Spring Conference Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th May 2023
Birmingham Strathallan Hotel
Wednesday 24th May
From 1300 Early check in if bedrooms available. Overnight bags can be stored
if bedrooms are not ready.
1300-1400 Conference Registration in the hotel foyer. Sandwiches and soft drinks available.
1400 Hydrogen/Electric bus leaves via Sprint bus priority corridor to the new NatExWM Perry Barr depot and the West Midlands Regional Traffic Control Centre
1730 Delegates arrive back at hotel
1900-1930 Conference Registration continues in the hotel foyer
1900 Pre-Dinner Drinks in hotel bar
1930 Dinner in Wallace Suite
After dinner speaker: Martin Dean, Go-Ahead Managing Director, UK Regional Bus
Thursday 25th May
From 0645 Breakfast in Brasserie Restaurant, ground floor
Please check out after breakfast and bring bags and cases to store opposite the conference room
0845 Conference Starts in Wallace Suite
Welcome from YBMN Patrons: Roger French & Martin Gilbert
0900 Keynote Speaker: David Bradford, Managing Director, National Express West Midlands
0945 YBMN Members:
Matt Davis, National Express West Midlands and Aston University, and
Oscar Taylor, Go South Coast and Aston University
1025 Tea and Coffee
1045 Chris Cheek, Managing Director, Passenger Transport Intelligence – the bus industry since the pandemic in numbers
1110 ‘Dragons’ Den’ preparation starts
1210 Lunch in Brasserie Restaurant, ground floor
1300 ‘Dragon’s Den’ feedback in front of three ‘Dragons’:
Dawn Badminton-Capps, Director for England, Bus Users
John Birtwistle, First Bus Project Lead
Chris Cheek, Managing Director, Passenger Transport Intelligence
1400 John Birtwistle, First Bus Project Lead – UK’s first autonomous electric bus service
1430 Peter and Ross Newman, Founder and Director of Ensignbus – five secrets of success
1500 Wrap Up
1515 Conference Ends
Tea and Coffee