anna Richardson, City Convener for Sustainability & Carbon Reduction, Glasgow City Council
14:30-14:45	Refreshment break
14:45-16:00	Session 4: A National Transport Strategy for Scotland Chaired by Prof David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times Heather Cowan, Head of Transport Strategy, Transport Scotland Followed by panel discussion Ranald Robertson, Partnership Director, The Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) Dr Jillian Anable, Professor of Transport and Energy, University of Leeds and Chair of the Research and Evidence Committee for the Scottish NTS review Gordon Smith, Regional Director, VisitScotland
16:00	Conference Close