Amy Stevenson

Site Engineer at AmcoGiffen

Amy has been within the industry for 3 years, working predominantly on rail infrastructure for AmcoGiffen. She has mainly worked on Access for All (AfA) schemes as a site engineer, most recently completing Magna Tram Station where she was promoted from Graduate Civil Engineer to Site Engineer. Stepping away from rail, she has been the site engineer on multiple EV charger schemes up and down the country. Some of these have been very small whilst others have been substantial, each bringing their own unique challenges.

Alongside work, she has been involved with the ICE’s Early Career Network (ECN) Committee in Yorkshire and Humber since October 2023, holding many roles over the years but this year she has become the Chair. She has helped deliver joint sessions with other institutions, including the CIHT last year, and hopes to continue delivering these as her year of being Chair progresses.

Tom Holcroft

Senior Inspector at Active Travel England

With over 12 years’ experience in planning and designing active travel infrastructure, Tom has played a key role in shaping national guidance — including leading the development of ATE’s Route Check tool and inspectorate resources published in 2024.

Based in Sheffield, Tom is currently part of ATE’s Design Assurance team, reviewing schemes across Yorkshire, the East Midlands and beyond, and supporting regions in embedding robust design review processes.

Neal Byers

Director at Nota Bene

As part of our programme for the day, join us for a guided walking tour of Sheffield city centre and discover how transport investment has helped drive regeneration, improve connectivity and transform the urban environment. The tour will showcase some of Sheffield's most significant recent projects. Along the way, we will explore how investment in walking, cycling, public transport and public realm improvements is supporting economic growth, creating healthier places and helping to reshape the city centre for future generations.

The tour will be led by Neal Byers, owner and director of Nota Bene Consulting. Neal is a transport planner with more than 25 years' experience shaping transport policy, investment programmes and regeneration projects across the UK. Having worked extensively with Sheffield City Council, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and regional partners on initiatives including the South Yorkshire Local Transport Plan, Tram Vision and Sheffield City Centre Access and Movement Plan, Neal brings a unique insider perspective on the projects featured during the tour.

John Henshall

Director and General Manager at TravelMaster

John has been leading the delivery of smart multimodal ticketing within South Yorkshire since February 2022.  With over 20 years’ experience in public transport, John brings a depth of knowledge to the role along with a passion for delivering socially and economically beneficial accessible ticketing projects. 

John has delivered a variety of ticketing schemes throughout his career including PLUSBUS across the UK with roles at ElanPTC, SYPTE, Yorcard and SWSAL/SAM prior to joining TravelMaster.  An expert in the implementation of ITSO, John also has experience of delivering other ticketing and payment schemes serving a variety of customers, from students and scholars to older persons.  

John also runs his own consultancy Smart Habit advising EMCCA and through it acts as General Manager for the West Yorkshire Ticketing Company.
Collaboration is a passion of John’s, previously Deputy Chair of Smart Transport Advisory Group (STAG), John originally convened the group to standardise multi-modal ticketing.