Join CIHT South East and SoRSA as we explore how transport planning and road safety can help tackle transport inequality, improve accessibility and create safer journeys for everyone. This in-person event will examine who may be overlooked in decision-making, barriers to accessing jobs and services, and how practitioners can better consider the needs of different users.
Transport inequality remains a significant challenge across the UK, affecting people's ability to access employment, education, healthcare and social opportunities. Whilst transport schemes are often designed to improve connectivity and safety, several groups continue to face barriers due to factors such as disability, age, income, location, and access to private vehicles. There is growing recognition that transport planning, development, and road safety processes must better understand and respond to the needs of diverse users.
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Kate Carpenter, Director of Operational Road Safety, Jacobs and President of CIHT Kate was elected President of CIHT in June 2026 and is the Director of Operational Road Safety – Buildings & Infrastructure (B&I) Europe at Jacobs. She is a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 10 years’ experience in the planning, design and delivery of transport projects, and a further 27 years specialising in highway safety governance. This includes casualty reduction; road safety audit; policy and process preparation; collision database management; speed management, development control and safety governance. She delivers road safety services to local and strategic highway authority clients including National Highways, Welsh Government, Transport Scotland and Transport for London, and represents Jacobs through conference paper presentation and CIHT including SoRSA, PACTS, and Road Safety Observatory.
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Eur Ing Miguel-Angel Serrano Santos, IRF Lead Trainer, Senior Road Safety Specialist (UNOPS) and Chair of SoRSA Eur Ing Miguel-Angel Serrano Santos is a distinguished Chartered Civil Engineer and internationally recognised authority in road safety. A graduate of the University of Granada in Spain, he currently serves as Senior Road Safety Specialist for the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and Lead Trainer for the International Road Federation (IRF). His career spans over two decades across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, with notable leadership roles including: |
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Eric Hill, Principal Consultant, Sweco UK Ltd. and Immediate past Chair of SoRSA Eric is a road safety and traffic engineering specialist with over 34 years experience in the public and private sectors. His project experience has varied from small local authority revenue works to major infrastructure projects and the strategic road network. He is a qualified road safety auditor, holding a Highways England Certificate of Competence for carrying out Audits on the Trans European Road Network, registered with both Society of Road Safety Auditors (SoRSA) and Institute of Highways Engineers, and currently the immediate past Chair of SoRSA.
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Paul Lulham, Director, DHA Planning Paul is a successful and ambitious transport planning professional with extensive public and private sector experience over his 16 years in the industry. For the past 10 years, Paul has worked for DHA; a multidisciplinary planning practice based in Maidstone, Kent, which offers consultancy services spanning Town and Transport Planning, Environmental Impact Assessment and Urban Design. As DHA’s Transport and Infrastructure Planning Director, Paul is responsible for the management and performance of a fast-growing area of the business and one of the South East’s leading independent transport planning practices. He has specific responsibility for developing DHA’s representation on public and private sector frameworks and for managing our client relationships. Paul is currently the South East Regional Chair of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and a well-respected expert witness. |
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