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Radisson Blu Hotel
The Royal Mile
80 High St
Edinburgh
EH1 1TH
United Kingdom
The Future of Scotland's Buses 2024
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After the success of last year’s Public Transport Scotland conference in Glasgow, Buses is once again partnering with Modern Railways for a two-day event, discussing the latest developments in bus and rail. The second day of the conference, February 21, is dedicated to the bus industry. A high calibre line-up of speakers, representing many major operators and the heart of Scottish government, will provide great insight into the country’s bus industry, its future and its most exciting developments.
Wednesday 21st February Schedule
Opening address
10:00-10:10 Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Transport for Scotland
Session 1 Plans and possibilities
10:10-10:30 Bettina Sizeland, Head of Bus, Transport Scotland
10:30-10:50 Neill Birch, Head of Projects, Systra — partnering for success
10:50-11:00 Question and answer
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
Session 2 Operating models
11:30-11:50 Sarah Boyd, Managing Director, Lothian Buses — city operator owned by the city
11:50-12:10 Alex Hornby, Managing Director, McGill's Buses Group — private sector champion
12:10-12:30 Peter Robinson, Commercial Specialist — how and where can franchising work?
12:30-12:40 Question and answer
12:40 Lunch
Session 3 Innovation
14:10-14:30 Michael Solomon Williams, Campaigns Manager, Campaign for Better Transport
14:30-14:50 Carolyn Harper, Senior Marketing Manager, Attracting the youth market - #FreeToExplore with First Bus
14:50-15:10 Spare
15:10-15:30 Steven Russell, Innovation Manager, Stagecoach UK Bus — CAVForth: Lessons from AB1, autonomous bus #1.
Speakers
FIONA HYSLOP
Minister for Transport for Scotland
STEVEN RUSSELL
Innovation Manager,Stagecoach Bus
SARAH BOYD
Managing Director,Lothian Buses
NEILL BIRCH
Projects Director,Systra
BETTINA SIZELAND
Head of Bus for Transport Scotland
CAROLYN HARPER
Senior Marketing Manager, First Bus Scotland
MICHAEL SOLOMON WILLIAMS
Campaigns Manager,Campaign for Better Transport
PETER ROBINSON
Commercial Specialist,and former Go-Ahead Group Business Development Director
ALEX HORNBY
Group Managing Director, McGill’s Buses