Conference Day One: Tuesday 28th April 2009

08.50 Chairman’s Welcome And Opening Remarks

09.00 Department For Transport: New Momentum For Asset Management

• Understand best practice guidance for local authorities on future policy priorities
• Hear first-hand the requirements from central government
• Deliver efficiency through a long-term approach to asset management
• Maintain a customer focus: asset management for the taxpayer and road user
• Understand the implications of the CIPFA review
• Building on the Atkins report on the progress of Transport Asset Management Plans

Edward Bunting
Senior Policy Advisor
Department for Transport

09.45 DFT Bid Winners Panel

Following the announcement of the winners for DFT funding, this interactive panel session will give a selection of the successful authorities the opportunity to discuss their bids, their asset management strategies and their plans for using the funding to improve AMP initiatives.

10.50 Next Steps For Implementation Of Asset Management Plans

• Widening the AMP at Transport Scotland to cover CapEx, operations and maintenance of the highways network
• Achieving an accurate and detailed inventory utilising the latest technological methods for data gathering and analysis
• Practical tools and techniques to ensure a steady and measurable rollout of the AMP
• Leveraging GIS and mobile field technology to ensure the collection of data is accurate and can be used in decision making
• Enabling the transition to proactive management of highway assets to improve service, lower cost and create demonstrable value to the customer

Donald Morrison
Head of Asset Management
Transport Scotland

Meet fellow attendees through this structured, interactive networking session; a great way to expand your contact network. Participants have three minutes to introduce themselves, exchange business cards and swap their ideas for discussion at the Summit

14.00 Asset Management: Technology Showcase

This session provides the opportunity for Asset Management solution providers to air their views in panel format, showcase and discuss the latest technology and how best to design and implement an integrated strategy.

14.45 Enabling The Best Use Of Asset Data In Decision Making

• Understanding the cost effectiveness, accuracy and detail of GIS in asset management inventory collection
• Assimilating data on different asset classes such as lighting and drainage to gain a concise network overview
• Utilise real-time information from surveys to plan and design schemes that eliminate site visits
• Target resources to critical areas of repair through accurate network condition surveys
• Planning for short and long-term maintenance programmes to ensure that customers receive value for money
• Identify maintenance backlogs through data analysis to better allocate resources

Phillip Murphy
GIS Project Manager
Kent County Council

15.50 Addressing The Challenges Of Proactive Highways Drainage Assessment

• Analysing real output examples and the development roadmap for the Surface Water Management Plans joint project
• Leveraging the asset management plan (AMP) as the starting point and foundation
• Setting realistic objectives for the council, the community and the customer
• Works planning: Building in lifecycle planning to drainage and maintenance operations
• Developing the future roadmap – funding, design approach, data and asset inventory

Andy Bailey Strategy Development Manager
TPS Team
Hertfordshire Highways

16.35 GIS & Data Technology Showcase

This session provides the opportunity for GIS & Data solution providers to air their views in panel format, showcase and discuss the latest technology and explain how best to design and implement your GIS & Data strategy.

17.20 Strategy And Systems Development For Effective Drainage Asset Management

• Meeting drainage requirements resulting from the Pitt Review
• Mapping drainage assets: challenges and solutions
• Developing the appropriate systems and processes to enable asset data collection

Scott Tompkins
Asset Manager
Gloucestershire Highways

18.00 Chairman’s Wrap Up

18.10 Close Of Day One

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