Modelling World 2020 goes VIRTUAL: 16th October 

Modelling World is the UK & Europe's best attended, longest running and biggest annual exhibition and conference for transport and pedestrian modelling professionals, advisory and strategic modellers, data scientists and transport economists.  This must-attend annual fixture is the highlight of the modeller's calendar.  

We are excited to announce that this year's Modelling World will be hosted virtually on Hopin.

There will be no need to make any travel arrangements and all existing bookings are now tranferred to the virtual conference. 

Modelling World 2018

This year's virtual event will include:

  • Keynote plenary sessions 

  • Multi stream programme, including breakout sessions, workshops, user group sessions and lots more*

  • full exhibition trade hall with virtually manned booths and opportunities to meet with suppliers face-to-face with on-the-fly virtual meeting spaces 

  • Programmed networking, B2B meetings and speed dating events 

  • The Master of Modelling Awards 2020 - awarding the best young professionals, lifetime achievement and masters of data and visualisation 

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Modelling World 2020 Programme

09.25

The exhibition opens

09.30-11.00

Stage 1

Opening plenary: Question Time Panel

Beyond the commute: re-thinking travel demand – overcoming gender bias in current data and models

Chaired by: Aruna Sivakumar, Executive Director, Urban Systems Lab, Imperial College London

  • Sherin Francis, Transport planner, Jacobs

  • Nila Sari, Principal Transport Modeller, Department for Transport

  • Claire Cheriyan, Strategic Analysis Manager, Transport for London

  • Susanna Kerry, Lead Transport Modeller, Transport for London

    PTV Group

11.00-11.30

Breakout sessions: expert round-table discussions

Transport modelling: what are the key issues for the future?

Presentation and attendee polling sessions

Led by: Michael Oliver, Technical Director, PTV Group

PTV Group

A debate on the appraisal of transport projects and programmes: do benefits rely too heavily on traditional travel time savings?

Facilitated by: Tom van Vuren, Chairman, Modelling World

Speakers include:

  • David Metz, Visiting Professor, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London

  • Tom Worsley, Visiting Fellow, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds

Mott MacDonald

Predicting the future is now more complicated than ever

Why is predicting the future so complicated? What are/should we be doing to improve forecasting?

Discussion and case studies led by:

Facilitator: Katie Hall, SYSTRA

  • Nick Benbow, Sector Director, International​, SYSTRA

  • Richard Bradley, Director, ANSA Digital Limited

  • Toby Cuthbertson, Consultant, SYSTRA

Systra

11.30-13.00

Stage 1

Stage 2

Conference Stage 3

Innovation in modelling

Chair: Luis Willumsen, Director,  Kineo Mobility Analytics

An update on the Oxfordshire Mobility Model
Llewelyn Morgan, Head of Innovation, Oxfordshire County Council

Low cost online modelling with stakeholders
John Swanson and Fiona Jenkins, Associates, Steer

‘What-if’ tools: fast, added-value for transport models
Alex Dawn, Transport Modelling Consultant, City Science

An Agent-Based demand model for the West Midlands
David Aspital, PTV Group; James Fox, RAND Europe; and Tim Pollard, Mott MacDonald

Activity-based modelling to appraise shared mobility services
Dr Patrizia Franco, Principal Technologist in Demand Modelling, Connected Places Catapult and Nila Sari, Principal Transport Modeller, Department for Transport

 

Systra

 

Climate Change is still happening: can Net Zero carbon be achieved?

Discussion led by Katie Hall, SYSTRA, with:

  • Sarah Murdoch, Environmental Consultant, SYSTRA

  • Celine Cluzel, Director, Element Energy

  • Duncan Irons, Market Director, SYSTRA​

EV Modelling workshop

Representing EVs in our models to understand infrastructure requirements and environmental benefits

Discussion and case studies led by Laurence Chittock, Associate Transport Planner, PTV Group

Integrating transport and electricity models to help deliver EV infrastructure, Esther Dudek, Senior Consultant, EA Technology

Identifying optimal locations of on-route charging points: a Cambridgeshire case study, Monika Crouse, Wood

Life cycle analysis of road transport by vehicle type and fuel, Sofia Amaral, Senior Consultant, Ricardo Energy & Environment


PTV Group

 

12.20-13.00

The future for public transport in an ever-changing world

Discussion led by Katie Hall, SYSTRA, with:

  • Neill Birch, Projects Director, SYSTRA

  • Chris Pownall, Business Director, SYSTRA

Systra

12.30-13.30

Breakout sessions: expert round-table discussions

Superforecasting, a practical session

Led by: Warren Hatch, CEO, Good Judgment

At the heart of super-forecasting lies crowd-sourcing. Superforecaster Warren Hatch refers to 'being willing to change your mind when presented with new information, challenging group-think, and an ability to break down problems into specific questions'. Being comfortable with numbers helps.

According to Warren, improving forecasts is 50% noise reduction, 25% bias removal and 25% improved information. Do we still need experts?

Join us for a superforecasting demo, followed by a Q & A session at 15.00

13.00-13.30

Breakout sessions: expert round-table discussions

The 4-stage model at a crossroads: What's next?

Discussion led by Tom van Vuren, Chairman, Modelling World, with:

  • Luis Willumsen, Director,  Kineo Mobility Analytics

  • Robin North, CEO, Immense Simulations

Data collection: what can be achieved? Followed by questions and discussion 

Led by:

  • Paul O’Neill, Managing Director, Intelligent Data

  • Crispin Pearce, Head of Commercial Operations, Intelligent Data

Department for Transport

Data is not a problem: sustainable model development

Magda Smith, Senior Data Analyst, and Christopher Storey, Senior Data Analyst, Transport for the North

The presentation will be followed by a virtual discussion on the advantages, disadvantages and technical practicalities of Sub-national Transport Bodies providing off-the-shelf ‘model building blocks’ and analytical services to Local Transport Authorities. TfN would like to use this opportunity to gather feedback from an expert practitioner audience to help inform its future plans

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Stage 2

Conference Stage 3

13.30-15.00

Emerging data sources, digitisation and analysis tools

Chair: Laurence Oakes-Ash, CEO, City Science

Data and the interface between traffic and air quality models
Dr Scott Hamilton - Knowledge Leader, Air Quality Modelling, Ricardo

Helping transport modellers to automate their traffic data analytics using AI
Daniel Štofan, CEO, GoodVision

Tools for understanding the climate emergency
Emma Young, SYSTRA & Daniel Fisher, Appraisal and Analysis Manager, TfGM

Modelling from the data face to the client face: automated data processing for repeatability, quality assurance and communication
Rachel Morgan, Transport Planner, Atkins

Systra

 

Future models

Chair: Robin Cambery, Chief Transport Modeller and Head of Modelling and Appraisal Methods, Transport Appraisal and Strategic Modelling, Department for Transport

Opening up the National Transport Model
Malcolm Jay, Principal Transport Modeller, Department for Transport and Tatiana Kousoulidou, Senior Transport Modeller, Department for Transport

Intelligent use of transport models
Philip Sumner, Transport Modeller, Department for Transport

National Trip End Model Discovery update
Roger Witte, Senior Transport Modeller, Department for Transport

Uncertainty Toolkit
Richard Harrap, Economic Advisor, Department for Transport

Evolving road traffic forecasts
Adam Jones, Strategic Forecasting Lead, Operational Research Analyst, Transport Appraisal and Strategic Modelling, Department for Transport

Department for Transport

15.00-15.30

Breakout sessions: expert round-table discussions

Diversity, skills, training and future modellers

Discussion led by Tom van Vuren, Chairman, Modelling World, with:

  • Zaira Caicedo-Murillo, Senior Transport Consultant, Jacobs

  • Aamir Shaikh, Transport planner, Arup

  • Lou Mason-Walsh, Transport Modelling Manager, Cambridgeshire County Council

Superforecasting, a Q and A session

Led by: Warren Hatch, CEO, Good Judgment

At the heart of superforecasting lies crowd-sourcing. Superforecaster Warren Hatch refers to 'being willing to change your mind when presented with new information, challenging group-think, and an ability to break down problems into specific questions'. Being comfortable with numbers helps. 

According to Warren, improving forecasts is 50% noise reduction, 25% bias removal and 25% improved information. Do we still need experts?  Ask Warren!

A superforecasting Q & A session

SATURN to MicroSIM: Maximising what you can do with your model

Speakers:

  • Simon Lusby, Head of Transport Planning, City Science

  • Alex Dawn, Principal Transport Technologist, City Science

City Science

15.30-17.00

Stage 1

Closing plenary: Forecasting – do we need more or less of it?

Chair: Tom van Vuren, Chairman, Modelling World

Superforecasting
Warren Hatch, CEO, Good Judgment

Can embracing uncertainty improve the usefulness of our forecasts?
Stephen Cragg, Head of Appraisal and Model Development, Transport Scotland

Modelling and forecasting: let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater
Charlene Rohr, Co-Director Centre for Futures and Foresight Studies, RAND Europe

Prospective and retrospective views of uncertainty in transport forecasting
Gregory D. Erhardt, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky

PTV Group

17.00
Department for Transport

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Department for Transport

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