Registration and refreshments
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Geraint Evans.
Chief Executive Officer.
UK Major Ports Group.
Keynote address: Supporting the growth of the ports sector
09:40 to
09:55
Supporting port growth and development
09:55 to
10:20
- Latest policing impacting ports
- Support for port development
- Delivering decarbonisation at ports
Speaker:
Olivia Haslam.
Deputy Director - Ports and Shipping.
Department for Transport.
Update on changing shipping trends and patterns – what do these mean for ports?
10:20 to
10:45
- Global trends and impacts on the UK – changes in different markets
- What are the impacts of wider geopolitics on the UK?
- Direction of travel for future fuels – what are the green shipping trends?
Morning networking and refreshments
10:45 to
11:15
England’s strategic roads, connecting ports to people
11:15 to
11:30
Speaker:
Elliot Shaw.
Chief Customer and Strategy Officer.
National Highways.
Panel discussion: Improving port connectivity - supporting onward transfer and supply chain growth by developing road and rail links
11:30 to
12:00
- Enhancing rail and road links – recent improvements and planned upgrades
- The use of technology in streamlining operations
- Identifying solutions to potential bottlenecks in port connectivity
- Is devolution an opportunity to improve port connectivity with more regional decision making?
Speakers:
Guy Bates.
Head of Freight Development.
Network Rail.
James Corden.
Senior Economic Development Manager.
National Highways.
Overcoming supply chain constraints – how to support changing supply chain requirements
12:00 to
12:25
- Anticipating warehousing requirements
- How is technology leading to support chain improvements?
Networking lunch
12:25 to
13:25
An increase in data and digitalisation – identifying what data is going to improve decision making and create efficiencies at ports
13:25 to
13:50
- Knowing where to start – what decisions does data need to support?
- How can data be used effectively? Identifying the strategic use
- Cutting through the noise – only recording and using relevant data
- Where is data and digitalisation successfully improving operations?
Panel discussion: Securing funding – what are the options available and how do ports need to demonstrate the value of port investment?
13:50 to
14:35
- What funding opportunities are available?
- Showcasing how ports add value and support national and government priorities
- The differences in funding for trust ports and municipal ports
- Investing in greener infrastructure – how to move forward with projects that might not provide return needed but are required for decarbonisation
Speakers:
Sinclair Browne.
Chief Executive.
Port of Inverness.
Speaker from.
National Wealth Fund.
Continually maintaining and improving safety at ports
14:35 to
15:00
- What new approaches are being used?
- Effectively establishing a culture of safety
Speaker:
Jen Maddison.
Health, Safety & Culture Lead.
Port Skills and Safety.
Afternoon networking and refreshments
15:00 to
15:30
Skills and recruitment at ports: showcasing the opportunities for careers in the ports sector
15:30 to
15:55
- Initiatives that are supporting existing port skills development as requirements change
- Highlighting the long-term careers in ports – how to educate about the opportunities?
- Increasing diversity within the sector
Ensuring port resilience and managing cyber security risks
15:55 to
16:20
- Ensuring resilience plans are in place
- What are the cyber security risks ports need to be prepared for?
Panel discussion: Where are the opportunities for port growth and investment?
16:20 to
17:00
- Where is investment being made? Which areas offer most return for ports?
- Long term vision for ports – identifying the priorities for next 5, 10 and 20 years
- How are freeports progressing?
- Managing ports growth with land constraints and existing infrastructure in place
Speaker:
Doug Bannister.
Chief Executive.
Port of Dover.
Chair’s closing remarks
17:00 to
17:10
Close of conference and networking drinks
17:10 to
17:30