ITS UK

Executive Dinner with Andy Lord
2023-12-06 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
ITS UK will be holding an Executive Dinner on Wednesday 6 December with Transport for London Commissioner Andy Lord.
The ITS UK Executive Dinners are a series of events exclusively for our Executive Membership, where we invite members to meet with senior decision makers and policy leaders across the transport and technology sectors to discuss key issues for the industry in an intimate setting.
At the dinner, the Commissioner will discuss his priorities for London’s transport network and the role transport technology can play in supporting them.
This event is sponsored by Arup and Jenoptik.

About Andy Lord
As Commissioner of TfL, Andy is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and reliable transport services to keep London moving, growing and to make life in the Capital better for residents, visitors and businesses. He is responsible for delivering the priorities and objectives set out in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy and TfL Business Plan.
Andy joined TfL in November 2019, as Managing Director London Underground having started his career with British Airways as a sponsored undergraduate in 1989, gaining an honours degree in mechanical engineering from Manchester University. His career saw him take on roles across engineering, operations and customer service, culminating as Director of Operations and member of the Executive Leadership Team for just over seven years. Prior to joining TfL, Andy was Executive Vice President at Menzies Aviation leading the business and operations for the UK, EMEAI.
Andy is also a NED at Defence Equipment and Support.

Interested in attending?
The ITS UK Executive Dinners are a series of events exclusively for our Executive Members, with one invite per member. Invitations are sent to the lead contact in each organisation. If you would like to find out more, please email contact@its-uk.org.
Interested in Executive Membership?
Executive Membership is our premier tier of membership, for the leading organisations in the sector. It comes with a range of benefits, with additional events, discounts and the ability to feed into ITS UK’s strategy and future direction.
Find out more by emailing contact@its-uk.org.

Data Forum
2023-12-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
In November, the Government held an international AI Safety Summit, bringing together industry and international governments to understand how AI can be developed safely. Following the Summit, the parties involved published the Bletchley Declaration, highlighting that there is “a unique moment to act and affirm the need for the safe development of AI and for the transformative opportunities of AI to be used for good and for all, in an inclusive manner in our countries and globally”.
The ITS UK Data Forum session, taking place on 6 December, will ask what the Summit and Declaration mean for transport. There will be a presentation from Forum Officers Dave Weston, Chris Hutchins and David Trousdale of WSP on ‘Frontier AI in Transport’, followed by an interactive discussion on the subject.
We will also take a quick look back on our 2023 activity and look forward to our future events planned for 2024.
This one hour online session from the Data Forum will feature a presentation followed by an interactive discussion led by our Forum officers on the topic of “Frontier AI in Transport,” a theme that was explored at the recent UK AI Safety Summit.
Agenda
Welcome and introductions
Presentation and interactive discussion on the topic of ‘Frontier AI in Transport’
Forum Recap of 2023 and future plans for 2024
AOB
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Christmas Drinks
2023-12-05 16:30 - 21:00 | Canal House Bar & Restaurant, 12 Bridge St, Birmingham, B1 2JR
Join us for the ITS UK Christmas Drinks, an opportunity to network with colleagues from across the sector ahead of the festive season!
Taking place straight after the SME and Start Up Conference, at WSP in Birmingham, we will be hosting an informal drinks reception at the nearby Canal House, in partnership with Clearview Intelligence.

Come and join us at Canal House (a short walk from the Mailbox) to enjoy some informal networking from 4.30pm!
If you have registered for the SME & Start Up Conference, we ask that you register for this event as well, so we have an idea of numbers.
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Please note, we are aware of strike action planned on the week commencing 4 December and will keep attendees in the loop of any updates or changes.

SME & Start-Up Conference
2023-12-05 10:00 - 16:00 | WSP Mailbox, Wharfside St, Birmingham, B1 1RQ
SMEs constitute 99% of all companies in the UK, making them of critical importance to the economy. In transport, SMEs and start-ups are vital across all modes, providing products and services to all parts of sector, acting as a source of new thinking and ideas and supporting jobs and investment in local communities.
Transport technology has long benefited from its many start-ups, spin-offs and small businesses, but it is vital that the industry continues to support these organisations, providing the right environment for them to flourish and grow. For these companies, having visibility of upcoming work, clear and accessible procurement processes and understanding of how transport authorities and multi-national organisations can work with them, is critical.
The ITS UK SME and Start-Up Conference seeks to explore how we can create the right environment from which smaller transport technology businesses can thrive. The Conference, taking place on 5 December at WSP’s Offices in Birmingham, will explore what Government at all levels, transport authorities and the private sector is doing to support a dynamic and flourishing SME and start up community.
The event will involve a number of key note and panel sessions focused on exploring key issues of pertinence to the SME and start-up community, followed by workshops on how industry and Government can work together in future.
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Please note, although you do not need to be a start-up or SME to attend this event, priority will be given to start-up and SME representatives should all places be filled.
Agenda
10:00 – 10:30: Arrivals, networking, teas and coffee
10:30 – 10:35: Welcome, ITS UK Chief Executive Max Sugarman
10:35 – 10:40: Overview from Hosts: Catherine Whitfield, Associate Director, Intelligent Transport Services, WSP
10:40 – 11:10: Keynote: Martin Traynor OBE, Small Business Crown Representative
11:10 – 11:55: Panel: How can we best support start-ups and SMEs: The Clients & Government View, with:

Martin Traynor OBE, Small Business Crown Representative, Cabinet Office;
Steve Sopp, Senior Category Lead – Transport Technology Services, Crown Commercial Services;
Ghaith Al-Werikat, Senior Supplier Development Manager, National Highways;
Alisdair Ritchie, Head of SME Development, Connected Places Catapult

12:10 – 12:55: Panel: How can we best support start-ups and SMEs: The Tier One and Consultant View

Nick Fearnhead, Head of Project Mobilisation and Technology Services – Highways, Balfour Beatty
Pryce Evans, Senior Associate Director, Jacobs
Lee Tooze, Street Lighting Design Manager, Amey

12:55 – 1:40: Panel: How we can best support the growth of the sector: The SME and Start Up View, with:

Gabriel Jacobson, CEO, Valerann;
Peter Cattell, Head of Technical Sales, Clearview Intelligence;
Andrew Caleya Chetty, Starling Technology;
Damian Horton, Co-Founder, Eloy

1:40- 2:40: Lunch
2:40 – 3:10: Workshop 1: Moving Forward: What can we take away from today?
The Conference will break into three groups exploring procurement, finance and funding and partnerships
3:10 – 3:40: Workshop 2: Moving Forward: What can we take away from today?
The Conference will break into three groups exploring procurement, finance and funding and partnerships
3:40 – 4:00: Reporting back, next steps and concluding remarks

Speakers
Martin Traynor OBE
Small Business Crown Representative
Based at the Cabinet Office in London, Martin works with government departments to help make procurement policies, practises, and procedures simpler for SMEs to navigate. He also works with SMEs to encourage them to think about pitching for both central government contracts and other opportunities across the wider public sector.
Martin has extensive experience in the leisure and hospitality sector, following a successful career in hotel management. In 2001 Martin decided to change career to take up the role of Group Chief Executive of the Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce (including CEO of Business Link, Leicestershire).
After leaving the Chamber in 2014, he set up his own consultancy business which he combines with several key Non-Executive roles.
In the 2007, Martin was awarded an OBE in HM The Queen’s New Year’s Honours for “Services to business and the community of the East Midlands”.
Steve Sopp
Transport Strategy Commercial Lead – Technology Pillar, Crown Commercial Service
Steve is the transport technology strategy lead at the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the biggest public procurement organisation in the UK. Steve joined CCS in February 2022 after a public sector career encompassing many transport and innovation related roles, including as relationship manager for an industry led programme to fund low carbon propulsion technologies, as the Innovate UK transport lead for the UK’s Small Business Research Initiative, as a senior policy advisor at the Intellectual Property Office, and as Head of a Vehicle Primary Safety at the Department for Transport. Steve has led international negotiations on transport topics, and was chair of a UN vehicle standards working group. Steve graduated from the University of the West of England with a first class honours degree in engineering and has also completed a post graduate diploma in Intellectual property law.
Catherine Whitfield
Associate Director (ITS), WSP & ITS UK Vice Chair
Catherine is an Associate Director within the ITS business at WSP. She has over 20 years’ experience working in the intelligent transport industry, helping clients overcome challenges, unlock potential and create new solutions. She specialises in the operational, user and business elements of Intelligent Transport Systems, providing an interface between organisational needs and the detailed technical and operational solutions that meet them.
Over her career she has worked with a range of organisations including National Highways, the Department for Transport, Transport Scotland and the Dubai Transport Authority, helping them formulate and implement strategic programmes of work to deliver a step change in customer experience and safety. Catherine is a keen advocate for increasing diversity within our industry, across all characteristics, including academic background. She is proud to be a Chartered Geographer and actively encourages, supports and mentors early career professionals from all backgrounds to define their own development routes.

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Active Travel Forum
2023-11-30 12:00 - 16:00 | Smart Mobility Living Lab Unit 7, 14 Victory Parade Plumstead Road Woolwich, London, SE18 6FL, United Kingdom
Our Active Travel Forum meets in-person and will cover a range of hardware and software solutions relating to cycles and e-scooters to enable detailed data gathering and ‘next generation’ features, such as object detection and collision avoidance.
Agenda (to be finalised) –

1200 – Arrival and lunch
1300 – Meeting start: Welcome and Intro from Forum Chair
1310 – Speaker 1: Irene McAleese, Co-founder and CSO – See.Sense – Enhancing Safety & Infrastructure for Micromobility with See.Sense’s AI-Driven Vehicle-as-a-Sensor Technology & Actionable Data Insights
1335 – Speaker 2: Andrew Fleury, CEO – Luna Systems – Computer Vision: building city confidence in shared micromobility safety
1400 – Speaker 3: Charlie Wilson, CCO – Flare – Title TBC
1425 – Tea and coffee break
1445 – Speaker 4: Andrew Chetty, CEO – Starling Technologies – Pedestrian Detection Metrics and their use in the Optimisation of Signalised Crossings
1510 – Speaker 5: Neil Rhoods, Product Owner – TRL Software – Urban Traffic Control solutions for Active Travel
1535 – Optional tour of SMLL
1600 – Meeting close

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Road Expo Scotland 2023
2023-11-28 - 2023-11-29 | SEC, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G3 8YW
Road Expo is Scotland’s only dedicated roads and mobility event for Scottish Local Authorities, Government and its commercial suppliers.
Brought to you in partnership with Transport Scotland, Road Expo Scotland returns on 28-29 November 2023 to the SEC, Glasgow.
Fiona Hyslop MSP, Minister for Transport will open this year’s event – helping you keep Scotland moving.
ITS UK will be attending the event and also will have a stand on location – B5. Please do drop by and say hello.
Co-located with Bridges Scotland, Road Expo is free to attend.

More information is available here.

Joint Early Careers and Women in ITS Forum
2023-11-23 10:30 - 16:00 | UTAC Millbrook, Station Lane, Bedford, MK45 2JQ
Join us as the Early Careers and Women in ITS Forums come together to bring you this unique and exciting event at UTAC (United Testing and Assembly Centre), who will be hosting us at their test centre and proving ground in Millbrook.
This is set to be a unique and exciting gathering, exploring how we can support our new and early career professionals and create a diverse and inclusive industry for all.
The session will include a tour of UTAC Millbrook, a test centre and proving ground that encompasses over 70 km of unique tracks from high speed circuits, 4×4 tracks, alpine tracks, and facilities dedicated to connected and automated vehicles. As well as a dedicated site tour and some demonstrations of their latest technology.

The event address is Millbrook, Bedford, MK45 2JQ, England.
If you are travelling by public transport, then the most suitable train station to arrive at is Flitwick station on the St.Pancras line. From here there are regular taxis and the journey time to the site is 8 mins. Do NOT travel to Millbrook station.
For those driving, please see the instructions here.
There is plenty of (free) parking on site, and the guests will be shuttled from the security gate to the venue.

AGENDA
10:30
Arrivals and Networking

11:00
Welcome and Introductions: Peter Stoker, Chief Engineer – Connected and Autonomous Vehicles | UTAC Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, ITS UK | Gemma Tredwell, Women in ITS Chair | Ashik Nazar, Early Careers Forum Chair

11:15
How to develop your career in ITS – Ejiro Ikoko, University of Leeds & former Early Careers Award Winner | Abdulrehmarn Ali, Amey & former Early Careers Award Winner

11:45 Short Break
12:00
People, the key Highway Asset – Find them, train them, keep them – Emily See, Highways Market Director, Amey

12:30
Tools and information to develop your ITS knowledge – Alistair Gollop, Founder, ITS Now

13:00
Launch of the ITS UK Early Careers Essay Competition, Sponsored by IS Recruitment

13:15 – Lunch

14:00
Overview of UTAC and the organisation’s work in supporting talent – Jeremy Topple, Head of Talent and Capability, UTAC

14:20 Demonstrations by UTAC –
Simulation suite tour
Full tour of test track facilities

15:45 – Close

As above, we’ll be announcing the launch of the 2024 Early Careers Essay Competition, sponsored by IS Recruitment!
You do not need to be an ITS UK Member to attend this meeting, therefore we encourage you to share this invite to colleagues and others outside of the industry who may have an interest in this event.

With our new Professional Development Partnership with the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) signed earlier this year in June, we are pleased to announce, that this event will also contribute to IHE’s Continuing Professional Development Programme. By attending this event in-person you will receive a formal CPD certificate endorsed by the IHE.
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Public Transport Forum
2023-11-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Our next Public Transport Forum webinar looking at the Future of the Bus!
How is technology changing the bus sector and what does it mean for passengers and the wider industry?
Taking place on Monday 20 November 2023 (2-3pm UK time), the session will explore how the bus sector is changing due to new developments in tech.
The webinar will include presentations on demand responsive transport from ioki, how bus shelters are enabling new technology from Urban Digital, the future of connected and autonomous bus journeys from Stagecoach and an introduction to the Bus Centre for Excellence.
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Agenda
1. The Smartest Bus Shelter for the Smart Cities – Ramon Harkony, Urban Digital
2. Delivering Demand Responsive Transport – Anna Filby, ioki
3. Launching AB1; Autonomous Bus No.1 – Steven Russell, Stagecoach
4. Introducing the Bus Centre for Excellence, James Ford, Head of the Bus Centre of Excellence

Road User Charging Forum
2023-11-16 12:00 - 16:00 | Manchester Business Park Aviator Way, 1500 Aviator Way, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5TG, Manchester
Our next ITS UK Road User Charging Forum will be meeting at Costain’s offices in Manchester on the 16th November.
Agenda
Introduction and Overview from Costain
Congestion Charging with Camera Integration – Jorgen Pederson, Director of Transport Technology, SYSTRA
Road User Charging – Reality of Fiction: A Case Study in Denmark – Martin Gubby, Business Development and Delivery Lead, Neology
Funding the Gap: Replacing the Vehicle Fuel Tax with What? – Olivia Cairns, Decarbonisation Consultant, WSP
Free Roads and Road User Charging – Zeina Nazer, Forum Chair, University of Southampton and Cities Forum
Discussion – Should there be free roads?
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Inclusive Mobility Forum
2023-11-15 13:30 - 16:00 | 14 Rushworth Street London SE1 0RB, 14 Rushworth Street, London, SE1 0RB
The ITS UK Inclusive Mobility Forum will meet on 15 November to explore how ITS can support travel for people with disabilities.
Taking place at Steer’s Offices at 14 – 21 Rushworth Street, London, the session will explore how technology can help improve accessibility and support an inclusive transport system for all.
There will be speakers from the Department for Transport, SYSTRA, Cubic and Chrome Angel Solutions, as well as an discussion on how the sector best supports a more accessible transport system.
Agenda
13:30 – 14:00 | Doors Open and Networking
14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome

Kris Beuret, ITS UK Inclusive Mobility Forum Chair
Matthew Clark, Associate Director, Steer

14:15 – 14:35 | Video Game to support people with non-visible disabilities to travel by train
Mark Robinson, Managing Director, Chrome Angel Solutions
14:35- 14:55 | Concessionary Fares – new research for DfT – preliminary results
Alistair Baldwin, Team Leader, Concessionary Travel, DfT
14:55 – 15:15 | National Centre for Accessible Transport (NCAT): An Overview
James Knoll-Pollard, Behavioural Design Lead, Future Mobility Team, WSP & Board Member, NCAT
15:15 – 15.35 | Mat Campbell-Hill, Chair of the DfT’s Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (invited)
15.35 – 15.55 | Discussion
16:00 | Close

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Launch of the ITS Exports Study
2023-11-09 14:00 - 17:00 | Railway Industry Association, Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London, London, SW1P 3HQ, United Kingdom
Join us for the launch of a new study exploring the export priorities of the UK ITS sector.
On 9 November, as part of International Trade Week, ITS UK will be launching a new report, developed in partnership with the Department for Transport, highlighting the key overseas markets for UK companies delivering transport technology solutions.
The report builds on a survey of over 100 businesses to examine the export potential of the sector and how industry and Government can work together to promote UK transport technology capabilities on the international stage. The report is a significant development for the industry, and will allow us to prioritise our overseas engagement going forward.

Running from 2 to 5pm on 9 November, the event will provide the opportunity for the sector to hear about the latest developments across the global sector!
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Agenda
14:00 | Doors Open

Teas, coffees and refreshments served. Networking.

14:30 | Welcome

Darren Capes, ITS Policy Lead and TTF Manager, Traffic and Technology Division, Department for Transport
Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, Intelligent Transport Systems UK

14:35 | Keynote: Earl of Minto, Minister for Regulatory Reform, Department for Business and Trade
14:45 | ITS Exports Study Presentation

Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, Intelligent Transport Systems UK

15:15 | Panel Discussion: Supporting UK expertise to thrive in a global ITS market

Alison Young, Head of Global Investment, Connected Places Catapult
Neil Walker, Exports Director, Railway Industry Association
Nora Ali, International Channel Manager, Clearview Intelligence
Representative from AGD Systems (invited)

15:45 | Engaging with Horizon Europe

Stefano Mainero, EPN Consulting

16.00 | Closing Remarks
17:00 | Event ends

Speakers
Earl of Minto
Minister for Regulatory Reform, Department for Business and Trade

Timothy Minto was appointed a Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade on 27 March 2023. He was elected to the House of Lords in October 2022.
Prior to joining government, he was in business in the consumer sector for nearly 40 years, most notably leading the team that built Paperchase into a global brand. He has extensive international experience, both from the supply side and operating retail sites, across numerous countries. The minister is responsible for:

cross-government regulatory reform
better regulation
Lords business legislation
all Private Members Bills
corporate issues

Alison Young
Head of Global Investment, Connected Places Catapult
Alison is Head of Global Investment with the Connected Places Catapult, focusing on FDI into the UK’s innovation eco-system, around Smart Cities and mobility, working across NetZero mobility projects at the Catapult. She spent six years living and working in the Middle East, with the Department for International Trade as a Trade & Investment Advisor. Based first in Muscat, Oman, where she spent four years leading on a number of sectors, from Education to Infrastructure, followed by two and a half years in the UAE, based in Dubai, setting up the Technology and Smart Cities sector for DBT, with a core focus on AI and Fintech. She has lived and worked in over six different countries and is passionate about international trade & investment, and the green agenda. She is currently working on projects focusing on the wider-decarbonisation of transport from a trade and investment perspective.

Stefano Mainero, EPN Consulting
Stefano has over 25 years of experience in Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), Sustainable Transport and European Projects. He has a 5-year degree in Electronic Engineering awarded by the Politecnico di Torino University (Turin, Italy) and decades of experience in the Consulting industry that helped him build a wide network of professional relationships across Europe. In 2009 in London he founded the consulting firm EPN Consulting Ltd.
Since 2007 Stefano collaborates with the European Commission (EC) as Expert Evaluator, Rapporteur and Reviewer of Transport Projects. Stefano has also participated as an External Transport Expert in Advisory Councils of some European and UK projects.
Stefano has given lectures in Universities in Italy and the UK and has written articles on ITS and European affairs and participated as a speaker and chairman in numerous conferences and workshops on Transport in several European countries.
Stefano is Fellow Member of the UK Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT, UK), Member of the British Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Member of the World Road Association (WRA) and Member of the US Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

This event is part of the Department for Business and Trade’s International Trade Week.

Enforcement Forum
2023-11-02 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
The ITS UK Enforcement Forum will be meeting online on Thursday 2 November, 2-3.30pm, to hear a number of updates from the sector.
This online roundtable will provide attendees the opportunity to feed in their thoughts on a number of issues. The session will include:

Update on the ‘Let’s Get HOTA Working’ Campaign – Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, ITS UK
Acusensus: Heads Up – update and key findings – Geoff Collins, General Manager, Acusensus
PACTS update on road safety – stopping unfair enforcement and inconsiderate driving – Jamie Hassall, Executive Director, PACTS
CPOS’s role in enforcement – Bhavita Lachani, Senior Security and Enforcement Technology Manager, Transport for London
Using Forensic Enchancement and Analysis Software to Improve Law Enforcement – Amber Riley, Sales Manager, Cubic

Please do join us for this session where we’ll be discussing the latest key issues for the sector.
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President's Dinner & Awards
2023-10-31 19:00 - 23:00 | 113 Chancery Lane, The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL
The ITS UK President’s Dinner on 31 October 2023 is one of the main industry events of the year. Featuring the ITS UK Awards, the Dinner showcases the very best of the intelligent transport sector, including the innovation, expertise and dynamism of organisations and individuals across the industry.
The Dinner is a celebration of all the organisations, individuals and projects that have delivered for the UK and is attended by key clients and decision makers from a variety of organisations. It is a perfect opportunity to meet friends old and new, over a luxurious evening in the heart of London.
The Awards will take place at the prestigious 113 Chancery Lane, home of the Law Society. The beautiful refurbished Grade 2* listed building is the perfect venue for the national celebration of a key sector for the UK. The evening will begin with a drinks reception at 7pm, before guests are invited to join us for a lavish three-course meal and awards ceremony. Find out how to enter the Awards.
Table, half table and individual tickets are now open for the Awards, with special rates available for Executive Members. Members can also benefit from our Early Bird rate, but will need to book by 1 August to benefit from this offer. All tickets include a pre-dinner drinks reception and three course meal, as well as the evening awards ceremony.
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User Behaviour Forum Meeting
2023-10-26 11:30 - 12:30 | Online
The User Behaviour Forum meeting will be a webinar taking place on the 26 October

Our next User Behaviour Forum will be holding a webinar on how we influence user behaviour on the transport network.
Taking place on Thursday 26 October, the online event will feature National Highways who will speak about building and maintaining public trust, Transport for West Midlands on the “Influencing Transport Lab” which has recently been set up and a talk from Centre Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV).
Join us for this interesting and critical event for the transport industry.
Agenda (11.30 – 12.30pm)
Building public trust through public research | Kate Barber, Senior Advisor and Tracey Budd, Team Leader, National Highways
Influencing Transport Lab – influencing user behaviour to help achieve environmental and sustainability goals | Lamprini Papafoti, Senior Future Mobility Developer and Beth Morley, Future Behaviour Change Lead, Transport for West Midlands
‘Understanding user requirements for future self driving transport systems | Catherine Remfry, Economic Advisor, Connected Centre for Autonomous Vehicles

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Highways UK 2023
2023-10-18 - 2023-10-19 | NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT
Highways UK sees more than 375+ exhibitors showcasing new ways of thinking and novel partnerships to generate solutions. This year, the exhibition continues to grow with an expected 10,000+ attendees over two days.
Across the exhibition there is something for every stage of the highways supply chain from innovative materials and asset management technology to digital construction software and kerbside management systems.
ITS UK will be, as always playing a significant role at the event. Come and visit us on stand number 152.
We will also be participating in the following sessions during the conference:

18th October, Smart Traffic and Parking, 12:10-12:45 – Panel: Charting the path to clean air: leveraging technology and shifting public perception
18th October, Big Thinking Stage, 14:35-15:10 – Panel: Roads beyond politics – the sector’s aspirations for GE 2024
19th October, ITS Theatre, 12:00-12:20 – Future of ITS
19th October, ITS Theatre, 12:25-13:00 – : Enforcement as a last resort: Promoting safe and responsible driver compliance

MaaS Forum Webinar
2023-09-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
Join us for a webinar looking at how we deliver MaaS across the UK and Europe. The session will include a presentation on the recently published MaaS Code of Practice, followed by case studies on delivering MaaS across Europe. We will then hold a dedicated workshop, exploring challenge statements to discuss and analyse.
Some of the themes we may look into include the business case need for MaaS and what elements of MaaS are commercially viable. Do we need to rethink the “marketing” of MaaS and perhaps the term itself?
Presentations

Mobility Code of Practice enables passengers to travel across the public/shared/active transit network both effortlessly and seamlessly – Meera Neyyar and Michael Power, Department for Transport, presenting on the MaaS Code of Practice
MaaS: connecting riders and agencies – Alex Thomas, Ride with Via
National Highways – Connecting the country – Laura Barnett & Vivi Michalaki, National Highways

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Digital Decade for Rail Summit
2023-09-27 10:00 - 15:00 | Museum of Making, Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane, Derby, DE1 3AF, United Kingdom
UK rail has long been a pioneer for new technologies and innovations. Yet, as the world enters a new age of digital connectivity, data and AI, it is vital that rail is able to keep up with emerging technological trends. Whether in the areas of digital signalling, data and AI or smart ticketing and retail, there is much more that can be done to ensure rail is fit for the future.
With Control Period 7 beginning and a General Election in 2024, now is the time to get started. The next decade will be pivotal – rail will need to focus on how it can make better use of data and AI, switch to digital signalling systems and deliver a modern fares system, in order to ensure the network is future ready. The coming ten years should be a ‘Digital Decade for Rail’.
The Digital Decade for Rail Summit is a new event organised jointly by the Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the rail supply community, and Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK), the industry association for transport technology. It will seek to provide industry with views from leading decision makers in the rail sector and to gather industry views in order to kick-start the ‘Digital Decade for Rail’ campaign, a new initiative to promote a digital future for UK rail.
The Summit will take place on Wednesday 27 September from 10am to 3pm at the Derby Museum of Making. The day will cover three key themes: 1. Digital Signalling 2. Data & AI and 3. Smart ticketing and Retail
The first half of the Summit will involve a number of keynotes from decision makers in the sector, such as Network Rail, GBRTT and Transport for London. Then, the second half will involve a workshop to gather insights from attendees for the new campaign – ‘The Digital Decade for Rail’.
Join us for what is set to be a key event for the UK rail sector, to kick-off the Digital Decade for Rail.
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Agenda
10.00 Doors Open
Teas, coffees and refreshments served. Networking.
10.30 Welcome from ITS UK and RIA
10.40 Keynote 1: Digital Signalling

Toufic Machnouk, Director, Industry Partnership for Digital Railway, Network Rail Lessons from East Coast Digital Programme

11.00 Keynote 2: Smart ticketing and Retail

Megan Spencer-Rigby, PAYG Director, Great British Railways

11.20 Keynote 3: Data & AI

Lauren Sager Weinstein, Chief Data Officer, Transport for London

11.40 Break
12:00 Panel 1: The Industry Response

Andy Willets, Principal Consultant, Digital Strategy Realisation, Amey Consulting
Matthew Peake, Director of UK Policy and Government Relations, Trainline
Neil Shah, IT & Digital Director, Arriva UK Trains
Martin Howell, Director of Transport Markets, Worldline UK&I
Professor Clive Roberts, Director of Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, University of Birmingham

12.50 Overview of Breakout Sessions
13:00 Lunch & Networking
13:45 Breakout Sessions , covering:

Digital Signalling Workshop: How can the UK fill the backlog of signalling renewals set out in the Long Term Deployment Plan?
Data and AI Workshop: How the rail network can make better use of data and AI to enhance passenger experience and improve freight services?
Smart ticketing and Retail Workshop: How can the UK deliver a smart ticketing system with more pay as you go ticketing, fares reform and account-based ticketing?

14:15 Breakout Sessions 2, covering:

Digital Signalling Workshop: How can the UK fill the backlog of signalling renewals set out in the Long Term Deployment Plan?
Data and AI Workshop: How the rail network can make better use of data and AI to enhance passenger experience and improve freight services?
Smart ticketing and Retail Workshop: How can the UK deliver a smart ticketing system with more pay as you go ticketing, fares reform and account-based ticketing?

14.45 Reporting Back & Concluding Remarks.
15:00 Event Ends

Speakers

Lauren Sager Weinstein, Chief Data Officer, Transport for London (TfL)
Lauren Sager Weinstein, Chief Data Officer, at Transport for London (TfL), leads TfL in using our vast amounts of system data to transform how TfL plans and operates transport in London. Lauren created TfL’s Data and Analytics department, building a team of data scientists, data software developers, and analytics translators who provide data tools for TfL to understand customer travel behavior, and analytic tools to operate and plan London’s vast transport network. Her team’s analysis was instrumental during the challenges during Coronavirus, providing TfL, London city officials, UK Government, and the public with information about how travel changed during the Pandemic. Lauren joined TfL in 2002 and she’s held a variety of roles, working on many projects, including the launch of the contactless payment system across London’s transport network. Originally from Washington, DC, USA, she has degrees from Princeton University and from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, who awarded Lauren the 2019 Alumni Award for Digital Innovation. Lauren was named the 2017 UK Chief Data Officer of the year by the CDO Club, and was honoured to be included in The Female Lead’s 20 role models in Data & Technology 2017.
Toufic Machnouk, Director, Industry Partnership for Digital Railway
Toufic Machnouk is Director, Industry Partnership for Digital Railway where he is leading a pioneering cross-industry partnership to create and deliver the next generation railway enabled through digital train control technology.
This represents a once in a generation modernisation of the railways in Great Britain to a safer, higher performing, more resilient, better skilled, more productive, and greener railway, delivering passenger benefits in the areas of safety, punctuality and resilience, and taxpayer benefits in the areas of reduction in infrastructure unit and whole life costs.
The first major programme is on the east coast mainline, a primary economic artery, which has been established in an innovative user centric industry and commercial partnership model that is the vanguard for digital train control technology deployment on the national railway network.
Having started his career in infrastructure operations, he went on to deliver major projects and programmes. His teams have been recognised for breakthroughs in safety performance, innovation, industry and supplier collaboration, and successfully delivering complex cross-industry change, receiving prestigious national awards.
He is passionate about open innovation and user centric design thinking, speaking at universities and colleges, and mentoring people from across the industry. He holds a degree in Design Engineering and an executive MBA from the University of Bath. He was awarded the prestigious Collaborative Leadership Award by the Institute for Collaborative Working.

Neil Shah, IT & Digital Director, Arriva UK Trains
Neil Shah is the IT & Digital Director at Arriva UK Trains with a remit that ranges from core operational IT through to the digital customer experience. Neil is responsible for developing Arriva UK Trains’ digital, data and technology strategies in order to support the business strategy. Neil is passionate about driving step change in IT, Digital and Data capability along with people development.
With over 22 years’ experience, Neil is a digital strategy, transformation and change leader with experience working across the entire business, product, commercial and programme lifecycle. Neil has been at Arriva for nearly 6 years, starting in the UK Bus business and now in the UK Trains business. Previous industry experience includes travel & tourism, retail and shipping & logistics meaning Neil hopes to bring external best practice to the transport industry.

Matt Peake, UK Policy Director and Government Relations, Trainline
Matt is Director of UK Policy and Government Relations at Trainline. Prior to Trainline, he led the global policy team at Onfido, the UK-based digital identity scale-up specialising in AI and biometrics. He has previously held tech policy-focused roles at Verizon, Ofcom and the Home Office. Matt holds a law degree, exec MBA, post-graduate diploma in Competition Law from Kings College and diploma in Business International Relations and the Political Economy from the LSE. He is married with three children.
Martin Howell, Director of Transport Markets, Worldline UK&I

Martin Howell is Director of Transport Markets, UK and Ireland for Worldline, and leads their work in smart mobility and strategy for transport. He was previously vice president at Cubic Corporation in San Diego. He spent 12 years with Cubic Transportation Systems, in operations and business development, as well as leading the company’s customer engagement, external relations and interfaces with government. His previous roles have included business development at HP Enterprise, before which he served as an officer in the Royal Marines Commandos.
Professor Clive Roberts, Director of Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, University of Birmingham
Clive is Professor of Railway Systems and Deputy Head of the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham. He is Director of the University’s Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, which has over 120 researchers, academics and staff. He works extensively with the rail industry and academia in Britain and overseas, on research and innovation themes which span the railway system, transport systems and associated technologies.
Clive leads a broad portfolio of research aimed at improving the performance of railway systems, including leading the UK Railway Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), a £92M academia/industry collaboration, as well as initiatives to encourage SMEs to work in the rail sector. In 2017 his group was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education for supporting the UK and international railway industries. His main research interests lie in the areas of railway systems research including: railway simulation, future control strategies, traffic management and operations, condition monitoring, data integration and cybersecurity, power system design and energy efficiency, and overall system integration.

Freight Forum Meeting
2023-09-26 10:30 - 16:00 | GRID Smarter Cities – Bankside, London SE1 9DT, GRID Smarter Cities, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT, United Kingdom
The next Freight Forum meets on Tuesday 26 September 2023 and will be looking at freight tech across road, rail, water & the urban environment!
This event will start at GRID, Smarter Cities, where we’ll see a demonstration of their innovative booking system, before moving AECOM’s offices for lunch and presentations.
Join us for an event that will take you across the many ways technology is reshaping the freight sector!
AGENDA
10.30 – Grid Smarter Cities demonstration at Bankside, London SE1 9DT
11.30 – Departure for AECOM, at Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London E1 8FA
12.00 – Lunch and Networking
13.00 – Presentations from:

Grid Bankside booking system – Toby Hiles and Laura Jacklin, Grid Smarter Cities
Bulk product movements on the Thames – Graeme Faulkner, GPS Marine and the Watermen
Urban deliveries using different transport modes – Geoff Clarke, AECOM
Helping to Decarbonise the Economy – High Speed Logistics by Rail – Phil Read, Managing Director, Varamis Rail

15.30 – Event closes

Transport 2030 Webinar Series - Changing Global Market
2023-09-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
On the 25 September, we will be holding a webinar exploring the future of the global ITS market, with speakers from Cubic Transportation Systems, Yunex Traffic and Ertico.
With so much change across the globe, the transport sector is facing new challenges – and opportunities – in almost all overseas markets. With such rapid technological change, the need to reduce carbon emissions and an ever moving policy landscape, ITS companies will need to be more flexible, dynamic and responsive than ever. This webinar will explore the changes in the global ITS market taking place up to 2030 – and ask how can ITS companies ensure we can continue to roll out transport technology across the globe.
The webinar is the third in our Transport2030 series, examining the upcoming trends facing the ITS sector over the coming decade. The Webinars are held in partnership with the Transport Technology Forum.
The webinar will take place at 2pm on the 25 September and will look at the changing global markets, with our expert speakers unpacking some international perspectives and future innovations.
Speaker line-up:

Joost Vantomme, CEO of ERTICO

Tim Wray, Head of Systems, YUNEX

Niosha Kayhani, Cubic and ITS UK International Director

About the Speakers
Joost Vantomme, CEO of ERTICO
Joost is a Belgian national with 30 years of experience in legal and regulatory policy affairs combined with a strong track in strategy and project management. He served as legal and regulatory affairs director with incumbent operators in the telecommunications, postal, eCommerce/logistics and automotive sectors. He had leading policy-making roles in European associations such as PostEurop, FEDMA, and ACEA as well as at the United Nations level (UPU). Joost has also been a member of the cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Economy and director at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, an EU consultancy firm.
Before joining ERTICO in January 2022 as Chief Executive Officer, he was the Smart Mobility Director of ACEA for over five years. Joost held positions as chair of the Strategy Committee of ERTICO-ITS Europe as well as a member of its Supervisory Board. He serves also as a member of the Board and Vice President of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Alliance.
As a frequent speaker at conferences and author of papers, he engages with stakeholders on European and international policy issues and research and innovation project management issues in mobility and digital agenda context.
Fluent in Dutch, French, English and German, Joost holds a Master’s Degree in Economic Business Law, a Master’s Degree in law and a Diploma in Teaching Law (Universities of Leuven, Poitiers and Louvain-la-Neuve). He gained additional education in the economic, business and management areas.
Niosha Kayhani, Cubic and ITS UK International Director
Niosha is the ITS UK International Director and leads on building the reputation and profile of ITS UK internationally to build networks, influence policy, support international cooperation on ITS and to create opportunities for the association.
He has helped to facilitate and host multiple international delegations, sign memorandums of understanding with global institutions and helped achieve year on year growth of the institute inside and outside of the UK.
Tim Wray, Head of Systems, YUNEX
Tim has been driving new business development for over 18 years within the Transportation, Road User Charging & ITS markets. His key clients include all major Rail / Bus companies, Transport for London, Transport for the North, Highways England, Transport Scotland & Network Rail.

Maritime Forum Meeting
2023-09-13 12:00 - 15:00 | Arup, 8 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BJ
Our next Maritime Forum meeting takes place in London at the Arup offices in Charlotte Street.
We are looking forward to be part of the London International Shipping week and this meeting will compliment LISW23.
Agenda
Welcome from ITS UK, Connected Places Catapult & Arup (inc. housekeeping) – Tim Morris (Arup), Max Sugarman (ITS UK), Richard Holland (Connected Places Catapult)
Keynote introduction – Regulation and standards: driving the maritime sector forward- Gwilym Stone, MCA
Presentations
“Leading the Transition to Sustainable & Intelligent Maritime Logistics” – Karno Tenovuo, Awake.AI
“A regulatory perspective on maritime freight digitalisation and standardisation” – Isabelle Dupraz, Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo)
“Overcoming chaos – using AI (Computer vision and Machine learning) to capture and control assets with cameras and drones” – Karlis Nilanders, dots.365
Maritime ITS: driving sustainability in shipping – Ørnulf Jan Rødseth, Director Maritime Intelligent Transport Systems, ITS Norway
“Opportunities and challenges in the digitalization of international multimodal transport” Heiti Mering, Digital Logistics Centre of Excellence
Workshop Session and Panel Discussion
Wrap Up and Close
Networking
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Advocacy & Public Affairs Group
2023-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Jacobs, Cottons Centre Hay's Lane, London, SE1 2QG, United Kingdom
The ITS UK Advocacy & Public Affairs Group is our main forum for the discussion of policy, comms and public affairs issues. The Group provides the opportunity for attendees to hear from a key speaker on a relevant policy topic, followed by an update on ITS UK’s Advocacy & Public Affairs Plan.
This session will look at the policy and comms issues around Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) with speakers from Zenzic, the industry champion for the UK Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) ecosystem, and the new All Party Parliamentary Group on Self-Driving Vehicles, which has launched a new inquiry on the technology.
Speakers include:

Niamh Fogarty of the APPG on Self-Driving Vehicles
Kit Golda, Stakeholder Engagement Lead & Frances Williamson, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Zenzic
Representative from CCAV (tbc)

The event will also provide an opportunity for Members to hear an update on ITS UK’s Advocacy & Public Affairs Plan and to feed in their views and thoughts.
The meeting will take place at Jacob’s offices in London and is open to all members.
Register to attend here
Speakers
Niamh Fogarty, Partner, Hanbury Strategy

Niamh is a Partner at Hanbury, advising companies across a range of industries on public affairs, policy communications, and media relations – from global investors to fast-growing companies operating in regulated markets. Prior to joining Hanbury three and a half years ago, she spent four years in FTI Consulting’s Tech, Media, and Telecoms (TMT) team, working across corporate reputation, financial communications, and investor relations. At Hanbury, Niamh leads the Self-Driving APPG Secretariat team, working to build support across Whitehall for automated vehicles and adjacent policy issues that are critical to achieving the UK’s technology ambitions.
Frances Williamson, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Zenzic
Frances Williamson is Head of Stakeholder Engagement. at Zenzic, a non-profit funded by government and industry to champion the UK’s leadership in the development and deployment of Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM).
As part of the leadership team Frances spearheads collaboration across the emerging CAM supply chain. With her team she supports all of Zenzic’s funded projects to build a truly collaborative CAM network encompassing a diverse set of stakeholders from across government, industry and academia.
With over two decades of experience in policy, industry engagement, and communications, Frances brings valuable expertise to her role. Prior to joining Zenzic, she contributed to the energy sector’s efforts in creating decentralised, democratised and digitised energy systems for UK consumers.
Kit Golda, Stakeholder Engagement Lead, Zenzic (they/them)
Kit Golda is Stakeholder Engagement lead at Zenzic where they work to bring organisations and their people together to collaborate on the challenges and opportunities of the emerging Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) ecosystem.
With many years’ experience in business development and leadership roles Kit has worked in startups, corporates and non-profits helping them to define and deliver innovation and change programmes

Council Meeting
2023-09-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Traffic Scotland National Control Centre, 21 Ferrymuir Gait South Queensferry, Edinburgh, EH30 9QU
We will be holding the third ITS UK Council meeting for 2023 on 7 September.
The meeting will take place at the Traffic Scotland National Control Centre in Edinburgh. This meeting is open to Executive Members only.
We will be joined by Ally McInroy who is CEO at Technology Scotland.

Ally McInroy

Ally McInroy is CEO at Technology Scotland, the industry association for Scotland’s Enabling Technologies sector, and home to the MaaS Scotland network. This network represents nearly 80 private and public sector organisations operating across the Mobility as a Service supply chain in Scotland. The group has been fundamental in accelerating the development of MaaS in Scotland, most notably through successfully lobbying for the creation of the Scottish Government’s MaaS Investment Fund which is currently supporting 5 pilot projects across Scotland.
Ally is also a member of the Board of Trustees at CoMoUK and a Director at the Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community CIC.

If you would like to attend please email Operations Manager Rukshan Soysa at rukshan.soysa@its-uk.org

Make the Most of your Membership Webinar
2023-07-25 14:00 - 15:00
This webinar will explain how to make the most from your ITS UK membership, whether you’re new to ITS UK or a well-established member.
The ITS UK team will take you through the ways you can get maximum value from your membership, with some useful hints and tips on how to navigate the sometimes-complex intelligent transport sector.
Join for as long as you’re able – the webinar will involve a half an hour presentation followed by Q&A.
AGENDA
14:00 – 14:10 Welcome, Max Sugarman, Chief Executive
14:10 – 14:20 About ITS UK, what we do and who we support, Rukshan Soysa, Operations Manager
14:20 – 14:30 Making the most of your membership, Wendy Irving, Membership Officer
14:30 – 15:00 Q&A & Discussion

Connected Vehicles Forum Meeting
2023-07-07 10:30 - 15:30 | Traffic Scotland National Control Centre, 21 Ferrymuir Gait South Queensferry, Edinburgh, EH30 9QU
The Connected Vehicles Forum will be holding their next meeting on Friday 7 July 2023. This face to face meeting will be hosted by Transport Scotland at their Control Centre in Edinburgh.
Join us to experience Project CAVForth, which is touted as the world’s most ambitious and complex autonomous bus pilot which began operations on 15 May 2023. ITS UK Members, Transport Scotland is a partner in the project.
You can learn more about CAVForth here.
Register your place here.

Data Forum Meeting
2023-07-03 12:00 - 16:30 | WSP Mailbox, Wharfside St, Birmingham, B1 1RQ
Our Data Forum meets on 3 July at WSP, Birmingham. Currently we are asking Members to save the date, with more information to be shared in due course.
We will have speakers from Transport for West Midlands; the Department for Transport; Atkins; West of England Combined Authority; and Tess Valley Combined Authority.
There will also be an interactive session looking at future data challenges.
More to follow in due course.

Executive Dinner with Iain Stewart MP
2023-06-29 19:00 | Mercure Milton Keynes, The Approach, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, MK8 8LY, United Kingdom
ITS UK will be holding an Executive Dinner on 29 June 2023 at the Mercure in Milton Keynes.
The ITS UK Executive Dinners are a programme of events taking place over 2023, exclusively for our Executive Membership, where we invite members to meet with senior decision makers and policy leaders across the transport and technology sectors. The next Dinner will be with Iain Stewart MP, Chair of the Transport Select Committee, who will discuss his priorities for transport policy and technology.
Places are limited to one representative per Executive Member, on a first come, first serve basis.
To RSVP, please email ITS UK Operations Manager Rukshan Soysa on rukshan.soysa@its-uk.org, by Friday 2 June, listing any dietary or access requirements.
With thanks to our sponsors Arup and Clearview Intelligence.

Not an ITS UK Executive Member? Upgrade your membership now by contacting Wendy Irving at wendy.irving@its-uk.org

Smart Environment Forum Meeting
2023-06-27 10:30 - 16:30 | Newcastle University, Beehive, Courtyard, Newcastle, NE1 7RU
Hosted by Newcastle University and taking place on the 27 June, the next Smart Environment Forum meeting will feature some excellent presentations and representatives from Transport for Greater Manchester, Innovate UK, Newcastle University as well as Professor Phil Blythe who was the former Chief Scientific Advisor for the Department for Transport.

We also plan to have a panel session at the end of the meeting featuring some of our main speakers.

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AGENDA

10:30 – 10:50 Doors open with refreshments and networking

10:50 – 11:00 Welcome
Overview of the Day – Professor Margaret Bell, Newcastle University

11:00 – 12:15 Session 1: Infrastructure Provision to support e-mobility
Chair – Keith McCabe ITS UK Carbon Ambassador

Future Mobility Policy Challenges – Phil Blythe, Newcastle University and former Chief Scientific Advisor for DfT
V2G and EV Charging – Josey Wardle, Innovation Lead, ZEV Infrastructure, Innovate UK
“Power Trip”, an E-bike charging solution – Geoff Wallman, Founder and Director, Intelligent International

12:15 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:45 Session 2: e-HUBS project findings, Newcastle University

Electromobility hubs in UK and Europe: Interreg eHUBS project – Dr. Dilum Dissanayake
Who are the potential early and late adopters of shared electric mobility hubs and what factors influence uptake? – Dr. Gus Bosehans
Investigating the environmental impact of shared electric mobility hubs – Dr Yanghanzi Zhang
What drives customer satisfaction and loyalty towards shared mobility? – Dr. Kuldeep Kavta
E-Cargo Bikes: A Study into their use in a Shared Mobility Setting – Dr. Pete Sykes
Policy Implications of e-mobility hubs – Professor Margaret Bell CBE

14:45 – 15:15 Coffee Break and Networking

15:15 – 16:30 Session 3: Panel and Open Discussion
This will be introduced with presentation of Experiences, Lessons Learnt and Challenges from e-Mobility demonstrators:

in Dublin – Darren Feisser, ESB – Ireland’s foremost energy company since 1927
in Manchester – Sam Li, Transport for Greater Manchester;
in Inverness – HITRANS the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (invited).

16:30 Close of session

Women in ITS Forum Meeting
2023-06-21 12:00 - 16:30 | WSP Mailbox, Wharfside St, Birmingham, B1 1RQ
To mark the annual INWED day (23 June), our Women in ITS Forum is meeting at WSP in Birmingham on the 21 June.

AGENDA
12.00 – Arrival with light lunch and networking
12.30 – Introduction from ITS UK and Olivia Cairns, WSP and Gemma Tredwell, Arcadis (Chair of Women in ITS Forum)
12.45 – Simon Sheldon – Wilson, Head of Business – Operations and Safety, WSP
Simon will detail his experience of effective safety and wellbeing leadership. From leading roadside assistance operational teams and major change programmes at the RAC, to overseeing that day-to-day operation of the strategic road network with the Highways Agency (and National Highways) Simon has put visible leadership at the heart of his approach by spending time with front-line operational teams in their working environment.
13.15 – Shane Collins, Smart Cities Sector Lead, 4 Way Consulting
Shane will be covering the Edgbaston Terminus. The Edgbaston Terminus is a traffic signal site with LRT facilities. This project provided a sustainable transport solution and there were a number of safety issues that needed to be resolved during the design process.
13.45 – Refreshment break with networking
14.00 – Vivi Michalaki, Head of ITS and Mobility, National Highways
Vivi will be raising the topic of imposter syndrome, how it may affect us all and especially women, in the working environment. This is an opportunity to openly discuss and share personal challenges in this area, where we might experience how our daily work life is affected by feelings of self-doubt, and identify ways to overcome it.
14.30 – Georgette Foster-Bell, Technical Director, Arcadis
Georgette will be providing an overview of decarbonisation at National Highways and how Arcadis has assisted on a Birmingham Highways contract to make our supply chain partners feel safer at work.
15.00 – Closing Remarks
15.15 – CLOSE

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ITS & Automotive: Clash of the Systems
2023-06-20 13:30 - 17:30 | SMLL, Unit 7, 14 Victory Parade, Plumstead Road, London SE18 6FL, Unit 7, 14 Victory Parade, Plumstead Road, London, SE18 6FL, United Kingdom
Following a recent MoU, AESIN and ITS UK are proud to jointly host their first workshop addressing the challenges and opportunities of a future of greater system integration of vehicles and infrastructure. The event will take place ahead of the MOVE trade show in London (21 to 22 June 2023).
Attendees will hear presentations of use cases with different viewpoints:

New ITS applications and the vehicle solutions to enable these.
New vehicle functionalities and the challenges placed on PDI.

Growing software and electronics content in vehicles and road infrastructure are leading to greater intelligence and capabilities of the systems. This trajectory will continue, including rising infrastructure dependency of some autonomy.
However, much of the associated data resides at organisations with established business models and customers. Concerns exist about greater system integration of vehicles and infrastructure, about sharing data and resolving privacy, about who pays for it, and uncertainty over valuing and monetising system aspects with new customer relationships. But if these concerns can be overcome, there are functionality and commercial opportunities to be unlocked for both vehicle and infrastructure stakeholders.
As new commercial partnerships develop, with varying services and customers, the historically siloed communities from roads and vehicles need more collaboration.
Breakout sessions will explore technical challenges, business incentives, and emerging solutions, with the aim of producing a short paper as an output from the session.
This event is organised jointly with AESIN:

Connected cars in London – the key to a smart city?
2023-06-15 11:00 - 13:30 | techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD, techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD, United Kingdom
As part of London Tech Week 2023, ITS UK and techUK will explore how London is making use of data from connected vehicles to become one of the world’s smartest cities.
Modern cars, sometimes referred to as “data centres on wheels” are now capable of gathering and processing vast quantities of data. Meanwhile, ever-advancing connectivity infrastructures are enabling vehicles to communicate with each other, and their surrounding infrastructure.
Join us to uncover how London, a city urgently tackling road safety, congestion, and air quality issues, is making use of this technology.
We will examine the approach to key questions including:

What use-cases is London developing through the proliferation of connected vehicle data?
Do we have the capabilities to process data at the scale required?
How do we ensure adequate connectivity across the city?
What risks does the increase in connected vehicles expose us to?
Are connected cars really the key to London becoming a smart city?
Spaces are limited so sign-up now to avoid disappointment.

This event is open to all. Please register via techUK’s website here.
Organised in partnership with techUK

About London Tech Week: London Tech Week (12-16 June) is a global celebration of tech, uniting the most innovative thinkers and talent of tomorrow in a week-long festival. Showcasing how tech is transforming business and society, London Tech Week drives thought provoking conversations around innovation, diversity and transformation, providing a platform for the tech ecosystem to come together to drive change.
