Breakout sessions

Breakout session 1 – Climate change and inequalities

This breakout session featured presentations and short Q&A sessions by a range of speakers and organisations who discussed how we can work together to face the climate emergency and overcome inequalities.

Session Chair: Daisy Narayanan, Senior Manager at City of Edinburgh Council

Speakers:

Gavin Thomson, Transport Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Scotland
Eleanor Pratt, Climate Resilience Coordinator at Adaptation Scotland
George Chalmers, Resident at Milnbank Housing Association
Ellie Harrison, Author and Campaigner
Evelyn Sneddon and Yvonne Smith, Vice Chair and Committee Member at Robert Smith Court Community Group
Mirren Kennedy, Community Engagement Officer for Equality Cycles at Rosemount Development Trust

Breakout session 2 – Road safety and inequalities

This breakout session featured presentations and short Q&A sessions from a range of speakers and organisations who discussed how we can work together to make our roads safer and overcome inequalities.

Session Chair: Keith Irving, Chief Executive, Cycling Scotland

Speakers:

Bertrand Deiss, Head of Road Safety Policy at Transport Scotland
Simon Strain, Interim Head of Infrastructure Delivery at Sustrans Scotland
Rowena Colpitts, Head of Transport Planning and Engineering, TP&E
Isa Mallick, Project Manager of Youth Work at Yusuf Youth Initiative
Davis Paton, Driver Trainer at Lothian Buses
Colin Young, Cycling by Design Steering Group at SCOTS (Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland), Cycling by Design