UK BUS SUMMIT

6TH FEBRUARY 2020

QEII CENTRE LONDON
BROAD SANCTUARY WESTMINSTER
LONDON SW1P 3EE

AGENDA

08:00-9:00	Registration
09:00-09:15	Keynote Address Baroness Vere, Minister with Responsibility for Buses, DfT
09:15-10:45	Session 1: The investment case for the bus and why we need a bus strategy Chaired by: Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Transport Focus Laura Murdoch, Director of Bus, Accessibility and Active Travel, Transport Scotland Graham Vidler, Chief Executive, CPT David Brown, Chief Executive, Go-Ahead Lilian Greenwood MP, Nottingham South
10:45-11:15	Refreshment Break
11:15-12:30	Session 2: What's the role of the bus in achieving clean growth and net zero? Chaired by: Andy Eastlake, Managing Director, LowCVP Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys Gareth Powell, Managing Director – Surface Transport, TfL Cllr Liam Robinson, Transport Portfolio Holder, Liverpool City Region Mark Fowles, Managing Director, Nottingham City Transport Robert Drewery, Commercial Director, Optare
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 14:45	Session 3: Buses, business and retail Chaired by: Linda McCord, Senior Stakeholder Manager,Transport Focus Jane Gratton, Head of People Policy, British Chambers of Commerce Lynn Cramman, Business Development Manager, Cobalt Business Park David Tucker, Chair, Federation of Small Businesses Transport Policy Unit Tom Thackray, Director of Infrastructure and Energy, CBI Ojay McDonald, Chief Executive, Association of Town & City Management
14:45-15:15	Refreshment break
15:15-16:30	Session 4: Making the most of the Bus Services Act Chaired by: Stephen Fidler, Director of Local Transport, DfT Gerard Whelan, Director, Corporate Finance, Government and Infrastructure, KPMG Mark Threapleton, Chief Operations Officer, Stagecoach Simon Jeffrey, Policy Officer, Centre for Cities Pete Ferguson, CEO, Prospective

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