CIHT East of England are delighted to welcome their 2025 conference, Demystifying AI in Transport, exploring AI in the highways and transportation sector with specialist speakers from across the industry.
In recent years, interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has surged with many applications and solutions being developed and used within the highways and transportation sector. Whilst companies including startups have invested heavily in this space there remains a lack of clarity as to the benefits and uses of AI.
Therefore, we will try and ‘demystify’ what AI means for the highways and transportation sector by hearing from sector specialist about:
Amid all the hype and lack of clarity we need to ensure that we really understand what AI really is, where it is heading and how as a sector we embrace it.
This conference will be of interest to all working across the highways and transportation sector.
Programme information can be found under the 'Programme and Speakers' tab above.
The conference will be held at the Fielder Centre, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9TP. Please see the University of Hertfordshire for more information.
If you have any queries about booking and tickets, please contact regions@ciht.org.uk
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The conference starts at 09:00 with refreshments, with the opening presentation from 09:30. The conference is due to end at 17:00.
| Refreshments and networking |
| Welcome from CIHT East of England |
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CIHT Presidential address Professor Glenn Lyons |
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Key note speaker - The history of Hatfield aerodrome and de Havilland as pioneers Alistair Hodgson, General Manager at the de Havilland Aircraft museum |
| Panel Q&A |
| Refreshments and networking |
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Trialling Autonomous Vehicles in Cambridge Greater Cambridge Partnership - Dan Clarke, Head of Technology and Innovation |
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How could a multi-modal regional model better serve our local partners? England's Economic Heartland - Mingfei Ma, Analysis and Modelling Manager |
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Harnessing AI and satellite monitoring to proactively safeguard transport networks and enhance climate resilience - Yusuf Ibrahim-Zai, Catalyst |
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Panel Q&A |
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Lunch |
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The role of data and artificial intelligence in achieving transport decarbonisation Mike Harper, Robotiz3d |
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Revolutionising road inspection, safety and maintenance Arcadis - Mat Brough, Head of Infrastructure Asset Management, and Alex Walton, Technical Director |
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Improving your road asset management with artificial intelligence and computer vision Marina Malieva, Vaisala |
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Panel Q&A |
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Refreshments and networking |
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The growth in applications of AI over the last 5 years WSP - Steven Alexander, Digital Growth Director for the UK & Ireland |
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AI and Technical Writing: Predictions for the Next 5 Years Andrew Browning, Schemeflow |
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London Luton Airport sustainable surface access staff mode shift Dr Felicity Heathcote-Marcz, London Luton Airport and Andrew Longman, Rees Jeffery Fund |
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Panel Q&A |
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Closing address |
*Please note that the programme is subject to change and will be updated in the table above.
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