Programme

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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

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