Missed any of the “Retrospectives” from EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025?
Here’s another chance to gain valuable insights from our Keynote Supporters and Innovation Sponsors – West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), Leicestershire County Council, ITP by Haskoning, Ricardo plc, and the University of Leicester’s Earth Observation Science Research Group.
If you meet our regular delegate qualification criteria* for an Emissions & Air Quality Smart Class but were unable to join us at City Hall, Leicester, for the live in-person event on May 8th, CLICK HERE and complete the short “Download form” at the bottom of the post to receive a unique link giving free of charge access to all of the presentation videos, recordings and slides. Alternatively, click on your preferred presentation title from below to re-visit an individual retrospective:
- “Creating a Shared Purpose to Tackle Poor Air Quality – The West Midlands Air Quality Framework”
- “The Role of Behaviour Change in Decarbonising Transport”
- “Low-Cost Sensor Monitoring of Domestic Burning – Understanding and Reducing Measurement Uncertainty”
- “Improving Air Quality in Greater Manchester”
- “Using Machine Learning to Quantify Air Quality Improvements from Transport Interventions”
- “Clean Air, Healthy Lives – The Role of Transport Policy in Leicestershire”
* Those qualifying to receive the rich media content from this event include Commissioning, procurement, trialling, partnering, policy and programme leads, senior influencers, strategic decision makers, environmental managers, climate/sustainability/transport/public health officers and planners from local authorities (e.g. city, borough, metropolitan, district and county councils); public and private transport operators/service providers; sub-regional transport bodies, combined authorities, integrated transport authorities and passenger transport executives; freight and logistics operators; airports and port operators; vehicle manufacturers; energy providers; potential partners from industry (e.g. retail, construction, manufacturing and waste management sectors) and healthcare; DfT, Defra, EA, BEIS, DHSC, UKHSA and other and supporting national agencies; prime contractors; academia etc.
Here’s some of the feedback we’ve received from EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025 delegates and stakeholders:
“The Smart Class was very good, thank you for the invite. Organisation was top as always. Valuable relevance to Oxford City Council’s current air quality work…and air quality sensor technologies a subject that I very much like!” – Principal Air Quality Officer, Oxford City Council • “I had the privilege of attending the Emissions and Air Quality Smart Class in Leicester last week. It was an insightful and inspiring morning, hearing from a range of partners and local areas about the innovative work being done to improve air quality. The event offered a valuable opportunity to learn, share ideas and reflect on the collective efforts needed to tackle emissions and create healthier environments for our communities. I left the session feeling energised and motivated to contribute to the progress being made in this space. A big thank you to the organisers, Smart Classes, for hosting such a well-curated and impactful event” – Healthy Places Officer, Leicestershire County Council • “Interesting to hear what other councils are doing that is effective. Presentations on improving air quality in GM provided valuable detail about what initiatives work in this region and benefits the community. Most engaging machine learning roundtable with lots of information drawn from research” – Air Quality Monitoring Officer, Birmingham City Council • “Thank you. I really enjoyed the event and am glad other people enjoyed what I had to say. I have had some good follow-ups after the event too. Thanks for inviting me!” – Head of Environment, West Midlands Combined Authority • “Great experience and valuable insights such as integrating machine learning with air quality data” – Principal Carbon Neutral Data Specialist, Nottingham City Council • “Thank you, it was a great workshop” – Team Leader/TDO, Traffic Regulation Order Team, Leicester City Council • “Good event and interesting mix of participants. Most interesting to hear how other authorities are trying to monitor air quality and measure effect of interventions” – Transport Development Officer, Leicester City Council • “So glad Megan was able to attend. It sounds like it was a brilliant event” – Partnerships and Engagement Officer – People and Places, Transport for Greater Manchester • “Seeing the pipeline and impact of AQ policy on the public was most valuable. Thank you for organising” – Air Quality Officer, London Borough of Merton
“It was an absolute pleasure to talk alongside my Director Ann Carruthers at the Emissions & Air Quality Smart Class yesterday in Leicester. Setting out the County’s challenges around air quality and the role that our new Local Transport Plan, LTP4 and other transport policies will have in tackling this to improve the environment and better our communities health and wellbeing. Also enjoyed the presentations from other speakers and given me a lot of ideas, thoughts and future reading” – Team Manager – Transport Strategy & Policy, Leicestershire County Council • “Would recommend Smart Classes to colleagues” – Air Quality Officer, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea • “Good opportunity to hear what’s going on. Excellent organisation and event experience” – Head of Logistics and Environment, Transport for Greater Manchester • “It was a really good event and all the presentations were valuable in their own way. Truly inspiring to see how research has formed and impacted the City of Leicester. Thank you so much for hosting” – Engagement Officer, Leicestershire County Council • “An excellent event” – Councillor, Green Group Whip and Member of the Transport & Connectivity Policy Committee, Bristol City Council/Chair of Audit Committee, West of England Combined Authority/Green Party Lead, Avon Fire Authority • “Thanks for the Smart Class last week. It was highly educational for me. Gave us a lot to think about how our work with the Combined Authorities in Energy and Net Zero has to work with the other drivers of the CA plans…Most engaging content and good sharing of knowledge” – Energy Management Lead – New Build Developments & Social Housing, British Gas/Hive • “Great event with useful local authority/private sector networking opportunities” – Air Quality Associate, Cundall • “Thank you for hosting us. It was very enjoyable and interesting indeed. Looking forward to seeing you again” – Air Quality Consultant, Cundall • “All of the presentations were good. Thanks, it was really useful!” – Principal Air Quality Consultant, Bureau Veritas • “Very insightful” – Associate Director, Project Centre • “The Manchester and Birmingham projects were especially relatable to my work and all of the roundtable discussions were good” – Active Places Development Officer, Active Together
“Thank you! Great event! Relevant, informative presentations and good Local Authority based discussion” – Senior Consultant – Air Quality Measurement, Ricardo (Innovation Sponsor) • “Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak at Emissions & Air Quality Smart Class 2025, where I presented my work on using machine learning to evaluate the effectiveness of air quality interventions. It was a pleasure to share insights from my research and to hear from such a diverse and knowledgeable group of speakers. I particularly enjoyed the roundtable discussions that followed the presentations – they sparked thoughtful conversations and made space for meaningful exchanges of ideas. A big thank you to the organisers for putting together such a valuable event” – Earth Observation Science Research Group, Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, University of Leicester (Innovation Sponsor) • “It was good to hear what all the Local Authorities are thinking, and hopefully get them planning some new behaviour change programmes. I’ll keep an eye out for your future Smart Classes to see if there’s anything else relevant to our work!” – Principal Consultant, ITP – Integrated Transport Planning, a company of Royal HaskoningDHV (Innovation Sponsor) • “Represented Nottingham Trent University at the Emissions & Air Quality Smart Class 2025, held at Leicester City Hall on 8th of May, where the sector experts convened to discuss innovative approaches to improving air quality and achieving net-zero objectives. The agenda included insightful keynote presentations from the WMCA, TfGM, and Leicestershire County Council, alongside thought-provoking contributions from Integrated Transport Planning, Ricardo, and the University of Leicester. These sessions addressed critical issues in sustainable transport, environmental monitoring, and data-led behavioural change. The event also facilitated productive roundtable discussions and professional networking, fostering knowledge exchange among stakeholders committed to cleaner, smarter urban environments. Thanks to Smart Classes for their hospitality and exemplary organisation” – Architect & Urban Researcher, Nottingham Trent University
If you’re interested in presenting at a future Emissions & Air Quality Smart Class, or would like to put forward a speaker, please get in touch!
Current Schedule of Smart Classes:
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2025 – Thursday 3rd July 2025, Liverpool
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Scotland 2025 – Thursday 11th September 2025, Edinburgh
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2025 – Thursday 9th October 2025, London
- PUBLIC REALM & URBAN SPACES Smart Class 2025 – Thursday 4th December 2025, London
- WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2025 – Thursday 11th December 2025, London
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Midlands 2026 – Q1 2026 date & host city TBC!
- Next WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class – Date & host city TBC!
- Next EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class – Date & host city TBC!
- ENERGY Smart Class – Date TBC, Birmingham
- HEALTH & ASSISTED LIVING Smart Class – Date TBC, London
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