Missed any of the TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2025 presentation “Retrospectives”?
Here’s another opportunity to gain valuable insights from our Keynote Supporters and Innovation Sponsors – Transport for the South East (TfSE), England’s Economic Heartland (EEH), Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT), ioki – a Deutsche Bahn company, Inter Modal Flow, and Living Streets.
If you satisfy our regular delegate qualification criteria* for a Transport Smart Class but were unable to join us at The Wellington Hotel, Westminster, for the live in-person event on October 9th, CLICK HERE and complete the short “Download form” at the bottom of the post to receive a unique link giving complimentary access to all of the presentation video recordings and slides. Alternatively, click on your preferred presentation title from below to re-visit an individual retrospective:
- “Shifting Powers, Changing Journeys – What Devolution Means for Local Transport and the Management of Bus Services”
- “Smarter Public Transport – Digital Tools for Efficient Operations and Better Services”
- “The Power of Integration – Why Think Pan-Regionally?”
- “Inter Modal Logistics – Unlocking Urban Deliveries through Containerisation”
- “Rolling out the Electric Charging Infrastructure – Advice for Local Authorities”
- “Powering Positive Change – Supporting Sustainable Transport Goals through WOW”
* Those qualifying to receive the presentation videos and rich media content from this event 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; non-governmental organisations; fleet operators, parking operators, prime contractors etc.
Here’s what some of our delegates and stakeholders had to say about TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2025:
“We were very proud to be represented at today’s TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2025 event in London by Mark Valleley our Head of Strategy. Mark presented a keynote speech about the impact devolution and local government reorganisation can have on the planning and delivery of local bus services on the South East. With two mayoral authorities proposed for Sussex & Brighton and Hampshire & the Solent, both organisations will have greater powers and influence over planning, funding and service design in the two areas. Mark outlined some of these changes and what they could mean for policy makers and transport users alike, following TfSE-commissioned research from Arup. Thank you to Smart Classes and all today’s delegates for making it such an interesting and rewarding morning” – Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Transport for the South East • “Thanks for having me, everything was great! The presentations were really engaging, and the roundtable discussions and networking sessions were spot on. Modeshift, behaviour change, accessibility and data analytics modelling topics most interesting” – Surface Access Manager, London Gatwick Airport • “Presented ideas which could be beneficial to my business…and all valuable roundtables. Excellent event, thanks for inviting me” – Director of Operations, Tootbus – part of RATP Group • “I wanted to thank you again for the opportunity to speak. Justin and I really enjoyed the conversations we had with other attendees too” – Senior Policy Advisor, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation/Head of Policy & Technical Practice, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation • “Always a useful event with a great range of speeches and delegates” – Co-optee on Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Brighton & Hove City Council/Transport & Public Realm Rep, Community Works – Brighton & Hove Transport & Travel Partnership/Director & Managing Consultant, Transport Initiatives • “I most certainly enjoyed the presentations, and had interesting conversations during the roundtable sessions and networking. I will be joining you again soon!” – Senior Project Manager, Dartford Borough Council • “An enjoyable and useful day, thanks” – Environmental Manager, Great Western Railway
“Excellent event. The cargo bike presentation gave me good ideas for decarbonisation of freight within my borough. Presentation on EV charging was also brilliant” – Principal Transport Planner, Wokingham Borough Council • “Time really well spent. Plan for the future! Roundtables were all brilliant and useful. Great freight opportunities!” – Director – Business Development/Construction, Thames Gateway Tramlink/KenEx Tram • “Smart Classes are an excellent vehicle for authorities to appreciate topics that they are considering. Good overview of smart applications, good discussions, and evaluation and monetisation of social/environmental benefits most interesting” – Director, Bus Rapid Transit UK/Director, Association of Transport Coordinating Officers • “Many thanks – Excellent sessions!” – Director, Eagle Nine/Demand Responsive Transport Strategy Consultant, National Transport Authority • “Yesterday I had the benefit of attending the TRANSPORT Smart Class for London and the South East, hearing keynote speeches from Mark Valleley – TfSE – on the implications of local authority restructuring for transport planning in South East England and what it might mean for bus services, James Golding-Graham and James West – EEH – on promoting improved connectivity between regional centres, and Sara Zuin – CIHT – on EV strategy and charging point roll-out. We also heard from Christoph Tellkamp of ioki, updating us on scenarios and strategies for effective DRT services, Steve Evans of Inter Modal Flow setting out an agenda and systems for linking last-mile cargo bike delivery to trunk-haul rail freight, and Joanne Page and Zoe Lynch of Living Streets describing their Walk-to-School outreach programme and success in reducing car-borne pupil trips to primary schools in Essex. Thank you to Mark and Harriet at Smart Classes for arranging the event and inviting me to join it” – Managing Consultant – Transport Planning, MM Transport Planning • “Thanks, it was really interesting and I’m looking forward to the next one!” – Regional Director – London and South East, Mott MacDonald • “Very good Smart Class…DRT meets Community Transport of particular interest” – Sustainable Transport Advisor, SLJ Consultants
“An interesting Thursday morning at the Transport Smart Classes event in London representing WSP in the UK & Ireland. Great to hear from Transport for the South East, England’s Economic Heartland, Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, Living Streets, Varamis Rail, Inter Modal Flow and Ioki – sharing proposed changes, best practice and new ideas. Some great discussions with some familiar faces (and lots of new ones) at the roundtables and over lunch. Thanks Mark and Harriet – see you both again soon!” – Associate Transport Planner, WSP in the UK & Ireland • “Thank you so much for organising these events, and after my second attendance I confirm that I found them so valuable! They are intense in terms of information because the topics handled important subjects. But today after digesting the experience, I am so pleased that I was able to attend. Grateful I found two key connections. Thank you so much for organising so well the presentations, the roundtable Q&A and keeping the agenda on time! Last but not least, thank you so much for organising such a delicious lunch and good hospitality service which helped to continue the connection while having the meal” – Design & Civil Engineer, Walk Wheel Cycle Trust • “Fantastic event, thank you for having me” – Sales & Business Development Manager, ioki – a DB company (Innovation Sponsor) • “It was a very well organised event and I had some great chats at the tables. Phil (CEO of Varamis Rail) loved it too!”/“Smart Classes continue to set the standard – well run, thought-provoking sessions that are absolutely worth attending for anyone working in sustainable transport and logistics” – Director, Inter Modal Flow (Innovation Sponsor) • “A huge thank you to Smart Classes for choosing The Wellington Hotel for Transport Smart Class London & South East England 2025. It was a pleasure to host such an inspiring event. We can’t wait to welcome you all back in December for another memorable gathering” – Blue Orchid Hospitality (Venue Host)
If you’re interested in presenting at a 2026 Transport Smart Class, or at any of our other events below, please get in touch!
Current Schedule of Smart Classes:
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Midlands 2026 – Wednesday 25th February, Birmingham
- WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2026 – Thursday 2nd April, Bristol
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2026 – Tuesday 30th June, Leeds
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Scotland 2026 – Thursday 10th September, Glasgow
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2026 – Wednesday 9th December, London
- Next EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class – Stand by for date & location!
- Next PUBLIC REALM & URBAN SPACES Smart Class – Stand by for date & location!
- WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class – New date to be arranged, London
- ENERGY Smart Class – Date TBC, Birmingham
- HEALTH & ASSISTED LIVING Smart Class – Date TBC, London
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