FREE Seminar Programme

Tuesday 4th November

11.15 – 12.15

1. ATCO – Provisional, Rual and Shire Networks

Chair : Mark Pedlar

Title 1 : Challenges of Networking Planning in a Diverse Shire County – The Buckinghamshire Experience

Speaker : John Hodgkins, Bucks County Council


Title 2 : Creating and Delivering a Partnership – The Telford and Wrekin Experience

Speaker : Helen Hill, Telford & Wrekin Council


15.00 – 16.00

2. ITSO – Unlocking the Potential of the All England Bus Pass

Chair : John Verity

Title 1 : Interoperable Ticketing – The Strategic Choices

Speaker : Gordon Hanning, Transport Scotland


Title 2 : Passing The Baton - What Will Be The 2012 Olympic Legacy for Transport in England?

Speaker : Roger Willison – Gray , Logica


Wednesday 5th November

11.00 – 12.00

3. CPT - Title "The Use of Technology in Public Transport by 2018 - A View on the Future"

Chair : Phil Bateman , Regional Director , CPT

Title 1 : INIT - Jens Mullak

Speaker : Omnibus - Peter Crichton, Managing Director

Speaker : Centro - TBC

Speaker : Epsom Coaches - Steve Whiteway, Commercial Director


12.15 – 12.20

4. Welcome and Introduction - Graham Smith, Vice Chairman IRU


12.20 – 12.50

Title "The Economic and Environmental Impact of Coach Travel in the USA

Chair : Giles Fearnley, President, of the CPT

Speaker : Peter Pantuso - President and CEO American Bus Association


12.50 – 13.10

Speaker : Marc Billiet, Head of EU Environmental Affairs


15.00 – 16.00

5. GO SKILLS - Training Our Industry Staff– The Challenge

Chair : Peter Huntington

Title 1: Making the CPC work for you

Speaker : John Smith, GoSkills

Speaker : Steve Bird, Blackpool Transport

Speaker : Tony Wallace, Johnsons Coaches


Thursday 6th November

10.00 – 10.45

6. RDA – International Coach Tourism Federation – “Doing Successful Business with the German Coach Market

Speaker : Dieter Gauf, CEO, RDA – International Coach Tourism Federation, Cologne, Germany


10.45 – 11.45

7. Making Public Transport the Greener Alternative to Cars - The Operator Experience

Moderator : Peter Plisner, Transport Correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

Presenter : Giles Fearnley, President, of the CPT

Panelists :Company representitives form National Express, Stagecoach, Go-Ahead, FirstGroup, Arriva


12.00 – 12.30

8. Department for Transport – “No Approval – No Sale . “ What does the change in EU type approval mean?

Chair: John Burch, CPT

Title 1: What does the change in EU type approval mean?

Speaker : Mike Protheroe, Product Development ,Vehicle Certification Agency


Title 2 :

Roger Trubridge , Senior User , ECWVTA implementation project , Chartered Mechanical Engineer


15.00 – 16.00

7. Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership - Low Carbon Vehicles

Chair : Robert Bryson – Chair of LowCVP Bus Working Group

Title 1: Role of vehicle technology in greening public transport

Speaker : David Lemon – Sustainable Transport Solutions


Title 2 : Making buses the first choice for personal transport

Speaker : Adrian Wickens , Volvo Bus


Dates & Times

Euro Bus Expo 2008 will take place from:

  • Tuesday 4th - Thursday 6th November 2008

NEC, Halls 4 & 5 , Birmingham - United Kingdom

The show opening hours will be:

  • Tuesday 4th November 2008 - 10:00 to 17:30
  • Wednesday 5th November 2008 - 09:30 to 17:30
  • Thursday 6th November 2008 - 09:30 to 17:00

Visitors can pre-register to gain fast track entry - Available from May 2008

Press opening hours will be:

  • Tuesday 4th November 2008 - 08.00 to 17:30