Euro Bus Expo 2008

Wednesday 5th November PM (2-4.30)(No breaks)

14.00 – 14.30

Keynote Address: Peter Pantuso, President and CEO American Bus Asocition

Questions

Chair : Giles Fearnly, President of the CPT (Confederation of Passenger Transport,UK)

14.30 – 15.00

Session 1 – Keeping the Cities Moving – Politics and Public Transport

Questions

Chair : Lord Snape

15.00 – 15.45

Session 2 - Keeping the Cities Moving – The European Experience

Speaker : Tony Depledge, Director - Transport Policy Development, Arriva Group plc

Speaker : Marc Billiet, Head EU Goods Transport, IRU Permanent Delegtion to the EU

Speaker : Graham Smith, Vice Chairman, IRU

Questions

15.45 – 16.15

Session 3 - Operating in Different Markets

Speaker : David Leeder, Director of International Development, First Group plc

Questions and Close

Thursday 6th November AM (10- 12.30pm)(No Breaks)

10.00 – 10.30

Keynote Address – The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, MP Minister of State Transport

Questions

Chair : Giles Fearnley, President of the CPT (Confederation of Passenger Transport, UK)

10.30 – 11.45

Session 4 – Making Public Transport the Greener Alternative to Cars – The Operator Experience

Moderated by Peter Plisner, Transport Correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

Presented by Giles Fearnley, President of the CPT (Confederation of Passenger Transport, UK)

with a high level dabate and discussion with senior pannellists from all the major bus groups: Arriva plc, FirstGroup plc, Go-Ahead Group plc, National Express Group plc, Stagecoach Group plc

Questions

11.45 – 12.30

Session 5 – Making Public Transport the Greener Alternative to Cars – The Challenges

Speaker – Neil Scales, The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnerhip

Questions and CLOSE at 12.30

Free Seminar Programme

Tuesday 4th November PM (15.00-16.00)(No breaks)

15.00 – .1600pm

Key Note Address

Exhibitor Focus Programme

Tuesday 4th November PM (2-4.30)(No breaks)

9am – 9.30am

Key Note Address