Kate Carpenter - Director of Operational Road Safety at Jacobs & CIHT Vice President

Kate Carpenter is technical lead for operational road safety in Jacobs, supporting many strategic and local authority clients to deliver an evidence-based approach to intervention design and network management.

Kate has lead safety governance work on smart motorway projects, Queensferry Crossing, and other projects for National Highways, Transport Scotland, Welsh Government and TfL, as well as local authority Clients. She also undertakes pro bono work on behalf of CIHT, PACTS and Transport Safety Commission and gave evidence on behalf of CIHT at the Transport Select Committee hearing on Smart Motorways.

Seema Flower - Managing Director at Blind Ambition

An energetic, engaging and passionate Visual Awareness and Disabilities expert with the ability to think strategically and act tactically across sectors. Personal experience of running a successful chain of businesses enabling the championing of Disability entrepreneurship. Strong leadership, consultancy and project management skills delivering a variety of significant projects. Experienced service industry champion who has inspired many people to achieve their full ambitions through own examples. A track record of providing training solutions as well as leading, motivating and coaching individuals, businesses and groups. An advocate for social change and justice.

Deborah Sims FCIHT CEng Hon MSoRSA - EDI Officer at CIHT South West & CIHT Past President

Deborah Sims is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of CIHT, Deborah worked in both the public and private sector for over 25 years as a highway engineer specialising in road safety and asset management. More recently she has been an academic in the School of Engineering of the University of Greenwich at Medway. 

She has been a member of CIHT for over 30 years and has sat on numerous committees, working groups and panels, and served as a professional reviewer since 2003. Currently she is a past President, member of Council and member of the Education and Professional Development Strategic Board. She also represents CIHT on the JBM board.