It’s been nine days since we hosted TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2018 at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel. Here’s what some of the stakeholders in attendance have had to say:
“Excellent event – and good, pacey, interactive format. Well done and thank you” – Councillor, Lead Member Highways and Transport, West Berkshire Council • “Extremely beneficial. I went along to present information but came away with so much more, owing to being in a room full of like-minded individuals for various different organisations trying to achieve similar goals. The event was well structured and extremely informative. I would highly recommend Smart Classes” – Principal Bus Policy Planner, Transport for London • “A thoroughly worthwhile morning” – Policy Manager, Department for Transport • “A fantastic event. I learnt a lot from the innovators and keynote speakers, very insightful roundtable discussions and great networking opportunity” – Chair, Thames Estuary Partnership • “It was great to get the opportunity to attend and reassuring to see how active we are in so many of the areas of discussion. Exciting times!” – Innovation Lead for Bus at Go-Ahead Group PLC/Head of Innovation and Strategy Brighton & Hove Buses|Metrobus|Spirit of Sussex Coaches • “It was an excellent event, very informative and useful” – Transport and Regeneration Manager, London Borough of Barnet • “Thanks for the event. It was great fun” – Head of Partnerships, Cube Intelligence • “This was my second smart class – again, very well organised with great content” – Acting Head of Insight, Transport Focus
For those of you who missed any of the “TSC London & South East Retrospectives” that we’ve released over the last week, here’s another chance to gain valuable insights from our Innovation Sponsors (Conigital, Cube Intelligence, OpenDataSoft, Imperial and Videalert) and Keynote Supporters (Transport for London, The City of London Corporation and South Eastern Railway). Click on the presentation title of your choice to access the associated slides (corresponds to order of delivery on the day):
- “DRT for London and Dynamic Demand Led Bus Service Planning: Maximising the Opportunities Provided by Technology”
- “Delivering Autonomous Vehicle Solutions at High-Traffic Destinations”
- “The Future of Incentivised Mobility – How to Incentivise Smart City Initiatives through Tokenised Reward Structures”
- “Improving Mobility Operations and Services through Data Products”
- “How to Effectively Manage and Enforce Clean Air and Low Emission Zones”
- “Strategic Approaches to Smart Mobility: Walking Towards a Smarter City”
- “National Rail’s Transition to Digital Ticketing – Historical Challenges and Future Opportunities”
Also, check out the other Transport Smart Classes we have scheduled for smart aspiring city-regions of the UK:
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, South West England & Wales 2018 – Bristol, 5th December 2018
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Midlands 2019 – Birmingham, 12th February 2019
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2019 – Leeds, June 2019 date TBC shortly (current link to 2018 edition event page/also check out the “Retrospectives”!)
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Scotland 2019 – Dundee or Edinburgh, September 2019 date TBC shortly (current link to 2018 edition event page/check out the “Retrospectives”!)
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2019 – London, October 2019 date TBC shortly (current link to 2018 edition event page)
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, South West England & Wales 2019 – Bristol, December 2019 date TBC shortly (current link to upcoming 2019 edition event page)
Transport Smart Classes show key buyer side stakeholders how they can deploy the latest digital technology-enabled solutions 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 to travel efficiently, safely and with minimal impact on the environment. Qualifying delegates include commissioning, procurement, trialling and partnering leads, senior influencers and strategic decision makers from progressive city, borough, district and county councils; public and private transport operators/service providers; sub-regional transport bodies, combined authorities, integrated transport authorities and passenger transport executives; DfT and supporting national transport agencies; fleet operators and vehicle manufacturers; prime contractors etc. If you’d like to secure a free delegate place at one of the editions above (subject to satisfying our registration criteria) please complete the registration form at the bottom of the appropriate event page.
If you’re a Smart Transport innovator, or if your company sources or advises on digital technology-enabled solutions and best practices that play a key role in helping buyer side stakeholders across UK city-regions to address their transport and mobility challenges, please ask about our Transport Smart Class sponsorship packages, which enable your speaker to deliver a unique thought leadership presentation and your team of experts to host a series of deeper-dive roundtable consultations with the delegates: enquiries@smartclasses.co
IoT, emerging/disruptive technologies and data driven insights are critical to our events. Core themes/priority fields of innovation represented at Transport Smart Classes range from on-demand transport and MaaS applications, predictive traffic management, smart motorways, smart parking and enforcing CAZs and LEZs, to analysing people movements, new ways of visualising data, connected and autonomous vehicles, intelligent street lighting, real-time transport modelling, digital railways and smart ticketing and fare collection.
If your ‘smart’ requirements are better suited to another essential sector, please consider:
- WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2018 – Leeds, 28th November 2018
- EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2019 – Leeds, March or April 2019 date TBC shortly
- WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2019 – Leeds, 2019 date TBC shortly
- ENERGY Smart Class – 2020 date & location TBC
- HEALTH & ASSISTED LIVING Smart Classes – 2020 dates & locations TBC