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The agenda has been published for the LowCVP Annual Conference taking place on online on Wednesday 15 July 2020, with the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport speaking at the conference.
The LowCVP Annual Conference will discuss how the UK can seize the opportunity for an investment-led green recovery in road transport as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. The event will provide a forum for policy ideas and proposals to help inform the Government’s 2020 Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
It will include:
• Leading speakers
• Interactive debates, polls and surveys
• Two minute policy pitches
• Afternoon, parallel, facilitated break-out sessions: an opportunity for a ‘deeper dive’ into the conference themes as they impact on specific sectors of road transport (eg public transport, freight, individual mobility). How can each offer positive impacts as we emerge from lockdown?
• Exhibitions & networking.
(subject to change)
11.30
Welcome
Andy Eastlake, Managing Director, LowCVP
11.35
Introduction to Hopin platform
Rashida Noray, Green TV
Welcome from conference chair
James Murray, Editor-in-Chief, Business Green
11.40
Resetting the vision
‘Visionary prescriptions’ for road transport decarbonisation
This session will include an opportunity for delegates to vote on propositions for future policy put forward by the following speakers:
Dimitri Zenghelis, Special Advisor to the Wealth Economy, Bennett Institute, University of Cambridge
Sir John Armitt, Chair, National Infrastructure Commission
Caroline Russell AM, National Green Party Spokesperson for Local Transport
Followed by a panel discussion
12.20
Policy Prescriptions
This interactive session will include short selected video contributions (two-minute policy pitches’) from stakeholders who will present policy ideas to prompt discussions around the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation plan.
Policy pitches confirmed from:
Peter Mock, EU Managing Director, International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
Greg Archer, Director UK, Transport & Environment (T&E)
Doug Parr, Chief Scientist, Greenpeace
Claire Haigh, Chief Executive, Greener Journeys
John Siraut, Director, Economics, Jacobs & other
Delegates will have an opportunity to express a response to the policy pitches
12.30
Panel discussion
Speakers include:
Melanie Lane, Chief Executive, Shell New Motion
Carlos Rodrigues, Managing Director, Renault Trucks UK & Ireland
Kevin Chowings, Managing Director, NatWest Future Mobility Group
Discussion and Q&A
13.15
Making the most of the exhibition/networking on hopin platform
Rashida Noray, GreenTV
13.20
Break with virtual exhibition networking
14.30
Welcome
James Murray, Business Green
14.35
Ministerial keynote speech
Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport
14.50
LowCVP response and survey feedback
Andy Eastlake, Managing Director, LowCVP
15.05
Policy Prescriptions
This interactive session will include short selected video contributions (two-minute policy pitches’) from stakeholders who will present policy ideas to prompt discussions around the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation plan.
Policy pitches confirmed as 12.20 session.
Delegates will have an opportunity to express a response to the policy pitches
15.15
Moving to Action: The role of key sectors in context of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan
Delegates will have the opportunity to attend one of the following sessions:
Parallel Session 1 – Moving people
Led by Dan Hayes and Jonathan Murray, LowCVP
Parallel Session 2 – Moving freight
Led by Brian Robinson and James McGeachie, LowCVP
Speakers:
Olly Craughan, CSR General Manager, DPD UK (tbc)
Chris Ashley, Head of Policy, Road Haulage Association
John Comer, Product Manager, Volvo Truck
Ian Wainwright, Future City Logistics
Parallel Session 3 – Fuelling movement
Led by Gloria Esposito & Andrew Fraser, LowCVP
16.10
Summary, follow up actions and close
Philip Sellwood, LowCVP Chair
16.15
Making the most of the exhibition/networking on Hopin platform
Rashida Noray, Green TV
16.20
Virtual exhibition/networking continues
17.30
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