Adam Leslie
Team Leader - Operations, South Lanarkshire CouncilAdam Leslie is an Operational Team Leader at South Lanarkshire Council responsible for Winter Service delivery, Fleet, Health & Safety and Training within the Roads Construction Unit. Adam is also the lead on the West of Scotland Weather Forecasting contract which is a consortium of 13 councils in the West of Scotland.
Adam is a Winter Duty Manager and has overseen many Winter service improvements within South Lanarkshire Council over the last 7-8 years.
My Speaker Sessions
Wednesday 25 November 2026
From Routes to Hazards - Smarter Winter Service and Network Resilience in Practice
Scotland's winters are becoming less predictable and the network faces growing pressure from flooding, landslips and severe weather. This session moves beyond route-by-route thinking to a hazard-based, risk-led approach - combining smarter winter forecasting with practical network resilience.
- How meteorology-led, route-based forecasting is reducing unnecessary gritter deployments, with real cost and carbon savings from South Lanarkshire and other Scottish councils
- Moving from routes to hazards: how flooding, landslips and severe weather are being managed on the Scottish network through a risk-based lens
- Asset protection strategies, technology and data improving incident response times and network recovery
