Freight transport decarbonisation will require major investment to the fleet and infrastructure and the next decade of investments is critical to scale the transition. Join us for discussions and co-create the solutions to enable greater investment in freight transport decarbonisation.
The event will consist of panel-led and group discussions on the following sessions:
Session 1: State of the art on transition pathways road and maritime freight
Session 2: A whole systems approach - coupling vehicle and infrastructure technology with UK logistics
Session 3: Mobilising finance for ports as decarbonisation hubs and other areas ripe for investment
Session 4: Co-creating the solutions – roadmap for unlocking investment in freight transport decarbonisation
Confirmed speakers and panellists include:
• Keynote Address: Fran Collins, Chief Executive Officer, Red Funnel
• Dr Tristan Smith, Associate Professor and Principal Lead of Decarbonising UK Freight Transport
• Prof. Phil Greening, Director Centre for Sustainable Road Freight and the Centre for Logistics and Sustainability, Heriot-Watt University
• Marina Garyfalou, Sustainability Consultant, TRL (Transportation Research Laboratory)
• Prof. Dominic Hudson, Shell Professor in Ship Efficiency, University of Southampton
• Chris Parker, Route Director, DFDS
• Prof. Tom Cherrett, Professor of Logistics & Transport Management, University of Southampton
• Deniz Aymer, Senior Analyst, Marine Capital Limited
• Dr Domagoj Baresic, Research Associate, UCL
• Nicholas Ward, Funding & Partnership Development Executive, Port of Dover
• Dr Stavros Karamperidis, Lecturer in Maritime Economics, University of Plymouth
• Dr Jonathan Köhler, Researcher, Fraunhofer ISI
• Brian Robinson, Commercial Vehicle & Sustainability Consultant, Zemo Partnership
• Dr Nishatabbas Rehmatulla, Principal Research Fellow, UCL
• Prof. Graham Parkhurst, Professor of Sustainable Mobility, UWE Bristol
• Dr Daniella Paddeu, Senior Research Fellow, UWE Bristol
• Ian Wainwright, Sustainable Logistics Manager, Solent Transport
• Chris Thorne, Chair of Decarbonising UK Freight Transport
• Dr Isabella Panovic, Senior Portfolio Manager - Energy & Decarbonisation, EPSRC
This event will also be a celebration of the hard work of everyone who has contributed to the Decarbonising UK Freight Transport Network over the last 3+ years.
We look forward to seeing you there.
