Women in Bus and Coach held its second annual summit at the Midland Hotel in Manchester on Tuesday 8th October 2024, bringing together industry leaders, stakeholders, frontline operators and advocates to celebrate the remarkable contributions of women in all roles across the bus, coach and community transport sector.
The summit was hosted by Emma Hignett.
You can watch the summit presentations on the following videos:
Women in Bus and Coach Summit 2024 session 1
Session 1 features presentations from:
- Louise Cheeseman – Founder & Chair Women in Bus and Coach
- Simon Lightwood MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Local Transport
- Andy Burnham – Mayor of Manchester
- Anne Marie Purcell – Chief Transformation Officer, Transport for Greater Manchester
- Roberta Enright – Head of Site Safety and Sustainability, Transport UK London Bus
- Samantha Teggart – Operations Manager, Transport UK London Bus
- Kerri Cheek – Director, Women in Bus and Coach and Senior Bus Safety Development Manager at Transport for London
- Carolyn Ferguson – Group Company Secretary, Go-Ahead Group
- Gareth Hind – Director of Colleague Experience and Relations, First Bus
Women in Bus and Coach Summit 2024 session 2 and 3
Session 2 and 3 features presentations from:
- Kerri Cheek – Director, Women in Bus and Coach and Senior Bus Safety Development Manager at Transport for London
- Stephen Lynn – Director, Women in Bus and Coach and Marketing Director for TRL
- Sarah Boyd – CEO Lothian Buses
- Kim Ward – CEO Lothian Community Transport
Panel
- Emma Hignett – Chair
- Lucy Hough – First Bus
- Alex Firth – Greys of Ely
- Liz Eades – Stagecoach
- Hannah Currie – Wright Bus
Women in Bus and Coach Summit 2024 session 4
Session 4 features presentations from:
- Kerry Turner – Director, Women in Bus and Coach
- Laura Hadzik – Partner, Head of Commercial Road Transport, JMW Solicitors
- Jacqui Barrett – Co-founder of Wider Thinking
- Lorna Murphy – Director, Women in Bus and Coach and Director of Buses for Transport for London
Women in Bus and Coach Summit 2024 Awards Ceremony
Women in Bus and Coach held its first ever awards at its 2024 summit. The awards shone a light on the achievements and leadership demonstrated by women across the bus, coach, and community transport sectors, as well as those showing outstanding allyship within our industry.
Women in Bus and Coach Summit 2024 closing session
The closing Session features presentations from:
- Louise Cheeseman – Founder & Chair Women in Bus and Coach
- Candice Mason – Director, Women in Bus and Coach and Director of Masons Minibus & Coach Hire Ltd
- Dervla McKay – Managing Director, Go-Ahead Ireland
- Claire Mann – COO, Transport for London
