The agenda for Road Safety GB’s Mature Drivers’ Conference continues to take shape, with delegate registration remaining open during the festive period.
Hosted by Road Safety GB, with support from GEM Motoring Assist, The Road Safety Trust and Waymo, the Mature Drivers’ Conference will be held at Austin Court, Birmingham, on 28 April 2026.
The conference, titled Safe System Thinking for Mature Road Users, will consider mature road users in the context of the Safe System. Alternatives to, and retiring from, driving will also be covered.
The delegate fees are £195 for Road Safety GB members and £245 for non-members (both plus VAT).
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The agenda remains under development, with several speakers already confirmed.
Professor Charles Musselwhite will deliver the keynote presentation, discussing the ‘five patterns of adjustment in older adults who stop driving’.
Other confirmed presentations include:
- Nigel Lloyd-Jones, Co-lead of the Older Drivers Forum for Gloucestershire, whose paper explores the seven-year journey of the Older Drivers Forum in Gloucestershire and its evolving contribution to the Safe Road User element of the Safe System approach.
- Dr Theopisti Chrysanthaki, a social psychologist from the University of Surrey, whose presentation will focus on the difficult conversations around retirement from driving for people living with dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Dr Elizabeth Box, Director of ECM Research & Tanya Fosdick, Research Director at Agilysis who will discuss evidence-based approaches to enhancing older driver safety.
- Dr Anu Varshney, Head of Service, South East DriveAbility (SED), Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust who will talk about Driving Mobility’s strategic role in supporting mature drivers.
For more information about the Mature Drivers Conference contact Nick Rawlings by email.
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