Spring Conference Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th April 2022
Holiday Inn Cardiff City Centre
Wednesday 6th April
From 1300 Early check in if bedrooms available. Overnight bags can be stored at Reception if bedrooms are not ready.
1300-1430 Conference Registration in the hotel foyer. Sandwiches and soft drinks available in hotel bar.
1430 Buses leave from layby stops 130m up the road to the right for optional Site Visit to Cardiff Bus depot. Return around 1715.
1900-1930 Conference Registration continues in the hotel foyer
1900 Pre-Dinner Drinks (cash bar) in hotel bar
1930 Dinner in Brecon Suite on first floor
After-dinner speaker: James Price, CEO, Transport for Wales
Thursday 7th April
From 0630 Breakfast in hotel restaurant, ground floor
Please check out after breakfast and bring bags and cases to store in conference room
0845 Conference Starts in Brecon Suite on first floor
Welcome from YBMN Patrons: James Freeman & Roger French
0900 Keynote Speaker: Carla Stockton-Jones, UK Managing Director, Stagecoach Group
0945 YBMN Speaker: Matt Harrison, Marketing & Communications Manager, Go North West
1005 YBMN Speaker: Rachel Perkins, Assistant Operations Manager at Bluestar and Manager of Unilink
1025 Tea and Coffee
1045 Christian Reed, Head of Commercial, Stagecoach South Wales
1115 ‘Dragons’ Den’ preparation starts
1230 Lunch in hotel restaurant, ground floor
1315 ‘Dragon’s Den’ feedback in front of four ‘Dragons’:
Margaret Everson MBE FCLIT, CILT
Bev Fowles, MD, South Wales Transport
Martijn Gilbert, MD, Go North East
Andrew Sherrington, Head of Bus Network & Service Development, TfW
1420 Ray Stenning, Founder, Best Impressions
1455 Wrap Up
1515 Conference Ends
‘Grab and Go’ Tea and Coffee