Digital & Data programme
Interchange 2
Removing the barriers to fully utilise the transformative potential of data and AI across all aspects transport
PILLAR PATNER
4 March 2025
Session 1 – 14.00-15.15
Interchange 2 Theatre
Breaking down data silos, data sharing and data standardisation
00.00 Alice Reid, scene setting
01.08 Hayden Sutherland
03.06 Anna Jordan
05.15 Katherine Williamson
07.08 Miranda Sharp
08.08 Graeme Scott
11.47 Panel discussion
Delving into the challenges and opportunities surrounding data integration, this session looks at the fragmented landscape of transport data, with its disparate sources and formats. The session will make the case that unless we get much better at data sharing we will never realise the transformational potential of data in delivering seamless, efficient, and user-centric transport systems.
Moderator:
Alice Reid, Head of Transport, Defence & Health, Google Cloud
Hayden Sutherland, founder, Ideal Interface
Graeme Scott, Intelligent Mobility Services Lead, Arcadis
Katherine Williamson, Data, Insight and People Analytics Division, DfT
Miranda Sharp, founder, Metis Digital
Anna Jordan, founder, Alchera Technologies
Session 2 – 15.45-17.00
Interchange 2 Theatre
Achieving robust protection against cyber risks in a data-driven interconnected transport world
00.00 Lauren Anthony, scene setting
01.00 Panel introductions
03.47 Panel discussion
The interconnectedness of integrated transport systems presents a complex cybersecurity challenge. Transport requires robust protection against cyber threats across all levels, from data collection and sharing to infrastructure management and passenger safety, while ensuring operators and their suppliers comply with statutory, regulatory and contracted demands.
Moderator: Lauren Anthony, Customer Engineer, Google Cloud
Chris Cox, Director of Managed Services, Qodea
Andrew Pettet, Senior Sales Engineer, Google Cloud
Rafay Iqbal Ansari, Technology Strategy Consultant — Connnectivity, WSP
Ben Foulser, Partner, KPMG
Heather Taylor, Applied Human Sciences Lead, Frazer Nash Consulting
5 March 2025
Session 3 – 15.00-16.00
Interchange 2 Theatre
Accelerating the use of AI in transport
00.00 Sadeeq Akintola, scene setting
04.00 Panel introductions
07.39 Panel discussion
AI applications in integrated transport are increasing at a staggering rate and the government wants more. But key issues need to be overcome from reskilling to how we safeguard privacy and data and avoid perpetuating existing biases and inequalities. The panel will unpick the blockers and enablers to creating trust, transparency and accountability so that AI applications are positively embraced by both client authorities and society.
Moderator: Sadeeq Akintola, Customer Engineer (Data Analytics Specialist), Google Cloud UK & Ireland
Thomas Ableman, founder, Freewheeling
Miki Szikszai, CEO, Snapper Services
Dave Joshua, Founder of Mind The AI Gap and Scale Gen AI
Warwick Goodall, Transport and Net-Zero Mobility Lead, PA Consulting
Philippe Perret, Mobility Insights Lead, BT Active Intelligence
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