Partner theatre programme
Unique insights and briefings from many of Interchange’s key supporter organisations
THEATRE SPONSOR
3 March, Day 1
Session 1: 11.15-12.15
➜ Partner Theatre
Hitachi
Systems thinking for low carbon urban mobility
Alex Holland, Director of Industry Solutions EMEA, Hitachi
Lewis Brencher, Executive Director of Customer and Communications, Transport for Wales
Paul Campian, CEO, TRL
Tobyn Hughes, Director of Transport, North East Combined Authority
Andrew Bell, Vice President, Hitachi Rail
Melanie Cocoran, Executive Director of Transport, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Session 2: 12.20-13.10
➜ Partner Theatre
ADEPT/Live Labs 2
Can you afford not to learn from Live Labs 2? Adopting innovative learning to deliver benefits beyond the headline carbon narrative.
12.20-12.25 Overview
Giles Perkins, Live Labs 2 Programme Director; Head of Profession, Future Mobility, WSP
12.25-12.32 UK Centre of Excellence for Decarbonising Roads (North Lanarkshire and TfWM)
Joseph Kimberley, Innovation Manager from Colas
Alexandra Morgan, Innovation Project Manager, Amey
12.33-12.39 Greenprint (South Gloucestershire, West Sussex)
Matt Davey, Assistant Director (Highways, Transport and Planning), West Sussex county Council
12.40-12.47 Corridor and place-based decarbonisation (Liverpool, Wessex Partnership, Devon)
Graham Martin, Head of Commissioning & Project Delivery, Liverpool City Council
Ricky Beecroft, Innovations Project Manager, Colas
Lara Stapleton, Project Manager, Devon County Council
12.48-12.55 Streetlighting (East Riding)
Karl Rourke, Service Manager, East Riding of Yorkshire Council
12.56-13.05 Can you afford not to do this?
Giles Perkins, Live Labs 2 Programme Director; Head of Profession, Future Mobility, WSP
Session 3: 13.15-14.15
➜ Partner Theatre
British Aviation Group/Railway Industry Association
Transportation hubs - seamless connectivity between airports and rail
Robert Courts, former Aviation & Maritime Minister, Solicitor General and Chair of the Defence Select Committee
Alan Corner, Deputy Chair, BAG; and Commercial Director, Egis
Darren Caplan, Chief Executive, Railway Industry Association
Hannah Godfrey, Senior Surface Access Manager, London Gatwick Airport
Sue West, Director of Landside Operations, Manchester Airport
Tim Leech, Head of Surface Strategy, London Heathrow Airport
Session 4: 14.45-15.45
➜ Partner Theatre
Campaign for Better Transport
Connecting every community: the bus service standard — where bus networks are failing and what it will take to close those gaps
Ben Plowden, Chief Executive, Campaign for Better Transport
Andrew Summers, Chief Executive, Transport East
Caroline Whitney, England Director and Head of Membership Services, Community Transport Association (CTA)
Nick Jessop, Policy Manager, Confederation of Passenger Transport
Silviya Barrett, Director of Policy and Campaigns, Campaign for Better Transport
Session 5: 16.15-17.15
➜ Partner Theatre
Pascall+Watson
From masterplan to delivery: Manchester Airport Transformation programme – a case study
Rick Wagstaffe, Operations Change Director, Manchester Airport Transformation Programme, MAG
Lewis Williams, Associate Director, Buro Happold
Matthew Butters, Aviation Director, Pascall+Watson; Vice Chair, British Aviation Group
Phil Argile, Aviation Team Leader, Hoare Lea
Theresa Pan, Project Director, Pascall+Watson
THEATRE SPONSOR
4 March, Day 2
Session 6: 11.00-12.00
➜ Partner Theatre
Kier Group
The A417 Missing Link showcase: Delivering a major project against the Cotswold landscape
Kier will present an insight into the A417 Missing Link landscape-led highways scheme that will deliver a safe and resilient free-flowing road while conserving and enhancing the special character of the Cotswolds National Landscape. The A417 provides an important route between Gloucester and Swindon, connecting the Midlands/North to the South of England, as part of the project we’re constructing 4 miles of new dual carriageway, as well as associated works.
You’ll get an introduction to the scheme, how a landscape-led design approach has shaped the project and supporting with planning, how Kier has used digital tools to enable collaborative decision-making and smarter project delivering and how digital quality processes are improving assurance, consistency and efficiency.
Project briefings and insights from the Kier team including:
Gavin Jones, Project Director, Kier
Michael O'Sullivan, Senior Planner, Kier
Lydia Handley, Quality Advisor, Kier
Kathleen McCool, Site Engineer, Kier
Session 6: 12.15-13.15
➜ Partner Theatre
National Highways
To RIS3 - and beyond!
Chief Customer and Strategy Officer Elliot Shaw sets out the themes to expect from the government's imminent third Road Investment Strategy ('RIS3')? And what this mean for the integration of transport systems, as we look ahead to 2050?
Followed. by panel discussion with:
Elliot Shaw, Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, National Highways
Geraint Evans, CEO, UK Major Ports Group
Angela Jones, President, ADEPT
Feras Alshaker, Director, Planning and Performance, ORR
Paul McMahon, Director, Planning and Regulation, Network Rail
Session 7: 13.30-14.30
➜ Partner Theatre
techUK
Tech's role in improving user experience and ensuring innovation feeds into the system
The user experience is central to the success of any passenger transport system and technology is playing a central role in helping people travel safely, comfortably, quickly, and easily. In this session, speakers from across the rail ecosystem will explore how their technologies are ensuring better journeys and what is needed from the rail revolution to go further.
Session led by Robert Price, Programme Manager, Transport and Mobility, techUK
Session 8: 14.45-15.30
➜ Partner Theatre
Arcadis & ADEPT
Breaking the gridlock: Gen Z's role in energising sustainable, digital transport futures
A rapidly changing transport sector demands new thinking, new skills, and new ambition. This panel explores how Gen‑Z professionals are helping drive cleaner, smarter, more human‑centred systems.
Together, we’ll rethink transport’s power to shape opportunity and discuss bold ambitions that will shape the future of the sector.
Facilitator: Holly Clapp, Junior Consultant – Transport Planning, Arcadis
Maeve Glenn, Policy Officer Assistant, Transport for Greater Manchester
Susie Laughton, Assistant Project Manager, West of England Combined Authority
Marcus Harrington, Development Manager, Muse
Amy Pargeter, Principal Consultant – Intelligent Buildings, Arcadis