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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 (Europe/London) | 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.

Parliamentary Reception
2023-06-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Parliament, House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom
Join Intelligent Transport Systems UK for our Parliamentary Reception taking place on 14 June in the Churchill Room of the House of Commons.
Starting at 1pm, the event will provide the opportunity for the intelligent transport sector to meet with Ministers, MPs, Peers, councillors and stakeholders.
We’re delighted to confirm we’ll be joined by Transport Innovation Minister Jesse Norman with other speakers to be announced shortly.
With high demand expected, please register soon to secure a place.

Enforcement Forum Meeting
2023-06-13 12:00 - 16:00 | Jenoptik, Ten Watchmoor Park Riverside Way, Camberley, GU15 3YL, United Kingdom
The Enforcement Forum meets in Camberley to host their first meeting of 2023. Many thanks to Executive Members Jenoptik for hosting this session.
A complete line-up is confirmed as below featuring the following organisations;
Scottish Safety Programme
Agilysis
General Noise
National Highways
South Wales Police
We also plan to have a panel session at the end of the meeting featuring some of our main speakers.
AGENDA
12.00 – Doors open with lunch and networking
13.00 – Introductions from ITS UK, Forum Officers and Jenoptik
13.20 – Safety Cameras: What value can they add? – Michelle Van der Stighelen, Scottish Safety Programme
13.40 – Connected vehicle data for road safety – Richard Owen, Agilysis
14.00 – Vehicle noise cameras: current successes, future trends – Jason Dunne, General Noise
14.20 – Refreshments and Networking
14.40 – Future compliance on the SRN -Matt Staton, National Highways
15.00 – Op Snap and the use of digital evidence to capture traffic offence – Huw Thomas, South Wales Police
15.20 – Panel Discussion
16.00 – Event Closes

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Advocacy & Public Affairs Group
2023-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 | AtkinsRealis, Nova North, 11 Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BY
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.
We will be joined by Seb Gordon, Director of Communications & Engagement at Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT). Seb will talk about the priorities for the creation of the new organisation that will run Britain’s railways.
We have also invited a representative from National Highways to discuss their comms activities.
The next meeting will take place at Atkins’ offices in Victoria, London.
This event is open to all members – register to attend here.
Please note: This event was due to be held on 12 May but was moved due to train strikes. If you have already registered, your registration will automatically be carried over to 12 June. Please let us know if you can no longer make it by emailing contact@its-uk.org.
About Seb Gordon
Seb is leading GBRTT’s communications and engagement team to deliver a programme of activity to communicate clearly and engage effectively with key stakeholders about the organisation’s work to deliver a better, simpler railway for everyone in Britain.
Seb joined GBRTT having spent nine years at the Rail Delivery Group. During this time, he developed an extensive understanding of the rail industry, its stakeholder landscape and the sector’s reputational challenges. Most recently, he has overseen cross-industry communications activity such as delivering a unified presence at the COP26 summit under the ‘We Mean Green’ banner and helping tell the story of rail’s importance to the nation’s recovery from Covid.

Drinks Reception with Australian ITS Delegation
2023-06-06 18:00 | Homegrown Club, 44 Great Cumberland Place, London, W1H 7BS, United Kingdom
On Tuesday 6 June, ITS UK will be hosting a Reception in London for members to meet with delegates from Australia, including representatives from the Australian Centre for Connected and Automated Transport (CCAT), chief executives of transport agencies, private sector executives from manufacturing, digital and physical infrastructure provision, insurance and logistics.
The Drinks Reception will take place at the Homegrown Club in Marylebone from 6pm, and will offer Members the opportunity to network and learn more about intelligent transport developments across the two nations. There will also be attendees from the UK Department for Transport and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission.
Due to numbers, attendance is limited to one representative per Executive Member. To RSVP, email Operations Manager Rukshan Soysa at rukshan.soysa@its-uk.org. Places are offered on a first come, first served basis, so please book speedily to avoid disappointment.
With thanks to event supporters CCAT and Arup.

ITS European Congress
2023-05-22 - 2023-05-24 | Lisbon Congress Centre (CCL) Praça das Indústrias 1300-307 Lisboa, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal
ERTICO – ITS Europe and Lisboa Câmara Municipal will host the 15th ITS European Congress in Lisbon, Portugal, from 22 May to 24 May 2023.
The event will take place at the Lisbon Congress Centre.
A key event in the international ITS calendar, it will showcase the latest technologies adopted by the Lisbon Region, host of the event, together with all the available ITS services and solutions in Europe. Find out more
ITS UK will be in attendance and supporting the UK pavilion, which will be delivered by the Transport Technology Forum.
SMEs wanting to be involved in showcasing their products in Lisbon need to contact LCRIG, setting out why they want to be part of the UK Pavilion and how they think attending will be of benefit to them. There will be a cost to participating, and companies must commit to having someone on stand when the exhibition is open. Expressing an interest in being on the stand does not necessarily guarantee a place.
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Transport2030 Webinar: Changing Workforce
2023-05-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) has launched a new webinar series, in partnership with the Transport Technology Forum, exploring the changing trends in transport over the coming decade.
The series of four webinars will look at the upcoming opportunities and challenges facing the intelligent transport sector, focusing on how the industry could look in the next decade or so. The webinars will look respectively at the changing workforce, technology, global markets and procurement and funding.
Running over the course of the year, the webinars will seek to give a glimpse of what lies ahead for the sector, and for our wide transport network.

The first, Changing Workforce, will explore how the sector can attract new people into the industry. It will explore areas like diversity, new disciplines, changing workplace location and culture.
Speakers include:
• Ghaith Al-Werikat, Senior Supplier Development Manager, Roads Academy
“Roads Academy: Developing leadership capability to accelerate the pace of change”
“Ghaith is a Senior Supplier Development Manager and Roads Academy Programme Lead at National Highways. He has over 10 years’ experience and a Ph.D. in Construction supply chain management. He is an accomplished problem-solver with a unique mix of technical and business expertise who is dedicated to achieving and sustaining high quality standards with focus on delivering better value in the form of improved behaviours, performance and efficiency gains. Ghaith is passionate about exploiting transformational opportunities for the betterment of individuals, customers’ experience and the sector”.

• Catherine Whitfield, Associate Director, WSP
• Dr Paul Firman, Lecturer in Transport Planning, Leeds College of Building
• James Hornsby, Traffic Signal Enginner and ITS UK Early Careers Director, Atkins

Intelligent Transport Address & ITS UK AGM
2023-05-17 16:30 - 20:30 | Royal College of Art, 1 Hester Road, London, SW11 4AY, United Kingdom
Join Intelligent Transport Systems UK on Wednesday 17 May for the Intelligent Transport Address, a new event in the industry calendar.
We are delighted to confirm that we’ll be joined by Transport Minister Jesse Norman MP who will be giving the inaugural Intelligent Transport Address, presenting his vision for the future of the transport industry and how technology can support the sector going forward.
Following the Address, there will be a panel discussion on how technology can enable a better transport sector. We’ll be joined by:

Joanna White, National Highways
Paul Campion, TRL
Chacasta Pritlove, Google
Thomas Ableman, TfL
Ronnie Beggs, Cubic
Stuart Scott, Mott MacDonald (Chair)

Before the event, we will hold our AGM, exclusively for ITS UK Members.
This event will take place at the Royal College of Arts’ Intelligent Mobility Design Centre in Battersea.
We hope you can join us for what will be an exciting evening!
Register to attend here
Please note, this event was previously at the later time of 6pm but has been brought forward due to speaker availability.
With thanks to our sponsors:

Speakers
Transport Minister Jesse Norman MP
Jesse Norman was appointed Minister of State in the Department for Transport on 26 October 2022. He was previously Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office from 7 September 2022 to 26 October 2022. Before that, he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 2019 to 2021, where he managed the COVID-19 furlough scheme and set up the UK Infrastructure Bank.
Jesse has been the MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire since 2010. Jesse was previously Paymaster General, and held ministerial roles in the Department for Transport, and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. As a backbencher, he was a member of the Treasury Select Committee 2010 to 2015, and Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in 2016 to 2017. Jesse was made a Privy Councillor in 2019.
Before entering politics Jesse was a Director at Barclays. He also researched and taught philosophy at University College London, and ran a charitable project in Communist Eastern Europe. Jesse is the author of numerous books and pamphlets, including ‘Compassionate Conservatism’, ‘Edmund Burke: Politician, Philosopher, Prophet’ and ‘Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why It Matters’, which won a Parliamentary Book Award in 2018. Jesse was Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year and The House Backbencher of the Year in 2012.
Jesse has degrees in Classics (Oxford University: MA) and philosophy (University College London: MPhil, PhD). He has held various academic research fellowships, and was elected as a Two-year Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford in 2022. Jesse is an enthusiastic cyclist, hill-walker and amateur jazz musician.
Paul Campion, CEO, TRL
Paul Campion has been the CEO of TRL since July 2019. TRL is a world-renowned research, consultancy and software company which started life as the UK Government’s Transport Research Laboratory and has been working to make transport safer, cleaner and better for over 85 years. Previously Paul was the CEO of the Transport Systems Catapult, a not-for-profit organisation created by the government as part of the catapult network to grow the UK economy by supporting the growth of innovation in transport systems. Paul’s earlier career was spent in a wide variety of roles at IBM helping companies and industries to transform through the application of new technology. He has done professional, management and executive jobs at UK, European and Worldwide level in the UK, USA, France and Switzerland.

Chacasta Pritlove, UK Transport Lead, Google Cloud
As the UK Transport Lead for Google Cloud, Chacasta works across Rail, Road, Maritime and the wider transport industry to help them build for a digital future. She’s taking transport somewhere new, focusing on digital transformation; delivering digital public services, focusing on data, security, innovation and sustainable value.
Google builds technologies that change the world. Chacasta’s focus is to collaborate with transport leaders to do the same, creating a future that is sustainable, built responsibly and accessible to all.
Chacasta joined Google Cloud in November, 2020, with 25 years’ experience in enterprise technology, and a focus on the public sector for the past 15. She has earned the role of trusted partner to several large organisations across the public sector which focus on integrated, seamless and sustainable transportation.
Here’s a bit about Chacasta in her own words: I love solving problems, whether that’s completing a Wordle daily, helping to address challenges in the transport industry or encouraging more girls to consider a career in technology and transport. I’m always curious and always eager to learn and understand the challenges so that I can identify and advise where data and technology can make a difference.

Dr Joanna White (Jo), Roads Development Director, National Highways
Jo has been breaking down barriers in the world of STEM since she was at school. After being the only girl in her school to take Further Mathematics at A-level, she secured a place at the University of Oxford. Following a degree in Applied Mathematics, Jo completed a PhD in Mathematics; which involved developing mathematical models for traffic networks.
Jo started her career working for TRL working as a researcher. She was one of the first people to demonstrate how mobile phone data could be used to produce information about movements on transport networks.
Since 2005, Jo has applied her expert skills to many roles across National Highways and its predecessor organisations.
She has led projects including the M42 Active Traffic Management Monitoring programme and research projects to consider how controlled motorways and ramp metering could operate together. Jo established the ITS Radar service, a digest of all ITS related news worldwide to share internally.
Following promotion, between 2007 and 2014, Jo led the development of the business’ Traffic Technology Strategy and programme, and the National Operational Systems team, who look after all the systems that the traffic officers use to manage traffic and incidents.
In 2014, again after promotion, she led the Intelligent Transport Systems Group including teams who develop and maintain standards for operational technology. She developed the Innovation Designated Fund proposal and programme for the first roads period, which included delivering successful connected and automated vehicle trials in collaboration with industry partners.
Outside of her work at National Highways, Jo is Chair of Bristol University’s Department of Engineering Mathematics Industrial Advisory Group and a Trustee of the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund. She is a member of the RoadSafe Traffic Technology Think Tank and the Expert Advisory Panel for the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV).
Jo is a huge advocate of STEM activities with schools, and is passionate about inspiring people to get into the transport industry. She’s also keen supporter of apprentice and graduate placements, of which National Highways offers around 100 every year.
In February 2020, Jo became a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Engineering and Technology. This has been an excellent foundation for her to step up, in February 2021, to lead the company’s Roads Development Division on an interim basis, made permanent following recruitment in October 2022. She heads up a division focussed on research, innovation, intelligent transport systems, energy and road design.
Jo has two boys who are both into computer games like Minecraft, Sims and Roblox. Her eldest also loves Lego (like his Mum!) Jo enjoys walking, reading, Sudoko, logic problems and music, including watching her favourite bands at gigs – one of the many benefits of living in Bristol!

Thomas Ableman, Director of Strategy & Innovation
Transport for London
Thomas Ableman is Director of Strategy & Innovation at Transport for London, one of the world’s largest city-wide transport authorities. Thomas is responsible for getting TfL ready for the future: from setting and leading TfL’s strategy through to the testing and adoption of new mobility solutions in London and developing and harnessing innovation to solve TfL’s problems.
Previously he founded and scaled venture-backed startup Snap Travel Technology. He started his career at National Express and Chiltern Railways.

Ronnie Beggs, Director of Global ITS Solutions, Cubic
Ronnie Beggs is Director of ITS Solutions at Cubic Transportation Systems, a global provider of intelligent transportation and fare payment systems. Ronnie is responsible for Cubic’s strategy and roadmap for ITS and integrated mobility services.
The mobility sector is evolving, driven by the desire for net zero and better air quality, safer roads, and reliable journey times. Ronnie believes that the foundation of good solutions to these industry needs is good research. He leads Cubic’s global network for academic research collaboration, assessing for example, the potential of new technologies such as computer vision and artificial intelligence, improving accessibility to transportation services through better design, understanding traveller behaviour, and governance for new data-oriented services.
Prior to Cubic, Ronnie worked for several startups in the telecommunications sector, from early stage through to acquisition, and believes the transportation industry is experiencing a similar digital transformation, requiring the adoption of standards to ensure interoperability between systems, countries and regulatory frameworks, understanding the customer experience, and the relentless advance of technology.
Ronnie is a keen cyclist, and a season ticket holder for Bath Rugby.

User Behaviour Forum
2023-05-16 11:00 - 16:30 | Coventry City Council, Coventry City Council One Friargate Coventry, Coventry, CV1 2GN
Our User Behaviour Forum will next meet in person on 16 May in Coventry.

AGENDA
10.30 Arrival with tea/coffee and networking time
11.20 Introduction and Update from ITS UK Chief Executive, Max Sugarman
11:25 Urban Airport & Coventry Transport Modes (Bus/VLR/Scooters/Bikes) – Sunil Budhdeo, Transport Innovation Manager, Coventry City Council
12:00 Latest key updates – Kevin Vincent, Director, Coventry University
12.30 Break for Lunch
13:30 Re-imagining Transport in the West Midlands – Chris Lane, Head of Transport Innovation, Transport for West Midlands
14:00 Positive implementation of drone technology to unlock new industry targets – Peter Bull, Visual Observer, SkyFarer
14:30 Ashley Harvey, Regulation, Airspace and Airports Specialist, Altitude Angels
15:00 Drone Technology – A Reality Check – Robert Garbett, Chief Executive, Drone Delivery Group
15:30 Panel Session – Questions from the audience/set questions (chaired by Max Sugarman)
16:30 – Close event
More details and information to follow.
Register to attend here

Council Meeting
2023-04-20 12:00 - 16:30 | SRL Traffic Systems, Technology and Innovation CentreTechnology Drive, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1LA, United Kingdom
We will be holding the second ITS UK Council meeting for 2023 on 20 April.
The meeting will take place at the SRL Traffic Systems Technology and Innovation Centre in Nottingham and is open to Executive Members only.
We will be joined by Maria Machancoses, Chief Executive Officer of Midlands Connect, the region’s sub-national transport body.
Maria has been instrumental in the success and development of Midlands Connect since helping to set up the partnership in 2014. Maria has also worked as Director of the Midlands Engine and managed the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority’s input into the HS2 Hybrid Bill.
If you would like to attend please email Programme Manager Rukshan Soysa at rsoysa@its-uk.org.uk
Maria Machancoses Biography

Maria Machancoses is the Chief Executive of Midlands Connect – the sub-national Transport Body (STB) for the Midlands. The umbrella group brings together political, civic and business leaders to secure major investment into the region’s transport network.
Under her leadership, Midlands Connect has published its first landmark 25-year regional transport strategy for the Midlands and has progressed a number of critical projects including the £3.7bn Midlands Engine Rail.
Maria, with over 20-years of transport experience, has held a number of senior positions across a broad range of areas including strategy, planning, environmental and infrastructure. Maria was recently recognised for her “Outstanding Contribution to Transport” by the Transport Times. Prior to Midlands Connect, Maria worked on major projects including strategic master-planning activities around the Midlands, integration plans with HS2 and has also served on many international platforms including EMTA (European Metropolitan Transport Association) and UITP (International Association of Public Transport) providing expertise on the role of transport in contributing to economic growth and social inclusion.
Maria is currently Board member of the Midlands Engine Partnership, the HS2 East Midlands Development Corporation, the University of Birmingham City Region Economic and Development Institute (City REDI) and the Telford Town Deal Board. Maria holds a Degree in Law from the University of Valencia (Spain), as well as a Masters Degree in International Transport (University of Cardiff, Wales).

Road User Charging Forum
2023-04-19 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
Our first Road User Charging Forum meeting of 2023 takes place on the 19 April 2023, online.
The one hour webinar will explore:

Road Pricing & Sustainability: Possibilities beyond fixing the funding shortfall – Nina Elter, CEO and Founder of NEWROAD Consulting
The Latest Research from the Campaign for Better Transport – Silviya Barrett, Director of Policy and Research at Campaign for Better Transport.

The Big ITS Conversation
2023-04-04 10:30 - 12:30 | Online
Welcome to the Big ITS Conversation, the major virtual networking event for the intelligent transport industry!
The Big ITS Conversation taking place on Tuesday 4 April, 10:30am to 12:30pm, provides an innovative way to meet with local and national transport authorities for two hours of short, informal conversations.
The event is about networking and networking only, with no powerpoint presentations or appointments needed!
Sign up via technology platform Remo and on the day you will be able to join a number of virtual ‘tables’ hosted by local authorities, sub national transport bodies and national transport authorities.
Each public sector table host will provide a short ‘challenge statement’, listing in broad terms the challenges they are facing that intelligent transport could help resolve. This will help support an informed and focused discussion between the companies who join and those looking for ITS solutions.
Participating organisations include:

Glasgow City Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Transport for the West Midlands
Essex County Council
Transport Scotland
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Dorset Council
And more to be announced soon!

Register to attend here

Requirements
This is an online event.
We advise delegates try the test prior to registering by following this link: Remo Geartest to check your system is suitable for the platform.
We also advise use of Chrome, Safari or Firefox browser.
We will also hold a test event ahead of the day to ensure your IT systems work.
Joining Instructions including delegate list, will be issued ahead of the event.

Contact
If you have any queries, please email Rukshan Soysa, Operations Manager, at rsoysa@its-uk.org.uk
