AGENDA

09:00 - 09.45	Registration
09:45 - 09:50	Chair's Opening Remarks Giles Fearnley, Chairman, CPT
09:50 - 10:10	Keynote Address Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
10:10 - 10:20	Q & A
10:20 - 10:35	The future of the UK bus industry: First Group's perspective Sir Moir Lockhead OBE, Chief Executive, FirstGroup
10:35 - 10:50	The future of the UK bus industry: Stagecoach's perspective Brian Souter, Chief Executive, Stagecoach Group
10:50 - 11:05	The future of the UK bus industry: WYPTE's perspective John Henkel, Director of Passenger Services, WYPTE
11:05 - 11:25	Refreshment Break
11:25 - 11:50	What now for regulation, BSOG, competition law, concessions and fares? Panel Debate facilitated by Giles Fearnley Participants: Sir Moir Lockhead, Brian Souter & John Henkel
11:50 - 12:10	Is regulation still a feasible option now that significant public money is no longer available? Chris Cheek, Director, The TAS Partnership
12:10 - 12:30	Funding London's regulated Bus Market David Brown, Managing Director - Surface Transport, TfL
12:30 - 12:45	Q & A
12:45 - 13:45	Lunch
13:45 - 13:50	Chair Opens Afternoon Session
13:50 - 14:10	Is there a way for Local Government to protect its supported bus services from the spending cuts? Tony Walmsley, Principal Consultant, Steer Davies Gleeve
14:10 - 14:30	The UK’s first multi-operator integrated smartcard ticketing system: facilitating policy change and economic efficiencies Steve Howell, Head of Transport, Oxfordshire County Council
14:30 - 14:45	Q & A
14:45 - 15:00	Refreshment Break
15:00 - 15:20	The austerity passenger: tough times ahead? David Sidebottom, Bus Passenger Director, Passenger Focus
15:20 - 15:40	Preventing the goal of CO2 reduction from becoming expendable in the new cost cutting era Claire Haigh, Campaign Director, Greener Journeys
15:40 - 16:00	Is there a palatable political policy to be had on Concessionary Fares? Andrew Meaney, Managing Consultant, Oxera
16:00 - 16:15	Q & A
16:15 - 16:20	Chair's Closing Remarks
16:20	Close