Festival programme
The programme will comprise a mix of:
- Keynote presentations - pre-recorded (x8)
- Live debates, discussions & Q&A sessions (x4)
- Podcasts - pre-recorded (x4)
- Workshops - live (x4)
- Fringe presentations - pre-recorded (20-25)
There will be at least two events happening every working day during the Festival (Mon 2 Nov – Fri 27 Nov inc).
See below for confirmed presenters, facilitators and topics as things currently stand.
To express interest in presenting at, or participating in the Festival please contact Edward Seaman by email, or ring 01379 650112.
There will be eight pre-recorded keynote presentations during the Festival (two each week).
We are in the process of finalising topics and speakers, but the confirmed subjects are as follows:
• Young drivers & GDL – an update on the current Transport Committee enquiry
Dr Neale Kinnear, Head of Behavioural Science, TRL
More about this presentation
• Pre-driver Theatre & Workshop Education Research: reviewing current practice and trialling a new approach
Elizabeth Box, Head of Research, RAC Foundation
More about this presentation
• COVID-19: how has it impacted on road safety, and what are the implications going forward?
Richard Owen, CEO, Agilysis
More about this presentation
• Automated Lane Keeping – a ground-breaking moment in the history of driving
Duncan Kay, Head of Vehicle Engineering, International Vehicle Standards Division, Department for Transport
More about this presentation
• Government review into roads policing – an update
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry, Department for Transport
More about this presentation
• The Future of Road Safety in Scotland
George Henry, National Operations Manager for Road Safety Policy and Education, Roads Directorate, Transport Scotland
More about this presentation (to follow)
• Road Safety GB - meet the new chair!
Philippa Young, incoming Chair of Road Safety GB (as of 10 Nov 2020) & Group Manager for Traffic and Road Safety, Warwickshire County Council
More about this presentation
• The Road Safety GB 2020 AGM
More details to follow
There will be four live debates and discussion sessions during the Festival (one each week), as follows:
• Cycling – how can we increase participation while ensuring/improving safety?
Tuesday 3 November • 14.00 – 15.00
Chaired by: Nick Rawlings, Road Safety GB Web & Comms Team
Panellists: Emily Cherry, Executive Director, Bikeability Trust; Duncan Dollimore, Head of Campaigns, Cycling UK; and Sonya Hurt, Road Safety Manager, Derbyshire County Council
More about the panellists
Click here to register
• The School Run – keeping pupils & parents safe while encouraging them to walk and cycle more often
Tuesday 10 November • 14.00 – 15.00
Chaired by: Liz Brooker MBE, Road Safety and Sustainable Transport Manager, Lewisham Council
Panellists: Carla Leowe, Road Safety Officer, Westminster Council; Dr Adrian Davis, Professor of Transport & Health, Edinburgh Napier University; and Jennifer Wiles, Regional Director (North), Living Streets.
More about the panellists
Click here to register
• Connected & Autonomous Vehicles – what are the road safety challenges?
Tuesday 17 November • 14.00 – 15.00
Panellists: Dr Huw Davies, Assistant Professor, Institute for Future Transport and Cities, Coventry University; Michael Talbot, Head of Strategy, Zenzic (on secondment from the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV)); and Ruth Anderson MCIHT, Data & Digital Lead, IHub Future Mobility Team, Innovation & Research, Oxfordshire County Council
More about the panellists
Click here to register
• E-scooters – are they safe or do they pose a threat to users and other road users?
Tuesday 24 November • 14.00 – 15.00
Panellists: David Davies, Executive Director, PACTS; Graeme Sherriff, Research Fellow, University of Salford; and Jinel Fourie, Head of Central Public Policy, TIER Mobility
More about the panellists
Click here to register
There will be four pre-recorded podcasts during the Festival (one each week), as follows:
• Road Safety Week 2020 – what’s happening around the country?
Featuring Josh Harris, Director of Campaigns, Brake
More about Josh Harris
• Drug driving – the real extent of the problem
Featuring Ean Lewin, Managing Director & Founder, d.Tec International
More about Ean Lewin
• Motorcycles – the forgotten mode of transport?
Featuring Colin Brown, Director of Campaigns & Political Engagement, MAG
More about Colin Brown
• E-scooters: safety-driven technology?
Featuring Jo Bullock, Executive Head of Awareness and Education, RoSPA; & Collette Dunkley, External Relations Direction, Neuron Mobility
More about Jo Bullock & Collette Dunkley (to follow)
There will be four workshops during the Festival (one each week).
We are in the process of finalising topics and facilitators, but the three currently confirmed are:
• Designing effective messaging – an introduction to a new course developed by the Road Safety GB Academy
Wednesday 18 November • 14.00 – 15.00
Facilitated by Ian Edwards, New View Consultants
• Introduction to road safety delivery – an introduction to a new course developed by the Road Safety GB Academy
Wednesday 4 November • 14.00 – 15.00
Facilitated by Alan Kennedy, Executive Director, Road Safety GB
• How to make your campaigns more meaningful and memorable by applying Behavioural Insights
Wednesday 11 November • 14.00 – 15.00
Facilitated by Nicola Wass, CEO, So-Mo-Co Ltd
If you would like to contribute to the Festival workshop programme please contact Edward Seaman by email, or on 01379 650112.
Just about anything goes in the Festival fringe!
Well not quite, but fringe presentations will cover a multitude of road safety (and related) topics.
Fringe presenters are required to produce their own video presentation (with help and guidance from the Festival organisers, if required).
If you’d like to provide a presentation for the Fringe programme, in the first instance please contact Edward Seaman by email, giving the title and a brief single para overview of the content.
Confirmed topics and presenters are as follows:
• Changing motorcyclists’ behaviour: Designing and trialing new road markings to help riders approaching bends
Professor Alex Stedmon, Science Witness Ltd
More about this presentation
• ‘Yeah, but…’: The inconvenient truth about mobile phone distraction and what we can do about it
Dr Gemma Briggs (Open University) & Dr Helen Wells (Keele University)
More about this presentation
• A Nudge in the Right Direction; Embedding Physical Nudges in some of the UK’s Most Dangerous Pedestrian Crossings
Tanya Fosdick, Head of Research, Agilysis & Nicola Wass, CEO, So-Mo-Co Ltd
More about this presentation
• Children and the Roads: Who are the children most at risk of road traffic injury?
Dr Sarah O'Toole, Research Associate, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London
More about this presentation
• Drive Like Gran’s in the Car: Motivating 'invincible' young drivers to drive more safely, with a brave new approach to road safety advertising
Claire Prentice, Head of Safer and Greener Marketing, Scottish Government
More about this presentation (to follow)
• ‘Don’t limit your challenges: Challenge your limits!’
A panel of five RSO stakeholders (as yet to be decided) on fulfilling the new London Road Safety Council President’s Challenge.
More about this presentation (to follow)
• Road Collision Investigation Project (RCIP): the investigation process & emerging project findings
Matthew Dale, Roads Collision Investigation Analyst, Humberside Police
More about this presentation
• Project EDWARD: an update on 2020 and early plans and ideas for 2021
James Luckhurst, Founder, Project EDWARD
More about this presentation
• The New Kid on the Block!
Heidi Duffy MBE, Facilitator, National Young Rider Forum
More about this presentation
• Why we are wasting our time with speed enforcement?
Tim Gibb, Founder & CEO, AutoSpeedWatch
More about this presentation
• What impact have Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) had on the delivery of local road safety programmes?
Becky Needham, Road Safety & Evaluation Officer, RoSPA
More about this presentation
• Enabling large scale road assessment programs using mass telematics user behaviour data
Dr Sam Chapman, Chief Innovation Officer, Co-Founder and Director, The Floow
More about this presentation
• Real Time Air Quality Monitoring Linked to Electronic Signage
Olly Samways, Head of Sales and Marketing, Westcotec
More about this presentation
• People & Places: Using data to identify and promote active travel solutions
Steve Ferris, Programme Manager, Agilysis & Safer Roads Berkshire
More about this presentation
• The Engage Novice Driver Initiative
Paul Mountford, Road Safety Consultant
More about this presentation
• The Role of Driving Mobility Within the National Road Safety Framework
Annie Wallace-Stanley, Driving Advisor, Driving Mobility
More about this presentation
• Lessons learned from the Pathfinder pre-licence novice driver development programme
Professor John Beckford, Trustee, The Under 17 Car Club Charitable Trust & Co-designer of the Pathfinder Initiative
More about this presentation
• Suffolk's 'Go back to school' videos
Iain Watson, Senior Road Safety Officer (Education), Suffolk County Council
More about this presentation
• RouteGuard for local authorities
Cheryl Evans, Senior Road Safety Officer, West Berkshire Council
More about this presentation (to follow)
• A close shave with Dave: promoting PPE and other safety initiatives for young riders
South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership
More about this presentation (to follow)
• Carrot not stick: The role of rewards and nudge theory in improving driver safety
Dougie Watt, Operations Director, Carrot Insurance
More about this presentation (to follow)
• The Honest Truth: involving instructors
James Evans, Founder, FirstCar
More about this presentation
• Ending the senseless and unnecessary deaths of our children on the roads
Bill Carmichael, Founder, ROADMATE
More about this presentation (to follow)
• Road safety champions The Conies are keeping children safe through a new learning platform
Fay Goodman, Creator and Director, The Conies
More about this presentation (to follow)
More to follow!