In partnership with Centre for Cities, we are hosting a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham titled: Unlocking the potential: the power of better transport connectivity.

The panel discussion with political leaders and policy experts will focus on how transport and devolution can deliver economic growth, contribute to decarbonisation and improve social mobility.

Chair: 

• Sandeep Shingadia, Executive Director, Transport for West Midlands

Speakers: 

• Paul Bristow, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Andrew Carter, Chief Executive of Centre for Cities
• Beccy Marston, Active Travel Commissioner for the West Midlands and Director of Development at The Bikeability Trust 
• Nadim Muslim, Leader of the Bolton Conservatives
• Iain Stewart, former Chair of Transport Select Committee and former MP
• Clare Sheffield, Director of Transport Planning at Arup.

This event is supported by:

Image credit: Olukemi Badenoch © House of Commons/Roger Harris