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08:30 – 09:10 Registration, Tea/Coffee, Networking and Exhibition
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09:10 – 10.45 POLICY AND BEST PRACTICE
09:10 Chair’s Welcome and Introduction
Louise Batchelor, Freelance Transport Journalist/
Former Transport Correspondent, BBC (CONFIRMED)
09:20 A Blueprint for sustainable growth to 2022
John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for
Finance and Sustainable Growth (CONFIRMED)
09:40 Question and Answer Session
09:50 Delivering an active travel network for Scotland
John Lauder, National Director, SUSTRANS
Scotland (CONFIRMED)
10:10 Transforming the nature of services to the public
Chris Webster, Chief Operating Officer, Amey (CONFIRMED)
10:30 Question and Answer / Panel Session
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10:45 – 11:15 Mid-Morning Tea/Coffee, Networking and Exhibition
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11:15 – 12.30 SCOTLAND’S TRANSPORT INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
11:15 Investment and delivery
Frances Duffy, Director Strategy and Investment,
Transport Scotland (CONFIRMED)
11:35 Edinburgh-Glasgow Rail Improvement Programme
Rodger Querns, Project Director (CONFIRMED)11:55 The M74 Completion
Graham Porteous, Deputy Project Director – Construction
Transport Scotland (CONFIRMED)
12:15 Question and Answer Session
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12:30 – 13.30 Lunch, Networking and Exhibition
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13:30 – 14:15 SEMINAR SESSION
A selection of interactive seminar sessions, providing an opportunity for delegates to explore distinct aspects of key importance to this agenda, featuring senior representatives from the following organisations
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14:15 – 15:10 GLASGOW 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
14:15 Planning for Scotland's largest and most sustainable sporting event
John Scott, Chief Executive, Glasgow 2014 (CONFIRMED)
14:35 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 - transport planning
Alistair Watson, Chairman, Strathclyde Partnership for
Transport (CONFIRMED)
14:55 Question & Answer Session
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15:10 – 15:40 Afternoon Tea/Coffee, Networking and Exhibition
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15:40 – 16:45 DEFINING THE FUTURE CHALLENGES – A BLUEPRINT FOR
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
15:40 Scotland's Maritime Transport Challenges and Opportunities
Professor Alfred J Baird, Professor of Transport, Transport
Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University (CONFIRMED)
16:00 An integrated approach to delivering sustainable transport solutions
Stuart Deed, Acting Chair, Sustainable Transport Group
(CONFIRMED)
16:20 Scottish Transport 2009 Annual Panel Debate
Alistair Watson, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Industry Best Practice Case Study
Professor Alfred J Baird TRi Transport Group, Edinburgh Napier
University Transport Research Institute
Stuart Deed, Sustainable Transport Group
16:45 Chair’s Round-up of the Day and Conference Close