2026 Agenda
08:30 - 09:30 - Registration
09:30 - 09:40
Gill Starkie – GEM Motoring Assist
Steve Gooding – RAC Foundation09:40 - 10:00
Pauline Reeves – DVSA
Industry update10:00 - 10:20
Rachel Smith – Department for Transport10:20 - 10:30
Ruby Martin – RAC Foundation
Young driver road safety annual review10:40 - 10:50
Minister Lilian Greenwood – Department for Transport
10:50 - 11:20 - Mid-morning refreshments
11:20 - 11:40
Sophie Tucker & Eve Miller – Maze Media
Screaming into the Gen Z void: Are you actually engaging young drivers with your social content?11:40 - 12:00
Emma Burley – TyreSafe
Vehicle maintenance for young drivers – Young Driver campaign12:00 - 12:20
Simon Turner – Driving for Better Business
Driving culture from day one: How employers shape young drivers’ futures12:20 -12:50
Shaun Helman – TRL
Driver2020 update
12:50 -13:50 - Hot buffet lunch
13:50 - 14:40
Dan Campsall & Dr Özgün Özkan – Agilysis
Young drivers and the Safe System – workshop14:40 - 15:25
Rapid fire sessionsCheryl Evans – West Berkshire Council
GoDriveKate Garrigan & Matt Hyland – Leicestershire Fire & Rescue
Five in Five VR filmDr Elizabeth Box – RAC Foundation
Drive Fit 2.0Kate Monk & Neil Kinnear – My Learner Driver
A new approach to building skills in learner drivers
15:25 - 15:55
Keanan Lloyd-Adams – FirstCar
Hosting a panel of young people: road safety through the lens of a young driver15:55 - 16:00
Closing remarks - James Evans, Founder, FirstCar
16:00 - Conference closes