AGENDA

08:00-09:00	Registration and Welcome Breakfast (sponsored by Intuitive Talent Solutions)
09:00-09:30	Keynote and Welcome Addresses Simon Lightwood MP, Minister for Roads and Buses Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool
09:30-10:45	Devolution Panel: Creating connected, productive places through high performing bus networks Chaired by: Leon Daniels OBE, Advisory Board Chair, Bus Centre of Excellence Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester (invited) Tracy Brabin, Mayor, West Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (invited) Clare Ward, Mayor, East Midlands Mayoral Combined Authority (invited)
10:45-11:15	Refreshment Break
11:15-12:30	Panel Discussion: Non-negotiables: reliability, accessibility, affordability and safety Chaired by: Laura Hadzik, Chair, Women in Bus and Coach Sandeep Shingadia, Executive Director, Transport for West Midlands Sarah Boyd, Chief Executive, Lothian Group Michael Hart, CRO, Vix Technology Brian O'Rourke, CEO & Founder, CitySwift Neil Chapman, Product Design Director, Europe & UK, Bauer Media Outdoor Alison Edwards, Director of Policy and External Relations, CPT
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30- 14:45	Panel Discussion: Future of Urban Bus Networks Chaired by: Jason Prince, Director, Urban Transport Group Kara Wood, Head of Franchising, Liverpool City Region Martijn Gilbert, Managing Director, Arriva UK Bus Nigel Featham, Managing Director, Go North West Miki Szikszai, CEO and Founder, Snapper Edward Thomas, CEO, ComfortDelGro United Kingdom & Ireland Bus and Coach Dave Astill, CEO, Nottingham City Transport (invited)
14:45-15:15	Refreshment break
15:15-16:30	Panel Discussion: Future of Rural Bus Services Chaired by: Ben Plowden, CEO, Campaign for Better Transport Cllr Karen Shore, Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Transport, Cheshire West & Chester Council Becky Shaw, CEO, East Sussex County Council (invited) Robert Davis, Head of Active & Sustainable Travel, Trueform Lee Robinson, Executive Director for Regional Transport and Integration, Transport for Wales Wright Bus (speaker tbc) Ceri Oest, Senior Engagement Manager, Transport Focus

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