Northern Transport Summit 26th June 2017

Senior figures from Network Rail, Department for Transport, Peel Ports, Manchester Airports Group, Virgin Trains, Manchester City Council, Liverpool City Council and Cheshire East Council are among those confirmed to speak at Northern Transport Summit: Rail, Road, Air + Ports, a day-long conference hosted by Place North West and Transport for the North, in association with Lancashire Enterprise Partnership and Remarkable Group.

Taking place on Monday 26 June at The Midland in Manchester city centre, the summit will feature presentations and in-depth discussions exploring major transport and infrastructure projects at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse agenda.

The full line-up of speakers confirmed so far is as follows:

Graham Botham, strategy and planning director for the North, Network Rail

David Brown, chief executive, Transport for the North

John Cridland, chair, Transport for the North

Ged Fitzgerald, chief executive, Liverpool City Council

Danielle Gillespie, North West general manager, Homes & Communities Agency

Tim Hedley Jones, director for major projects and innovation, Virgin Trains

Robert Hough, director, Peel Group and chairman, Peel Airports

Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department for Transport

Sir Richard Leese, leader, Manchester City Council and newly appointed deputy mayor of Greater Manchester for business and economy

Mark Lynam, director of strategy & corporate affairs, Sheffield City Region Executive Team

Warren Marshall, planning director, Peel Ports Group

Chair of Transport for Lancashire and Lancashire LEP Board Director TBC

Lynda Shillaw, divisional chief executive officer for property, Manchester Airports Group

Christian Spence, head of research and policy, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

Paul Staples, fleet director, First Transpennine Express

Kevin Whitmore, North region director, Remarkable Group

We are delighted to offer a reduced ticket price to Transport Planning Society members. Please use the code NTS10 to receive your ticket for just £89.10+VAT to include breakfast, lunch and refreshments throughout the day. There will be extensive opportunities to network with senior figures from across transport, infrastructure and development.

Representatives from Costain Group, Morgan Sindall, Pinsent Masons, Together, SK Transport Planning, Gillespies, Iceni Projects and Turner & Townsend have already booked their places.

Click here to register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/northern-transport-summit-rail-road-air-ports-tickets-32527308054