CONFERENCE AGENDA

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Day 1 Morning:

Registration & Morning Coffee

Welcome by Organiser and Event Chairman

(2026–2031) Execution: Delivering the £8.4bn Road Investment Pipeline Moving beyond policy into delivery.

Pricing the Green Transition: Managing the Cost of Low-Carbon Materials

Carbon Accountability in Infrastructure: From Reporting to Verified Performance

Morning Networking Tea Break

Whole-Life Carbon vs Upfront Cost: Rethinking Infrastructure Decisions

Why Promising Road Materials Fail on Site — Lessons from UK Projects

Decarbonising Asphalt Production: Fuel Switching, Electrification and System-Level Trade-offs

Luncheon & Networking

Day 1 Afternoon:

Increasing RAP Content: Managing Performance Limits and Material Stability

Crumb Rubber Asphalt (CRA) Deployment: Large-Scale Performance and Operational Evidence

MCHW Compliance and Approval Pathways: Enabling Non-Traditional Materials at Scale

From Specification to Site: Ensuring Material Performance in Delivery

Dr Iswandaru Widyatmoko, Technical Director, Pavement Engineering and Construction Materials, Surface Transportation, Aviation and Ports, AECOM

Afternoon Networking Tea Break

Environmental, Chemical and Performance Risks in Recycled Road Materials

Secondary Material Supply Chains: Quality Assurance, Availability and Market Constraints

Risk Allocation and Investment Requirements for Circular Road Projects

Panel Discussion: Who Pays, Who Benefits? Cost, Risk and Value Allocation Across the Road Materials Supply Chain

Day1 Closing Remarks

Cocktail Ceception & Dinner

Day 2 Morning:

Morning Coffee & Networking

Welcome by Organiser and Event Chair

From Design to Site: Closing the Digital Delivery Gap in Road Infrastructure

Smart Construction & Automated Quality Assurance in Road Delivery

Sensor-Based Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance for Road Networks

Morning Networking Tea Break

High-Performance Materials for Road Surface Repair and Asset Maintenance

Material Efficiency Through Design: Reducing Carbon via Pavement Engineering

Luncheon & Networking

Day 2 Afternoon:

Data-Driven Approaches to Material Design and Performance Prediction

Closing the Gap Between Design and On-Site Quality in Road Construction

Integrating Design, Construction and Asset Data Across Infrastructure Lifecycle

Afternoon Networking Tea Break

Scaling New Road Materials from Pilot Projects to National Deployment

Standards, Specifications and Procurement Systems Shaping Material Adoption

Panel Discussion: Why Do Promising Road Technologies Fail to Scale, and What Changes That?

Day2 Closing Remarks