Mature Drivers’ Conference – agenda taking shape

Road Safety GB has unveiled more speakers for a one-day national conference for road safety professionals, focusing on mature driver safety.

The conference, Safe System Thinking for Mature Road Users, will be held at Austin Court, Birmingham, on Tuesday 28 April 2026. The event is supported by GEM Motoring Assist, The Road Safety Trust and Waymo.

The agenda, currently under development, will consider mature road users in the context of the Safe System. Alternatives to, and retiring from, driving will also be covered on the agenda.

The delegate fees are £195 for Road Safety GB members and £245 for non-members (both plus VAT).

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The most recent confirmed speakers are:

• Professor Charles Musselwhite, head of psychology at Aberystwyth University, who will deliver the opening keynote address (topic TBC).
• 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).

Other speakers, previously announced, include:

• 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.

More information about all the presentations can be found on the event website.

Anyone interested in speaking at the conference can still supply a title and brief abstract/overview of their presentation, along with a brief speaker biog, by email to Nick Rawlings. With the agenda already under development, potential speakers are encouraged to do so ASAP.

There is also a tabletop exhibition which will run alongside the conference. Prices and more information can be obtained by emailing the organisers.

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