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Now in its 5th year, Future Highways 2016 has changed to meet the future needs of the local highways management and delivery sector.

It is now possible for local highways authorities to create valuable 'virtual' models of the local highways network that enable the groundbreaking modelling, planning and valuing of real life assets.

The event will focus on the expanding role of data and software in highways asset management:

• Using developing technical standards

• Reducing the costs of highways asset management

• Collecting and analysing asset inventory & condition data in digital format

• Sourcing higher specification, lower cost tools

• Using data, apps and sensors and monitors

Why Attend?

Connect with like-minded individuals as they share valuable insights and experience from outside the sector on the integral value of our local road network to society, economy and wellbeing

Apply the knowledge you gain to support your HMEP self assessment and secure more DfT funding

Be inspired by new ways to balance technical engineering standards with multiple other factors to make informed, prioritised decisions on local highways maintenance

Learn how local authorities are reducing licensing costs and improving the local economy by opening up access to highways asset data

Feel more confident navigating the highways asset data ownership and control challenges between public and private sector

Understand the limitations of the traditional road condition modelling and condition indicators, and be inspired by new world of opportunity, including more accurate deterioration modelling from US and Sweden, and the use of sensors, monitors and crowdsourcing to predict road condition.

Speakers

• Nic Cary, Head of Digital Transformation and Open Data, Department for Transport

• Rob Gillespie, President, Local Government Technical Advisers Group, and Network Director, Ringway, Hounslow Highways.

• Jonathan Raper, CEO, TransportAPI Bjorn Birgisson, Executive Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Aston University

• Martin Howitt , IT Architect, Bristol City Council, founder Open Data Institute node in Devon

• Simon Miles, IT Architect, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Thomas Forth, Open Data Institute, Leeds

   

Programme

Who You Will Meet...

• local highways authorities engineers, managers and service directors

• local authority IT Architects

• asset management specialists

• maintenance contractors and consultants

• business development directors

• data collection / surveying companies

• data modelling software providers

• data aggregators / distributors / platform providers

• sensing and monitoring equipment providers

• academics

• open data specialists

• project managers

• change and transformation consultants

Exhibiting Opportunities

If you provide products and services to the local highways sector and are exploring new technologies and approaches to assist your clients, then Future of Local Highways 2016 is the perfect place to exhibit.

You'll have access to senior staff in many of the UK's local highways authorities and term maintenance contractors, where they will source new partners and suppliers, and discover innovative new products, services, tools and practices that help prioritise user needs.

Involvement as a sponsor or exhibitor represents a unique way of profiling your business in this field, aligning your services as part of the solution for delivering more effective local highways, and connecting with leading stakeholders in the marketplace.

Whole event, morning sessions, and afternoon workshop sponsorship packages available. Early bird sponsors for the afternoon workshops get the chance to tailor their commitment and input into the design of some of the workshop sessions.  

The Future Highways series is designed with industry expertise to meet the local highways sectors' needs. The Future of Local Highways 2016 provides the ideal space to exhibit your future-focused, inspired, practical solutions for the local highways sector.

Contact Daniel Simpson on 020 7091 7880

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