OVERVIEW

Congested Society: Could Buses Drive Change?

Transport Times in conjunction with Greener Journeys is staging fringe events at the Labour, Conservative and SNP party conferences which will focus on buses. The events are free to attend but are by invite only; please contact Kirsty Walton ([email protected]) if you are interested in attending.

The Labour and Conservative events are located outside the secure zones whereas the SNP event is located inside the secure zone and therefore you will be required to have a secure zone pass to attend. Refreshments will be provided at each.

Labour

Tuesday 27th September 2016

08:00-09:00 Jurys Inn, 31 Keel Wharf, Liverpool, Merseyside L3 4FN

Room: 1

Speakers:

Daniel Zeichner MP, Shadow Buses Minister

Lilian Greenwood MP

Prof David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times (chair)

Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys

Robert Montgomery, Managing Director, Stagecoach UK Bus 

Louise Ellman MP, Chair, House of Commons Transport Select Committee

David Brown, Chief Executive, Go-Ahead Group Plc 

Conservative

Tuesday 4th October 2016

08:00-09:00 Jurys Inn, 245 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2HQ

Room: 101

Speakers:

Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport 

Prof David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times (chair)

Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys

Laura Shoaf, Managing Director, Transport for West Midlands

Peter Coates, Managing Director, National Express Bus

David Brown, Chief Executive, Go-Ahead Group Plc 

SNP

Friday 14th October 2016, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Congress Rd, North West, Glasgow, G3 8QT, United Kingdom 

12:30-13:30 

Room: Rockall Suite

**PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS INSIDE THE SECURE ZONE AND YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CONFERENCE PASS TO ATTEND** 

Speakers:

Humza Yousaf MSP, Minister for Transport and the Islands 

Prof. David Begg, Chief Executive, Transport Times (Chair)

Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys

Giles Fearnley, Managing Director, UK Bus, FirstGroup

About Greener Journeys

Greener Journeys is a campaign dedicated to encouraging people to make more sustainable travel choices. It is a coalition of the UK's leading public transport organizations, user groups and supporters. It aims to reduce CO₂ emissions from transport by encouraging people to switch some of their car journeys to bus or coach instead. Switching from car to bus for just one journey a month would mean one billion fewer car journeys on our roads and would save 2 million tonnes of CO₂ every year. For more information visit www.greenerjourneys.com