Agenda 24

The Microlise Transport Conference agenda is designed to cover the key topics impacting fleet operators, and those that will have an impact in the future.

Our main theatre programme is supplemented by four topic-focused workshop programmes, covering technology, skills, innovation and other key topics.

Agenda Programme

07:30

Show Doors Open + Exhibition

07:55 - 09:20

Morning Workshops

Microlise Workshop
08:00
Flare, Flare Aware and Driver Hazard Warning

James Duffy, Co-Founder, Flare and Flare Aware

Tom Collins, Product Manager, Microlise

08:25
Proximity Beacons

Paul Pounder, Product Manager, Microlise

08:50
Microlise Group Integration: An introduction to Microlise Complete

Chris Williams, Programme Technical Director, Microlise

Charlotte Porter, Product Manager, Microlise

Compliance Workshop
07:55
Welcome and introductions

Lee Oliver, Compliance Sales Director, TruTac

08:00
Technology: A Legal View and an Operator’s View – Advantages, Disadvantages and Pitfalls

Charlotte Le Maire, Specialist Criminal & Road Regulatory Lawyer- Founder & Partner, LMP Legal

Lesley O’Brien OBE, Managing Director, Freightlink Europe/Freight People

08:40
Driver CPC Review

Allison Kemp MBE, Managing Director, A.I.M Commercial Services

09:00
The DVSA Earned Recognition scheme & Road to Earned Recognition programme

Phil Breen, Earned Recognition National Account Manager, DVSA

Innovation Zone
08:00
Financing Electric HGVs

Ian Dennis, Business Development Director, Zenobe

08:10
Balancing Costs, Environmental Concerns, and Innovation

Richard Baylie, CEO, MRS Additives Ltd

08:20
Harnessing Optimisation Technology for Profitable and Sustainable Last-Mile Delivery

George Ninikas, Senior VP for Retail and Wholesale, Ortec

08:30
Driving Efficiency from Office to In-Cab with CoPilot Commercial Navigation

Rishi Mehra, Sector Vice President, CoPilot

Martyn Fisher, Sales Engineer, CoPilot

08:40
Commercial Grade Charge Assurance for Truck and Van Operators

John Granby, Director e-Truck and e-Van, EO Charging Ltd

08:50
Zero Tolerance of Drink and Drug Misuse in the Workplace

Gareth Salisbury, National Sales Manager, D.tec International Limited

09:00
The HGV Driver market: Now and the Next 6 Months

Marc Fels, Director, Truckstars

Skills Workshop
08:00
Transport and Warehouse Apprenticeships Level 3

Kevin Birch, Managing Director, TRS

08:40
IRTEC Licence Qualification

Russell Hornby, Director, Blyth Equipment Ltd

09:30 - 11:00

MAIN THEATRE

09:30
Opening Video
09:35
Host opening

Nicki Shields, Motorsport, Science & Automotive Presenter

09:40
Microlise question time​

Nicki Shields, Motorsport, Science & Automotive Presenter

09:45
CEO Introduction

Nadeem Raza, Chief Executive Officer, Microlise

09:55
Transaid update

Caroline Barber, Chief Executive, Transaid

10:05
Championing Freight

Guy Opperman, Minister for Roads and Local Transport, Department for Transport

10:25
AI in logistics

Simon Dixon, Founder and CEO, Hatmill

10:45
Driver of the Year Awards

Nicki Shields, Motorsport, Science & Automotive Presenter

10:55
Microlise question time

Nicki Shields, Motorsport, Science & Automotive Presenter

11:00 - 11:30

Break and exhibition

11:30 - 12:50

MAIN THEATRE

11:30
DVSA - Director of Enforcement

Marian Kitson, Director of Enforcement, Driver Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

12:00
Associations Panel - The Industry's Future

Richard Smith, Managing Director, Road Haulage Association (RHA)

Bethany Windsor, Director of Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management, CILT (UK)

Phil Roe, President, Logistics UK

12:45
Microlise question time

Nicki Shields, Motorsport, Science & Automotive Presenter

12:50 - 13:50

Lunch and Workshops

Microlise Workshop
13:00
Transport Management System (TMS) Showcase

Mark Coonihan, Consultant, Enterprise Software Systems

Compliance Workshop
13:00
Ten Easy Ways to Annoy the Most Important People in Your Work Life!

Beverley Bell LLB (Hons), FCILT, FSOE, FIRTE, FIMI., CBE Director, Beverley Bell Consulting

13:30
Closing remarks and thank yous

Lee Oliver, Compliance Sales Director, TruTac

Skills Workshop
13:00
How can we improve HGV driver experiences?

Debbie Hopkins, Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Oxford

Declan Pang, Director of Policy & Public Affairs, Road Haulage Association

13:20
Safety First: The Need to Upskill Newly Qualified Drivers

Jo Mawditt, UK Operational Training Manager, GXO Logistics Europe

13:35
Road to Logistics Showcase

Jennifer Swain , Head of Talent, Development and HR, Road to Logistics

14:00 - 15:30

MAIN THEATRE

14:00
JCB: Road to Zero

Tom Whitaker, General Manager – Product Support, JCB

Tom Beamish, Principal Engineer & Executive Support, JCB

14:45
Brit European - Vita Nova - ESG Showcase

Graham Lackey, Managing Director, Brit European Transport Limited

15:05
DPD - Strategy and Findings

Olly Craughan, Head of Sustainability, DPD UK

15:25
Microlise question time

Nicki Shields, Motorsport, Science & Automotive Presenter

15:30

Show Close

16:25

End