2026 SPEAKERS
Feras Alshaker, Director of Planning and Performance, Office of Rail and Road
Mr Lyle Andrew, Chief Executive, Institute Of Highway Engineers
James Barwise, Policy Lead, Road Haulage Association
Mr Tim Bellamy, Assistant Director - Strategic Transport, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Mrs Jo Bradley, UK Director of Operations, Stormwater Shepherds
Ioannis Brilakis, Professor of Civil & Information Engineering, Cambridge University
Sarah Brownlie, Development Director, Rebuilding Nature
Mr Paul Campion, CEO, TRL
Mr Darren Capes, Head of Road Infrastructure Technology, Department for Transport
Thomas Chambers, Thames Water
Dr Suzy Charman, Executive Director, Road Safety Foundation UK
Mr Daniel Clarke, Head of Innovation and Technology, Greater Cambridge Partnership
Dr Mansi Desai, Technical Director & Head of Sustainability, Member of PIARC, PIARC
Michael Dnes, Director of Transport Policy, Stonehaven
Mehran Eskandari Torbaghan, Lecturer in Infrastructure Asset Management, University of Birmingham
Jo Field, Chair, Women in Transport
Graham Footer, Chief Executive, Disabled Motoring UK
Mr Chris Founds, Director & Founding Partner, Founds Group
Mr Hugh Gillies OBE, Director of Roads, Transport Scotland
Alistair Gollop, Founder, ITS Now
Richard Green, Head of BUKO Digital, BUKO Digital
Lorraine Gregory, Director, CECA Midlands
Sheena Hague, Director of Road Safety’, National Highways
Mike Hansford, Chief Executive, Road Safety Treatments Association (RSTA)
Mr Nick Harris, Chief Executive, National Highways
Dr Antoneta Horbury, Director of Policy and Technical Affairs, CIHT
Mr Paul Hutton, Co-owner, Technology Editor, Highway News
Mr Ian James, Head of Asset Management Strategy, National Highways
Jade Jones, Head of Commercial and Business Improvement, Central Bedfordshire Council
Matthew Lipton, Biodiversity Assets and Commons Manager, South Gloucestershire Council
Andres Martell, Design Futures Team Lead, Connected Places Catapult
Hazel McDonald, Chief Bridge Engineer, Transport Scotland
David Ogden, Chair of UK National Committee, PIARC
Sue Percy, Chief Executive Officer, CIHT
Steve Perkins, Managing Director, Steve Perkins Associates Ltd
Mr Ben Plowden, CEO, Campaign for Better Transport
Alex Robertson, Chief Executive, Transport Focus
Mr Sean Rooney, Head of Service - Highways Maintenance, Oxfordshire County Council
Ms Lauren SeBlonka, Gender and Inclusion Lead, PIARC
Lawrence Shackman, Director Major Projects, Transport Scotland
Mr Elliot Shaw, Chief Customer & Strategy Officer, National Highways
Mitesh Solanki, President, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT)
Emanuela Stocchi, President, PIARC
Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, ITS UK
Martin van Beurden, Founder, BUKO Digital
Mr Rob Walley, Partner, Lean Construction Institute
Mr Justin Ward, Head of Policy & Technical Practice, CIHT
Dr Joanna White, Director of Engineering, National Highways
Mr Andy Wilde, Service Director - Infrastructure, Shropshire Council
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