Terence Bendixson
Urban policy analyst. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southampton and President of the Pedestrians Association. Since October 1999 he has been secretary and research officer for the Independent Transport Commission. He is working on integrated transport with Halcrow Fox for the Highways Agency and on livable cities for the European Academy of the Urban Environment in Berlin. His book Instead of Cars (1974) was published in Britain, the US and Japan.
Honor Chapman CBE
Chairman of Jones Lang LaSalle Global Consulting and International Director since 1979, responsible for the establishment and development of the property consulting and research department. Previous to that she was a partner in urban economics consultancy Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners. A Sloan Fellow of the London Business School, she was seconded half time as Chief Executive of the London First Centre, the new agency set up to attract international firms to London and was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1997 Queen's New Year's Honours List for her services to the property industry .
David Clowse
Secretary-General, ITS (Intelligent Transport Society) for the UK. After a degree in electrical engineering at Imperial College London, followed by a period in the telecommunications industry with GEC, he joined Coventry City Council in 1967, progressing to take charge of all traffic control within the West Midlands. In 1983, he left local government to join WS Atkins and in 1999 became Secretary-General to ITS United Kingdom. He currently sits on a number of international ITS standards committees in addition to leading the organisation charged with promoting ITS within the UK.
Roger Coleman
Co-Director, Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, Royal College of Art and Director of DesignAge, the RCA's action-research programme on design and ageing, since 1991. He has been instrumental in giving DesignAge - which is now part of the Research Centre - an international reputation. He has written and lectured extensively. Trained at Edinburgh University and College of Art, he is also co-founder of research and development consultancy London Innovation. As a pioneer of inclusive design, his interest is in design which meets the transport needs of people of all ages and abilities.
Dr Paul Ewing
Course Director, MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Imperial College. A lecturer in design and polymer engineering, he has published research papers in a range of areas from cross-cultural education and ergonomics to sustainable vehicle design. He is also an external examiner at Brunel University, Bournemouth University and South Bank University; and a visiting tutor in Vehicle Design at the Royal College of Art, and in Product Design and Marketing at Southampton Institute.
Councillor Nicky Gavron
Councillor, London Borough of Haringey, since 1986. Chair of London Planning & Advisory Committee (LPAC) since 1994, promoting progressive transport policies for London. LPAC is set to be at the core of the new Greater London Authority. Vice-Chair, Planning Executive, Local Government Association and Chair of the National Planning Forum. She is an adviser to the Urban Task Force and a member of the Commission for Integrated Transport.
Sarah Graham
The Future Foundation. Formerly a senior consultant at the Henley Centre, she edited its flagship European social, economic and consumer programme, Frontiers: Planning for Consumer Change in Europe and contributed to Planning for Social Change and Media Futures. Prior to that she worked for United Parcel Service in a pan-European role after achieving an MBA at EAP, the European School of Management, and a degree in Modern Languages from Oxford University. She joined the Future Foundation to develop its international offer and has worked there on a ranger of projects linking social trends, technology and communication.
Professor Sir Peter Hall
Professor of Planning at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College London. Studied at the University of Cambridge and taught at the London School of Economics, University of Reading and the University of California at Berkeley. Author or editor of nearly 30 books, including Can Rail Save The City? (1985), Cities of Tomorrow (1988), and Cities of Civilisation (1997). Special Adviser on strategic planning to the Environment Secretary (1991-94) with special reference to London and the South-East. Member of the Committee on the Future of the Automobile, convened by the American Academy of Sciences, which reported in 1993. Member of Helen Hamlyn Research Centre Board of Advisers.
Dale Harrow
Acting Course Director, Vehicle Design, Royal College of Art. Has played a leading role in the internationally renowned Vehicle Design department at the RCA for more than a decade. A graduate of Coventry University in transportation design, he worked for Seymour Powell, where he designed the award-winning Norton Sports Motorcycle, before joining the course team at the RCA in 1989. Since then he has combined College work with a successful freelance career in transport design, working for Norton, Yamaha, Honda and Triumph as well as such manufacturers as Tefal, Olivetti, Thorn Lighting and Philips.
Günter Hörmandinger
Austrian-born Administrator for Transport and Environment, European Commission, Brussels, DG XI. Previously, Administrator for Energy Policy at the EC in Brussels and independent researcher into new developments in the energy and transport fields, based in London. Major works include a study on the environmental effects of fuel cells for the DTI and a Financial Times Management Report on responses to the congestion problem by the automotive industry. MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College Centre for Environmental Technology, London. PhD in Physics from the Technical University of Vienna. More than 20 publications in international refereed journals. The opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the author, partly based on research undertaken before entering the services of the European Commission, and do not necessarily represent the views of the European Commission.
Karl E Ludvigsen (Moving On Chairman)
Consultant, writer and editor with a record of accomplishment at senior levels in the world motor industry. In 1983 he founded Ludvigsen Associates Ltd, the leading independent European management consultancy dedicated specifically to the motor industry. He is also managing Director of Euromotor Reports Ltd, founded in 1989, which undertakes in-depth studies of industry subjects. Before forming Ludvigsen Associates, he was a Vice President of Ford of Europe and a member of the supervisory board of Fordwerke AG of Cologne, Germany. His previous positions included Corporate Vice President of Fiat Motors of North America, public affairs responsibilities at General Motors and the editorship of Car and Driver magazine. He is the author, co-author or editor of more than two dozen books about cars and the motor industry and is the winner of numerous awards for his work as an author and historian.
Alastair Macdonald
Head of Department and Course Leader of Product Design Engineering (PDE) at Glasgow School of Art, an undergraduate course accredited by the I Mech E and run jointly with the University of Glasgow. PDE challenges the traditional approach to mechanical engineering education and has provided an exemplar for other courses in the UK and overseas. PDE tackles issues from a human-centred point of view. Macdonald lectures and publishes widely, particularly in human factors and aesthetics-related issues.
Hideki Masuda
Director and Executive Vice President, Overseas Corporate Affairs, Omron Corporation since June 1999. His promotion to this rank reflects his effectiveness during nine years as the Senior Managing Director in charge of overseas operations, during which time he simultaneously executed the post of President of Omron Management Center of America, Inc, Omron Management Center of Europe, BV, and Omron (China) Group Co Ltd. He holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from Keio University.
Tsutomu Narita
was named President of the Omron Electronic Components Company in March 1999. This appointment marked the culmination of more than 40 years of experience at Omron. Prior to holding this post, he served as Vice President of Omron Electronics Inc in the USA, President of Omron Electronics Europe BV, Senior Manager of Omron's Industrial Business Group's C&C Components Division Headquarters and as President of Omron Europe BV in Amsterdam. He holds a Bachelors degree in Science and Engineering from Ritsumeikan University.
Alan Ponsford
Automotive designer and Director of Capoco Design, which he co-founded with Lorne Campbell in 1977 to specialise in the design of low volume heavy vehicles, mainly buses and trucks, plus power boats in the marine business. Studied mechanical engineering at Imperial College, London, and trained at Leyland Motors in the early 1970s. Prior to starting Capoco, he was a senior engineer at Rotork Marine. For the past 20 years, Capoco has been responsible for bus and truck designs for market leaders across six continents.
Jane Priestman OBE
was Design Manager, then General Manager for Architecture & Design with British Airports Authority for eleven years, and Director of Architecture, Design and Environment with British Railways Board for five years. Now as an independent Design Management Consultant, she works internationally with a wide range of clients and businesses. Jane was Chairman of the RIBA Awards and the Trustees Medal and is an active patron of New Designers in Business. Currently, she is a consultant to the Design Council working with four government departments on design effectiveness. She is also a member of the Design Advisory Group of the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions, advising on the new building for the London Mayor and Assembly.
Hans Rat
Secretary General of UITP (International Union of Public Transport) in Brussels since June 1998. A native of the Netherlands and a graduate in international economics from the University of Tilburg, he is a former Secretary to the Royal Dutch Association of Transport Companies (KNVTO). In 1990 he was appointed as Managing Director and a Board Member of NV Verenigd Streekvervoer Nederland, a holding company which owns public transport, taxi and coach companies. Also a former chairman of the UITP International Commission on Transport Economics and, in the Netherlands, President of the Dutch Pedestrians Association.
Al Rees
Research Fellow in Film & Television at the Royal College of Art. Chairs the Film and Video Panel of the Arts Council of England. He has curated many shows and screenings of artists' films, and he is the author of A History of Experimental Film & Video (BFI 1999). A graduate of Philosophy and Politics from Lancaster University, he has taught film studies and art history in art schools since 1971 and was head of Time-Based Media at Maidstone College from 1988-96.
Dr Sheila R Ronis
President of Michigan management consulting firm The University Group Inc. also an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy. Holds a PhD in Organizational Behaviour from Ohio State University. Founded and directed the Institute for Business and Community Services at The University of Detroit to assist the US automobile industry in becoming globally competitive. Prior experience includes Ameritech Publishing, AT&T, Michigan Bell and a national energy program for the US Energy Research and Development Administration. She has worked with General Motors, Ford and the Department of Defense, and authored 48 papers on issues from national security to automotive futures.
John Smith
Principal of John Smith and Associates (JSA Architecture Ltd) and a Director of JSA Oval Partnership, an architectural practice that specialises in the design of transportation systems. He has led architectural teams on a diverse range of projects, including railway stations in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok, as well as an airport terminal in France. He qualified from the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College London, and undertook research at the Royal College of Art. Supervises architectural projects in the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, RCA. Visiting lecturer at University of Cambridge, Architectural Association, Vienna Academy of Applied Arts and others.
Peter Stevens
Visiting Professor of Vehicle Design at the Royal College of Art and one of Britain's most sought-after automotive designers. Designer of such exotic cars as the new Lotus Elan, Esprit revision, Jaguar XJR-15 and McLaren F1 road car. As a road car designer, he has worked with Aston Martin, Chrysler, Automobili Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Vector, Volvo and many others. A graduate and former tutor in Vehicle Design at the RCA, he studied under Misha Black. His successful 20-year motor racing career began in 1975 with Richard Lloyd, and his awards include the Prince Philip Prize for Designer of the year in 1991.
Austin Williams
Director of the Transport Research Group. An architect and project manager by profession, he is interested in the politics of urban planning & transport and was recently appointed Technical Editor of the Architects Journal.