Leeds, October 2012

Conference Programme

Tuesday 23rd October

Novotel, Leeds

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The Programme

From 6.00 pm – Arrival and Registration.

7.00 pm Dinner in hotel restaurant.

Young Bus Managers Quiz with question master Chris Cheek.

Wednesday 24th October

7.00 am Technical Visit

Bus tour of the York Road guided busway, including sample journeys on a hybrid bus.

8.15 am Breakfast in hotel restaurant

9.00 am Conference begins in Meeting Rooms 6 & 7 on first floor

9.15 am Welcome from our Patron - Roger French, MD, Brighton & Hove

9.30 am Dr Bob Tebb, FirstGroup

Dr Bob Tebb discusses the launch and implementation of guided busways in West Yorkshire and provides an update on his own unique views on BRT schemes.

10.30 am Morning Tea and Coffee in breakout area outside meeting room

10.45 am Keynote speaker: Les Warneford, Managing Director UK Bus, Stagecoach

Les Warneford reflects on his career in the industry and provide a view on the impact of proposal for Quality Contracts.

11.45 am Nigel Eggleton, Commercial Director, Transdev Blazefield

Nigel Eggleton talks about various initiatives in Yorkshire and the pioneering role of Velioa Transdev.

12.30 pm Buffet Lunch in hotel restaurant on ground floor

1.30 pm David Young, Director of Customer Experience, South Yorkshire PTE

The benefits of the Sheffield Bus Partnership

2.30 pm Interactive Workshop led by our Patron - James Freeman, CEO Reading Transport

This is an opportunity to apply what we see and learn from the speakers earlier in the day and see how we can put them to use in our respective businesses.

About the conference

Leeds, 23/24 October 2012

Stagecoach UK Bus MD Les Warneford addresses the conferenceThe second YBMN event of 2012 took place on 23 and 24 October, and was based at the Novotel in Leeds. As before, there was an evening get together on 23 October, followed by a day session on the 24th with a visit, workshops and debates.The evening of Tuesday, 23 October saw a record 75 delegates sit down for dinner and then enjoy the popular team ‘pub quiz’, followed by a chance to network and enjoy the evening together.

Bob Tebb from FirstGroup, leading expert on BRTWe were delighted to welcome Les Warneford, the highly respected Managing Director of Stagecoach UK Bus, He agreed to speak to us during his final few months in his current role: a lifelong busman, he has worked his way up the career ladder, leading one of the UK’s best performing, largest bus operators for over a decade. An enthralling talk took us from the start of his career in Bradford via Leicester and Grimsby to Midland Red North at the time of privatisation. Back to Grimsby as MD, Les found himself part of the Stagecoach group, and the rest is history. Les also spoke about his trenchant views on the plans of some to impose Quality Contracts on the industry.

Nigel Eggleton from Transdev BlazefieldDavid Young from SYPTEDr Bob Tebb led the visit to the Guided Busways in the city aboard one of First Leeds' hybrid vehciles, and then gave a fascinating account of their development and potential.  Nigel Eggleton, Marketing Director of Transdev Blazefield, spoke about the innovative projects that he and his team have been pursuing in Yorkshire and Lancashire. We were also delighted to welcome David Young, Director of Customer Experience at South Yorkshire PTE, talking about the delivery of the Quality Partnership in Sheffield.

Joint YBMN patron James Freeman once again led a fast-paced and fascinating workshop session to round off the event.

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