AET Transport & Mobility Forum - FREE Webinar Thursday 9th January 2025

Modernising Transport Governance

Transport foresight research has noted that approaches to transport regulation must change. Broader governance approaches are needed to better target growing market failures as traditional boundaries between modes and sectors evolve.

One of the greatest market failures remains access to information where government action has been lagging the changes taking place in transport markets. Perspectives on transport, technology and governance are increasingly shaped through social media, such as Elon Musk’s contribution as a technology leader to the political debate in the recent US presidential election. Transport in Europe is generally regarded as being well-regulated but it must adapt rapidly to make the most of the changing socio-technological context to face the challenges ahead, not least climate change. In the AET new year debate, we will be looking at what needs to change in 2025.

The new year webinar debate will once again in 2025 take the form of a moderated fireside chat. The session will be chaired and moderated by Derek Halden from the AET Transport and Mobility Forum.

Meet the Speakers

Professor Kate Pangborne - Chair of Transport Transitions at the Institute for Transport Studies in Leeds co-leads the Social and Political Sciences Research Group. Kate’s work explores the implications of socio-technical change at the interface of transport, governance and sustainability working with researchers across Europe.	Professor Kate Pangborne
Professor David Metz - Honorary professor at the Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, and formerly Chief Scientist at the UK Department for Transport. David has written extensively on transport regulation and technology and publishes thought provoking columns and books accessed through his website. His most recent book can be downloaded here.	Professor David Metz