Smarter Transit for Future Cities:
The Next 10 Years BRT - Improving the quality of urban life

The theme of the conference will be the role BRT systems can and will play in development of our future cities, facilitating the creation of new economy. We will be looking specifically at the next ten years, a changing political landscape, drive trains of the future and the projects planned and under development.

We will hear from international experts bringing UK, European and International experience on how BRT can meet the demands of changing and rapidly developing cities and from operators and transport authorities on how the relationship may look a decade from now.

Stand out presentations and speakers include:

• TfL's Bus Corridor Improvement Ambitions
• International speakers from Keolis, Volvo and Vossloh Kiepe
• Keynote: Smart Transit and Future Cities from Dr George Hazel
• Minister for Transport and Islands in the Scottish Government, Derek Mackay MSP

Programme highlights:

• Escorted study tour: Fastlink
• BRT and City Region Development
• London's BRT ambitions
• International standards and experience
• Smarter transit for smart cities
• Official opening of Fastlink by the Transport Minister

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Programme

Day One: Monday 30 November 2015

14:00 Opening BRT UK Tenth National Conference 10 Years of Progress
Dr. Bob Tebb, outgoing Chair, BRTuk

14.10 Welcome

14.15 Introduction to Fastlink
Gordon Dickson, Bus Development Manager, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and
Tom Bridge, Managing Director, Stagecoach West Scotland

Escorted Study Tour: Strathclyde Fastlink

14.25 Study tour depart
Board buses from Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow

16.05 Study tour return to Grand Central Hotel
Afternoon tea and exhibition

BRT as a concept – UK and international perspectives

Afternoon chair
Alan Brett, Senior Consultant, Atkins

16.30 UK perspective
Alan Bailes, Managing Director, The Transportation Consultancy

16.50 Questions and discussion

BRT Progress Forum 2015 – Resolving delivery challenges

17.00 Short presentations examining some of the challenges facing UK BRT schemes being developed or proposed. 

MetroBus Bristol
Jen Pritchard, MetroBus Integration Manager, West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (Managing objections)

Birmingham Sprint
Thomas Skidmore, Senior Projects Manager, Centro

Swansea
Gwyn Ephraim, Associate, Transport Planning, Arup

Leigh Salford Manchester Busway
Anthony Murden, Projects and Programmes Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester

Questions and discussion follow

18.10   Close of day one

Network evening

18.45 Vehicles leave for City Chambers

19.00 Civic reception in the City Chambers, George Square

19.45 St Andrew's Day Dinner

21.30 Networking drinks

Day Two: Tuesday 1 December 2015

08.30 Registration and Exhibition

09.05 Welcome

09.10 Keynote Address followed by Q&A
Derek Mackay MSP, Minister for Transport and Islands, Scottish Government

Session 1:
BRT – City Transport Solving City Challenges

Morning chair
Bruce Kiloh, Head of Transport Planning, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

09.30 Electrically powered BRT systems
Erik Lenz, Head of Sales for Buses and e-Mobility, Vossloh Kiepe DE

09.55 The BRT project, a holistic system approach
Alberto González Pizarro, BRT, Electric and CNG Buses Project Director, Keolis

10:20 Questions and discussion

10.30 Coffee and pastries

Session 2: 
BRT and City Region Ambitions

11:00 City Region Transit, Devolution and Development: the overview
Jonathan Bray, Director, PTEG

11.15 TfL’s Bus Corridor Improvement Ambitions
Simon Lusby, Senior Public Transport Strategy & Planning Manager, Transport for London

11.45 An operative’s perspective: First Group
Kenny Dickson, Engineering Director, FirstGlasgow

12.00 Sustaining the most successful city economy in the UK: BRT and the Greater Cambridge City Deal
Bob Menzies, Service Director Strategy and Development, Cambridgeshire County Council

12.15 Questions and discussion

12.25 Morning keynote: BRT and the challenges of the world’s rapidly developing cities
Jan Vandooren, Director,  BRT Development, Volvo

12.50 Questions and discussion

13.00 Lunch and exhibition

13.40 BRTuk AGM
Tom Hacker, Secretary, BRTuk
(members only)

14.05 Afternoon Keynote: BRT Progress Internationally
Peter Turner, PT Consulting, International BRT Expert

Session 3:
How do we harness digital technology to improve mobility and enhance our cities?

Afternoon chair
Dave Haskin, NGT Project Director, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and BRTUK

14.30 What does the future hold for smart ticketing and what can we learn from recent implementations?
Michael Hart, Head of Sales, VIX 

14.55 Closing keynote presentation: Smart Transit and Future Cities
Dr George Hazel, George Hazel Consultancy 

15.20 Closing thoughts: BRT - The next decade
Dave Haskins, incoming Chair, BRTuk

15.30 Tea and conference close