The transport event that’s unlike any other!
This one-day debate featured 20+ industry-leading speakers addressing topical issues and challenges in U.K. transportation. 200 senior executives from air, rail, bus, micro mobility, taxi and more joined the event!
An unforgettable transport event…
Industry leaders across all modes of transport shared their insights on stage whilst interacting with the audience throughout the debate.
Attendees came away from this event with new contacts, new ideas and a holistic view on how we can make multi-modal transport work better across the U.K.
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The great transport debate speakers
Our speakers passionately debated industry issues with each other, expressing their personal thoughts and opinions on the challenges and solutions that could be implemented nationwide.
The audience was encouraged to interact throughout: asking questions, live voting, adding their opinion and more!
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What to expect
Registration and refreshments
Introduction from hosts
A welcome from your event hosts.
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Neil Micklethwaite
Chief Operating Officer, CMAC Group
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Alex Warner
Founder, AJW Experience Group
Welcome to Manchester
Martin is CEO at CAVU. Founded by MAG (Manchester Airports Group) and backed by over 80 years of aviation expertise, CAVU strives to revolutionise airport travel, creating value for passengers and the businesses that serve them.
Prior to this role, Martin served as CEO of MAG USA. This division of MAG brought three business lines to market: car parking commercial services, P3 Airport Terminal & retail developments, and Escape Lounges (common-use airport lounges). The business scaled significantly during his tenure which was further accelerated by MAG's 2nd largest ever acquisition which he delivered. This lay the foundation for the establishment of MAG's global distribution business which, following the merger between MAG USA & MAGO, was later rebranded CAVU.
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Martin Jones
CEO, CAVU
Let's start the debate
Nigel Stevens joined the Transport Focus Board as chair on 1 June 2022. He brings to the Board extensive experience in corporate governance, operational management and logistics; putting the customer first has been a consistent passion for him throughout his career.
He has held a number of senior executive roles in the transport industry including CEO of Transdev UK and Ireland and COO of UK and Ireland at Keolis Group. Prior to that, he served for almost 20 years in the logistics branch of the Royal Air Force including command of the airport and logistic wing at RAF Brize Norton and numerous operational tours in the Middle East and Kosovo. Nigel is a non-executive director of the Royal United Hospitals Trust in Bath.
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Nigel Stevens
Chair, Transport Focus
A perspective from the Business Travel Association
Clive has an impressive background in the travel industry, with extensive experience in senior leadership positions at companies including Etihad Airways, HRG, Gulf Air, Qantas, and British Airways. He was appointed as Chief Executive of The Business Travel Association in 2019. Clive's leadership and contributions to the travel industry have been recognized through various awards and accolades, including being named one of the 25 Most Influential people in business travel by the BTN in 2020 and receiving the Individual excellence in approach and actions during Covid-19 award from the Business Travel People Awards.
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Clive Wratten
Chief Executive, Business Travel Association
How can policy makers, trade bodies and operators come together to truly provide a joined-up multi-modal proposition?
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James Hammet
Managing Director, UKTram
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Jacqueline Starr
CEO, Rail Delivery Group
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Graham Vidler
Chief Executive, Confederation of Passenger Transport
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Gee Lefevre
Senior Managing Director, Teneo
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Clare Welsh
Company Director, Wellman Cars
Leading the way at Go-Ahead
Christian Schreyer is Group Chief Executive of The Go-Ahead Group, a leading UK-based public transport provider. The group employs more than 27,000 people operating bus and rail services connecting communities in six countries. In the UK, Go-Ahead’s rail operation, Govia Thameslink Railway, accounts for nearly 20% of passenger rail journeys nationally. The group is the largest operator of buses in London and outside the capital, it runs regional bus services stretching from Cornwall to Newcastle. Elsewhere in the world, the group operates buses in Singapore, Sweden and Ireland, and trains in Germany and Norway.
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Christian Shreyer
Group Chief Executive, The Go-Ahead Group
Street food lunch
Enjoy a choice of two tasty street food options, speak with our exhibitors and network with industry colleagues.
How do we increase social mobility by providing a proposition that is tailored to customers’ needs and where everyone works collaboratively to achieve this aim?
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Martin Dean
Managing Director - Bus Development, Go-Ahead Group
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Peter O'Broin
Government Affairs Manager, UK & Ireland, IATA
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Claudette Anderson
Partnerships Manager, Go Jauntly
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Natasha Grice
Interim Customer Strategy Lead, Chiltern Railways
Inside number 10 from former advisor to Boris Johnson
Alex Hickman leads Teneo’s Politics practice in the UK and advises clients on strategy, regulatory, and governance issues. Alex was formerly the Prime Minister's Special Adviser on business, leading on business engagement in the UK and around the world. In this role, Alex worked closely with the Prime Minister and ministers to support the business community during the Covid pandemic and built coalitions inside and outside government to progress the Prime Minister's business priorities, including net zero transition, science, and technology. Alex has also led cross-party campaigns in the UK and set up the Open Europe think tank.
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Alex Hickman
Senior Managing Director, Teneo
How can the needs of local markets and communities be genuinely served in a model that is centralised?
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Anne Shaw OBE
Executive Director, Transport for West Midlands
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Jools Townsend
Chief Executive, Community Rail Network
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Jake Kelly
Regional Managing Director, Eastern at Network Rail
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Rachael Farrington
Head of Government Affairs at VisitBritain/VisitEngland
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Mark Kipling
Director, Crescar
The industry needs to create a framework that encourages innovation – what does that look like and how can we support?
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Sam Uren
Director, SLC Rail
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Steve Turner
Founder, CMAC Group
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Nico Nicholas
CEO, Trees4Travel
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John McArthur
Co-founder, Lost Group
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Waleed Ahmed
Chief Operating Officer, Transreport
Event summary and reflection
Nigel Stevens joined the Transport Focus Board as chair on 1 June 2022. He brings to the Board extensive experience in corporate governance, operational management and logistics; putting the customer first has been a consistent passion for him throughout his career.
He has held a number of senior executive roles in the transport industry including CEO of Transdev UK and Ireland and COO of UK and Ireland at Keolis Group. Prior to that, he served for almost 20 years in the logistics branch of the Royal Air Force including command of the airport and logistic wing at RAF Brize Norton and numerous operational tours in the Middle East and Kosovo. Nigel is a non-executive director of the Royal United Hospitals Trust in Bath.
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Nigel Stevens
Chair, Transport Focus
Bar opens
A complimentary free drink for all attendees.
It’s time to talk transport:
We feel it’s fair to say that the U.K. passenger transport industry doesn’t always get it right.
However, we believe that coming together as a collective industry we can, and we will, make transport better for customers!
This event enabled attendees to network with other senior executives from across the industry and discuss how we can make all modes of transport work better together to boost customer uptake and therefore increase sales.
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