Jacobs Main Theatre Video
High-level perspectives on strategic issues
We captured the whole of the main theatre programme on video. Click on the links below to access the files.
Jacobs Main Theatre
7 November
Session 1
Welcome
Steve Norris, Chair Highways UK Advisory Board and former Roads Minister
Why roads matter
John Armitt, chairman, National Infrastructure Commission (introduced by Steve Norris)
Motorways and major A roads
Jim O'Sullivan, chief executive, Highways England
Anthony Smith, chief executive, Transport Focus
Stephen Glaister, Chair, ORR
Elliot Shaw, executive director, strategy and planning, Highways England
Ministerial Address
Jesse Norman MP, Roads Minister, Department for Transport
Session 2
The road ahead - the rise of the Sub-national Transport Body
Realising the STBs' shared ambition of enabling businesses and communities to prosper. Themes discussed include:
Benefits of being an STB led by Barry White, Chief Executive, Transport for the North;
How will the STBs' regional knowledge and expertise make a difference in the delivery of infrastructure? led by Martin Tugwell, Programme Director, England's Economic Heartland;
The MRN as an example of collaborative working across STBs led by Maria Machancoses, Director, Midlands Connect and Rupert Clubb, Chief Officer, TfSE; and Final reflections from Tricia Hayes, Director General, Roads, Motoring and Devolution, DfT
Session 3
Is private sector finance realistic for UK roads?
The cost of new infrastructure lands on the taxpayer. How can we get more private sector finance into our roads? What are the technical measures that will allow us to do so? Is there appetite for private capital and how can we harness it while ensuring that safety and other necessary standards are maintained?
Steve Norris, property and transport advisor
Steve Gooding, Director, RAC Foundation
David Barwell, Chief Executive, UK and Ireland, AECOM
Session 4
Urban: Cities and their mobility priorities
Glynn Barton, Director of Network Management, TfL
Isabel Dedring, Global Transport Leader, Arup
Mark Garrity, Director Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Thales Ground Transportation
Margot Orr Jones, Cities Director, Jacobs
Claire Williams, Technical Director - Intelligent Mobility, Atkins, member of the SNC-Lavalin Group
Dave Powell, Head of ITS Delivery, Cubic
8 November
Session 5
Future Proofing Local Authority Roads
Opening address
Cllr Martin Tett, Chair of the Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board, Local Government Association; Leader, Buckinghamshire County Council; and Chair England's Economic Heartland
A high level look at challenges and opportunities facing local authorities and the future proofing of their roads networks
Matthew Lugg, President, CIHT
Nigel Riglar, First Vice President, ADEPT; Director of Environment and Community Services, South Gloucestershire Council
David Craik, Chair HTMA Service Delivery Working Group; Executive Director, Colas
John Lamb, President, Local Government Technical Advisers Group
Session 6
Road to zero
Enabling electrification of the vehicle fleet
Stephanie Edwards, Head of Infrastructure Policy, Office for Low Emission Vehicles
David Rollafson, Director Transportation, TRL
Ross Fairley, Partner, Burges Salmon
Simon Harrison, Group Strategic Development Manager, Mott MacDonald
Electrification discussion panel
Session 7
Putting infrastructure requirements at the heart of the CAV journey
Short and medium-term milestones, challenges and opportunities on the path towards connected and autonomous vehicles
Andy Pascoe, Consultant, Meridian Mobility
Chris Reeves, Head of CAV Technologies, MIRA
Rob Wallis, Chief Executive, TRL
Professor Paul Jennings, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick
Jim O'Reilly, Strategic Product and Innovation Manager, Ordnance Survey
Peter Stoker, Chief Engineer, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Hillbrook
Session 8
Future mobility and the long-term requirements of roads infrastructure
Charlie Henderson, Partner, PA Consulting
Alistair Hunter, Director, Infrastructure Advisory, Arup
Nina Bell, Managing Director for UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Avis Budget Group and Zipcar UK
Phil Clifton, Managing Director Highways, Balfour Beatty
Rachel Skinner, Vice President, ICE and Director, WSP
