STRICTLY EXTRA

4 October 2023

09:00am - 09:05am

Welcome

Councillor Paula Burdess Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Street Scene & Neighbourhoods at Blackpool Council, John Blackledge Director of Community and Environmental Services at Blackpool Council

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09:15am - 09:25am

Strictly Collaboration

Darren Capes Intelligent Transport Systems Policy Lead at Department for Transport, Paula Claytonsmith Chief Executive at Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG)

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10:45am - 11:00am

Collaborating Strategically

Frank Lee Chief Executive Officer at Institute of Collaborative Working (ICW)

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11:40am - 12:10pm

PANEL SESSION: Collaborating to deliver Social Value (with Q&A)

Rachael Atkin Head of Social Value at Colas, Amanda Richards Assistant Director for Highways at Surrey County Council, Sean Rooney Head of Service – Highway Maintenance at Oxfordshire County Council, Tracey Greig Employment and Skills Senior Manager at Leeds City Council

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12:10pm - 12:25pm

Lincolnshire County Council – One Team, working collaboratively with our Partners

Karen Cassar Assistant Director of Highways at Lincolnshire County Council, Richard Fenwick Head of Highways Asset and Local Management Services at Lincolnshire County Council, Jonathan Evans Head of Highways Client and Contractual Management Services at Lincolnshire County Council, Alistair McBeath Contract Director at Balfour Beatty

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12:25pm - 12:40pm

Importance of Collaborating to get the best for communities: An Elected Member perspective

Councillor Mark Coker Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning & Infrastructure at Plymouth City Council

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12:40pm - 12:55pm

Innovation Festival: Collaboration Award Winners

Chris Allen-Smith Group Manager, Asset Management at Hertfordshire County Council, Ruairi Charlesworth Development Manager at Highway Data System

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12:55pm - 01:10pm

Collaborating through Asset Management: Dorset County Council

Mike Hansford Highways Asset & Performance Manager at Dorset Council

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02:40pm - 03:05pm

PANEL SESSION: What holds innovation back in the UK? Learning from global organisations

Martin Duffy Chair at LCRIG, Ben Rawding General Manager, Government & Municipalities at JCB, Andreas Hoppe Operations Director at HOCHTIEF, Paul Kidd Technical Director at Eurovia

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03:05pm - 03:20pm

Innovation and Collaboration through Procurement

Andy Wilde Interim Assistant Director of Highways & Transport at Shropshire Council, Jason Sprague Director at Sprague & Co.

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03:20pm - 03:45pm

PANEL SESSION: Collaboration in practice through Teckels

Martin Duffy Chair at LCRIG, Matthew Lugg at VIA EM, Jamie Crumlish at NY Highways, Dominic Bostock at CORMAC, Simon Shearwood at Norfolk Partnership Laboratory

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04:15pm - 04:35pm

Fireside Chat: Why LCRIG Regional Meetings are helping Councils right now!

Paula Claytonsmith Chief Executive at Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG), Carol Valentine Business Technology and Innovation Manager - Highways at Kent County Council, Sean Rooney Head of Service – Highway Maintenance at Oxfordshire County Council, Dwayne Lowe Assistant Director of Highways and Engineering at Bolton Council, Andy James Head of Highways and Environment at Cornwall Highways

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04:35pm - 04:50pm

DfT and LCRIG: Transport for all through Manual for Smart Streets

Darren Capes Intelligent Transport Systems Policy Lead at Department for Transport, Karla Shorrock Data Management Coordinator at Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG)

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5 October 2023

10:00am - 10:10am

Welcome to Day 2

Martin Duffy Chair at LCRIG

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10:10am - 10:35am

PANEL SESSION: Careers in Highways: The next generation

Kerry Winstanley Finance and Operations Director at Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG), Charlie Dunkerley Apprentice Highways Technical Assistant at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Stephanie Fox Depot Manager at Cheshire East Highways, Joseph Aindow Highways Technician at Wigan Council

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10:35am - 10:50am

Highways Maintenance Academy: Salford City College & LCRIG Collaboration

Allan Milne Director of Apprenticeships & Employer Engagement at Salford City College, Kerry Winstanley Finance and Operations Director at Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG)

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10:50am - 11:15am

PANEL SESSION: Employer Initiatives: How can we fill the skills gap?

Kerry Winstanley Finance and Operations Director at Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG), Dwayne Lowe Assistant Director of Highways and Engineering at Bolton Council, Donna Howard Head of Social Sustainability at Kier Highways, Sairah Hussain Head of Customer & Social Value at Galliford Try

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11:15am - 11:30am

Main Conference Partner presentation: Increasing employment opportunities to deliver better results for customers

Ashley Howard Head of HR & Training at Kiely Group

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11:35am - 11:50am

Using AI from identification through to repairs

Jane Young Highway Engineering Team Manager at Surrey County Council, Connell McLaughlin at Route Reports

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01:35pm - 01:55pm

Innovation through Transport Technology: Latest announcements

Darren Capes Intelligent Transport Systems Policy Lead at Department for Transport

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01:55pm - 02:10pm

Quantum Computing and what it means for highways

Stuart Dick Head of Quantum, ScITech- Science Innovation and Technology at Department for Transport

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02:10pm - 02:30pm

Innovation through collaboration: National Highways

Dr Joanna White Roads Development Director at National Highways

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02:30pm - 02:50pm

DfT Road Condition Monitoring Data Standard update: The Network Study and Beyond

Laura Murphy Head of Road Network Statistics at Department for Transport, Alex Wright at TRL

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02:50pm - 03:10pm

PANEL SESSION: Road Condition Index (RCI)

Paula Claytonsmith Chief Executive at Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG), Sean Rooney Head of Service – Highway Maintenance at Oxfordshire County Council, Neil McArdle at Blackpool Council, Wayne Southall at City of Doncaster Council

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Strictly Highways 2023 - Highlights