DfT Digital Twin Industry Day – Liverpool

The Government is seeking to accelerate the adoption of digital twin technologies across the transport sector, with a particular focus on integrated digital twins, crisis response and network management.

This ambition is reflected in the TRIB Digital Twin Vision and Roadmap to 2035, the Transport Data Action Plan, innovation funding provided through Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG), the Better Connected: A Strategy for Integrated Transport commitment to invest £30 million in Integrated Digital Twins for local authorities, and the commitment to a long term programme for network management, crisis response and resilience planning at the Transport Climate Adaptation Strategy.

ITS UK is supporting the Department for Transport in raising awareness and understanding of digital twin technologies among local, combined, and transport authorities through a series of national Digital Twin Industry Days.

The Days will aim to:

1. Increase awareness and understanding among local, combined, and transport authorities of the potential value of digital twins, including practical use cases, lessons from existing deployments, and examples of best practice.
2. Provide a platform for industry engagement, enabling suppliers to showcase existing digital twin products, services, and capabilities, while facilitating dialogue between the public sector and the supply chain.

The first session will take place in Liverpool on 14 July, the day before ITS UK’s Digital Transport Forum. An agenda will be shared with attendees ahead of each session.

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Agenda

10am | Arrival and Refreshments

11am | Ministerial Video & Opening Address
Chris Brown, Integrated Transport Digital Twins- Engagement Lead, Department for Transport

11.30am | Case Study: Digital Twins in Action
Sean Fryer, Digital Transport Delivery Manager | ITS Programme Lead, Tees Valley Combined Authority

11.50am | Future Use cases: Digital twins for discontinous electrification in Cardiff
Irfon Jones, Utilities Manager, Transport for Wales

12.05pm | Industry Presentations

1. From Data to Decisions: Bringing Digital Twins to Life in Traffic Operations
Rory Abraham, Innovation Manager, Swarco

2. Digital Twins at Scale
James Daniels, Managing Director, Europe, Aimsun

3. Inside the City Before You Build It: Digital Twins for Transport Planning
Matt Kendrick, Business Development Manager Theoremus

12.50pm | Lunch

1.50pm | Discussion Session

2.45pm | Conclusions and Future Discussions
Chris Brown, DfT & Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, ITS UK

Please note, we have now closed the application process for speaking slots at this event. You can still apply to speak at other Digital Twin Industry Days here.

Other sessions

We are hosting a series of in-person and online sessions across the UK throughout July 2026:

Organised by ITS UK on behalf of: