Joint Early Careers and Women in ITS Forum Meeting

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Join us for this joint Early Careers &amp; Women in ITS Forum event

United Testing & Assembly Centre (UTAC)

J oin us as the Early Careers and Women in ITS Forums come together to bring you an event exploring how you can develop yourself in the ITS industry! This exciting event will bring together a host of different experts on ITS, including<ul><li>Ejiro Ikoko, University of Leeds &amp; Abdulrehmarn Ali, Amey on how to develop your career in ITS</li><li>Alistair Gollop of ITS Now on t he tools and information to develop your ITS knowledge</li><li>Emily See, Highways Market Director at Amey on LGTAG's theme for the year: "People, the key Highway Asset - Find them, train them, keep them"</li><li>A n overview of UTAC's work and how the organisation is supporting talent, with Jeremy Topple, Head of Talent and Capability, UTAC</li><li>A nd the launch of the Early Careers Essay Competition sponsored by IS Recruitment!</li><li>P lus, demonstrations at UTAC Millbrook's state of the art facility</li></ul> The event address is Millbrook, Bedford, MK45 2JQ, England.If you are travelling by public transport, then the most suitable train station to arrive at is Flitwick station on the St.Pancras line. From here there are regular taxis and the journey time to the site is 8 mins. Do NOT travel to Millbrook station.There is plenty of (free) parking on site, and the guests will be shuttled from our Security gate to venue.For those driving, please see the instructions below -Cars only: From the M1 Junction 13, follow the A421 towards Bedford.After 3.3 miles take the Marston Moretaine exit and take the fourth exit off the roundabout.Continue on Beancroft Road for the next two roundabouts, following signs for Marston Moretaine.Turn left at the T-junction, then immediately right following the signs to Millbrook.Follow road through village, turning left just before Marston Social Club, towards Millbrook.Cross level crossing, following road for approximately 1 mile. UTAC Millbrook Entrance is on the right. A genda10:30Arrivals and Networking11:00Welcome and Introductions: Peter Stoker, Chief Engineer – Connected and Autonomous Vehicles | UTAC Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, ITS UK | Gemma Tredwell, Women in ITS Chair | Ashik Nazar, Early Careers Forum Chair11:15How to develop your career in ITS - Ejiro Ikoko, University of Leeds &amp; former Early Careers Award Winner | Abdulrehmarn Ali, Amey &amp; former Early Careers Award Winner11:45 Short Break12:00People, the key Highway Asset - Find them, train them, keep them - Emily See, Highways Market Director, Amey12:30Tools and information to develop your ITS knowledge - Alistair Gollop, Founder, ITS Now13:00Launch of the ITS UK Early Careers Essay Competition, Sponsored by IS Recruitment13:15 - Lunch14:00Overview of UTAC and the organisation’s work in supporting talent - Jeremy Topple, Head of Talent and Capability, UTAC14:20 Demonstrations by UTAC -Simulation suite tourFull tour of test track facilities 15:45 - Close A bout UTAC MillbrookThe site encompasses over 70 km of unique tracks from high speed circuits, 4×4 tracks, alpine tracks, as well as facilities dedicated to connected and automated vehicles. As well as a dedicated site tour and some demonstrations, there will be some presentations and networking opportunities during the day.F ind out more about UTAC here -<a href="https://www.utac.com/" title="https://www.utac.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> https://www.utac.com/</a>You do not need to be an ITS UK Member to attend this meeting, therefore we encourage you to share this invite to colleagues and others outside of the industry who may have an interest in this event. With our new Professional Development Partnership with the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) signed earlier this year in June, we are pleased to announce that this event will contribute to IHE's Continuing Professional Development Programme. By attending this event in-person you will receive a formal CPD certificate endorsed by the IHE.

Agenda

Arrivals and Networking

Peter Stoker, Chief Engineer – Connected and Autonomous Vehicles | UTAC Max Sugarman, Chief Executive, ITS UK | Gemma Tredwell, Women in ITS Chair | Ashik Nazar, Early Careers Forum Chair

Welcome and Introductions

Ejiro Ikoko, University of Leeds & former Early Careers Award Winner | Ali Abdulrehmarn, Amey & former Early Careers Award Winner

How to develop your career in ITS

Short Break

Emily See, Highways Market Director, Amey

People, the key Highway Asset - Find them, train them, keep them

Tools and information to develop your ITS knowledge

Launch of the ITS UK Early Careers Essay Competition

Lunch

Jeremy Topple, Head of Talent and Capability, UTAC

Overview of UTAC and the organisation’s work in supporting talent

Demonstrations

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