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Open Innovations is winding down and will no longer be commencing new work from May 2026.

The Future of Transport in the North running order

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Sponsored by Transport for the North

9:30 - 10:00: Arrive, chat, grab a tea/coffee

10:00 - 10:30: Introductions

Introductions from ODI Leeds, Neil McClure and Ginny Leonard for Transport for the North

10:30 - 11:30: Lightning talks part 1

  • Transport for the North - Richard Mason - TfN open data projects
  • Transport Focus - Louise Coward - Attitudes of young people towards bus travel
  • Ofo - Joseph Seal-Driver - Delviering dockless bike schemes
  • MaaS Global - Stephan - Is MaaS the future of travel in our cities?
  • AQL - Autonomous vehicles

11:30 - 11:45: Coffee break

11:45 - 13:00: Lightning talks part 2

  • Vamooz - Rebecca Burnett - The future of crowd-sourced bus routes
  • Passenger - Tom Quay - Convergance of mobile and contactless payments
  • Urban Things - Carl Partridge - Ticketless travel
  • Reading Buses - Tony Pettitt - Mythbusting and how transport operators can get value out of opening their data
  • Institute for Transport Studies - Erik Thomasson

13:00 - 14:00: Lunch

14:00 - 15:00: Transport open house

Product and project demonstrations, feel free to mill around and ask questions.

15:00 - 16:00: TfN panel discussion

  • Alistair Richards - Programme Director, Integrated & Smart Travel
  • Richard Mason - Information Strategy Manager
  • Alison Pilling - Business Design Lead