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Welcome to the Northern Parking Powerhouse

The North East Parking Show is a showcase of the best in local authority parking and traffic management.

• Hosted by Newcastle City Council

• Programmed with Parking Review

• Organised by Landor LINKS

• Sponsored by RingGo

Developing teams that deliver service

Local authority teams from across the North of England and beyond will be coverging on Newcastle Civic Centre's awe-inspiring Banqueting Hall for a day of topical debates and networking. The 2nd North East Parking Show provides a forum in which issues such as traffic management, clean air zones, event management, parking payment trends and career development will be discussed.

The event will also let parking management teams meet leading technology and service suppliers, who will have an opportunity to showcase their latest products and ideas. We look forward to meeting you and your colleagues at this must-attend event.

Our hosts

Newcastle City Council has a clear vision and ambition for the future. It wants to deliver a long-term vision of transforming the heart of the city into a greener place, to support Newcastle’s drive towards Net Zero, and create a place its residents can continue to be proud of.

Local authorities across the North East share Newcastle’s desire to decarbonise transport, improve air quality and enhance accessibility, thus supporting local communities, businesses and economies. These ambitions will be showcased at the North East Parking Show 2023.

The event will take place in the impressive Banqueting Suite at Newcastle Civic Centre. Delegates will hear about new developments and approaches to managing parking, and also get hands-on access to new technologies and systems.

Speakers

Speakers and panellists included

• Christine Herriot, Director of Operations & Regulatory Services, Newcastle City Council
• Steven Foster, Parking Team Manager, Parking Services, Newcastle City Council
• Stuart Harrison, President of the British Parking Association and Chief Technology Officer, Intelli-Park
• Philip Boyes, Customer Response and Enforcement Officer, Newcastle City Council
• Jason Barbour, Managing Director, Barbour Logic
• Karen Day, Service Manager, Parking Services, Nottingham City Council
• Chris Head, Senior Business Development Manager, RingGo
• Kieron Moralee, Traffic Management Section Manager, Durham County Council
• Anjna Patel MBE, Chair of the BPA Council and Principal Officer, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
• Matt Ralfe, Innovation and Change Manager, Nottingham City Council
• Lynne Ryan, Service Manager, Parking Services, Newcastle City Council
• Andy Stott, Sales Director, RingGo
• Matt Terry, Commercial Director, AppyWay
• Andy Waters, Parking & Streetworks Manager, Gateshead Council
• Richard Williams, Co-founder and Director, Transfer360
• Leadley Wilson, Account Manager and Training Manager, Unity5

More to follow

Free registration for Local Authorities

Key themes

The North East Parking Show has been programmed by the award-winning Newcastle Parking Services working with the Parking Review magazine.

The event will address themes such as:

• Civil parking enforcement
• Moving traffic regulation
• Clean air schemes
• Training and skills development
• Event management
• Car park management
• Supporting local business and communities
• Partnership working
• Payment technology
• Parking permits
• Electric vehicle charging

The North East Parking Show will be hosted by Newcastle City Council and organised by leading knowledge network Landor LINKS.

The programme

The North East Parking Show provides a forum in which issues such as traffic management, clean air zones, event management, parking payment trends and career development will be discussed.

Session 1: The North East Parking Powerhouse

Local authorities across the North East of England share a desire to decarbonise transport, improve air quality and enhance accessibility, thus supporting local communities, businesses and economies.

Chair: Steven Foster, Parking Team Manager, Parking Services, Newcastle City Council

Parking: Driving growth, protecting the environment
A review of the big issues facing a major regional city and the resulting challenges for parking and traffic management.


Routes to recovery
Presentations by local authority teams from around the North East providing a regional perspective on key traffic and parking issues:

• Kieron Moralee, Traffic Management Section Manager, Durham County Council
• Lynne Ryan, Service Manager, Parking Services, Newcastle City Council
• Andy Waters, Parking & Streetworks Manager, Gateshead Council

Routes to recovery: Innovation and change
The North East Parking Show welcomes a special guest – Nottingham City Council will discuss how it has devised and implemented a series of parking policy measures designed to tackle traffic congestion and improve air quality while supporting the city’s economy and meeting community needs.
Matt Ralfe, Innovation & Change Manager, Nottingham City Council

Break: Networking in the exhibition area (refreshments served)

Session 2: Smart parking keeps the city moving

Expert presentations by technology and service suppliers.

Keynote: Embracing new technologies
The parking sector has always been open to adopting and developing new technologies for payment, enforcement, data sharing and the provision of electric vehicle infrastructure. Via initiatives such as APDS and the National Parking Platform, and its work with the DfT and other key organisations, the British Parking Association is playing a key role in developing the standards for their implementation and sharing best practice on their use.
Stuart Harrison, President of the British Parking Association and Chief Technology Officer, Intelli-park

The Open Market for parking
Andy Stott, Sales Director, RingGo

The future of parking
Leadley Wilson, Account Manager and Training Manager, Unity5

Data is the answer, what is the question?
Matt Terry, Commercial Director, AppyWay

Automating the transfer of vehicle keeper liability
Richard Williams, Co-founder and Director, Transfer360

Transforming inclusivity: AI helplines offer a lifeline to disadvantaged adults
Jason Barbour, Managing Director, Barbour Logic

Q&A

 
Lunch: Networking in the exhibition area

Session 3: Parking people – Recruitment, development, retention

The parking sector is populated by great people who are committed to delivering a professional traffic, kerbside and destination management service that benefits the communities and economies of towns and cities. But not many people set out with the aim of a having career in parking. What can be done to make parking a career of choice?

Keynote: Parking... a career of choice
Managing parking is often seen as a challenging job. But it is also rewarding one for many people working in the sector. Anjna Patel will discuss how her personal career path and the work that is being done within the sector to both improve current working conditions and to develop approaches that encourage more people to build a career in the sector. She will set out work that the BPA is doing in providing support networks, access to best practice mentoring and formal qualifications.
Anjna Patel MBE, Chair of the BPA Council and Principal Officer, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

My career journey
This interactive session shares personal development stories of individuals from across the parking sector who started in often front line or back office roles and have progressed to senior roles over the years. It will then explore how to make parking a career of choice.

Panellists include:

• Philip Boyes, Customer Response and Enforcement Officer, Newcastle City Council
• Karen Day, Service Manager, Parking Services, Nottingham City Council
• Chris Head, Senior Business Development Manager, RingGo
• Claudia Jewell, Customer Response and Enforcement Officer, Newcastle City Council
• Anjna Patel MBE, Principal Officer, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

More panellists to follow

Working together
The panel will look at the technicalities of recruitment and routes to staff retention:

• Recruitment – How to make parking a career of choice
• Retention – Delivering career progression and development
• Team building – Effective ways of creating supportive bonds between employees
• Breaking down silos – How to overcome barriers within teams and departments

Final thoughts
A review of the day.
Steven Foster, Parking Team Manager, Parking Services, Newcastle City Council

Close of conference and networking
 
If you have an idea for a talk contact the programme coordinator Mark Moran, Editor, Parking Review

E-mail: mark.moran@landor.co.uk

Tickets

Local authority officers can attend the event for free

There are special rates for academics, charities and commercial delegates.

Exhibition

The North East Parking Show presents a great opportunity to showcase systems and services to local authority managers, specifiers and operational teams.

Exhibitors will have an opportunity to pitch their latest ideas in the Parking Innovations Showcase and take part in a series of focussed workshops.

To find out how to become a sponsor or exhibitor contact Jason Conboy on:        

Tel: 020 7091 7895 

Email: Jason@landor.co.uk

Free registration for Local Authorities