15 May 2025, 09:00-16:00 -
Derby Conference Centre Limited Derby DE24 8UX UNITED KINGDOM

CIHT East Midlands Conference 2025 - Climate Action: Building Resilience for an Uncertain Future

CIHT East Midlands is excited to announce the CIHT East Midlands Conference 2025 - Climate Action: Building Resilience for an Uncertain Future.

Date & Time: Thursday 15 May 2025 @ 09:00 - 16:00
Venue: The Derby Conference Centre, London Rd, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 8UX

Limited availability early bird bookings have now been extended until Friday 28 March 2025.
Member - £45
Non-Member - £58.50
Student - £18
If you are a student, and can't see the student ticket option, apply to become a CIHT Student Member free of charge here.

Overview

This year's CIHT East Midlands Conference will be centered on Climate Action, both in terms of mitigation and adaptation. With topics ranging from low carbon aggregates, to climate change adaptation for local roads, and modal shift; and speakers from Nottinghamshire County Council, AtkinsRealis, Arcadis, Arup and Imperial College London, this conference is gearing up to be an unmissable event! 

                    

Programme Schedule*

Morning

09:00 - Arrival
Meet & Greet with CIHT East Midlands Committee Volunteers
Refreshments (Coffee/tea & biscuits) 

09:30 - Welcome & Introductions
Dr Jwan Kamla - CIHT East Midlands Chair
Prof Glenn Lyons - CIHT President

09:50 - Net Zero Regeneration
Wayne Bexton - Director of Green Growth, Investment and Assets,
Nottinghamshire County Council

10:05 - Manufactured aggregates for pavement applications
Dr Ignacio Artamendi - Head of R&D & Technical Services, Holcim UK

10:20 - Climate resilient permeable pavements
Dr Alalea Kia - Resilient Sustainable Infrastructure Group Lead, Imperial College London

10:35 - Break
Refreshments (Coffee/tea & biscuits) 

11:00 - Measuring and managing asphalt carbon footprint
Dr Tony Parry - Associate Director, AtkinsRealis

11:15 - ADEPT Climate change adaptation guide for local roads
Andrew Warrington - Senior Technical Director, Arcadis

11:30 - Panel Questions chaired by a moderator TBC
With all previous morning speakers as panel members

 

Afternoon

12:30 - Lunch Break
Two course savoury finger buffet lunch
Networking

13:30 - CIHT Climates workshop-at-speed
Prof Glenn Lyons - CIHT President & Mott MacDonald Professor of Future Mobility at UWE

14:30 - Break
Refreshments (Coffee/tea & biscuits)

14:45 - Modal shift: from targets to implementation
Clare Sheffield - Director of Transport Planning, Arup

15:00 - Debunking myths about emissions
Dr Sam Bailey - Director of Future Transport & CEO, Skyrad

15:15 - The Mansfield flood alleviation scheme
Via East Midlands speaker TBC

15:30 Panel Questions chaired by John Dora
With all previous afternoon speakers as panel members

 

*This schedule is subject to change.

                    

Sponsorship

There are several opportunities to sponsor or exhibit at this event.

We offer three levels (all costs excluding VAT):
•    Gold is already taken
•    Silver: £450 inclusion in website and advertising, brochure as supporting sponsor.
•    Bronze & Exhibitors: £250 inclusion in website and advertising
 
If you would like to sponsor or exhibit at this event, please contact eastmidlands@ciht.org.uk. 

 

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

TBC

Bronze Sponsors

TBC

Exhibitors

 

                     

Help & Support

For more information, please contact eastmidlands@ciht.org.uk. 

                          

15 May 2025, 09:00-16:00 -
Derby Conference Centre Limited Derby DE24 8UX UNITED KINGDOM

CIHT East Midlands Conference 2025 - Climate Action: Building Resilience for an Uncertain Future

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