Wednesday, November 26, 2025
10:00
Ministerial Keynote
10:00 - 10:20
10:25
Road Safety: A Lifelong Learning Process
10:25 - 10:45
Safety
- Adopting a cradle-to-grave approach.
- Making the right information available, at the right time.
- Working closely with the education sector.
- Using proven behavioural change models.
10:50
Panel: Tackling Operational Carbon in Scotland's Road Network
10:50 - 11:30
Net Zero
Maintenance
- This discussion will explore how government and industry partners can coordinate and share best practice in decarbonising O&M activities, enabling the desired transition to Net Zero by 2045.
- In the context of Whole Life Carbon Assessment, the conversation will focus on modules B1-B7, while the asset is "in use".
- For roads, key elements in this stage are those related to ongoing traffic, maintenance activities, lighting, and water management required to keep the road functioning.
Speakers
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Alison Williams Road to Net Zero Stakeholder Manager HAUC -
Scott Lees Head of Network Maintenance | Roads Delivery Directorate Transport Scotland -
Rodney Moffett Sector Business Director (Interim) Consulting Amey -
Allan Howard Group Technical Director (Lighting & Energy Solutions) WSP -
Greig Crawford Technical Lead Kier Design, Environment and Sustainability
Moderator
11:35
Ten-Minute Tech: Recycled Aggregate and Its Place in Modern Construction
11:35 - 11:45
Tech Talks
- UK construction faces a critical need for sustainable materials, consuming around 270 million tonnes of aggregates annually.
- The Scottish Government has introduced a new tax targeting the use of virgin aggregates to encourage the use of recycled materials.
- This talk will discuss the use of recycled foamed glass lightweight aggregate, made from post-consumer recycled glass, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional aggregates and exemption from the new tax law.
11:50
Scottish Transport Skills Challenge – A Call to Action
11:50 - 12:35
Skills
- Bringing together stakeholders from across the sector to discuss how to break down barriers to employment in the sector.
- An opportunity to share and maintain live insight into current and future skills demand across the industry.
- An interactive session designed to gather audience feedback and shape a skills-focused steering group that will continue collaboration beyond the event.
Speakers
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Hugh Gillies Director of Roads Transport Scotland -
Nicola Bell Group Manager - Traffic and Road Safety (Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability) Glasgow City Council -
Achille Fonzone Professor of Transport Analysis and Planning Edinburgh Napier University -
Mark Baynham Committee Member Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) -
Grahame Barn Chief Executive CECA Scotland
12:40
Connected Clackmannanshire
12:40 - 13:00
Active Travel
- How we have brought Active Travel Strategy to life, our priorities and ‘Connected Clackmannanshire’.
- Using a visual and action-based approach to delivery and providing vision and momentum.
- Collaborating with stakeholders: what works, what to plan for, how to overcome challenges.
- Key successes, pressures, problems, and solutions.
13:50
Ten-Minute Tech: Remotely Operated Signals
13:50 - 14:00
Tech Talks
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Remotely Operated Signals (REMOS) replaces traditional on-site signal operators with remote control functionality, improving safety and reducing labour dependency.
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Discover real-time green time adjustments, enhancing responsiveness and traffic flow.
14:05
High-Vis and High Impact: Engineering and Community Action In Active Travel
14:05 - 14:25
Active Travel
- Hear about how engineering, behaviour change and community action are being brought together.
- Learn about the development of an interdisciplinary research and practice hub
- Explore colourful examples of research looking at behaviour change through both a transport engineering and health behaviour change lens.
14:30
Active Travel in Glasgow
14:30 - 14:50
Active Travel
14:55
Ten-Minute Tech: Cold-Applied Reinstatement Solutions
14:55 - 15:05
Tech Talks
- Discussing cold-applied reinstatement solutions that require zero compaction, eliminating the need for hot works and compaction equipment during the repair process.
15:10
Smart Investment: The Latest in Connected Vehicle Data for Every Road in Scotland
15:10 - 15:30
Digital Roads
- Learn which datasets are right for you: From harsh braking to speed profiles, potholes, and road surface insights, discover the full range of connected vehicle data now available to local authorities.
- Technology proven at scale: Building on last year’s Transport Scotland motorway pilot, now offering weekly insights into safety events across local networks.
- Maximising funding from central government: Evidence-led data to target high-risk locations, while also supporting pothole budgets, 20mph schemes, and active travel projects.
15:35
Public EV Charging: Electrifying Scotland’s Roads
15:35 - 15:55
EV Infrastructure
- Overview of targets for phasing out petrol and diesel cars and a summary of progress against these targets.
- Summary of work to date to develop EV charging infrastructure across Scotland to enable electrification.
- Snapshot of work to deliver approximately 30,000 public charge points across Scotland by 2030.
- Conclude with a summary of next steps and the key focus of work over the next few years.
16:00
Scottish Government Procurement: Opportunities in the Roads and Civil Engineering Sector
16:00 - 16:20
Procurement
- An overview of Scotland's national procurement routes for civil engineering projects, detailing the Civil Engineering Framework (£5M-£100M) and the agile Dynamic Purchasing System (up to £5M).
- Discover the key features and benefits for suppliers, including the use of NEC4 contracts, commitment to Fair Work principles, and practical guidance on how to access the significant pipeline of roads-related projects.
Thursday, November 27, 2025
10:00
Keynote: Major Projects Update on A9 Dualling
10:00 - 10:20
Major Projects
- The A9 Dualling will upgrade 83 miles of single carriageway between Perth and Inverness, making it one of Scotland’s largest ever transport infrastructure programmes.
- Hear from Gemma Patterson, Head of A9 Dualling Programme Delivery, as she provides major project updates.
10:25
Climate-Ready Roads
10:25 - 10:45
Resilience
- The importance of Scotland’s infrastructure in mitigating climate change.
- How road infrastructure needs to be adapted.
- The benefits of that adaptation.
10:50
Ten-Minute Tech: Mobile Mapping
10:50 - 11:00
Tech Talks
- Reduce risk by surveying from the safety of a vehicle instead of the roadside.
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Collect highly accurate data in a fraction of the time compared to traditional methods.
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Learn how one dataset can support a wide range of applications, from asset management to infrastructure analysis.
11:05
Scotland National Survey
11:05 - 11:25
Maintenance
- Sharing insights from Scotland National Survey, a project to complete a high-resolution view of the nation’s road condition.
- Exploring how national-level data approach is helping authorities make smarter, evidence-based investment decisions, and how the same model is now being replicated across the globe to drive a new approach to road asset management and maintaining road infrastructure.
Speakers
11:30
Inclusive Travel and Women’s Safety
11:30 - 11:50
Safety
- This session explores the unique safety challenges and perceptions of risk that shape how women experience and navigate road networks, impacting their daily travel decisions.
11:55
Scottish Government Procurement: Opportunities in the Roads and Civil Engineering Sector
11:55 - 12:15
Procurement
- An overview of Scotland's national procurement routes for civil engineering projects, detailing the Civil Engineering Framework (£5M-£100M) and the agile Dynamic Purchasing System (up to £5M).
- Discover the key features and benefits for suppliers, including the use of NEC4 contracts, commitment to Fair Work principles, and practical guidance on how to access the significant pipeline of roads-related projects.
12:20
Ten-Minute Tech: Decarbonising the Asphalt Industry
12:20 - 12:30
Tech Talks
- The key benefits of Thermal Road Repairs versus traditional methods.
- Where the technology can be used.
12:35
Panel: How Road Condition Monitoring Can Better Feed into Maintenance Planning
12:35 - 13:15
Maintenance
Resilience
- Explore a potential transition to PAS 2161 and its implications for asset management.
- Discuss how modern condition monitoring supports smarter, data-driven maintenance planning.
- Consider how to balance backlog repair with the need to protect road assets from climate impacts.
- Debate what action is needed now to ensure a resilient and sustainable network for future generations.
- Hear insights from those shaping policy and delivery at Transport Scotland and SCOTS.
Speakers
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Alan Ferguson Materials Advisor - Waterman Aspen Transport Scotland -
Mike Hansford Chief Executive Officer The Road Surface Treatments Association -
Peter McGillivray Roads Contracts, Assets and Lighting Manager Glasgow City Council -
Philip McKay Vice Chair Scottish Collaboration of Transportation Specialists (SCOTS)
Moderator
13:20
Ten-Minute Tech: Extending the Life of Concrete Structures
13:20 - 13:30
Tech Talks
- Discussing migrating corrosion inhibitors and their ability to extend the service life of reinforced concrete infrastructure.
13:35
Decoding Digital Roads
13:35 - 13:55
Digital Roads
- Exploring the vision for digital roads and discussing how strategic transformation is revolutionising network operations.
14:00
Panel: The Digital Road: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
14:00 - 14:45
Digital Roads
- A focused conversation on the application of digital technologies to enhance the management and operational efficiency of the nation's road network, covering progress made to date, current initiatives, and future ambitions in the realms of ITS, sensors, data analytics and digital twins.
