2026 Speakers Speakers confirmed to date for 2026

• Ruth Cadbury MP Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth and Chair of the Transport Select Committee
• Elliot Shaw Chief Customer and Strategy Officer National Highways
• Simon Lightwood MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Roads and Buses)
• Emily See President The Local Government Technical Advisors Group
• Jonathan Munslow Chair of UKRLG Climate Adaptation Sub Board United Kingdom Roads Leadership Group
• Katie Myles Engineer – Place Design South Gloucestershire Council
• Karl Rourke Service Manager Street Lighting, Traffic Signals and CCTV East Riding Council
• Amanda Richards Assistant Director Highways, Asset Management Surrey County Council
• Justin Ward Head of Policy and Technical Practice Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT)
• Mansi Desai UK Delegate Member to PIARC for TC 4.5 Decarbonisation of Road Construction and Road Maintenance PIARC (World Road Association)
• Jamie Hassall Executive Director Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS)
• Ian Large Head of Service Highways & Traffic Management Services Blackpool Council
• John Lamb Chair Adaptation, Biodiversity and Climate Change Board, UK Roads Leadership Group
• Ben Towse Senior Engineer – Highways Technical Services East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Mark Dutton Managing Director Safecote Limited
• Suzy Charman Executive Director Road Safety Foundation
• Mike Hansford Chief Executive RSTA
• Sean Rooney Head of Service - Highway Maintenance and Road Safety Environment & Highways Oxfordshire County Council
• Darren Capes Head of Road Infrastructure Technology Department for Transport
• Alistair Gollop Founder ITS Now