Spring Conference Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th February 2025
County Hotel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Wednesday 26th February
1115 – 1130 Pre-booked Metro visit.
Meet on Central station concourse below Newcastle railway station. Collect name lanyards and Pop cards.
11230 – 1430 Main Conference Registration in foyer and Running Buffet Lunch in the County Suite. Collect name lanyards and Pop cards.
1430 Optional site visit to Stagecoach North East’s Sunderland depot departs by bus.
1830 Suggested meet in hotel bar before dinner.
1900 Pre-dinner speaker Kim McGuinness, North East Mayor will speak and answer questions before dinner in the County Suite.
Thursday 27th February
From 0630 Breakfast in hotel restaurant. Please check out after
breakfast and bring bags and cases to store in the conference room
0845 Conference Starts in Mozart Suite on the first floor
Welcome from YBMN Patrons: Roger French and David Conway
0900 Keynote Speaker: Cathy Massarella, Managing Director, Nexus
0945 Phil Cummins, Engineering Director, Arriva UK Bus
1015 Tea and Coffee in Mozart Suite
1045 YBP Member: Josh Devlin, Operations Director, Go North East
1100 YBP Member: George Sloan, Operations Director, Stagecoach West & Oxford Tube
1115 Interactive Workshop with Andrew McGuinness, CPT Regional Manager, North of England
1230 Lunch in Mozart Suite
1330 Dan Graham, Managing Director, Northstar
1400 Anna Courtier, Northern Region, Women in Bus and Coach
1430 Workshop report back
1500 Wrap Up
1515 Conference Ends
Tea and Coffee
Updated 21/02/25