Simon Butt | Regional Director
Ringway

Appearances:

Highways UK 2026 Day 1 @ 11:50

Highways Resilience: El Niño 2027 – What is our sector doing to plan ahead?

Simon Butt, Regional Director, Ringway

Steven Keates, Deputy Chief Operational Meteorologist, Met Office

Chrissy Jacques, Head of Highway Operations, Hertfordshire County Council

Jon Munslow, Chair, NHT Network

Highways UK 2026 Day 1 @ 12:10

Panel: Devolution in practice: Empowering local transport decisions

How will shifting regional powers and funding models alter the delivery of local highway infrastructure? Featuring a panel of local authorities, this session addresses how councils can effectively use new funding models to align local priorities with national strategic goals and accelerate project delivery.

Ben Brittain, Director of Public Affairs, Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE)

Katie Randall, Associate Director, City Economics, Arup

Simon Butt, Regional Director, Ringway

Alex Robertson, Chief Executive, Transport Focus

Moderator: JUSTIN WARD, Head of Policy, CIHT

Kathryn Moreton, Director of Environment & Place Operations, Walsall Council

Alice Darley, Head of Strategic Development, National Highways

Highways UK 2026 Day 1 @ 15:20

Building climate resilience into local roads

How can local highway authorities move beyond emergency response and embed climate resilience directly into long-term asset management budgets? Featuring a short briefing on the upcoming joint guidance from the DfT, CIHT, and Local Partnerships, this interactive session and panel discussion explores practical strategies for local authorities and their supply chains to adapt networks against extreme weather and secure future infrastructure funding.

Jon Munslow, Chair, NHT Network

Andy Warrington, Senior Director, Asset Management, Arcadis

Simon Butt, Regional Director, Ringway

last published: 05/Oct/26 16:25 GMT

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