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28 June: Morning programme

Optional: Ride to the conference from Stockport Station

09.00

University Place Exhibition Area

Registration opens 

09.30 - 11.15

Room 2.219

Room 1.218

Room 1.219

The Dutch Cycling Embassy Workshop

Going Dutch: a hands-on, interactive Dutch approach to improving cycling conditions in Manchester

Facilitated by Erik Tetteroo, Dutch Cycling Embassy

With local case studies:

• Communication with target groups

• Employers and facilities around offices

• Planning for infrastructure and urban renewal
  
  Supported places may be available for local authorities, stakeholders and public bodies: apply here

Session led by:

Behavioural Insights Workshop

Led by Catherine Mottram, Principal Research Officer, and David Elston, Senior Research Officer, Department for Transport 

The Challenge: increasing the proportion of children in Greater Manchester walking and cycling to school

A workshop using live data and Behavioural Insights tools to develop practical plans

Supported places may be available for local authorities, stakeholders and public bodies: apply here

Session led by:

With Living Streets

Local Sustainable Travel Fund (LSTF) Evaluation workshop

Facilitator: Graham Walmsley, Local Transport Evaluation, Economics of Regional and Local Transport, Department for Transport

• learning lessons from Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) projects

• active travel projects after LSTF

• sharing best practice to improve delivery of future active travel projects
  
  Supported places may be available for local authorities, stakeholders and public bodies: apply here

Session led by:

11.15 - 12.30

Theatre

Making walking and cycling more inclusive 

Chair: Phillip Darnton OBE, Executive Director, Bicycle Association

A focus on designing for women
Suzanne Motherwell, Evaluation Manager, Research and Monitoring Unit, Sustrans & Tim Burns, Senior Policy & Partnership Advisor, Sustrans

How bike share can support inclusivity
Julian Scriven, Director, nextbike

Making transport more inclusive: update on the planned Inclusive Transport Strategy
Rupert Furness, Deputy Director, Active and Accessible Travel Division, Department for Transport

Streets for all: a people and place-led approach to street design in Greater Manchester
Nicola Kane, Head of Strategic Planning and Research, Transport for Greater Manchester

12.00 onwards

University Place Exhibition Area

Refreshments for attendees of morning tours

28 June Programme

12.15

University Place Exhibition Area

Registration continues for afternoon sessions

12.45

Theatre

Bold and challenging plans to get people cycling and walking

Chair: Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans

• Chris Boardman, Greater Manchester Cycling & Walking Commissioner

• Julie Harrington, CEO, British Cycling

• Isabel Dedring, Global Transport Leader, Arup
  
  Each talk will be followed by a facilitated Q+A session

14.05

Plenary Q & A panel: making walking and cycling the natural choice

Presented as an informal interview-style panel discussion with audience Q+A

Chaired by Janet Atherton, OBE, Senior Advisor, Public Health England and Trustee, Cycling UK

Panel includes:

• Chris Boardman, Greater Manchester Cycling & Walking Commissioner

• Luke Harper, Head of British Cycling Partnership, HSBC 

• Laura Hales, Head of Development, England, Cycling UK

• Joe Irvin, Chief Executive, Living Streets

• Kevin Golding-Williams, Head of Cycling and Walking Policy, Department for Transport

• Andy Burnham, Mayor, Greater Manchester

15.15

University Place Exhibition Area

Tea & Coffee served in the exhibition area

15.45

Theatre

Room 1.218

Room 1.219

Room 2.219

Making the case for active travel

Chair:  Tom Humphries, Transport Planner, Nottingham City Council

Show me the money – securing funding for cycle infrastructure
Neil Taylor, Director, ITP

TfL’s evidence-led approach to developing a cycling network
Alex Longdon, Principal City Planner, Transport for London

Cycling Infrastructure Prioritisation Toolkit (CyIPT) / active transport toolkit
Martin Lucas-Smith, CycleStreets 

Walkability tool: estimating pedestrian demand and planning for walking based on built environment attributes
Becki Cox, Principal Technical Advisor, Living Streets and Dr Ashley Dhanani, Research Associate, Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London

Bike share masterclass

Facilitated by Mark Strong, Transport Initiatives

Speakers from Nextbike, CoMoUK, Transport for Greater Manchester, and bike share operators

• Accessibility

• Procurement and regulation 

• Creating a cycle culture 

• Monitoring and reporting /data sharing
  
  Panellists:

• Julian Scriven, nextbike

• Antonia Roberts, CoMoUK

• Matt McNulty, Serco 

• Matthew Sparkes, Ofo 

• Anna Craciun, TfGM

Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) 
workshop

An update on Local Cycling Walking Infrastructure Plans, with an opportunity for Local Authorities to share their experiences

Chaired by:  Adrian Lord, Phil Jones Associates

Participants:

• Rabina Nawaz, Department for Transport

• Nigel Wilkinson, WSP

• Kevin McCann, Head of Partnerships, England North, Sustrans

• Jessica Herbert, Leicestershire County Council

• Andy Howard, Transport for Greater Manchester

Session led by:

WebTAG: active modes appraisal workshop

Session led by Eduin Boater-Latimer, Assistant Economist, Local and Regional Transport Analysis, Department for Transport

• Guidance on how to carry out Cycling and Walking Appraisal

• An introduction to the Active Mode Appraisal Toolkit and an explanation of how it can be used to carry out Cycling and Walking Appraisal

Session led by:

17.05

University Place Exhibition Area

Comfort break whilst delegates re-locate to Speed Learning Area

17.15

University Place Exhibition Area

Speed Learning

Speed Learning provides a fast-moving discussion platform for knowledge-sharing and helps teams to network.  The 20 case studies will be presented simultaneously at ‘bar tables’ marked by numbers, in 15 minute sessions (14 minutes for presentation and interactive discussion, and 1 minute for changing tables).

The case studies will consist of short presentations followed by discussion. A horn will be sounded when it is time to change to another table.

18.30

University Place Exhibition Area

Meet at reception desk

Networking reception

Sponsored by:

Evening Social ride (cycle tour) 

Length: 9 miles

Approx time: 2 hours

Route

Description: A social ride to an early evening drink at a traditional pub in Chorlton, travelling out via some of Greater Manchester’s future planned major cycle infrastructure schemes, and returning via some of the area’s best cycle routes, including the Manchester Cycleway and Wilmslow Road/Oxford Road.  Elements of the ride will include busy mixed traffic environments.

19.30

Day 1 Close

29 June Programme

08.00

University Place Exhibition Area

Registration opens for morning briefing

08.15

Theatre

Morning Briefing: Learning from the Netherlands

Members of the Dutch Cycling Embassy outline how to win hearts, minds, funding and political support

Chair and introduction: Erik Tetteroo, APPM Consultants

Angela van der Kloof, Mobycon: gender and cycling

Gwenda Zuurbier, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning & the Environment: Infrastructure; commuters and employers

Willem Snel, Director, Intelligent Mobility, &Morgen: cycling and intelligent mobility

09.00

University Place Exhibition Area

Registration opens

09.15

Theatre

Invitation only

Morning plenary: making cycling and walking safer for all

Chair: Roger Geffen, Policy Director, Cycling UK

Experiences of cyclists and pedestrians using Highways England’s network
Stuart Edwards, Stakeholder Manager, Transport Focus

Highways England: making cycling and walking the natural choices for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey
Richard Leonard, Head of Road Safety, Safety, Engineering & Standards, Highways England

Safety is for all: how elite cyclists can lead the safety revolution
Martin Gibbs, CEO, UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) 2013-2017

The CWIS cycling and walking safety review
Guy Boulby, Head of Cycling and Walking, Department for Transport

Followed by Q+A session

Senior decision makers' forum

An invitation-only discussion forum between, civic leaders, politicians, CEOs and other senior-level decision-makers working in central and local government. 

Session led by:

10.30

Theatre

Ministerial keynote

Jesse Norman, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport

Followed by Q+A session

11.00

University Place Exhibition Area

Morning break: Tea and coffee served in the exhibition area

11.30

Theatre

Room 1.218

Room 1.219

Room 2.219

Walking infrastructure that works

Chair: Susan Claris, Associate Director, Arup

What is walking infrastructure?
Becki Cox, Principal Technical Advisor, Living Streets

iWalk: innovations in inclusive walking
Jess Read, Principal Transport Engineer, Resilient Infrastructure Unit, Witteveen+Bos UK

How to take walking more seriously
Tim Steiner, Projects Director, SYSTRA

Walking & cycling network planning
Simon Pratt, Head of Network Development, Sustrans

User conflicts on shared use paths
Steve Essex, Partner, Transport Initiatives

Behaviour change & communications

Chair: Dan Gipple, CEO, BettterPoints

Testing what works and what doesn’t
Andy Hollingsworth, Senior Advisor, Behavioural Insights Team, North

Changing minds through skills & training
Michael Corden, Head of Training, Cycle Confident

Embedding behaviour change within infrastructure programmes
Katie Edmondson, Programme Communications and Engagement Coordinator, West Yorkshire Combined Authority/CityConnect

ISM: using behaviour change theory to get results
Jack Windle, Head of Projects, Love to Ride

Using social media influencers to boost cycle campaigns
Mark Vincent, Digital Strategy Manager, DIVA Creative

Widening participation in cycling

Chair: John Dales, Director, Urban Movement

Supporting the development of physical activity habits during the early years​
Alexis Letters-Haydock​, Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Programme Coordinator, East Sussex County Council (ESCC) & Pete Zanzottera, Sustainable Transport Consultant,  Balanceability

Creating a cycle network in St Helens
Amy Turner, Programme Development Officer, Merseytravel & Mark Osborne, Principal Transport Officer (Policy) St. Helens Council 

Accessible active tourism: creating an inclusive destination
Gillian Scotford and Jane Cooper, co-founders of Accessible Derbyshire and Access For All UK

Mobility management 2.0 in Delft: focus on cycling
Marco Mulder, Transport Planner, Arup

Increasing ridership and diversity with Europe's first bike share social inclusion project in Glasgow
Chris Slade, CoMoUK

Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) 
workshop

An update on Local Cycling Walking Infrastructure Plans, with an opportunity for Local Authorities to share their experiences

Chaired by:  Adrian Lord, Phil Jones Associates

Participants:

• Rabina Nawaz, DfT

• Nigel Wilkinson, WSP

• Kevin McCann, Head of Partnerships, England North, Sustrans

• Jessica Herbert, Leicestershire City C ouncil

• Andy Howard, Transport for Greater Manchester

Session led by:

13.00

University Place Exhibition Area

Lunch served in the exhibiton area

14.00

Theatre

Room 1.218

Room 1.219

Room 2.219

Local Transport Note 2/08 refresh workshop: 
cycling infrastructure design

Facilitated by Martyn Crawford, Associate Director, WSP

With insights from:

• Department for Transport

• The Cycling Ambition Cities programme

• Phil Jones Associates

Innovation and technology

Chair: Tom Bailey, Director, Almere Technology

Building an active travel evidence base using AI sensor technology
Paul Jackson, Director, Tracsis

CityVerve Data Hub: using tech to improve cycling
Irene McAleese, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, See.Sense

Changing the game with VR: examples from the UK and Netherlands
Amanda Gregor, Urban Designer, Witteveen+Bos UK

Using active travel modelling to gain insights into cycling infrastructure strategies
Reggie Tricker, Senior Transport Planner, Arup, Ringo Chan, Senior Engineer, Arup, and Graeme Brown, Sustainable Transport Strategy Officer, Tayside and Central Scotland Transport Partnership

Network planning for walking and cycling

Chair: Angela van der Kloof, Mobycon

Delivering a Combined Authority approach to cycling schemes
Hannah Dayan, Cycling Charter Co-ordinator, Transport for West Midlands

Made to move Manchester
Brian Deegan, Consultant, Transport for Greater Manchester

Target setting for cycling and walking 
Paul Osborne, Associate, SYSTRA

Cycling on the margins: suburban cycling in Oxford
Dr Ben Spencer, Research Fellow, Oxford Brookes University 

Civilised streets

Chair: Jess Read, Principal Transport Engineer, Witteveen+Bos UK

Nottingham's toolkit for civilising streets and keeping the city moving
Chris Carter, Head of Transport Services, Nottingham City Council 

Gentle and joined up interventions: Mini Holland project series, Waltham Forest
Gareth Morris, Co-founder and director, what if: projects

Reducing conflict between all road users in the Square Mile
Rory McMullan, Road Danger Reduction and Behaviour Change Manager, City of London

Oxford Road cycleway
Phil Havenhand, Growth Deal Programme Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester

15.15

University Place Exhibition Area

Tea & Coffee served in the exhibition area

15.30

Theatre

Active modes: diffusing the health time-bomb

Panellists include:

• Caroline Bloomfield, Health and Social Wellbeing Improvement Manager, Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland​ 

• Janet Atherton, Senior Advisor, Public Health England and Trustee, Cycling UK

• Rosslyn Colderly, Director, Northern region, Sustrans

• Kelly Watson, Social Value Consultant, Arup

• Pete Stringer, GI Planning & Technical Manager, City of Trees

16.30

Conference close

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