AGENDA

Keynote Address: Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport

Panel members
Derek Mackay MSP, Scottish Transport Minister
Danny Kennedy MLA, Northern Ireland Transport Minister
Leon Daniels, MD, Surface Transport, TfL

Session 2: Why buses matter: Stimulating the local economy
Chaired by Professor David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times

Panel members
David Martin, Chief Executive, Arriva
Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys
Robert Hough, Chair, Liverpool City Region LEP
Alex Pratt, Chair, The LEP Network and Buckinghamshire Thames Valley LEP
Mike Blackburn, Chair, Manchester LEP
John Henkel, Acting Director of Transport, West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Lunch

Session 3: How can technology create efficiency in the bus market?
Chaired by Professor David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times

Panel members
Mark Nodder, Chairman & Chief Executive, Wrights Group
Robert Montgomery, Managing Director – UK Bus, Stagecoach
Rob Denton, Head of Client Innovation & Customer Experience, Wordline by Atos
Andy Eastlake, Managing Director, LowCVP

Session 4: How should buses be delivered: quality partnerships, quality contracts or franchising?
Chaired by Professor David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times

Panel members
Jon Lamonte, Chief Executive, Transport for Greater Manchester
Giles Fearnley, Managing Director – UK Bus, FirstGroup
Anthony Vigor, Director of Policy and External Affairs, National Express Group
David Brown, Chief Executive, Go-Ahead
Jonathan Bray, Director, Passenger Transport Executive Group
Tobyn Hughes, Managing Director, North East Combined Authority

Closing Remarks: Baroness Kramer, Minister of State for Transport