Dr Gavin Bailey is a commercially focussed transport technology leader with more than 16 years’ experience across transport planning, research, sustainability, and intelligent mobility. He has built his career turning complex customer and market needs into scalable, revenue-generating products. He has repeatedly become a recognised authority in new and emerging sectors, including AI-driven traffic management, sustainable mobility, and urban logistics.

Gavin is Head of Business Development for Europe at Aimsun, a fast-growing transport technology company that supplies AI-driven traffic management digital twins to transport network operators, internationally. He is responsible for working closely with transport operators to match Aimsun’s digital twin solutions to address their needs and pain points to maximise positive outcomes and a return on investment. A key example of this is, the Tees Valley Combined Authority’s multi-award winning Aimsun traffic digital twin solution which targets general traffic flow and bus reliability improvements across the network. In addition to this, Gavin works closely with the global Aimsun teams to shape the business’ commercial strategy for the region, and help to ensure the product roadmap meets current, emerging and future market needs.

Gavin holds an Engineering Doctorate in Transport and the Environment, an MSc in Transportation Planning and Engineering, and a PGCert in Business Administration, all from the University of Southampton. He also has a First Class Honours BSc in Geography from King’s College London. His doctoral research, carried out with Transport for London and Great Ormond Street Hospital,  focussed on optimising operational and environmental outcomes for healthcare supply chains in the UK context, and led to several academic published papers on urban freight and healthcare logistics.

With hands-on experience of taking transport technology into UK and European markets, Gavin brings a practical, commercial view of how UK ITS businesses can export their expertise and build lasting international partnerships.