AGENDA

09:00-09:20	Keynote Address: Better Buses Ahead: The Plan for Change Simon Lightwood MP, Minister for Local Transport
09:20-10:45	Session 1: Harnessing bus powers to deliver affordable, accessible, integrated transport Chaired by: Leon Daniels OBE Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester (invited) Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire Claire Ward, Mayor of East Midlands Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire Liam Robinson, Leader, Liverpool City Council (invited) Ken Skates MS, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Welsh Government (invited) Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Scottish Government (invited)
10:45-11:15	Refreshment Break
11:15-12:30	Session 2: How technology is making bus the obvious choice for carbon reduction and customer experience Chaired by: Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, Intelligent Transport Systems UK Bradley Fox, Director of EV Fleet, UK & Nordics, Zenobe Miki Szikszai, Chief Executive, Snapper Services
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30- 14:45	Session 3: Essential role of bus in boosting connectivity, jobs and growth Chaired by: Jason Prince, Urban Transport Group Gary Hitchmough, MD for Government and Business Development, First Bus Paul Walker, Head of Passenger Transport, Portsmouth City Council Jennie Martin, Chair, Bus Users UK Ben Plowden, Chief Executive, Campaign for Better Transport
14:45-15:15	Refreshment break
15:15-16:30	Session 4: Bringing buses into a publicly owned transport network Chaired by: Graham Vidler, Chief Executive, CPT Stephen Rhodes, Director of Buses, Transport for Greater Manchester (invited) Kayleigh Ingham, Chair, Women in Bus and Coach Adam Toone, Chief Commercial and Operations Officer, Ticketer Sara Gilmore, Partner – Infrastructure Projects and Energy, Addleshaw Goddard Cllr Tracey Rawlins, Greater Manchester Bee Network Committee's Disability Advocate (invited)

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