Who should attend?

Appraisal World will attract delegates from across the transport, economics and development planning sector, including:

Local authorities
Combined authorities
National transport bodies
Central government departments
Transport consultancies
Economic consultancies

Planning consultancies
Developers
Infrastructure providers
Academia
Software and technology providers

The conference will appeal to professionals involved in:

Transport appraisal
Business case development
Transport economics
Scheme evaluation
Strategic planning
Transport modelling
Development planning
Infrastructure investment
Policy development

The event will also showcase emerging technical developments and analytical approaches, including:

Accessibility-based metrics rather than mobility alone
Stronger links between appraisal and monitoring
GIS-based place analysis
Digital twins
Integrated land use and transport modelling
Behavioural modelling
Improved appraisal of uncertainty
Use of real-time and big data

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Delegate rates

Private Sector

First Delegate

Each Additional Delegate

£399 + VAT

£299 + VAT

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Public Sector

First Delegate

Each Additional Delegate

£299 + VAT

£199 + VAT

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Programme

Please note: programme currently in development

09.00

Registration open

Tea and coffee served in the exhibition area

09.45

Session 1: National perspectives

Chair: Amanda Rowlatt, former Chief Analyst, Department for Transport and
Senior Advisor, Frontier Economics

Keynote: Ian Mulheirn, Chief Analyst and Chief Economist, Department for Transport

The Department for Transport's appraisal, modelling and evaluation strategy (AMES)
The impact of devolution on transport appraisal, and the developments in transport appraisal

Panellists from England, Wales and Ireland will outline their appraisal strategies

Iven Stead, Senior Economist, Department for Transport
Geoff Ogden, Chief Transport Planning and Development Officer, Transport for Wales
Joseph O’Connor, Senior Economist, Department of Transport, Ireland

11.00

Morning break

Tea and coffee served in the exhibition area

11.30

Session 2: A framework for place-based appraisal

Presentation: A framework for place-based appraisal – an overview

Kat Deyes and Matt Shepherd, Directors, Frontier Economics

New objectives for investment in transport as part of a wider equation to achieve greater economic and social progress nationally and locally have put the suitability of existing appraisal processes under the spotlight. Frontier Economics will outline the core principles that should underpin a place-based business case and, within it, transport’s role in place-shaping. Read more...

Followed by panel and Q+A - panellists Include:

Andy Wallis, Chief Economist, Homes England

Keith Buchan, Director of Skills, Transport Planning Society and Chair, Transport Taxation Group

12.30

Session 3: Appraising health impacts

Sarah Ayres, Professor of Public Policy and Governance, Bristol University

Andrew Charlesworth-May, Appraisal Lead, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Eleanor Eaton, Research Fellow, Department of Economics, Bath University

Geoff Bates, Lecturer in Public Health Policy, Institute for Policy Research, Bath University

Becca Kelly, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

This session will present work done by MHCLG and colleagues from TRUUD (Tackling Root Causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development) — a £6.6 million research consortium led by the University of Bristol in partnership with the University of Bath. It will cover:

How we are developing our appraisal framework
The importance of health
Developing HAUS (Health Appraisal of Urban Systems), an economic valuation tool integrated into the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Appraisal Guide
Plans for further development and examples

13.30

Lunch break

Refreshments served in the exhibition area

14.30

Session 4: Social value

London perspectives: Lessons learned on social value and the five-case model

Joe Lewis, Portfolio Sponsor, Transport for London

Beyond the BCR in Bradford

Joe Charlesworth, Technical Director - Transport Planning & Advisory, Sweco

Active Travel England's health-benefits tool

James Woodcock, Professor of Public Health and Simulation, Loughborough University

Value of a Statistical Life
Amelie van der Ploeg, Senior Economist, National Highways

Followed by panel and audience Q+A

16.00

Afternoon break

Tea and coffee served in the exhibition area

16.30

Session 5: Place-Based Business Cases

Chair: Amanda Rowlatt, former Chief Analyst, Department for Transport and
Senior Advisor, Frontier Economics

The Northern Appraisal Playbook

Callum Reddington, Business Case Development Manager, Transport for the North

Appraisal lite: generating and sifting the option set

Peter Jones, Professor of Transport and and Sustainable Development, University College London and Paulo Anciaes, Principal Research Fellow, University College London

The potential role of Place-Based Business Cases for TfL’s Major Growth Projects
Jake Billington, Principal City Planner, Transport for London

Resilience metrics, quantifying impacts and health co-benefits: lessons from DARe

Alistair Ford, Senior Lecturer in Geospatial Data Analytics, Newcastle University

Followed by panel and audience Q+A