AGENDA

08:45-09:25	Registraton
09:25-09:30	Welcome Ed Thomas, Partner and Head of UK Transport, KPMG
09:30-09:45	Keynote Address
09:45-11:00	Session 1: Improving air quality and decarbonising the Midland's transport networks Chaired by: Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys Dr. Stuart Hillmansen, Senior Lecturer in Electrical Energy Systems at University of Birmingham Speaker Speaker
11:00-11:20	Refreshment Break
11:20-12:30	Session 2: Taking back control, a devolution revolution Chaired by: Sir Peter Soulsby, Chair, Transport for East Midlands Sandeep Shingadia, Director of Development & Delivery, Transport for West Midlands Speaker Speaker
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-14:45	Session 3: Case Studies - Learning lessons from bus operations that are working well across the Midlands Chaired by: Linda McCord, Senior Stakeholder Manager, Transport Focus Case study 1:West Midlands Bus Alliance David Bradford, MD – UK Bus, National Express Case study 2:
14:45-15:00	Refreshment Breaks
15:00-16:15	Session 4: Midlands Engine Rail - making the most of HS2 and a Midland Mainline fit for the 21st Century Chaired by: Ed Thomas, Partner and Head of UK Transport, KPMG Maria Machancoses, Director, Midlands Connect Speaker Speaker
16:15-16:30	Closing Address
16:30-17:00	Networking Drinks