Connected communities: Buses as critical infrastructure

Name: Connected communities: Buses as critical infrastructure
Start: 2026-05-20T14:30
End: 2026-05-20T16:00
Location: Royal Armouries Museum

UKREiiF 2026 · 20 May 2026 · 14:30–16:00

Connected communities: Buses as critical infrastructure was a session at UKREiiF 2026 on 20 May 2026 in Leeds, with 23 speakers on record.

Speakers

Andy Clarke — Moderator Partnerships Director, Ahead Partnership
Sameer Savani — Panelist Transport Managing Director, Connected Places Catapult
Cllr Ian Yuill — Panelist Co-Leader, Beach Ballroom
Tobyn Hughes — Panelist Director of Transport, The North East Combined Authority
David Skaith — Panelist Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Catherine Di Marco Obe — Panelist Partnerships Director, First Bus and FirstGroup
Paul Matthews — Panelist Bus Franchising Director, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Melanie Corcoran — Speaker Executive Director of Transport, South Yorkshire Mayoral CA
Janette Bell — Panelist FIRST
Chris Blucke — Panelist Director of Transport & Connectivity, Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority
Emma Blackham — Panelist Executive Director of Transport, West of England Mayoral Combined Authority
Gary Hitchmough — Panelist Executive Managing Director, First Bus Government, First Bus
Brandon Jones — Panelist Head of External Relations (UK), First Bus
Richard Parker — Panelist Mayor of the West Midlands, West Midlands Combined Authority
Simon Mathieson — Panelist Interim MD East of England, First Bus
Ben Lowndes — Panelist Distinctive Communications Ltd
Cllr Susan Aitken — Panelist Leader, Glasgow City Council
Jamie Ross — Panelist Director of Transport, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Carli Harper — Panelist Portfolio Holder for Major Projects, Norwich City Council
Simon Lightwood — Panelist Minister for Roads and Buses, Department for Transport and MP for Wakefield and Rothwell
Heather Mack — Panelist Deputy Leader, Bristol City Council
Steve Pitt — Panelist Leader, Portsmouth City Council
Stephen Bethel — Panelist Group Director of Brand and Communications, FirstGroup plc