2026 Agenda

08:30 - 09:30 - Registration‍‍

  • 09:30 - 09:40
    Gill Starkie – GEM Motoring Assist
    Steve Gooding – RAC Foundation

  • 09:40 - 10:00
    Pauline Reeves – DVSA
    Industry update

  • 10:00 - 10:20
    Rachel Smith – Department for Transport

  • 10:20 - 10:30
    Ruby Martin – RAC Foundation
    Young driver road safety annual review

  • 10:40 - 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 campaign

  • 12:00 - 12:20
    Simon Turner – Driving for Better Business
    Driving culture from day one: How employers shape young drivers’ futures

  • 12:20 -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 – workshop

  • 14:40 - 15:25
    Rapid fire sessions

    • Cheryl Evans – West Berkshire Council
      GoDrive

    • Kate Garrigan & Matt Hyland – Leicestershire Fire & Rescue
      Five in Five VR film

    • Dr Elizabeth Box – RAC Foundation
      Drive Fit 2.0

    • Kate 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 driver

  • 15:55 - 16:00
    Closing remarks - James Evans, Founder, FirstCar

16:00 - Conference closes