29TH APRIL 2009
| 09:00-09:50 | Registration |
| 09:50-10:00 | Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Passenger Focus |
| Chair's Opening Remarks | |
| 10:00-10:20 | Richard Bruce, Head of Concessionary Travel, Department for Transport. Keynote Address: Progress on resolving the issues of the Free Travel Scheme |
| 10:20-10:40 | Caroline Green, Senior Policy Consultant, LGA - Towards a fairer distribution of funding |
| 10:40-11:00 | Question and Answer Session |
| 11:00-11:20 | Refreshment Break |
| 11:20-11:40 | Tony Ciaburro, Northamptonshire County Council - Getting the right funding for the job - The industry view of the future of concessionary travel and how it could be improved |
| 12:00-12:20 | Martin Dean, Managing Director - Bus Development, Go Ahead Group - A new future for operator reimbursement? |
| 12:20-12:40 | Question and Answer Session |
| 12:40-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-13:35 | Chair Opens Afternoon Session |
| 13:35-13:55 | Jeremy Meal, Director, Smart Card and Ticketing Strategies, MVA Consultancy - Going ITSO smart-live; lessons from the past 12 months and the way forward |
| 13:55-14:15 | David Hytch, Information Systems Director, GMPTE - Procurement through DfT suppliers: what lessons can be learned for the future |
| 14:15-14:30 | Question and Answer Session |
| 14:30-14:45 | Refreshments |
| 14:45-15:05 | Mark Pedlar, Chairman, ATCOCross-border issues & case for extending free travel to other modes of local public transport |
| 15:05-15:25 | Nick Lester, Director of Transport, Environment & Planning, London CouncilsThe future of the London Freedom Pass |
| 15:25-15:45 | Vivien Collins, Traffic-Wales Manager, Welsh Assembly Government - The Welsh experience of free travel |
| 15:45-16:05 | Gordon Hanning, Head of National Concessionary Fares, Transport Scotland - The Scottish experience of free travel |
| 16:05-16:20 | Question and Answer Session |
| 16:20 | Chair's Closing Remarks |