TRANSPORT AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION

23RD MAY 2024

KPMG
15 CANADA SQUARE
LONDON E14 5GL

AGENDA

Transport after the General Election:
How will a new UK Government de-carbonise, fund and deliver a sustainable transport system?

09:00-09:30     

 Registration
09:30-11:00

 Session 1: Transport priorities of the next UK Government

Chaired by Professor David Begg, Former Government Transport Advisor

  • Huw Merriman MP, Minister of State for Transport 
  • Cllr Carla Denyer, Green Party Co-Leader 
  • Baroness Randerson, Lib Dem Spokesperson on Transport 
11:00-11:30  Refreshments
11:30-12:45

 Session 2: Rail Reform, Delivery and Funding 

 Chaired by Ed Thomas, Partner, UK Head of Transport, KPMG

  • Andy Bagnall, Chief Executive Officer, Rail Partners 
  • Rufus Boyd, Lead Director, Great British Railways 
  • Dyan Perry OBE, Chair, High Speed Rail Group
  • David Brown, Chair, Rail Delivery Group
  • Alistair Gordon, Chief Executive, Keolis UK, Middle East, and India
  • Paul Hirst, Head of Transport, Addleshaw Goddard
12:45-13:45  Lunch
13:45-15:00

 Session 3: Devolution and transport

 Chaired by Anthony Smith, Director, Consumer First Partnership

  • Steve Warrener, Managing Director, Transport for Greater Manchester 
  • Anne Shaw OBE, Executive Director, Transport for West Midlands
  • Helen Ellerton, Head of Transport Policy, West Yorkshire Combined Authority                                                                   
  • Graham Vidler, Chief Executive, CPT
  • Miki Szikszai, Chief Executive, Snapper Services
15:00-15:30

 Refreshments

15:30-16:30

 Session 4: At the sharp end: de-carbonising our transport system

Chaired by Jason Prince, Director, Urban Transport Group

  • Cllr Louise Upton, Oxford City Council
  • Lee Waters MS, Former Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Welsh Goverment
  • Claire Haigh, Executive Director, Zemo Partnership 
  • Nick Hughes, Senior Sales Director, Hitachi Rail
16:30  Close

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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