The Future of Transport - challenges and opportunities

 

Theme: Sustainability

Time: 12:00

Room: Sustainability Hall 1

 

Mobility of goods and services enables and generates economic prosperity.  Transport is essential to linking people to jobs, giving access to services, and delivering products to market through supply-chain logistics.  According to the Office of National Statistics Blue Book in 2009, transportation and storage industries contributed £54.3bn, or 7% of total, GVA to the UK economy in 2007.  Automotive, maritime and marine sectors each have a part in surface transportation where as integrated transport they provide huge value-add to UK society and long term prosperity.  

 

Transport is an industry not without its challenges, it contributes 24% of all CO2 emissions in the UK, and as the Eddington report estimates that eliminating existing congestion on the road network would be worth some £7-8 billion of GDP per annum.  Ease of movement and sustainability of transport are therefore key objectives that the KTN is addressing through its core programmes in Harnessing Data, and Decarbonisation, Energy Storage & Management.

 

Politicians and industry professionals are keenly aware that technology is one of the main drivers for ensuring transport continues to develop against a background of restricted resources. The Transport KTN is leveraging new technologies to accelerate the pace of innovation across the industry, engaging the IT and software industries in developing unique solutions.

This seminar will look at the challenges, describe future scenarios for transport, and outline the current programmes for the TKTN and where resources will very likely be will be focussed in the coming years.

 

The objectives of the session are to:

• Hear the latest thoughts on innovations that will impact the industry;
• Gain the inside track to current and future KTN programmes;
• Participate in the debate to shape future TSB investment strategy;
• See where your businesses products and services could benefit.

This seminar is aimed at academics, transport businesses, transport innovators, and users/consumers – anyone who has an interest in travel and the movement of goods in the UK in a more efficient and intelligent way.  Input and ideas will be welcome from businesses and sectors not currently working in this area - such as the gaming industry, interactive communications and creative industries.  We welcome new ideas and perspectives.

 

The speakers are:  
Nick Bromley – Interim Director, Transport KTN  
Phil Pettit – Director, innovITS
Steve Dore , - CEO, International Innovation Services  
Vassilios Albanis – Business Development Consultant, International Innovation Services   
Peter Speers – Senior Technical Specialist, Cenex