TRANSPORT AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION

23RD MAY 2024

KPMG
15 CANADA SQUARE
LONDON E14 5GL

OVERVIEW

How will a new UK Government de-carbonise, fund and deliver a sustainable transport system?

Net zero, transport reform, funding and delivery remain the big challenges facing the transport industry. With a General Election due this year, our event will feature expert discussion on what the response and approach of the new government might be.

During this event we will discuss:

  • The imminent pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill – will there be cross party support and will Great British Railways and vertical integration be delivered in full? What role will the private sector play going forward?
  • Network North has replaced the northern leg of HS2 – will this continue to be the case or will High Speed 2 be resurrected? How will improved connectivity and additional capacity be realised and what role will the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline play in the future?
  • Devolution of transport powers across rail and bus are seen as vital for creating the favourable conditions for achieving affordable, joined-up public transport networks to provide viable alternatives to private cars. How high a priority will further devolution of powers be so that City Regions can plan and deliver these crucial transport networks and services and achieve behavioural change?
  • Will the next Government be brave enough to champion and fund the green policies necessary to achieve Net Zero or will populism be a serious threat to de-carbonisation?

Our one day conference will bring together key decision-makers, practitioners and thinkers to discuss and debate what the transport industry may look like after the General Election


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    SPEAKERS


    • KEYNOTE SPEAKER

    • Huw Merriman MP

      Minister of State for Transport

    • SPEAKERS

    • Andy Bagnall

      Chief Executive Officer
      Rail Partners
    • Prof David Begg

      Former Government Transport Advisor
    • Rufus Boyd

      Lead Director
      Great British Railways
    • Cllr Carla Denyer

      Co-Leader
      Green Party
    • Helen Ellerton

      Head of Transport Policy
      West Yorkshire Combined Authority
    • Vernon Everitt

      Transport Commissioner
      Greater Manchester
    • Alistair Gordon

      Chief Executive
      Keolis UK, Middle East, and India
    • Claire Haigh

      Executive Director
      Zemo Partnership
    • Nick Hughes

      Senior Sales Director
      Hitachi Rail
    • Paul Hirst

      Head of Transport
      Addleshaw Goddard
    • Dyan Perry OBE

      Chair
      High Speed Rail Group
    • Jason Prince

      Director
      Urban Transport Group
    • Baroness Randerson

      Transport Spokesperson
      Liberal Democrats
    • Anne Shaw OBE

      Executive Director
      Transport for West Midlands
    • Anthony Smith

      Director, Consumer First Partnership
    • Miki Szikszai

      Chief Executive
      Snapper Services
    • Edward Thomas

      Partner, UK Head of Transport & Global Chair, Public Transport
      KPMG LLP
    • Cllr Louise Upton

      Cabinet Member for Planning and Healthier Communities & Cycling Champion
      Oxford City Council
    • Graham Vidler

      Chief Executive
      CPT
    • Lee Waters MS

      Member of the Senedd for the Llanelli Constituency
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