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TRANSPORT Smart Classes show key buyer side stakeholders how they can deploy the latest digital technology-enabled solutions, data-driven strategies and best practices to tackle their transport sector challenges (e.g. around congestion, traffic flows, air pollution and emissions, noise, first and last mile mobility, customer experience, cost effectiveness, connecting transport networks, managing and maintaining assets & infrastructure) and deliver a transport system that will allow passengers and citizens to travel efficiently, safely and with minimal impact on the environment.
Qualifying delegates include commissioning, procurement, trialling, partnering and policy leads, senior influencers, strategic decision makers, programme managers and planners from local authorities (e.g. city, borough, metropolitan, district and county councils); public transport operators; regional transport partnerships, sub-regional transport bodies, combined authorities, integrated transport authorities and passenger transport executives; highways authorities and road operators; government and supporting national transport agencies; fleet operators, parking operators, prime contractors etc.
Core themes range from on-demand transport and MaaS applications, EVs and e-mobility, micro mobility, predictive traffic management, journey time monitoring, smart parking and enforcing CAZs and LEZs, to active travel and behavioural change, analysing people movements, new ways of visualising data, connected and autonomous vehicles, intelligent street lighting, real-time transport modelling, smart ticketing and fare collection, and ITS in a Covid and post-Covid world.
On Thursday 25th May we will be casting a spotlight over the North of England, hosting our speakers discussions on how the latest digital innovations can help overcome the transport and mobility challenges faced by city-regions of the Northern Powerhouse and beyond. Delegates will hear from industry movers, shapers and disruptors during initial rapid-fire thought leadership presentations, before moving on to in-depth consultations with experts and peers during the roundtable discussions. In addition, this Smart Class will feature up to 3 keynote presentations from ITAs, PTEs, major transport operators, agencies or local/combined authorities giving real world insight into their collaborative initiatives, digital journeys and adoptions of emerging, transformative technologies.
TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2023 takes place at Nexus, Leeds, and follows on from highly acclaimed 2022 (Manchester), 2021 (Manchester), 2019 (Leeds) and 2018 (Manchester) editions. This half day in-person event is free to attend for bona fide delegates satisfying our registration criteria.
Our previous Transport Smart Classes have attracted senior delegates from:
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Testimonials and feedback:
“It was a pleasure to contribute to this very well organised event. Great format!” “Thanks to everyone at Smart Classes for hosting their recent North of England 2021 Transport Smart Class and for the invitation to present on TfN’s Future Travel Scenarios and their application towards decarbonisation, EV charging infrastructure, transport planning, future mobility, future travel and spatial planning. It was strange but fun being back at a face-to-face event, seeing some familiar faces, and the innovator roundtable sessions were really engaging” “Many thanks for inviting me as a keynote speaker. I really enjoyed the event and presentations” “It was a really great event!” “Really interesting Morning” “A very useful event, well worth the time spent. All the presentations and roundtables were valuable” “Good event, relevant and well run” “Many thanks for running the Smart Class this morning. It was a very well delivered and informative event” “Thanks again for a great event in Manchester, really well organised and great speakers!” “Thank you for organising. Presentations and roundtables were excellent” “Excellent event” “A valuable opportunity” “An excellent event experience – informative presentations and engaging roundtable discussions” “The format worked well, and a good choice of topics in the right level of detail” “Great event” “Very useful insights into Buses in the Liverpool City Region and into MaaS…Enhanced partnerships, fares and integrated ticketing and zero emission buses of most interest and all of the roundtables were useful” “Roundtables were all enjoyable and very engaging” “Thank you very much for organising the Smart Class last Friday. It was a very useful and well organised event. I hope that me and my colleagues can be part of the event again in the future” “Found the event very worthwhile and would value attending further events in the future” “Back to conference and commute. Great to meet real people, hear insightful presentations and have rich conversations at Transport Smart Class, North” “Really enlightening” “Thanks so much for the invite and organising the session on Friday. It was a great event and very nice to see some of the transport community in person after so long” “A very valuable event. I learned a lot about current transport innovations” “It was one of the better conferences I have attended recently and I’d be interested in attending future Smart Class events” “It was my pleasure attending. I found it really useful” “Thanks for having me, I really enjoyed the event. Great amount of time – half a day – with great number of interesting presentations and a delicious lunch” “Thank you Smart Classes for inviting me to speak at the event! It was great to hear and discuss the challenges transport authorities and local authorities face when designing frictionless and inclusive transport systems. A very engaging crowd!” “Thoroughly enjoyed the Smart Class in Leeds and got a lot out of it” “Thanks for running a great event” “Very well organised and delighted with the feedback from such an attentive and informed audience. A great format and a pleasure to meet the delegates and discuss some of their own smart city challenges” “I would like to thank you for your help with the organisation of the Smart Classes sessions. It was a great event!” “For our first meeting outside France, I had the pleasure to present at the Transport Smart Class in Manchester…insightful and inspirational presentations from TfGM, National Highways, TfN, Padam Mobility, Videalert, Project Centre and Vortex IoT” “Thanks for having us Smart Classes. We loved presenting on new vehicle to infrastructure technologies and chatting about use cases for continuous urban scanning” “Thanks for organising. It was a great event and brilliant to speak and meet with people in person” “Thankyou for organising such a great event and having us on board…really enjoyed!” “A great event with a lot of interesting discussions” “Interesting day at the North of England Transport Smart Class. Great presentations and discussions on how to improve passenger mobility now and in the future” “Thanks Mark, I’ve really enjoyed the sessions and working with both you and Harriet. Hope to see you again in the future” “This was the second time ioki has participated in the Smart Classes format. Big thanks to the hosts of this event and the participants for the inspiring and interesting discussions about the future of mobility in the UK! We are already looking forward to next time” “Thank you Mark and Harriet for having Laura and myself at Friday’s Smart Class. It was as always a pleasure to exchange ideas about how to evolve Public Transport in the UK. Looking forward to the next one on October 6th in London” “Delighted to share our active travel experience from two excellent LCRCA projects” “At the Transport Smart Class in Manchester last week, Project Centre focused on deploying active travel schemes and the lessons learned from our experience, particularly working with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. It was a fantastic opportunity to catch up with clients and colleagues and showcase what we’ve achieved so far in Wirral and Halton” “It was a pleasure! Thanks for a well run and planned event, we all got a lot from it” “Another really well organised Transport Smart Class with many interesting presentations and an extremely knowledgeable audience”
Transport Development Analyst, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Head of Innovation, Transport for Greater Manchester
Senior Major Roads Planning and Strategy Officer, Transport for the North
Roads Development Director, National Highways
Transport Strategy Officer, Transport for Greater Manchester
Strategic Transportation Manager, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Group Leader Transport Projects, Blackpool Council
Principal Engineer – Highway Network Resilience & Traffic Manager, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Project Manager, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership
Head of Environment, Planning & Infrastructure, Manchester City Council
Specialist Transport Planner, North East Combined Authority
Technology & Change Business Partner, North Yorkshire County Council
Intelligent Transport Systems Analyst, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
Head of Digital Strategy, Transport for the North
Senior Consultant & Rail Subject Matter Expert, Transport for the North
Sustainable Journeys Delivery Officer (Clean Air), Transport for Greater Manchester
Transport for Warrington Service Manager, Warrington Borough Council
Principal Traffic Engineer, Warwickshire County Council
Transport Planner, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Chief Executive, Highways Term Maintenance Association
Work Winning Director, AECOM
Principal ITS Engineering Manager, Amey Consulting
Research and Behaviours Lead – Intelligent Mobility & Smart Technologies, Atkins Global
Managing Consultant – Transport Planning, MM Transport Planning
Area Manager, Waterman Aspen/Lead Designer & Project Manager – Highways and Traffic Projects, Amey (Seconded)
Zero Emission Mobility Lead – UK & Europe, Wood
Senior Future Mobility Consultant, WSP
Co-Founder & CEO, CityMaaS (Innovation Sponsor)
Founder & COO, Vivacity Labs (Innovation Sponsor)
Head of Marketing, Clearview Intelligence (Innovation Sponsor)
Managing Director, Imperial Civil Enforcement Solutions (Innovation Sponsor)
Strategic Marketing Manager, Padam Mobility (Innovation Sponsor)
International Sales Director, Instant System (Innovation Sponsor)
CEO and CTO, Vortex IoT (Innovation Sponsor)
Head of UK Business Development, Padam Mobility (Innovation Sponsor)
Area Manager, Instant System (Innovation Sponsor)
Head of Business Development & International Partnerships, Padam Mobility (Innovation Sponsor)
Senior Consultant, Brightly, a Siemens company (Innovation Sponsor)
Senior Director for EMEA Client Services Centre, Brightly, a Siemens company (Innovation Sponsor)
Marketing Team, ioki – a DB company (Innovation Sponsor)
Senior International Sales & Business Development Manager, ioki – a DB company (Innovation Sponsor)
Director of Operations, Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings (Innovation Sponsor)
Marketing Team, Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings (Innovation Sponsor)
Intelligent Mobility Solutions Manager & Novus Product Lead, Trapeze Group (Innovation Sponsor)
General Manager, Siemens Mobility Software UKI (Innovation Sponsor)
Speakers
“Building the Bee Network” – As Transport Strategy Director at Transport for Greater Manchester, Simon Warburton’s work has focussed in recent years on progressing the case for integrated public transport through ever-greater devolution and in establishing active travel as a genuine component of the city region network. Greater Manchester is currently establishing a system of bus franchises which, when complete in 2025, will form the basis for the Bee Network: the most developed integrated transport system outside London.
In this opening keynote, Simon will outline how TfGM is building the Bee Network to bring together bus, tram, active travel and ultimately rail services into one system with integrated ticketing, information and a high-quality user experience.
Simon’s presentation will update us on Greater Manchester’s 2040 Transport Strategy, take us through the network principles and spatial themes that underpin this strategy, and explain how the Bee Network, with bus franchising as the single largest component, will support a shift to more sustainable forms of transport to help meet GM’s decarbonisation targets and achieve the ‘Right Mix’ of journeys.
“Developing a New Transport Strategy for West Yorkshire” – In this keynote presentation on behalf of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Kate Gifford (Head of Future Mobility) and Rachel Jones (Interim Head of Transport Policy) will talk through some of the key themes to be explored in the new local transport plan that’s in development.
Including shared transport and active travel, the new West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan will reflect the Mayor’s commitments to transport, national transport policy guidance and also identify ways in which West Yorkshire can achieve net zero carbon by 2038 within the transport sector.
“Placed-Based and User-Centric Collaboration to Support More Connected Mobility Across the North” – Matt Smallwood, who is leading work on connected mobility at Transport for the North, will deliver an update in this keynote on how TfN has been supporting authorities across the North in realising their visions for more connected journeys for passengers.
He will explain the areas of focus and provide an update as TfN works towards implementing a collaborative, and holistic, connected mobility strategy that is placed-based, user-centric and evidence-led. This strategy intends to empower authorities across the North to work quickly and at scale to provide joined-up passenger experiences across modes, across regions and with minimal duplication of cost and effort.
“How Digitalisation and Technology Can Enhance Traditional Design Process” – Project Centre’s Regional Director Chris Harrison will be presenting on “how digitalisation and technology can enhance traditional design process”. Old data capture methods can only grasp a part of what local authorities, residents and designers need to deliver successful schemes. By harnessing technology including Power BI analytics and real time, localised air quality data as well as reaching residents with an online presence, local authorities and residents, can be empowered to make their own informed decisions and visualise the end results of projects. e.g. active travel/cycle and pedestrian improvement schemes, school streets, safer highway networks etc.
With big changes needed to connect our towns and neighbourhoods for a greener future, and pressure to deliver projects that are future proofed and sustainable, Chris will be presenting how to tackle this issue using tools that streamline processes. Through not just Project Centre’s experience but using the experience of sister technology companies Vortex and Videalert, Chris will be exploring how integrated digitalisation has progressed traditional civil engineering practices. Empowered by data, we make choices that allow us to deliver sustainable, inclusive and accessible places for all.
“Mobility-as-a-Service: Increasing the Adoption of MaaS in the UK Market” – In this presentation, Matt Dacey (Business Development Consultant, Siemens IMS) and Jack Holland (Head of Northern Europe at Padam Mobility) will explore different ways to deliver Mobility-as-a-Service and look at ways to reduce the barriers to entry and improve the long-term commercial viability for delivering MaaS into the UK market.
Discover their vision for MaaS and for dynamic DRT!
“A Place-Based Digital Twin for Transport Decarbonisation and a Climate Resilient Network” – The DfTs strategic priorities include the decarbonisation of transport and improving network resilience to severe weather and flooding.
In this presentation – to be co-delivered by Slingshot Simulations’ CEO, Robert Harwood, and Tech Strategist, Joe Leach – a cutting-edge commercially available solution, backed by funding direct from DfT and the Connected Places Catapult, will be demonstrated that illustrates how strategic planners and operators can automatically access large amounts of previously disconnected mobility, environmental and regional data, combine this with analytics and simulation and enable rapid location based scenario evaluation of potential interventions to plan, prepare for and mitigate against the impacts of decarbonisation and climate events – and do this faster, at substantially lower cost and deliver better, more holistic outcomes.
Populated with required data and embedded simulation capability the solution overcomes the challenges of the data deluge and siloed analytics. Using a no-code, intuitive environment, the data and digital skills gap is addressed by enabling a more diverse set of users to access the technology.
“The Road to MaaS: Promises, Challenges and Future of MaaS” – We’ve heard the term MaaS thrown around. But what is it actually?
One way we could define MaaS is as creating simple, fully integrated, and seamless passenger journeys.
In this presentation, Guy Sutherland (Head of Bids and Partnerships) and James Lewis (Customer Success and Delivery Lead) from UrbanThings will be exploring the Promises, Challenges and Future of MaaS. They will discuss the state of MaaS today, challenges and barriers. They will also talk through ways for operators and authorities to deliver a single source of information and passenger communication, simplified and unified payments, and drive behavioural change.
As technologies and passenger demands are constantly changing, Guy and James will finally address the solutions available now, how to deploy them on a flexible platform, and what the roadmap of MaaS might look like.
Agenda
- 8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 am - 9:30 am Introduction and Opening Keynote
- 9:30 am - 11:10 am Expert Presentations
- 11:10 am - 11:30 am Keynote Speaker 2
- 11:30 am - 1:10 pm Roundtable Discussions and Consultations
- 1:10 pm - 1:30 pm Keynote Speaker 3
- 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Close and Lunch Networking