ITS UK and the Urban Mobility Partnership are to host a timely event examining the implications of the English Devolution Bill for transport.
ITS UK and the Urban Mobility Partnership (UMP), a membership association representing major providers across key modes of transport, will be partnering to host this event examining the implications of the English Devolution Bill for transport.
Published in July, the English Devolution Bill presents a number of changes to how transport decisions will be made, passing more powers over traffic management, micromobility and transport planning to Strategic Authorities and Mayors.
The event will look to gather local and regional government, MPs, transport authorities, as well as transport technology providers, to explore what the English Devolution Bill could mean for the transport sector.
Expert policymakers will explain the implications of the Bill, whilst providing a platform for local and regional government to express their visions for their respective transport networks going forward.
The event will take place on Friday 12 September, at Shoosmiths Offices in central Birmingham, from 10.30am to 3.20pm (with a drinks reception afterwards). This event is open to all and free to attend and you can register here.
The agenda for the event is as follows:
10.30am | Doors open registration & refreshments
11.00am | Welcome Remarks
– Julian Scriven, Chair, Urban Mobility Partnership
– Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, Intelligent Transport Systems UK
– A representative from Shoosmiths, hosts for the event
11.15am | Ministerial Keynote (TBC)
– Minister Jim McMahon MP, English Devolution Minister
Followed by an Overview of the Devolution Bill
– Senior Representative, Ministry of Housing Local Government and Communities Representative
11.50am | View from the Strategic / Combined Authorities, Panel Session
– Tim Bellamy, Assistant Transport Director, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
– Huw Jenkins, Transport Policy Lead, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
– Kamal Panchal, Senior Advisor, Local Government Association
– Nick Fairclough, Head of Policy, Transport for Greater Manchester
– Carl Beet, Director of Policy, Strategy and Innovation, Transport for West Midlands (TBC)
– Chair: Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, ITS UK
12.35pm | Lunch
1.35pm | What does Devolution mean for Transport? Panel Session
– Ruth Harper, Deputy Director English Devolution, Department for Transport
– Rhiannon Evans, Regional Manager West Midlands, Active Travel England
– Jason Prince, Executive Director, Urban Transport Group (TBC)
– Stelios Rodoulis, Head of Centre, Bus Centre of Excellence (TBC)
– Chair: Julian Scriven, Chair, Urban Mobility Partnership
2.20pm | The Power of Public and Private Partnerships – Launching a New Vision for UK Transport
– Julian Scriven, Chair, Urban Mobility Partnership
– Stagecoach Representative
– Enterprise Mobility Representative
– Motability Representative
– Shoosmiths Representative
– Chair: Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, ITS UK
2.50pm | The role of Technology in supporting Devolved Transport Policy
– William Wilson, Senior VP & Managing Director of EMEA, Cubic Transportation
– Adrian Ulisse, Global Partnerships Lead, Uber
– Sam Griffiths, VP UK & Nordics, Via (TBC)
– Chair: Julian Scriven, Managing Director, Urban Mobility Partnership
3.20pm | Close of Conference, Drinks Reception
4.30pm | Event Close
(Pic: Birmingham City Council)
