Plenary and keynote programme

Thought leadership and big thinking on the challenges and opportunities in delivering seamless, integrated, resilient and decarbonised transport systems for all

Spread across both days our keynote and plenary speaker programme includes high-level representatives from central and local government, combined authorites and subnational transport bodies alongside C-suite leaders from tier 1 delivery partners, consultants, institutions, industry bodies, think tanks and academia.

Keynote and plenary speakers

Confirmed keynote and plenary speakers include:

Professor Sarah Sharples, Chief Scientific Adviser, DfT
Dame Sarah Storey, Active Travel Commissioner, Greater Manchester
Michele Dix, Transport Commissioner, NIC
John Abel, Technical Director, Office of CTO, Google Cloud
Shashi Verma, CTO, Transport for London
Thomas Ableman, founder, Freewheeling
Elliot Shaw, Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, National Highways
Sophie Chapman, Surface Access Director, Heathrow
Anthony Smith, Chair, Heathrow Area Transport Forum
Geraint Evans, Chief Executive, UK Major Ports Group
Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner, Greater Manchester
Colin Morrow, Principal Commercial Director, Crown Commercial Service
Alex Holland, Director of Industry Solutions, Hitachi Europe
Glenn Lyons, President, CIHT | Mott MacDonald Professor of Future Mobility, UWE Bristol
Sue Percy, Chief Executive, CIHT