Traffic Modelling 2019 Programme

Please note that the programme is currently under development.

	08.45	Delegate registration in the foyer outside the Banqueting Suite with refreshments served inside the main exhibition hall area
	09.30	West Suite
	09.30	Morning plenary Innovative approaches to developing next generation models Chair: Tom Van Vuren, Divisional Director, Mott MacDonald Llewelyn Morgan, Head of Innovation, Oxfordshire County Council Richard Bradley, Head of Data, Modelling & Appraisal, Transport for the North Mike Waters, Director of Policy, Strategy and Innovation, Transport for West Midlands Tim Veitch, CEO, Veitch Lister Consulting
	11.00	Morning break: Tea & coffee served in the main exhibition hall area
	11.30	Chairman's Lounge
	11.30	Freight modelling Chair: Dave Carter, Transport Modelling Market Director, SYSTRA The drivers of freight in London and their interactions Collins Teye, Strategic Transport Modeller, Transport for London Modelling freight in long-term investment programmes Chris Wright, Technical Director, MDS Transmodal and Wei Cui, Principal Technical Management and Assurance Officer, Transport for the North Integrated logistics and transport planning Devrim Kara, Director, PTV Group UK & Ireland and Wayne Savill, Logistics Professional, PTV Group Large-scale simulation for logistics services Dave Williams, Solutions Director, Immense Simulations Followed by Q&A session Sponsored by:
	13.15	Lunch: Served in the main exhibition hall area Sponsored by:
	14.30	Chairman's Lounge
	14.30	Handling uncertainty in decision-making Chair: Luis Willumsen, Director, Kineo Analytics Developing a scenario planning tool Boris Johansson, Project Director, Systra & Stephen Cragg, Associate Transport Modeller, Transport Scotland Responding effectively to change Annette Smith, Project Principal, Mott MacDonald Modelling and appraisal of Northern Powerhouse Rail – from railway lines to a transformed economic geography Jack Snape, Principal Data Analytics and Modelling Officer, Transport for the North and Musa Imran, Economics Advisor, DfT A toolkit for extracting and analysing travel data using smartphone sensors Sonal Ahuja, Director, Sunovatech Followed by Q&A session Sponsored by:
	16.00	Afternoon break: Tea & coffee served in the main exhibition hall area
	16.30	West Suite
	16.30	Closing Plenary Modelling and forecasting – delivering value to the decision-maker Chair: Tom Worsley, Visiting Professor, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds Call yourself a forecaster? Tom Van Vuren, Divisional Director, Mott MacDonald Going beyond the BCR Jamie King, Benefits Management Lead for the Regional Investment Programme, Highways England Estimating the benefits of transport investment Dr Lars Nesheim, Co-Director, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies and University College London How can modellers add more value? Claire Cheriyan, Strategic Analysis Manager, Transport for London Followed by Q&A session
	17.45	Conference close
	17.50	Room with a view
	17.50	Master of Modelling Awards & Drinks Reception Drinks reception Sponsored by:
	19.00	Event close