Young Bus Managers’ Conference Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd April 2019  

Renaissance Manchester City Centre Hotel 

The Programme

Tuesday 2nd April

All afternoon - optional visit to the offices of Omnibus Passenger Transport Solutions. You need to make your own way there and back. For directions, click here.

From 1400  Limited check in available at Renaissance Hotel
                    Not all bedrooms will be ready, but bags can be stored in reception if bedroom is not ready

     1430       Bus(es) leave for optional visit to Stagecoach Manchester's Hyde Road Depot

1700-1900   Conference Registration in hotel reception

From 1800  Pre-Dinner drinks (cash bar) in private bar in the Da Vinci Lounge

     1900        Dinner in the adjoining Galileo Suite
                    After-dinner speaker - Dave Guest, journalist and chief reporter for BBC North West Tonight

Wednesday 3rd April

From 0700  Breakfast (for delegates staying at hotel) in the Cast Iron Bar & Grill
                    Check out and bring bags and cases to the Galileo Suite

0900   Conference begins in the Conservatory
           Welcome from YBMN Patrons Roger French and James Freeman

0905   Gary Nolan, Chief Executive, OneBus
           Manchester Mayorhem

0930   Kieran Proctor, Business Development Manager, Omnibus Passenger Transport Solutions
           What Does Omnibus Do?

1000   Morning coffee and tea

1015   Joe Wood, Commercial and Integration Director, CitySwifter
           Using Big Data to build better bus networks

1045   Alex Chutter, General Manager Swindon’s Bus Company, Salisbury Reds and Tourist Coaches

1115   Workshop and lunch (buffet lunch from 1200) 

1330   Dan Bassett, Head of Operations, Reading Buses

1400   Meera Rambissoon, The TAS Partnership

1430   Chris Cheek, Passenger Transport Monitor

1500   Wrap up

1515   Conference ends
           'Grab and Go' departure refreshments - grab a takeaway drink and snack bag and take them with you