Autumn Conference Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th October 2017
Oxford Spires Hotel
Wednesday 25th October
From 1500 – Check in at Oxford Spires Hotel for delegates staying there
1700-1900 – Conference Registration in hotel reception
From 1800 – Pre-Dinner drinks (cash bar) in Deacons Bar and Lounge
1900 – Dinner in Cardinal Room
After-dinner speaker – Kevin O’Connor, Arriva UK Bus Managing Director
Thursday 26th October
From 0700 – Breakfast in Deacons Restaurant (for delegates staying at hotel)
Check out and bring bags and cases to Becket/Cramner
0815 – Arrival refreshments in Martyrs Bar and Lounge
0845 – Conference begins in Beckett/Cramner
Welcome from YBMN Patrons Roger French and James Freeman
0900 – Mike Watson, Regional Director England and Wales, Stagecoach UK Bus
1000 – Phil Southall, Managing Director, Oxford Bus Company
Includes depot visit. Bags can be left in the conference rooms.
1215 – Lunch in Deacons Restaurant
1300 – Martijn Gilbert, Chief Executive Officer, Reading Buses
Presentation slides
here (75MB – may take a few minutes to download)
1345 – Chris Cheek, Passenger Transport Intelligence Services
UK bus industry stats update and current trends. See slides by following
this link.
1415 – James Freeman and Roger French, YBMN Patrons
Workshop exercise and Roger’s Wrap
By 1515 – End of Conference
Departure refreshments in Martyrs Bar