2026 Agenda

08:30 - 09:30 - Registration‍‍

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

• 09:40 - 10:05
  Jacqui Griffiths – DVSA
  Industry update

• 10:05 - 10:30
  Anna Hastie and Max Malagoni – Department for Transport

• 10:30 - 10:40
  Ruby Martin – RAC Foundation
  Young driver road safety annual review

• 10:40 - 11:00
  Minister Lilian Greenwood – Department for Transport

11:00 - 11:30 - Mid-morning refreshments

• 11:30 - 11:50
  Sophie Tucker & Eve Miller – Maze Media
  Screaming into the Gen Z void: Are you actually engaging young drivers with your social content?

• 11:50 - 12:10
  Emma Burley – TyreSafe
  Vehicle maintenance for young drivers – Young Driver campaign

• 12:10 - 12:30
  Simon Turner – Driving for Better Business
  Driving culture from day one: How employers shape young drivers’ futures

• 12:30 -12:50
  Dr Shaun Helman & Dr Jill Weekly– 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/Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service
    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