Seminar Programme - 23 October 2019

Please note that the programme is currently under development and subject to change.

09.00

Registration opens outside Hall A at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool

09:30
   to
10.45

Smarter Tomorrow Plenary Zone

Welcome and plenary panel

Welcome from Cllr Nathalie Nicholas, Deputy Portfolio Holder, Transport and Air Quality, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

How Liverpool City Region is getting cleaner and smarter

Facilitator: Lynn Collins, Regional Secretary, North West Trades Union Congress (TUC)

• Mark Dickens, Lead Officer for Spatial Planning, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• Mark Knowles, Lead, Low Carbon / Energy Strategy, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• John McGee, Head of Government Relations, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

11.00
   to
12.00

Delegates choose from three concurrently running seminar streams. Each 20 minute session consists of 18 minutes for the presentation and questions and answers, with 2 mins provided for changing to the next presentation.

Seminars sponsored by:

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Seminars sponsored by:

12.00
   to
13.45

12.30

Smarter Tomorrow Plenary Zone

Morning Keynote

Session Chair: Peter Jones, Professor of Transport and Sustainable Development, University College London

Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor, Liverpool City Region 

Investing in tomorrow: How devolution is creating a smarter Liverpool City Region

Visions for a zero carbon, resilient North 

• Cllr Laura Robertson-Collins, Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability, Liverpool City Council
  Plans from the city's first climate change champion

• Henri Murison, Director, Northern Powerhouse Partnership
  Transition to a low carbon economy

• Frank Mitchell, CEO, SP Energy Networks
  Optimising electric charging infrastructure

• Dr Adele Carter, Project Manager, LHOFT: Liverpool - Humber Optimisation of Freight Transport
  Reducing freight impacts

• Cllr Liam Robinson, Portfolio Holder Transport & Air Quality, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
  Decarbonising the Liverpool City Region

14.00
to
16.30

Delegates choose from three concurrently running seminar streams. Each 20 minute session consists of 18 minutes for the presentation and questions and answers, with 2 mins provided for changing to the next presentation.

Delegates choose from 21 seminars running over a 2.5 hour period, or can choose to attend a workshop in the Smarter Tomorrow Plenary Zone.

14.30
   to
16.00

Smarter Tomorrow Plenary Zone

Workshop: Embracing innovation on the road to zero carbon

Workshop sponsored by:

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16.30

Smarter Tomorrow Plenary Zone

Day 1 closing plenary

Delivering real benefits for citizens

Chair: James Gleave, Founder and Director, Transport Futures

• Rosemary Kay, Liverpool 5G Programme Director, Liverpool City Council
  Liverpool 5G testbed: using low-cost, open source 5G networks, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and IoT to improve health and social care

• Ana Paola Lopez, Social & Urban Innovation Specialist, i-lab Barcelona
  Demand-side social and urban innovation: using the city as a lab

• Georgina Maratheftis, Head of Local Public Services, Tech UK
  Connecting the tech ecosystem and local government for meaningful transformation

• Stefan Webb, Director of Digitising Planning, Connected Places Catapult
  Digital planning: benefits for urban networks, traffic and utility infrastructure

• Therese Karger-Lerchl, Senior Economist, Vivid Economics
  Greenkeeper: a tool for valuing and enhancing urban green infrastructure

18.00

Networking Drinks Reception

Delegates meet and network on the Street of the Future for a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

19.00

Day 1 close

Seminar Programme - 24 October 2019

09.30

Registration opens outside Hall A at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool

10.00

Smarter Tomorrow Plenary Zone

Day 2 Welcome

Smart, clean and user-friendly infrastructure

Chair: Cllr Gill Wood, Deputy Portfolio Holder, Energy & Low Carbon, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority 

Paul Hodgins, CEO, Ginger, and former leader, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Building shared transport services that integrate with local government and communities

John Vesey, Health and Wellbeing, Satellite Applications Catapult
Improving future transport options and meeting passenger expectations through the use of satellite technology

Professor Nigel Cassidy, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, and board member, DAFNI (Data and Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure)
Improved transport and digital infrastructure using next-generation data science

Lauren Poon, Head of Digital, EMEA, CallisonRTK, and vice chair, The Urban Land Institute (ULI) UK Urban Technology Framework
Bringing city, real estate, technology and innovation professionals together

Stephen Stewart, SP Manweb Director, SP Energy Networks
Preparing the electricity infrastructure across Liverpool City Region for our zero carbon future

11.30
   to
13.30

Delegates choose from 18 seminars running over a 2 hour period or can choose to attend a workshop in the Smarter Tomorrow Plenary Zone.

11.45
   to
13.15

Smarter Tomorrow Plenary Zone

Workshop: the future of EV infrastructure

Find out about the Charge project, and join the debate about the future of electric vehicles with opinion polls, quizzes, and prizes

Session Sponsored by Project Charge

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13.30

Smarter Tomorrow Plenary Zone

Closing plenary

Decarbonising transport

Session Chair: Peter Stonham, Chairman, Landor LINKS

Giles Perkins, Head of Mobility, WSP 
How future mobility can help the climate emergency

Anna Day, Partnerships, Urban Foresight
Emerging transport technologies and how they can best be adopted by local authorities and stakeholders

Helen McAllister, Head of Strategic Planning (Freight and National Passenger Operators) at Network Rail 
Decarbonising the UK rail network

David Leipziger, Innovation Lead for Cities & Mobility, Innovate UK
Blending public, private, and institutional sectors on innovative solutions for urban mobility

Harriet Greene, Head of the Future of Mobility Team, Department for Transport
Fostering experimentation and trialling in urban areas

15.00

Networking Drinks Reception

Delegates reflect and network on the outcomes of the event with a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

16.00

Event close

*Please note that the programme is currently under development and subject to change.

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