The first ever CIHT Young Professionals Conference takes place at thestudio in Leeds on Thursday 15 November thanks to        the hard work of the Young Professionals Network (YPN). YPN is the collective voice of CIHT’s Young Professionals representing the 12 Nations and Regions.

This inaugural conference aims to attract Young Professionals from stakeholder organisations across the industry and supply chain to address how the next generation of leaders will shape, influence and drive the transportation sector. Inspiring keynote speakers include Iain Forbes, Head of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Department of Transport talking about CAV; Ed Parsons, Geospatial Technologist, Google, talking about Big Data and Tom Younger, Uber City Lead UK and Ireland, talking about Future Mobility. Transport industry speakers include Professor Glenn Lyons, Mott MacDonald professor of Future Mobility (UWE) and Dr Helen Bailey, Director at the Driven Company Associates Ltd.  Attendance contributes to Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

CIHT thanks event sponsors Amey, Tarmac, Mott MacDonald, Costain, Kier, Colas Ringway, Ringway, Jacobs, FM Conway, Leeds ITS, Highways.Industry.com and ACO for signing up to become a Young Professionals Supporter.