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Conference programme
Please note this programme is currently under development and subject to change
Optional pre-event activities – 18 May 2016
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15.00
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Meet outside the Curve Theatre [Optional Session]
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Cycle Safari
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Green Bicycle Mystery Ride 
Join re-enactors for a period costume and vintage bicycle ride to hear the story of Bella Wright & Ronald Light. The unsolved Green Bicycle Murder was a national sensation in 1919. A world of cycling and post-war suffragettes, class conflict and old school investigative policing.
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Giant UK HQ Ride
Join Leicester Women's Velo on a guided ride along traffic free tracks of North Leicester & Watermead Park to the UK home of the World's biggest bike manufacturer. Hear about customer changes across the cycling sector and what makes an award-winning and successful brand across the UK cycling market.
Register here to attend optional sessions. (Please note you must already have a ticket to attend the event to book a place on the optional sessions.)
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18.30
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Richard III Visitor Centre [Optional Session]
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Public Q&A - Car Park Kings & Hurricanes Build People-friendly Cities
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Leicester (Finding the car park king)
Richard Buckley
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New York (Power cuts, Hurricanes & People-friendly Cities)
Jon Orcutt, Director of Communications and Advocacy, Transit Centre
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Other Speakers to be confirmed.
An opportunity to visit the Richard III visitor centre which has become Leicester's premier tourist site without charge, for a private viewing and networking evening.
Register here to attend optional sessions. (Please note you must already have a ticket to attend the conference to book a place on the optional sessions.)
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20.00
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Optional Sessions close
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Conference day 1 - 19 May 2016
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09.30
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Registration opens
Networking begins in the exhibition area
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10.00
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Main Theatre
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Keynote - Transforming cities through walking and cycling
Chaired by: Andy Salkeld, Leicester City Council
Ministerial Address
Robert Goodwill MP, Minister of State for Transport, Department for Transport
Connecting Leicester - A 21st Century City
Sir Peter Soulsby - City Mayor, Leicester City Council
Transforming New York
Jon Orcutt, Director of Communications and Advocacy, Transit Centre
Transforming cycling, health and transport
Ian Drake, CEO, British Cycling
Followed by Q&A
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11.00
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Morning Break
Tea & Coffee and snacks in the exhibition area
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11.45
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Main Theatre
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Conference Themes - Keynote Presentations
Chaired by: Jonathan Oaks, Director AECOM
Connecting Leicester - Regeneration Projects
Louise Seymour, Head of Development Projects, Leicester City Council
Mainstreaming cycling in Britain
Paul Tuohy, CEO, Cycling UK
Cities Leading the Way
Kate Fillin-Yeh, Bike Share Programme Director, NACTO
Mainstreaming Cycling in London
Ashok Sinha, CEO, London Cycling Campaign
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13.00
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Lunch Break
Lunch served in the exhibition area
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14.15
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Mezzanine Level
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Main Theatre
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Rehearsal Room 2
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Rehearsal Room 3
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Site Visit: Meet at registration
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Great Britain and Ireland Cycling Development Forum
Cycle City - Hightable Discussions
Project leaders will discuss the challenges and results of delivering cycle city ambition grant and other cycling programme, in their cities in 4 x 20 min sessions. Delegates will have the opportunity to move between tables at 20 minute intervals.
Chair: Sharon Goodsell, Head of Cyclling and Walking Policy, DfT
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Leicester - People Friendly Streets - Andy Salkeld, Leicester City Council
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London - Better Junctions - Korak Van Tuyl, Transport for London
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Northern Ireland / Belfast - Greenways Programme - Andrew Grieve, Department for Infrastructure
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Greater Manchester - Behaviour change - Rachel Scott, Transport for Greater Manchester
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West Yorkshire CityConnect - Safe, direct, balanced junction design - Andy Norman, WYCA
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West Yorkshire CityConnect - Normalising cycling - Ginny Leonard, WYCA
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Birmingham Cycle Revolution - Consultation & stakeholder engagement - Andy Chidgey & Andy Middleton, Birmingham City Council
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West of England / Bristol - Behaviour Change - Ed Plowden, Bristol City Council
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Norwich - Providing cycle infrastructure in sensitive environments - Andy Watt, Norwich City Council
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Cambridge - Stakeholder engagement & consultations - Mike Davies, Cambridgeshire County Council
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Oxford - Community Consultation - Robert Freshwater, Oxfordshire County Council
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Newcastle - Community & stakeholder engagement & consultation - Peter White, Newcastle City Council
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Scotland - Delivering the cycle friendly programme - Shona Morris, Cycling Scotland
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Active Placemaking
Chaired by Phil Jones
Infrastructure and urban design for walking and cycling
The Razorback Regional Greenway in Arkansas, USA
Dr. Carl Smith, Professor of Landscape Architecture, The University of Arkansas
Reducing Motor Traffic: Why it matters for people, walking and cycling
Rachel Aldred, Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster
East-west Cycle Superhighway in London
Zoe Wright, Senior Project Sponsor, Transport for London & Alan Rodgers, Associate Director, AECOM
How cyclists and pedestrians are shaping London’s streetscape
John Worley, Design Manager TfL in-house design team (Outcomes Delivery)
CWIS Local implementation
Phil Jones, CEO, Phil Jones Associates
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Inclusive cycling
Chair: Janet Hudson, British Cycling
Breeze - the biggest programme ever to get more women into riding bikes
Janet Hudson, Regional Recreational Manager, British Cycling
Positive Spin - Cycling for people with dementia
David Dansky, Head of Training, Cycle Training UK
Giant – Women's LIV Project
Collette Clensy, Marketing Manager, Giant Bicycles UK
Encouraging disadvantaged communities to engage in cycling
Dwight Hove, Project Manager, Community Cycles
I'm not a cyclist - challenging stereotypes
Carly Wood, Account Director, DIVA Creative
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E-bikes and scooters
Chiared by: Shane Snow & John Sweetman, Department for Transport
Electric bike share in USA
Alain Ayotte, CEO, Bewegen
Wheels to Work in Leicester
Hannah May, Transport Development Officer, Leicester City Council
E-Bike sharing in Europe - factors for success
Antonia Roberts, Bikeplus Manager, Bikeplus & Sally Cairns, Senior Research Fellow,TRL/UCL
Try an e-bike on us
Theo Panayi, Sustainable Travel Manager, Heathrow Aiport
The importance of e-bikes & how to make them affordable
Rob Howes, Managing Director, The Green Commute Initiative
E-scooters - role in the transport mix
Dave Luscombe, Project Manager, Rowan Public Affairs Ltd
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Connecting Leicester Walking Tour
A guided tour of the Connecting Leicester Projects (City Centre Pedestrians Zone) led by the City Centre Team Barry Pritchard & Satbir Kaur
To attend this site visit, simply sign up at the registration desk on the day.
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15.45
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Afternoon Break
Tea & Coffee served in the exhibition area
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16.15
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Main Theatre
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Seminar Room A & B
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Rehearsal Room 2
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Rehearsal Room 3
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Mezzanine Level
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Site Visit: Meet at registration
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Making the case for investment
Chair: Alison Franks, Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Manager, DfT
Attracting inward investment – Connecting Leicester case study
Helen Donnellan, Inward Investment Director, Leicester City Council
Lessons from European Comparator Research Study: What We Can and Can't Prove
Keith Irving, Chief Executive, Cyling Scotland
Making the case to decision-makers
Phillip Darnton, Executive Director, Bicycle Association
Selling Active Travel to decision-makers – preparing funding proposals
Helen Ramsden, Head of Active Travel & Travel Choices,Transport for Greater Manchester
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Cycle Hire
Chair: Kate Fillin-Yeh
Public Use Bicycle programs around the World
Russell Meddin, Bike Share World Map Curator
Copenhagen - e-bike sharing project lessons learned
Torben Aagaard, CEO, GoBike Copenhagen Bike Share Company
The evidence to support bike share
Antonia Roberts, Bikeplus Manager, Bikeplus
Is a public bike scheme the most appropriate thing for you and can it be made to stack up financially?
Martin Higgitt, Associate Director, JMP Consultants Ltd & Mark Strong, Managing Consultant, Transport Initiatives
VeloCittá – boosting the performace of bike sharing systems
Pip Howson, Team Leader Transport Policy, London Borough Southwark
4th Generation bicycle sharing - how it works in the USA
Justin Wiley, Social Bicycles
Coke Zero Bikes - three cities launch simultaneously (Cork, Galway. Limerick)
Jim Moore, CEO, Bikeshare.ie
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Designing for Cycling – Guidelines
Chair: Karen Notman, AECOM
Bournemouth issues and solutions
Lucy Marstrand, Cycling Officer, Bournemouth Council
LCDS
Brian Deegan, Principal Technical Specialist (Cycling), Transport for London
Implementation of LCDS in Waltham Forest Mini-Holland
David Moores, Technical Director for Public Realm, Project Centre
Development of the Nottingham Cycle Design Guide
John Bann, Cycling & Roadspace Transformation Manager, Nottingham City Council
Cycle Traffic and the Strategic Road Network
Phil Jones, CEO, Phil Jones Associates & John Parkin, Professor of Transport Engineering, University of the West of England
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Safer cycling networks
Chair: Rachel Aldred, Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster
Reducing Motor Traffic: Why it matters for people, walking and cycling
Rachel Aldred, Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster
Safer Lorry Zone in London – overview and benefits for cyclists
Stuart Dayman, Stakeholder Partnerships Manager Transport for London & Matthew Cerrone, AECOM
Royal College Street research – influence on cycling by gender
John Dales, Managing Director, Urban Movement
New York's Vision Zero
Jon Orcutt, Director of Communications & Advocacy, Transit Centre
Safely segregating cyclists through time & space
Helen Adlington, Design Manager TfL in-house design team (Outcomes Delivery)
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Connecting Leicester Cycling Tour
A guided tour of the Connecting Leicester Projects (Belgrave, Waterside & DMU Campus) led by the Regeneration Team Louise Seymour & David Beale
To attend this site visit, simply sign up at the registration desk on the day.
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Speed Learning provides a fast-moving discussion platform for knowledge sharing, and helping teams to network with each other.
The case studies are presented simultaneously at ‘bar tables’ marked by numbered balloons, in 5 x 12 minute sessions.
The case studies will be short presentations followed by discussion. A horn will be sounded when it is time to change tables.
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17.45
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Drinks reception at The Curve Theatre
Drinks sponsored by AECOM
Musical Entertainment from The Slow Down Boys - Bluegrass, Old time & Early Country
Social presentations including:
Paul O'Leary 'We'll Live and Die in These Towns'
Iain Jaques 'Postpeakcartastic'
Simon McKeown 'Motion Disabled'
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Suffragettes Ride
Celebration ride of the historic women of Leicester
Departs at 1745 - 1900 for ride around the city
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20.30
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Conference Day 1 close
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Conference day 2 - 20 May 2016
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08.00
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Registration opens
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08.15
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Main Theatre
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International Breakfast Briefing
Chaired by: Chris Boardman, Policy advisor, British Cycling
USA
Jon Orcutt, Director of Communications & Advocacy, Transit Centre and Kate Fillin-Yeh, Program Director, North American City Transportation Officials
Sweden
Lars Strömgren, Chair/Vice-Chair, Swedish Cycle Campaign/ECF
Ireland
Robert Parkinson, National Transport Authority
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09.15
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Comfort break
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09:25
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Main Theatre
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Active for all - Plenary session
Chaired by: Joe Seymour, AECOM
The role of sport in promoting physical exercise
Jennie Price, CEO, Sport England
Cycling and Health: Closing the inequality gap.
Ruth Tennant, Director of Public Health, Leicester City Council
The role of cycle training in mainstreaming cycling
Phillip Darnton, Chair, TABS
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10.15
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Morning Break
Tea & Coffee served in the exhibition area
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10.45
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Main Theatre
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Seminar Room A & B
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Rehearsal Room 2
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Rehearsal Room 3
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Mezzanine Level
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Site Visit: Meet at registration
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Mainstreaming Policy
Chair: Colin Shields, Director of Transport Planning, WYG
What mainstreaming cycling means
Rachel Aldred, University of Westminster
Going Dutch? "bikelash" against cycling infrastructure
Carlton Reid, Author/Journalist, BikeBiz
Choose Cycling
Martin Key, Campaign Manager, British Cycling
Ride Leicester
Andy Salkeld, Cycling Coordinator, Leicester City Council
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Marketing
Chair: Rory McMullan
Mainstreaming cycling in London
Ashok Sinha, CEO, London Cycling Campaign
Selling cycling to the consumer
Ian Beasant, Managing Director, Giant
ATOC PlusBike - the UK’s first National Cycle-Rail Marketing Campaign
Sarbjeet Dosanjh, Plusbike Marketing Marketing, ATOC
Lessons learned during promotion of cycling as part of Tyne and Wear’s Go Smarter programme
Hannah Graham, Transport Planner, Newcastle City Council & Emma Allan,Consultant, AECOM
Global cycling cities - What have we learnt?
Sam Robinson, General Manager, Love to Ride.
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European Cycle Logistics Federation
Cycle Logistics UK Open Space event
Calling all cargo bike delivery companies and organisations!
The inaugural meeting of Cycle Logistics UK - the UK branch of the European Cycle Logistics Federation - will be an all day Open Space event. Participants will set the agenda at the start of the day, and there will be numerous sessions at any one time, with participants free to move between them. For more details, visit Cycle Logistics UK on Facebook.
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Placemaking
Chaired by: Erik Tetreroo, Dutch Cycling Embassy
Bike-friendly development for Leicester
Erik Tetteroo, Dutch Cycling Embassy
Segregating cyclists in Greater Manchester
Dominic Smith, Cycling Infrastructure Officer, TfGM
Creating step change cycling infrastructure in central Newcastle
Nick Webster, AECOM & Lauren Gowland, Senior Specialist Transport Planner, Newcastle City Council
Connecting Leicester - Changing Streets & Public Realm
Barry Pritchard, Leicester City Council
Community Severence - Neasdon case study
John Dales, Director, Urban Movement
The evolution of Cycle Superhighways in London
Korak VanTuyl, Design Manager TfL in-house design team (Outcomes Delivery)
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Schools Networking
Chaired by: Nick Bultler, Modeshift
How to create a new generation of bike riders using a cradle to grave approach
Mark Smith, ETP Coordinator, Cycle Derby
Training young children physical literacy with balance bikes
Pete Zanzottera, Freelance Consultant
Green-Schools Travel
Ally Menary, Cycling Development Officer, An Taisce EEU - Green-Schools Travel
Living Streets Walk to School Outreach project 2012-15
Katie France, Project Coordinator, Living Streets
If you can walk you can ride
Joe Mulcahy, Director, Pedibal Ltd.
Hosted by:
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Changing Places Walking Tour
A guided tour of Places for People (Braunstone Gate) Project led by Sustrans
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12.15
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Lunch break
Lunch served in the exhibition hall
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12.20
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13:20
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Main Theatre
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Giant Schools Ride
500 Leicester school children descend upon the theatre to tell transport professionals what they would like their city to look like
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13.30
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Main Theatre
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Seminar Room A
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Seminar Room B
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Rehearsal Room 2
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Rehearsal Room 3
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Mezzanine Level
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Active Workplaces
Chair: Helen Donnellan, Head of Inward Investment, LCC
Leicester City Football Club – Walking & Cycling Foxes
Stuart Johncock, Head of Supporter Engagement, Leicester City FC
Active Travel in Wolverhampton
Tim Philpot, Road Safety Section Leader, Wolverhampton City Council & Lydia Barnstable, Technical Director, AECOM
Has cycling got the potential to connect people to jobs?
Theo Panayi, Heathrow Airport
IBM Client Innovation Centres: People-friendly cities are good for business
Bernard Szczech, Chief Executive, IBM Client Innovation Centres UK
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Policy Opinions
Chair: Dan Jenkins, Associate Director, WSP/PB
Innovative methods of delivering Royal Greenwich’s Cycling Strategy
Eddie Jackson, Principal Transport Planner, Royal Borough of Greenwich
20 years after the National Cycling Strategy. What's changed?
Alison Kennedy, Birmingham City Council
Encouraging Mass Cycling: Learning lessons from existing travel trends
Joe Clarbour, Associate Transport Planner, WYG
The National Cycle Policy Framework (NCPF)
Damien Ó Tuama, National Cycling Coordinator, Cyclist.ie - the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network and An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland
The relationship between path width and conflict between cyclists and pedestrians
Steve Essex, Transport Initiatives
Tour de Force - also in Britain?
Erik Tetteroo, Dutch Cycling Embassy
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Mapping, Wayfinding & Integration with PT
Chair: Chris Tsielepi, Sales Manager, Cyclepods
The propensity to cycle tool: from conception to national deployment
Robin Lovelace, ITS Leeds
Wayfinding and Integration with Cycling
Richard Simón, Partner and Planning Director, Applied Wayfinding
Bike Citizens Coventry - Sat Nav for bikes and more
Richard Smith, Director, Action Streets
Cycle Hubs do they work and how to deliver them - a rail perspective
Marcus Jones, TTR and Conrad Haigh, ATOC
Analysing Strava Metro data: City of Bath Case Study
Adam Reynolds, Chair of Cycle Bath and member 'Bath Hacked'
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European Cycle Logistics Federation
Cycle Logistics UK Open Space event (continued from morning session)
The Open Space event continues in the afternoon.
Sessions are expected to be productive - with all learning and actions recorded and made available to all delegates. It will be busy, practical and energetic.
For more details, visit Cycle Logistics UK on Facebook.
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Health, security and well-being
Chair:Assistant City Mayor, Cllr Sarah Russell (invited)
Cycle Safety, Security, well-being and the Police
Simon Cole,Chief Constable, Leicestershire Police
Tackling physical inactivity through active travel in Greater Manchester
Helen Ramsden, Head of Active Travel and Travel Choices, Transport for Greater Manchester
Older Cycling - research
Tim Jones, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Brookes University
Newcastle upon Tyne Cycle in the City Initiative: a qualitative pilot
Vera Araujo Soares, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology,
Newcastle University & Craig Blundred, Newcastle City Council
Addressing the needs of disabled cyclists
Dr William Clayton, Research Fellow, University of the West of England
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Speed Learning provides a fast-moving discussion platform for knowledge sharing, and helping teams to network with each other.
The case studies are presented simultaneously at ‘bar tables’ marked by numbered balloons, in 5 x 12 minute sessions.
The case studies will be short presentations followed by discussion. A horn will be sounded when it is time to change tables.
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15.00
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Afternoon Break
Tea & Coffee served in the exhibition area
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15.30
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Main Theatre
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‘Question Time’ with Industry, City Government, Advocate & Business representatives’
What next for people friendly cities?
Chaired by: Carlton Reid, Executive Editor, Bike Biz Magazine
Panel:
To be announced
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1630 Closing Plenary
Chaired by: Adam Clarke, Assistant Mayor, Leicester
Next steps for:
Bikeability - Phillip Darnton
Wheels for All - Ian Tierney
Q & A
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17.00
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Conference close
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1030
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Optional Session: Saturday 10.30am - 4.30pm
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Space for Cycling Workshop - Cycling UK
Policy, strategy, comms and technology
Speakers to include:
Dr. Rachael Aldred
Dr. Robin Lovelace
www.cyclinguk.org
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17.00
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Event close
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