Speaker Photos and Bios

ICE - East of England Conference Speakers

7 and 8 September 2006

Keynote Speakers

James Beal

James Beal became Managing Director of Renewables East - the agency for renewable energy in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire in May 2004. James' previous role of Sustainable development Manager with Yorkshire Forward and interim CEO of Future Energy Company, included bringing forward low carbon solutions within the regional economy, representing the region's energy interest at a national and international level, and raising awareness of sustainable development and carbon related issues.

Prior to this, James worked as Sustainable Development Analyst, Planning Strategy Team (2001-2002) and Environment Assessment Officer (1999-2001) for Warwickshire County Council. He is also director of Kirklees Energy Centre, an independent energy efficiency advice centre for Calderdale and Kirklees, West Yorkshire.

James was born in Comberton, a large village near Cambridge. He graduated from University of Durham in 1995 with a BSc(hons) Environmental Management. After completing a Masters of Research Built Environment at the

University of Leeds in 1996, he spent two years researching sustainable building at the Building Research Centre, University of Salford.

Graham Nelson

Graham Nelson is Joint Acting Head of Planning of Transport for the East of England Regional Assembly and has particular responsibilities for managing the Assembly's involvement with the emerging Regional Spatial Strategy for the East of England.

He joined the Assembly in March 2005 having previously worked in various aspects of forward planning for local authorities in the East on England since 1992.

Conference Speakers

Dr. Colin Black 

Colin is an expert on the Inspire East Design Review Panel. Inspire East is the regional centre of excellence for sustainable communities in the East of England. Colin provides sustainable transport expertise in the Design Review process which seeks to encourage good design in the built environment.

 

Colin is Transport Group Director responsible for Sustainable Transport Planning at JMP Consulting. He specialises in translating transport planning concepts into their implications for urban design. He has worked on a wide range of regeneration and development projects, and has been internationally recognised for his visionary work creating bespoke integrated transport strategies. Colin has provided strategic advice for the review of Local Transport Plans, and is an expert advisor for the DfT on travel plans. Colin has considerable experience in the research and development of contemporary transport strategies which realise the collective benefits of public transport, cycling and walking, combined with demand management techniques. Colin is Chair of ACT-UK and manages TRICS, the organisation responsible for disseminating best practice and standards to the transport and development planning industry.

Nigel Brigham

Nigel Brigham is Regional Director for Sustrans and has worked to develop Sustrans work in the East of England since 1994. He graduated with an engineering science degree from Oxford University and an MSc from Glasgow University before joining a firm of consulting engineers. However since joining Sustrans, the focus of Nigel's work has been very much on how to change people's behaviour rather than any complex engineering work.

His presentation will focus on how global transport has evolved in ways that engineers may not have imagined and how technological changes have been undermined by the way that the technology has been used by people. It will look at the implications for the future if current trends continue and the need for the engineering profession to play a leading role in promoting behaviour change, particularly with regards to the major challenges of global warming, peak oil and rising obesity. The challenges of growth in the East of England will be examined in this context. The presentation will also focus on Sustrans views and experience working on sustainable transport projects and the ways that cycling and walking and public transport usage can be increased and travel patterns can be changed through looking at the National Cycle Network, school travel, active travel, Travelsmart (Individualised Marketing) and Liveable neighbourhoods

Neil Caldwell

Neil Caldwell is managing director of ASI Solutions plc and has over 25 years of experience in senior management, marketing and business development roles within the construction industry.

He started his career by establishing a road marking company, which was subsequently sold to an industry plc and he was instrumental in founding the company that went on to become ASI in 2002. As the company's MD, Neil has been responsible for guiding ASI's growth to date and helping it become a leader in innovative and sustainable processes for road reinstatement and infrastructure preservation. ASI's processes are now used by over 60 local authorities and by nationwide contractors including Amey, Carillion and RCS as their first choice solution for sustainable road and rail infrastructure maintenance projects. Neil is married with two daughters.

Ali Clabburn

Ali has spent the last 8 years dedicated to helping communities set up effective car share schemes. His mission is to enable and encourage more efficient use of the car. In 1997 Ali set up the www.liftshare.com whilst at university and now he and his team run the UK's national network of over 500 liftshare schemes and are seeing high demand from overseas. Last year he launched www.school-run.org which is proving a very successful scheme for schools encouraging more sustainable travel.

In 2005 Chancellor Gordon Brown presented Ali with the UK Enterprising Young Brit award, in 2004 HRH the Prince of Wales presented Ali the Business in the Community National Example of Excellence Award for liftshare's work in helping the environment, and HRH The Princess Royal presented Ali with the IoLT Young Manager of the Year Award 2002. Other awards include the 2005 BUPA Commitment to the Community Award, the 2004 Microsoft Innovation through Technology Award.

Chris Elliott

Chris joined Norwich Union in 1998 on completion of his degree in Pure Mathematics and Geography at the University of Sheffield. He has been based in Norwich since then and undertaken a range of roles across the Marketing teams as the organisation has grown with the merger with CGU and the recent acquisition of RAC.

Chris has spent the last 3 years helping to develop new customer propositions. He currently works in the Telematics team that has piloted Norwich Union's Pay As You Drive TM insurance product.

Outside work Chris is a keen cricketer, a season ticket holder for Norwich City and enjoys watching many other sports. He lives in Norwich and is married to Jill.

Professor Richard Folkson

Prof. Richard Folkson joined Ford as an Undergraduate Trainee straight from school after completing A-levels in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Engineering.

 

He read Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, London and following graduation has worked in almost all areas of Product Development including Body design, Engines, Electrical, Product Planning and Project Management.

He was the Project Manager of the original Ford Focus and the previous and current Ford Transit programs and spent 3 years working in Detroit, USA in the mid 1990's.

Most recently Richard ran all Product Verification and Testing activities in Europe with a staff of 1,500 engineers, before moving to a cross-brand role as Chief Engineer responsible for Engineering Standards and Technical Alignment across Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover ,Volvo and Mazda.

 

Richard is Chairman of the SMMT Engineering Committee representing the motor industry on technical matters at meetings with UK Government departments and is a vice-Chairman of the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, of which he is a Fellow. He lectures regularly at Universities on a broad range of Engineering subjects and was appointed visiting Professor to the University of Hertfordshire, Department of Automotive and Aeronautical Design Engineering in 2004.

Professor George Hazel, OBE

Professor Hazel is Managing Director of MRC McLean Hazel Ltd a consultancy specialising in providing transport advice, concepts and solutions for the public and private sectors. MRC McLean Hazel is the UK and European arm of the McCormick Rankin Corporation (MRC) which has offices across Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. MRC is a long established transportation and highway consultancy with over 350 staff worldwide. Professor Hazel is an Honorary Professor at the Robert Gordon University, past Chair of the National Advisory Forum of Transport 2000's Reclaiming Main Roads Initiative, was a member of the Lorry Road User Charging Advisory Group and is an Advisor to the Commission for Integrated Transport for their World Cities, Retail and Leisure Parking and Integration and Governance of Growth Areas projects. He was also a member of the UK Secretary of States Steering Group on National Road User Charging and was also President of the Institution of Highways and Transportation (IHT), Chairman of the Urban Areas Committee (C10) of PIARC/the World Roads Congress and Chair of the Centre for Scottish Public Policy's Transport Commission. In January 2005 he became the Chair of the Urban Design Alliance (UDAL) in his role as Past President of the IHT and was also awarded the Order of the British Empire for services to Transport.

Previously he was Professor of Transport Policy at the Centre for Transport Policy where he looked after the consultancy business. From 1996 to 1999 he was Director of City Development for the City of Edinburgh Council responsible for planning, economic development, transportation and property. The Department had a staff of 1200 which included a roads maintenance DLO. From 1993 to 1996 he was Director of Transportation for Lothian Regional Council again with a staff of 1200, including a roads maintenance DLO. During these two periods Professor Hazel worked with Professor David Begg who was Chair of Transport for the Council. Together they introduced many interesting new initiatives including Greenways bus priority, the first car-free development in the UK, the first community car club in the UK and the reallocation of space back to people in areas like the Royal Mile in Edinburgh Old Town. He also delivered the Harvey Nichols development which included a new bus station for the City funded by the developer.

 

From 1989 to 1993 he was a main board Director with TPA (now Faber Maunsell) where he was responsible for Scotland and UK private sector developments. Under his direction the business grew from an almost zero base to one of the largest in Scotland with a fee income of around £1 million per annum.

From 1979 to 1989, he was with Napier University as a transport specialist. Under his guidance the Department of Civil Engineering became the largest centre of transport research expertise in Scotland and one of the most important in the UK. In 1986 he was made Head of Department and in 1987 became the first Professor of Transportation in Scotland.

His initial training, following graduation was in Local Government where he worked from 1971 to 1979. Professor Hazel graduated in 1971 in Civil Engineering from Heriot-Watt University; he remains a Chartered Civil Engineer. He also holds an MSc in Transportation and a PhD in the Traffic Impact of Large Retail Developments.

He lists his hobbies as restoring vintage cars, golf, skiing and travel. His wife Fiona is a physiotherapist and he has three children Anna, Jennifer and Andrew.

John Hollis

John Hollis has degrees in Mechanical Engineering and in Economics and is a Chartered Management Accountant. He has spent his career working in the motor industry, including 11 years in Brussels with the European motor industry association working on environmental issues.

He is Head of Government and Industry Affairs for BMW Group in the UK. In this role, he deals with a wide variety of political, environmental and industry issues for BMW operations in the UK. These operations include the MINI plant at Oxford, the Rolls-Royce Plant at Goodwood, Swindon Pressings, Hams Hall Engine Plant near Birmingham and the Sales and Marketing activities at Bracknell. In addition to these responsibilities, he promotes BMW’s CleanEnergy vision in the UK.

Stan Hornagold

Stan is widely acknowledged as a leading thinker in the field of change management. He has provided expert support and advice to a wide range of organisations including the British, French and Hungarian governments. He is the senior partner of one of the UK's leading independent management consultancies and has considerable experience of leading major assignments across a wide range of industry sectors. This includes responsibility for managing the establishment of the UK's largest ever, public private partnership, the £13 billion London Underground infrastructure PPP.

Stan founded Hornagold & Hills in 1987 to provide independent management services which address clients' real needs. The practice now successfully manages major capital projects and organisational change for a wide range of national and international clients. Stan is regularly asked to lecture on the subject of change management.

Roger King, FIMI

Upon leaving school in 1960, Roger King spent five years as an automobile engineering apprentice with the British Motor Corporation. There, he was apprenticed to the trucks and light commercial vehicles division. Upon completion of his apprenticeship, he spent some time with BMC Export Sales, specialising in commercial vehicle bodywork.

There then followed a period as a sales executive with a Dodge Truck dealership, before moving back into the manufacturing side as a sales executive with Metro Cummell Weyman the Birmingham bus builders.

In 1970 he became Midlands area manager for Cosmic Car Accessories Ltd, a Walsall based firm specialising in the manufacture of motor accessories. He left Cosmic and started his own business producing alloy road wheels and sports car seats in 1975.

Roger was elected as Conservative MP for Birmingham Northfield in 1983, a post held until 1992. For four years he was a member of the House of Commons Select Committee on Transport before becoming Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Honourable Michael Howard QC MP, Minister of State for the Environment, and then Secretary of State for Employment.

In 1992 upon vacating his Westminster seat he became Director of Public Affairs at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd (SMMT) in London, where in 1998 he became Acting Chief Executive assuming the role of Deputy Chief Executive in 1999.

Amongst his achievements at the SMMT was the establishment of the British International Motor Show as a world class event, and the creation of a single UK Commercial Vehicle Show bringing the RHA and the IRTE in as partners.

Married with twin sons and a daughter, Roger King is a Fellow of the Institute of the Motor Industry and a member of the Institute of Public Relations. He serves as a director of the Prince Michael Road Safety Awards Scheme and is a Liveryman with the Worshipful Company of Carmen. He was a member of the DETR initiated Pass Plus Young Driver Scheme.

Adrian Lyons, CBE

Adrian Lyons has been Director General of The Railway Forum since January 2001. The Railway Forum is the railway industry's strategic lobby group and think tank representing a uniquely wide range of industry businesses.

The Forum has, since its foundation in 1996, recognised the crucial importance that the triple bottom line of sustainable development has in making the case for rail. Similarly it has also championed the advantages of high-speed rail, not only as a railway issue but also as the principal transport contribution to shrinking the country and re-balancing the UK economy.

Adrian was formerly a Ministry of Defence strategic planner and logistician and a career Army officer, reaching the rank of major general. His final job was to set up and lead the unified Defence supply chain organisation.

For more information about the Railway Forum go to www.railwayforum.com

Bob Menzies

Bob Menzies is a Chartered Civil Engineer and has worked for Cambridgeshire County Council since 1988. From 1996 Bob led the delivery of road safety and traffic management measures, including traffic calming, park and ride, bus priorities and the Cambridge Core Scheme, which uses rising bollards to restrict through traffic in Cambridge City Centre to buses, taxis and cyclists.

Bob developed the operating and procurement strategies for the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway and following completion of the Public Inquiry in December 2004 has led the team delivering CGB.

Richard Moseley

Richard Moseley is a Chartered Chemical Engineer who spent 24 years working for

Spillers Foods in Cambridge, primarily on the petfood side ending up as joint Head of R & D. After Spillers he spent 5 years as the Innovation and Technology Counsellor at Business Link Suffolk, and for the last 4 years has run his own consultancy raising over £6 million in government grants for entrepreneurs, innovators, and technologists.

Richard learned to row at school in Lancaster and has been on and off the water ever since. He is Chairman of Cambridge Autumn Regatta, the largest open regatta in Cambridge, and Secretary of the regional arm of rowing's national body, the Amateur Rowing Association. The Eastern Region Rowing Council voted to facilitate The camToo Project in 2002; the project is also supported by members of the Cambridge business

community.

Jonathan Oakes

Jonathan Oakes has over 30 years experience in Traffic Engineering, of which 13 were in a local authority highway department, he heads the traffic management function being responsible for this sector of Faber Maunsell's business. Jonathan has particular expertise in the design of innovative bus priority measures and intersection design including complex traffic signal/UTC systems. He is directing Faber Maunsell's work for TfL from Faber Maunsell's northern offices under the London Bus Initiative undertaking design of a number of Quality Whole Route Plus schemes. He has managed a number of research projects including major commissions for the Highways Agency, including two sub projects on Outfacing Research looking into alternative uses for motorway hard shoulders under Active Traffic Management and the effects of narrow running lanes on motorways.

He directed the SWYMBUS project for the Highways Agency providing innovative thinking and challenge on motorway traffic management techniques which has lead to the development of a new motorway widening Standard P4L incorporating four narrower lanes and the inclusion of emergency access lanes and refuge areas, supported by enhanced telematics to replace the hard shoulder and make best use to the existing carriageway. In support of the SWYMBUS project he is currently directing the design and assessment of the likely impact of Integrated Demand Management (IDM) measures and the drafting of a best practice guide for the Highways Agency.

Richard Parker

With a Degree in Chemical Engineering, Richard spent 26 years working for British Sugar, the last 12 years as General Manager of the Brigg Factory in North Lincolnshire. During his career he developed a particular interest in energy-related issues leading an

initiative to reduce company energy demand by 25%. This also involved new combustion technologies such as fluidised beds. He has been involved with the East of England biomass sector since 1995, generating electricity from poultry litter. By starting initially at Eye and then moving to the £70M Fibrothetford project as

construction started, he was instrumental in the creation of what was then the largest European biomass power station.

With another interest in Environmental Management, Richard advised SMEs on environmental issues and resource efficiency before joining Renewables East in January 2005, focussing initially on biomass and then biofuels. He is now responsible for covering the whole Bioenergy sector. This includes the RE project 'Recovering resource value as renewable energy'.

John Parry

John PM Parry, MBE, Chairman and Chief Executive of JPM Parry & Associates Ltd, BA, MICT, AMICE. Also chairman of Parry People Movers Ltd and Pre Metro Operations Ltd. An entrepreneur and businessman who has built up a reputation for innovation coupled with project management and practical engineering. Expert in application of appropriate technology practice to transport and construction in the UK and overseas. Served on the Technology Foresight Programme of the Office of Science & Technology and was Vice Chairman of its Transport Panel 1994-99 and Chair of the Clear Zones Working Group.

James Skinner

Economist, James Skinner was born in London in 1932. After receiving his education at Oxford University, Florence University, Italy, and Eton College, James spent his early working years in Greece, Malawi, and Tanzania. After several years of working in the retail hospitality industry and as a journalist/researcher for publications including the Observer and the Economist, James served in senior leadership roles at the Economist Intelligence Unit, the National Development Corporation of Tanzania, Investeco Overseas Holdings Ltd, Landmark International Hotels Ltd, KMC Ltd, Cyprus, Transkei Development Corporation, Exhibition Consultants Ltd, Commonwealth & Empire Museum, Bristol, CTA Economic & Export Analysts Ltd, The Earth Centre, Doncaster, Ecotourism Ltd, and Parry People Movers Ltd.

James was a member of the DTI Technology Foresight, NRE Panel. He founded and served as trustee of Action for Conservation through Tourism (ACT). He was an associate of the Forum for the Future, and a member of The Earth Centre Advisory Council.

James' current activities include serving as a director at Sustraco, Bristol Electric Railbus, and Multimodal Finance Ltd. He is a trustee for the Elm Farm Research Centre and the New Economics Foundation. Additionally, James was founder and serves as trustee for The Travel Foundation.

Professor William Stewart, FREng

Currently Chairman of Innos and expert advisor to various Foresight projects, including ones on Exploiting the Electromagnetic Spectrum, Intelligent Infrastructure and Infectios diseases. He has wide interests in technologies from communications to biosensing, he was educated at Imperial College (Physics).

His personal interests have been in optical fibre communications and optoelectronics. Recent interests include nanophotonics, microstructured photonic materials (photonic crystals), optical slow-wave structures, nanomechanical systems, inkjet printing of glasses and the application of various optical, semiconductor and acoustic technologies to medicine, particle physics and industrial processes. He is a visiting Professor at UCL and at the ORC at Southampton. He is author on some 64 conference and journal papers, including many invited papers, and on 48 patents. He is a past member of the editorial advisory board for the journal 'Science', on the advisory board of Antenova, OfCom's Spectrum Advisory Board, ECOC management committee and many others. Previously the Chief Scientist at Marconi.

Gordon Telling

Gordon Telling is the Head of Policy for London, the South East and East of England at the Freight Transport Association. He comes from a career in local government, having worked on regeneration and EU funding issues in a number of London local authorities as well as at the London Development Agency, where he led the work on the Greater South East.

At the FTA he has particular responsibility for London Issues and has been heavily involved in the London Freight Summit, the Low Emission Zone proposals and the development of the Code of Practice for Loading and Unloading.

Key objectives for the coming months are to put the Code of Practice on the map with all of the London Authorities, to build on the early achievements of TfL's Freight Unit and to follow through the FTA's alternative proposals for the Low Emission Zone in partnership with TfL colleagues.

Maureen Worby

Maureen has over 30 years experience of working in East London in a variety of capacities ranging from third sector representation through to consultancy and advice. She has successfully project managed several large SRB programmes including Canning Town and Forest Gate.

Currently employed by East Thames Group as a Sustainable Neighbourhood Manager, Maureen is responsible for the practical implementation of sustainable neighbourhoods in all new and existing housing that the Group owns or manages. This entails taking a Group overview on the impact of interventions, not only from a physical perspective but also in relation to the delivery of social responsibility programmes.

Maureen is passionate about local communities and her additional public sector experience includes being a local Councillor for 14 years with lead responsibility for Social Services and latterly the Regeneration Portfolio. She is now Chair of an east London Primary Care Trust. A keen advocate of fresh approaches to sustainability, Maureen has shared her knowledge and expertise at several conference and seminars

Debate Speakers

Michael Bailey, MA, DPhil

Michael Bailey is an author, lecturer and museum consultant in the history of early railway technology. He is a Past-President of the Newcomen Society, an Associate of the Institute of Railway Studies and Transport History (National Railway Museum/University of York), and a Trustee of the Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester.

His recent books include Early Railways 3 (Ed.), Robert Stephenson: the Eminent Engineer (Ed.), and The Engineering and History of Rocket (with John Glithero). He has also presented several papers to the Newcomen Society, which are published in its Transactions.

He is currently a member of the editorial panel of the Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers (Volume 2, 1830-1890, Editor, Peter Cross-Rudkin) to be published for the Institution of Civil Engineers, and has written biographical entries for many of the railway engineers for the volume.

Dr. Colin Clinton

Dr Colin J Clinton is a Director of Ove Arup & Partners Ltd, one of the leading consultancies in the world today. He is currently Director of Marketing and Communications Europe and is an officer of the Europe Region Board. He leads the Marketing & Communications function for Arup's £300M business across the UK and Continental Europe. His role includes directing account management across the region and supporting business leaders in developing successful and profitable client relationships. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer and in 2005 was the youngest President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. During his Presidential term he had special responsibility for Communications and the Regions and was inspirational in creating and leading a new outward facing and media focused organisation that now responds more effectively to its stakeholders and clients. He has a passion for effecting change management with the use of modern and dynamic communication.

Robert Hulse

Robert Hulse is currently the curator of The Brunel Museum. The Brunel Museum in Brunel's original Engine House is situated above the Thames Tunnel and on the banks of the River Thames in Southwark. It is the first project IK Brunel worked on -and nearly the last - as young Brunel narrowly escaped drowning here in 1828. Six years ago this International Landmark Site was open one day a month and welcomed 600 visitors a year, mostly specialist interest groups. Today the Museum is open every day and welcomes 10,000 visitors a year to what the Victorians dubbed the eighth wonder of the world. The award-winning gardens sit above the birthplace of the tube system, and the museum regularly organises floodlit tube journeys, festivals, workshops, education events and play schemes. Robert is proud to have steered the museum through this period of expansion and change. The transformation effectively began with landscaping of the Museum gardens using regeneration money.

Robert is an English graduate who has worked in education and museums for 20 years. He began in community theatre with the pioneering group Inter-Action, then qualified as a teacher and embarked on a freelance career as trainer, lecturer and community artist. He has taught at London University, City University & Tel Aviv University, and has worked as consultant for the education departments of most of the national museums in London.

Since completing an MA in Museum Studies at the Institute of Education, Robert has devoted a great deal his time to a new Heritage Lottery Funded education & outreach programme at the Brunel Museum. He strongly supports museums in their search for a new and dynamic role within their local communities. Robert is co-author of the newly published "The Brunels' Tunnel", sponsored by ICE & HLF, and with a foreword by Michael Palin.

Stephen Jones

Since 1987 he has been engaged in economic regeneration; local and inward investment, business incubation and marketing, most recently with the Welsh Development Agency (until merger on 1st April of this year) as a Programme Development Manager in the Technology & Innovation section. This concerned the development and promotion of innovation and technology support infrastructure, innovation networks, incubation & business services. With the merger of the WDA into the Welsh Assembly Government he is now engaged on policy and strategy work covering technology, science and innovation. In conjunction with this, starting in July, Stephen also has a secondment role with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Wales to support joint activity aimed at raising the profile of engineering and innovation in Wales.

 

Outside work he has had a long time interest in the study of local and industrial history in Wales which has resulted in a number of publications and exhibitions. His first solo book, the first volume of the Brunel in South Wales trilogy; In Trevithick's Tracks, was published by Tempus in April 2005. This has been reprinted and the second volume; Communications and Coal, is due to be published later this year. Brunel in South Wales first took shape as a slide lecture to the Brunel Society some thirty years ago and has been a work-in-progress ever since. What became obvious from his initial research was that south Wales had been largely overlooked as an area of interest relating to the works and activities of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59), yet it was important in terms of engineering landmarks at virtually every stage of Brunel's career. Writing this book is an attempt to redress this and illustrate the achievements and the legacy of the engineer, covering his works against a background of social and industrial history.