The CIHT South West region is excited to bring you the 2024 Presentation Competition!
Being able to present effectively whilst engaging your audience and, subsequently, being able to field challenging technical questions is a key skill for those working in the transportation industry. Whether engaging stakeholders, making a case for investment, or presenting project outputs to your client group, presenting is an essential skill.
If you’re an Emerging Professional in the first ten years of your career, we’re keen to give you a platform to develop your presentation skills, and an opportunity for you to earn some kudos (and a prize!) at the same time.
We recognise that the highways and transportation industry in the South West is expansive, covering many sectors. This offers a wealth of potential. We don’t want to constrain the discussion - this is an opportunity for Emerging Professionals to shine and share their interests.
What we asked for:
• A 150-word abstract outlining the content of the presentation.
• A 10-minute presentation on an industry-related topic of choice;
The presentations will be delivered virtually via an online platform. The audience will include CIHT members who register to watch, and a judging panel featuring the region’s Emerging Professional Chairs and previous winner Lauren Allington. Following the presentation, the judging panel and audience will ask questions on the presentation.
The abstract submissions have now all been received and we have decided to split the competitors into two heats.
The first will take place on Wednesday 7th February from 12:30 to 14:00.
The second will take place on Thursday 15th February from 12:30 to 14:00.
On Thursday 21st March, finalists from the two heats will compete to be named the winner of the South West Emerging Professionals Presentation Competition 2024.
Full details on the topics can be found in the event pages.
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Elysia Humphreys - Transport Planner, Jacobs Topic: Promoting Active Travel as a Feeder to Metro Rail Transport |
Lloyd Cole - Transport Planner, WSP Topic: WECA Future Transport Zone - Parcels as Passengers Coach Trial |
David Fifer - Graduate Transport Modeller, WSP Topic: Speed Flow Curves in Strategic Transport Models |
Tom Meadows - Assistant Transport Modeller, WSP Topic: Smart Motorways Carbon Appraisal |
Ann-Cathrin Reissmann - Transport Planner, Arup Topic: Pedestrian modelling of mass events – how can static analysis and microsimulations help keep concert-goers safe? |
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Chelsea Randall - Assistant Transport Planning Officer, Devon County Council Topic: A Toolkit for Public Consultations in Transport Planning
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Gemma Hall - Integrated Network and Partnerships Manager, Cornwall Council Topic: The Challenges of Public Transport in a Rural Authority
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Alex McDougall - Assistant Engineer, Bath and North East Somerset Council Topic: Behavioural sciences and sustainable urban mobility - can we nudge our way to a sustainable travel utopia?
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Festus Robert, Graduate Transport Planner, Connect Consultants Ltd Topic: Travel Plans (TP): what more can they do?
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Aidan Watts - Assistant Carbon Reduction Officer, Devon County Council Topic: From theory to practice: the challenges and opportunities of reducing carbon emissions in highways construction
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