Round Table Programme - 2 April

 City of London Offices, Walbrook Wharf, 78-83 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4R 3TD

2.30pm until 5.00pm

Building a road safety culture – an international collaboration round table

Hosted by City of London/Visie Communications/ Fleet Vision International and Together for Safer Roads

Format: Panel discussion with theatre-style audience participation

Sponsored by Brigade Electronics UK Ltd

Supported by Driving for Better Business and the International Association of Transportation Regulators

14:30 – 15:00

Coffee and Networking

15:00 – 15:10

Protocol and introduction by Together for Safer Roads

Ann-Marie Knegt, Editor, Fleet Vision International/ Peter Goldwasser, Executive Director, Together for Safer Roads

15:10 – 15:20

The critical role employers play in reducing crashes and casualties

Anne-Marie Penny, Senior Road Safety Policy Adviser Driving for Better Business/ Programme Lead Road Safety Division Safety, Engineering and Standards, National Highways

• Understanding and implementing improvements in the management of occupational road risk delivers significant financial, environmental, and health benefits.

• Employers have a critical and established legal role in safely managing drivers and riders. 

• The Driving for Better Business Programme aims to raise awareness of this significant role and its responsibilities. It provides a recognised and proven framework for achieving improvements and realising benefits.
  

15:20 – 15:30

International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR)

Matthew Daus, President, IATR

• Introduction to IATR, including the international health and safety committee.

• How IATR partners with academic institutions and private businesses to improve safety.

• Learn about the roles of technologies such as telematics and AI in driver training.

• Gain insights into the next IATR conference.
  

15:30 – 15:40

Supporting global Vision Zero initiatives

Emily Hardy, UK Marketing Manager, Brigade Electronics

• Gain a clear understanding of Vision Zero and its growing global impact.

• Learn about key strategies and initiatives from different countries.

• Discover future technologies that will revolutionise road safety.
  

15:40 – 15:50

The Road to Vision Zero: autonomous vehicles and innovative technology

Ben Loewenstein, Senior Manager for European Policy and Government Affairs, Waymo

• Discover Waymo’s expansion plans and global efforts to make roads safer.

• Find out about Safer Driving Partnerships.

• Learn about advances in technology and applications beyond autonomous vehicles (Avs).
  

15:50 – 16:50

Together for Safer Roads: Panel discussion on FOCUS on Fleet Safety Programme

Host: Peter Goldwasser, Executive Director, Together for Safer Roads/Moderator: Ann-Marie Knegt, Editor, Fleet Vision International

• Why and how was the TSR FOCUS Program created?

• See what the programme overview is.

• Who are the key partners in execution?



• Meeting fleets and leaders – where they are: new models for 2025.

16:50 – 17:00

Summary and actions/ Thank you to our sponsors/Close of event

Ann-Marie Knegt, Editor, Fleet Vision International/ Peter Goldwasser, Executive Director, Together for Safer Roads