Programme | Transforming Cities 2018, 13 April, Leicester


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Conference programme
	Friday 13 April 2018
	07.30	Queen Elizabeth Leisure Centre (DMU Gym)
		Running Tour of Castle, Cultural Quarter and Campuses Start the day with a 4 mile (6.6km) route in a choice of three different pace groups (8.30 / 9.30 / 10.30), taking about 35 to 45 minutes, to look at infrastructure changes which encourage walking and cycling in the city and the De Montfort University campus. The route includes some of the city’s parks and quiet areas, and shows how easy it is to get around using green and blue traffic-free routes. Starts outside the front of the Queen Elizabeth Leisure Centre (DMU Gym) Register here
	08.30	Registration opens: Tea & Coffee served in the exhibition area
	09.15	Hall 1
		Welcome from Leicester City Council Sir Peter Soulsby, City Mayor, Leicester City Council
	09.20	Morning plenary: From one-off projects to systemic change Chair: Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans Transforming Leicester: reconnecting a great city Sir Peter Soulsby, Mayor of Leicester Reconnecting Leicester to its waterfront Shaun Fielding, Regional Managing Director, Keepmoat Homes, East Midlands What cities need to do now to stay viable Polly Billington, Director, UK 100 A international take on civilised cities – and how to achieve them Jon Orcutt, Director of Communications & Advocacy, Transit Centre, New York City
	10.45	Tea & Coffee served in the exhibition area
	11.15	Hall 1	Conference Room 1	Conference Room 2
		Making the case: activity and connectivity Chair: Jason Torrance, Clean Air Cities Director, UK100 4 x 15 minute talks, followed by Q&A session Making the business case for active travel Tim Burns, Senior Policy & Partnerships Adviser, Sustrans Data analysis for developing LCWIPs Amber Kenyon and Adrian Lord, Phil Jones Associates 'Show me the money': funding cycle infrastructure Neil Taylor, Director, ITP Why 'connection' is more important than 'transformation' Jonathan Naughton, Partner, Trustee and Director, Urban Futures, Cycling UK and Conservative Co-Operative Movement	Town & Gown partnerships Chair: Peter Stonham, Chairman, Landor LINKS The ambitious university Bernie Foulkes, Board Director, LDA Design Transforming Mill Lane Campus Umesh Desai, Director of Estates and Commercial Services, De Montfort University Enabling more walking, cycling and business at the University of Manchester Phil Havenhand, Growth Deal Programme Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester Universities leading the way on city walking and wellbeing Hana Sutch, CEO at Go Jauntly & Co-Owner at Furthermore	Using city data to develop evidence-based decision-making: workshop Use data analytics to really understand how people use cities - and how centres can be classified by their activity patterns Get vital insights into interventions that are congruent with activity, and likely to improve vitality and viability See how data can be shared and decision-making improved Facilitator: Professor Cathy Parker, Chair, Institute of Place Management, Manchester Metropolitan University Diane Wehrle, Marketing and Insights Director, Springboard Ojay MacDonald, Executive Director, Association of Town Centre Management
	12.30	Lunch served in the exhibition area
	13.30	Hall 1	Conference Room 1	Conference Room 2
		Showcasing the city: civilised streets and welcoming public spaces Chair: Jon Orcutt, Director of Communications & Advocacy, Transit Centre, New York City 4 x 15 minute talks, followed by Q&A session Towards a new Leicester streetscape Brian Deegan, Design Engineer, Urban Movement Reclaiming city centres from motor traffic Steve Melia, Senior Lecturer in Transport and Planning, Centre for Transport and Society, UWE FitzPark's parklet: understanding and communicating the benefits of urban greening Romy Rawlings, UK Business Development Manager, Vestre Pedestrian priority street design David McKenna, Studio Director, IBI Group	From vision to vitality: successful approaches Chair: Andy Salkeld, Cycling lead, Planning, Development & Transportation, Leicester City Council 4 x 15 minute talks, followed by Q&A session The Mobility Menu: changing demands in a changing environment Lennart Nout, Urban Mobility Specialist, Mobycon The revitalisation of Roeselare Kim Cassidy, Professor of Services Marketing, Edge Hill University Making the most of the collaborative economy Ali Clabburn, Founder and CEO, Liftshare Using publicly-owned land and buildings better Michael O’Doherty, Regional Programme Manager, One Public Estate, Local Government Association	Workshop: what should cities be doing to embrace the digital agenda? What practical steps should cities be taking to ensure that digital infrastructure adds to city liveability and helps to attract future investment? Facilitated by Tim Strong, Transport Innovation Director, Arcadis, with: Tracy Harwood, Reader in Digital Marketing and Consumer Culture, De Montfort University Oxfordshire County Council: Oxford’s digital journey to improved liveability Digital Greenwich: Vision to reality roadmap
	15.00	Afternoon Tea & Coffee served in the exhibition area
	15.30	Hall 1
		Afternoon plenary: The City Changers debate The future of cities: space, development, people & policy Facilitator: Kelvin Campbell, Chair, Smart Urbanism Allison Dutoit, Urban Space Expert, Gehl Rebecca McDonald, Analyst, Centre for Cities Councillor Matthew Brown, Cabinet member for social justice, inclusion and community engagement, Preston City Council Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans Louise Seymour, Head of Development Projects, Leicester City Council
	17.00	Conference Close