Conference Programme

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08:55 Registration and Refreshments
09:55

Morning Chair  

Mike Bordiss

Independent Consultant,

Chair of HELG
10:00

Opening Keynote:

The Need and Opportunities for Efficiency Saving?

  • Progress with the 14 Successful Element 2 Authorities

Mostaque Ahmed

Head, Regional & Local Major Projects and Road Maintenance

Department for Transport

10:20

Collaboration - A Case Study on the new South East Framework

Colin Taylor

Hampshire County Council
10:40

Progress Made: Outlining the Momentum of the "More for Less" Agenda

Derek Drysdale

Divisional Director Lean Improvement

Highways Agency
11:00 Morning Refreshments
11:30

Case Study: Efficiencies via the Procurement and Management of Highways Contracts

Speaker to be Announced

11:50

Right First Time: Cornwall's approach to LEAN and its impact on Operational Services

Identifying and sustaining process, technical and relationship efficiencies within operational services (including street scene, grounds maintenance, public open spaces, beach management);

Building an 'operations management centre' to capture management information and measures to support continuous improvement and on going efficiencies;

Sharing the benefits achieved and lessons learnt to help support other similar lean programmes.

Tracey Woodhams

Head of Business Planning & Transformation

Arthur Hooper

Head of Operational Services,

Cornwall County Council

12:10 Audience Question and Answers
12:20 Lunch
13:50

Afternoon Chair:

Matthew Lugg

Chair of UK Roads Board and Vice President of ADEPT

13:55

Afternoon Keynote: The New Government Mandate for Efficiency

Matthew Lugg

Chair of UK Roads Board and Vice President of ADEPT

14:15

London Collaboration

David Yeoell

Chair

LoTAMB
14:35

Case Study: Gloucestershire highway safety inspections and pothole repairs

  • Outlining the survey; benchmarking inspection policies
  • Sharing the findings
  • Responding to the problems caused last winter
  • Getting the Public onside: Highlighting the Operation Road Rescue media campaign

Scott Tompkins

Asset Manager

Gloucestershire County Council
14:55 Afternoon Refreshments
15:25

Outlining the Lean Group

Neil Jarrett

CEO, CWC (UK) Ltd

and secretariat to the HELG Lean Group

15:45

Efficiency through Data Analysis

Speaker to be Announced

16:05 Audience Question and Answers
16:15 Chair's Summation and Close of Conference