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AET Transport and Mobility Forum
The AET Transport and Mobility Forum promotes active engagement of AET members and member-groups with each other and with other like-minded transport organisations through supporting and hosting a range of activities including online webinars, seminars and discussions on a wide range of transport and transport related topics of interest. We welcome new members and new ideas about transport and how we talk about transport.
Upcoming webinar
Safe Systems - Putting People at the Heart of an Interconnected System
FREE Webinar: Thursday 6 November 2025
10.00-11.00 GMT / 11.00-12.00 CET
This month’s TMF Webinar is being co-hosted and chaired by Chris Cary (AtkinsRéalis, UK) from the TMF Working Group with moderation by Dr Gillian Harrison (Department for Transport, UK), Chair of the Systems Thinking Programme Committee at AET and the System Dynamics Society Special Interest Group in Transportation.
Systems thinking is a mindset, as well as a set of tools and approaches, that can help us to take a ‘big picture’ view of a situation. It is a vital lens for tackling uncertainties and enhancing opportunities within transport and mobility, as it can help us understand the underlying structures of complex situations and the mental models of diverse stakeholders.
This webinar will feature two presentations from AtkinsRéalis where innovative systems thinking approaches have been used to look beyond traditional solutions to solve complex problems:
• The transformative potential of the safe systems approach to road safety – how viewing the road environment as an interconnected system can improve safety.
• Using a multi-disciplinary and systems approach to understand behaviours at Victoria Bus Station and develop interventions to improve safety and enhance experience for all transport users.
Speakers and contributor
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Philippa Young Road Safety GB UK
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Philippa Young, a Fellow of the Institute of Highway Engineers, is an accomplished Associate Director with over 35 years’ experience. Much of her career has centered around road safety, working extensively with local authorities to develop and deliver transport programmes that enhance community connectivity and sustainability. She is an advocate for adopting a Safe System approach to road safety. Philippa served as Chair and is now a Director of Road Safety GB, a national organisation that supports professionals working in road safety. |
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John-Paul Doherty AtkinsRéalis UK UK |
John-Paul Doherty, Associate Technical Director AtkinsRéalis UK: John-Paul (JP) is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Operational Safety Specialist in Highways. He has over 20 years of experience across a number of high-profile projects in highway operations, road safety, safety risk management design standards research and development. |
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Jo Bacon AtkinsRéalis UK UK
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Jo Bacon, Social and Behavioural Science Technical Director AtkinsRéalis UK: Jo is a highly skilled social and behavioural scientist with over 20 years’ experience of delivering impactful behavioural research to inform transport policy, operations, guidance and communications. Jo is experienced in delivering innovative research and insight that puts people at the heart of local, national and international transport and supports transformational behaviour change. |
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Aston Brand AtkinsRéalis UK UK
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Aston Brand, Principal Consultant AtkinsRéalis UK: As a Human Factors specialist, Aston supports national and local authorities to better understand their customers, transport users and residents, develop evidence-based initiatives that achieve client goals alongside human outcomes. Aston has also led mixed methods research projects to understand the needs, expectations and behaviours of end users, as well as evaluate the impact of initiatives to inform future decision making. |
Future TMF Webinars and Events
Click on the title links to register for the webinars in Zoom. Please note all webinars and events are subject to change.
| Date | Topic/Theme |
| November 2025 | Coming soon |
AET Transport and Mobility Forum Workgroup Members
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Conall Mac AongusaMobimetrix – Ireland Independent Transport Planner Ireland
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Conall Mac Aongusa (IE) is Chair of the AET Webinars Group and is an Independent Transport Engineer and Planner from Ireland. He is a member of the Board of Directors of AET and a former Chair of AET Council from 2012-2016. I want to support the development of our new online webinar initiatives and resources so that AET has the potential to become the preferred platform for debate on transport in Europe. |  |
Christopher CaryAtkinsRéalis United Kingdom
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Chris Cary (UK) is a transport planner at AtkinsRéalis, where he works as a Practice Manager for Mobility and Place within the Transport Advisory and Consulting Practice. His background is focused on providing specialist transport input to the delivery of infrastructure, development and master planning projects both in the UK and Internationally. The Transport and Mobility Forum provides a fantastic platform for connecting the industry in the exchange of knowledge and ideas, so he is delighted to support the webinar series to further AET's standing as the primary platform for thought leadership in transportation. |
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Derek HaldenDHC Loop Connections United Kingdom
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Derek Halden (UK) specialises in planning accessibility and connections to enable joint planning of the factors that drive travel demand together with transport supply. The global pandemic has changed people, places and transport making accessibility planning even more important than prior to the pandemic. I am working with AET to help develop the debate about these new challenges and responses, taking transport planning beyond traditional boundaries to further develop accessibility and connectivity planning. |  |
Jeffrey HowardUnited Kingdom
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Jeffrey Howard (UK) is Chair of the AET Council. He joined the Transport and Mobility Forum to enhance and promote AET's leadership of transport debates in Europe. |
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András MunkácsyKTI Institute for Transport Sciences Hungary
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András Munkácsy (HU) is a member of the AET Council and a senior researcher at KTI Institute for Transport Sciences in Budapest, where he is head of the Transport Development Research Centre. I am confident that the AET Transport and Mobility Forum goes far beyond a series of presentations. As a member of the working group, I intend to support and promote the discussion, meeting and networking opportunities these events can provide for transport professionals. |  |
James OdeckNorwegian University of Science and Technology Norway
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James Odeck (NO) is a professor of transport economics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Trondheim) and a senior research economist at the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA). He specializes in applied transport economics and efficiency & productivity measurements. His research in transportation covers impact assessment and benefits cost analyses, monetary valuation of impacts, ex-post studies and cost overruns, and elasticity of transport demand. Odeck has published widely in re-known transportation journals such as Transportation Research Part A, Transportation, Transport policy, and Transport Reviews. The transportation sector is one of the public sectors with ongoing new developments, e.g., digitalization, automation, and a shift from fossil fuel to renewable energy. I am happy to work with AET to develop a platform for debating these new developments and other emerging transportation issues. Hopefully, the Webinar series will help AET take the leading role in transport debates internationally. |
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Dalia ZecchiKanton St. Gallen Switzerland
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Dalia Zecchi (CH) is a professional with extensive experience in consultancy, asset management, and digital transformation within civil infrastructure and transportation projects. Based in Zürich, she currently works as a Project Manager for the Department of Mobility and Transport Planning at the Kanton St. Gallen. Prior to relocating to Switzerland, Dalia worked in Milan, Italy, as a consultant for Accenture and Jacobs, serving key clients in the national transportation infrastructure market. She joined the AET in 2020 and now serves on the “Young Researchers’ and Practitioners’ Forum” Committee, as well as a member of the Transport and Mobility Forum (TMF) and Ambassador for Switzerland. Over the years, Dalia has been actively involved in the European Transport Conference (ETC) as a speaker and chairwoman. Besides work, Dalia is the founder of WiMIT – Women in Mobility, Infrastructure, and Transport, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and connecting women working in these sectors. |
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