Parkex Hub - Seminar Sessions
The British Parking Association’s Parkex Hub once again hosted a number of free to attend seminar sessions. The programme was designed to offer visitors the opportunity to see the latest in technology and product development, debate on the future political landscape, and share knowledge and experience.
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Sessions and speakers for 2019 included:
The blue badge boom |
Speakers: |
Graham Footer, Disabled Motoring UK |
Kelvin Reynolds, BPA |
Ben Stephens, London Borough of Merton |
Stephen Goodall, Portsmouth City Council |
Community champions |
Hosted by: |
Anjna Patel, BPA Council / Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council |
Speakers: |
Stuart Harrison, BPA Council / UK Parking Control |
Jade Neville, BPA Council / OCS |
Zoe Rudwick, BPA |
Jake England, North Essex Parking Partnership |
Data day |
Hosted by: Julian O'Kelly, BPA |
Sessions included: |
Alliance for Parking Data Standards |
Nigel Williams, BPA Chair / Parking Matters |
EPA Representative |
TRO Discovery Project |
Jon Harrod Booth, Harrod Booth Consulting |
Abbas Lokat, GeoPlace |
Steve Thompson, Steve Thompson Consulting |
Tom Pinchbeck, Department for Transport |
Big picture data - how the use of data is making our cities smarter and our roads safer |
Chris Cowen, Arup and Transport Technology Forum |
Andy Dollin, Tonic Analytics |
Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 |
Steve Clark, BPA |
Sarah McLean, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
A conversation with Council |
Hosted by: Caron Fassetta, BPA |
Speakers: |
Zulfi Ali, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Chair of Eastern Group |
Ian Goodwin, The Parking Consultancy and Chair of the Higher Education Group |
Phil Hammer, Cambridgeshire County Council and Chair of the Operational Services Board |
Peter Lowe, RTA Associates and Chair of the Parking & Transport Wales |
John McArdle, Council Representative for London |
Manny Rasores de Toro, Mr Parking Consultancy and Chair of the Parking Technology Group |
Tech Talks |
Hosted by: Anthony Eskinazi, JustPark |
Speakers |
Richard Balch, Ford Smart Mobility |
Dr Richard Fairchild, Autonomous Vehicle deployment at Aurrigo Pods |
Neil Heron, GRID Smarter Cities |
Gordon Telling, Transport Research Laboratory |
Darren Capes, Department for Transport |
Facing the challenges of implementing and operating Clean Air Zones |
Brought to you by our event Partner: JBW |
GDPR Revisited |
Speakers: |
Derek Millard-Smith, JMW |
Grace O'Driscoll, JMW |
Shining a light on car park fire safety |
Hosted by: Russell Simmons, BPA Council /Stripe Consulting |
Star Recruitment and training talent |
Hosted by: Sarah Feeley, BPA |
Joined by |
Fiona Snelgrove, UK Parking Control |
Unity Recruitment |
WAMITAB |
Proud to be in Parking |
Hosted by: Jade Neville, BPA Cpuncil / OCS Group |
Speakers: |
Hannah Fuller, PayByPhone |
Edward Amusan, Comity Recruitment |
Victoria Worboys, APCOA |