Northway Roads Expo 2027
8 to 9 June 2027
Pennine Exhibition Centre, Manchester

Speakers

2027 speakers

The first speakers confirmed for Northway Roads Expo 2027. More are added every month until the programme is final in April.

More than 180 speakers are expected across the eight theatres. These are the first confirmed; the full programme with session times is published in April 2027.

  • Helen AshworthChief ExecutiveNational Roadways
  • Dr Kwame MensahDirector of HighwaysGreater Pennine Combined Authority
  • Fiona MacLeodRoads DirectorTransport Caledonia
  • Rajesh PatelChief EngineerNational Roadways
  • Sarah QuinlanPresidentInstitution of Road Engineers
  • Tom FairbairnHead of Network ManagementLancashire Shire Council
  • Aisha RahmanDirector of DigitalRoadflow Systems
  • Gareth LloydHead of Winter ServicePowys Highways Partnership
  • Mei Lin ChenHead of SustainabilityAshgrove Contracting
  • David OkoroChief Road Safety OfficerNational Roadways
  • Clare WhitfieldExecutive Director of PlaceHollinsworth City Council
  • Prof. Anna KowalskiProfessor of Pavement EngineeringUniversity of the North

Become a speaker

The call for speakers closes on 31 January 2027. See the conference page for what the programme team looks for.