An all-new ICE conference, Resilient Transport focuses on how to future-proof vital networks. Offering 50-plus presentations over two days, the event will share innovative methods that infrastructure specialists worldwide are applying to manage disruptive risks more effectively.
The conference's carefully curated programme reflects the daily challenges facing professionals in the transport sector, offering delegates ample scope to network with peers and draw practical insights from leading experts.
Please note: programme may be subject to change.
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| 17.30-19.00 | Welcome drinks |
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| 08.00-09.15 | Registration and refreshments | ||
| 09.15-11.00 |
Welcome from chair of the organising committee – Phil Blythe, Newcastle University Welcome from headline sponsor – Mark Coates, Bentley Systems Keynote address: Engineering resilience Keynote address: Strategic network resilience – lessons and outlook from MTR Q&A session Panel discussion: How are asset owners responding to and being proactive in their approaches to resilience? |
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| 11.00-11.30 | Morning break | ||
| Stream 1: Transport networks | Stream 2: Data and asset lifecycle | Stream 3: Systems thinking | |
| 11.30-13.00 |
Reimagining delivery for tomorrow’s Hong Kong railway Demonstrating the value of smart infrastructure Why qualitative walking and cycling infrastructure matters Q&A session with all speakers |
From data scarcity to digital twins: building resilience in African road networks Enhancing scour assessment of highway structures through automation Q&A session with all speakers |
Care by design: building resilience through human-centric infrastructure Design thinking for interdependent systems-based option identification in business cases for resilient infrastructure investment Quantifying the hidden travel cost of public transport: an analysis of first- and last-mile expenses in Jabalpur, India Q&A session with all speakers |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | ||
| Stream 1: Climate adaptation | Stream 2: Data and hazards | Stream 3: Decarbonisation | |
| 14.00-15.30 |
Transport Scotland's first trunk road adaptation plan Embedding climate resilience in rural transport infrastructure Embedding climate adaptation in the management of Ireland’s national roads network Q&A session with all speakers |
Experimental and data-driven approaches to railway ballast degradation Mapping disruption on British railways Assessing transport-network performance under flood scenarios Q&A session with all speakers |
Understanding rail waste Micronised polyethylene terephthalate (MPET) Road maintenance prioritisation Q&A session with all speakers |
| 15.30-16.00 | Afternoon break | ||
| Stream 1: Structural resilience | Stream 2: Systems approach | Stream 3: Climate resilience | |
| 16.00-17.50 |
Enhancing resilience of concrete infrastructure Resilience of masonry arch bridges Structural assessment – Port Talbot viaducts Bridge asset management framework Q&A session with all speakers |
Resilient transport systems approach Roads to resilience Active travel infrastructure Applying a systems approach Q&A session with all speakers |
UHPFRC beam modelling Slope drainage design Water ingress management Resilient railways (RERA-Rain) Q&A session with all speakers |
| 18.10-20.00 |
Visit to the Transport for Greater Manchester operational control centre (booking required) |
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| 08.30-09.10 | Registration and refreshments | ||
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Stream 1: Highway network
Stream 2: Monitoring and asset management
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| 09.10-10.40 |
Building resilient urban mobility through the Accra Urban Transport Project – the Pokuase four-tier interchange Building tomorrow’s highways Embedding climate resilience into the strategic road network’s soft estate Q&A session with all speakers Population-based structural health monitoring Integrated real-time scour monitoring system Quantifying UK railway resilience Q&A session with all speakers |
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| 10.40-11.10 | Morning break | ||
| Stream 1: Prediction and prevention | Stream 2: Adaptation in practice | Stream 3: Risk management | |
| 11.10-13.00 |
Digital twins for predictive resilience Development of pavement deterioration models Washout vulnerability assessment Proactive management of railway earthworks Q&A session with all speakers |
Commuting flow prediction (GNN approach) Northampton North-West Relief Road Resilience in HS2 floodplain viaducts Low-traffic neighbourhoods in London Q&A session with all speakers |
AI-focused infrastructure optimisation UK railway resilience assessment Flooded highways risk framework Graph-based optimisation for networks Q&A session with all speakers |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | ||
| Stream 1: Asset assessment and renewal | Stream 2: Adaptation strategies | Stream 3: Network resilience | |
| 14.00-15.30 |
Drainage condition and railway performance National Highways structural renewal Q&A session with all speakers |
Systems mapping for adaptation Resilience measurement review Transport resilience appraisal tool Q&A session with all speakers |
Climate resilience of road pavements Climate adaptation for rail infrastructure National cycle network resilience Q&A session with all speakers |
| 15.30-16.00 | Afternoon break | ||
| 16.00-17.15 |
PAS 3090: adaptation pathways for infrastructure systems Closing keynote: National Highways, resilience and the strategic road network Q&A session Closing from chair of the organising committee – Phil Blythe, Newcastle University |
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| 18.30-21.00 | Gala dinner: Science and Industry Museum (booking required) | ||
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| 09.00-13.00 |
Visit to A57 Mottram bypass (booking required) |