Speaker Panel A-Z

Priorities in developing Ireland's roads infrastructure

Fred Barry was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the National Roads Authority in 2005. Following his graduation in Civil Engineering from UCD, he worked around the world on major engineering projects. He qualified from the King's Inns as a Barrister in the mid 1980s, and subsequently held the position of Managing Director of Jacobs in the UK and Ireland. He is also a Director of the National Development Finance Agency, and an occasional lecturer at the Institute of Project Management.

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Freight transport: An all-island perspective

Aidan Gough is Strategy & Policy Director for InterTradeIreland, one of the six cross-border implementation bodies established under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Aidan is responsible for developing the strategic direction of InterTradeIreland as it seeks to deliver its legislative mandate. Aidan is a graduate of Queen's University, Belfast with an MBA and MSc in Economics. Prior to joining InterTradeIreland, Aidan was Director of the Northern Ireland Economic Council.

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Providing transport solutions for the city of the future

Chris Hyde is currently Head of Transport Network Planning in the Planning department at Transport for London. He is responsible for co-ordination of strategic transport planning and TfL’s multi-modal transport modelling. Chris was formerly a member of the team that developed the London Mayor’s Transport Strategy.

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Modernising Ireland's public transport system

Dr John J. Lynch is Chairman of Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE), Ireland's main authority for the provision of public transport. He is former Chairman and Director General of FÁS - the training and employment authority. Previously he was Chief Executive of Bord Gais Éireann and the Irish Productivity Centre and prior to this he was Director of Business Policy with the Confederation of Irish Industry. He has been a Director of a number of private companies including Pye (Ireland), Barlo Ltd., Cara Computers Ltd., Novum Ltd. and Emmet Cream plc.

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Conall MacAongusa is the RPS Director charged with the delivery of traffic and transport planning consultancy services. He has been involved with some of the country’s most challenging and high profile transport and infrastructure projects including the Dublin Light Rail Transit Project (now LUAS) and the M50. He is currently director for RPS involvement in
LUAS Line F (Lucan to City Centre) and for the Cork Area Strategic Plan Update (2008) which is due for publication this Autumn.

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Connecting cities: A transport priority

Adam Marshall is Head of Policy at the Centre for Cities, an independent urban policy research unit. Adam played a key role in the launch of the Centre and the development of its research and policy priorities, having previously worked for ippr. Over the past three years, he has worked extensively on governance, devolution and transport issues. He now leads policy development work at the independent Centre for Cities.

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Reg McCabe is Projects Director for the IBEC-CBI Joint Business Council, with special responsibility for infrastructure investment and R&D/innovation. He has also acted as Director of IBEC's Transport & Logistics Council and its PPP Council. He has lectured and written extensively on PPP and on transport policy issues and has a particular interest in issues relating to infrastructure, freight logistics, ports and shipping.

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Making roads perform: Technology and network management

Barry Moore, following over thirty years of experience in the UK's Department for Transport, is now the Director for Strategy in Mouchel Consulting's Traffic Operations and Technology business with special interests in operational architectures. During his time with the UK's DfT he has headed divisions delivering traffic and operational technologies to motorways in the UK and played a leading role in establishing the Traffic Officer service on England's motorways.

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Developing light and heavy rail: A legal perspective

Patrick McGovern is a senior partner with leading Irish commercial law firm, Arthur Cox, in its Energy and Resources Group and specialises also in Public Procurement and Projects. Patrick has been centrally involved in a range of electricity and gas projects, both in Ireland and internationally, and has extensive public procurement expertise, including in the energy sector. Patrick has advised many of Ireland's leading energy players and is a recognised expert on the Irish and EC legal and regulatory framework within which the sector is currently developing.

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Towards a modern and sustainable transport future for Ireland

Maurice Mullen is Assistant Secretary in the Department of Transport with responsibility for Corporate Services and Sustainable Transport. The Department is currently preparing a Sustainable Transport Action Plan intended for publication later this year. Previously Maurice was Director General of the Maritime Safety Directorate and the Irish Coast Guard. He also worked in the Departments of Agriculture and Marine and Natural Resources with responsibilites for the beef and fisheries sectors and the development of forestry in Ireland.

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Developing transport networks: Connecting people and places in the all island economy

Conor Murphy MP MLA, is the Northern Ireland Minister for Regional Development, taking up the portfolio following the restoration of devolution in May 2007. His responsibilities as Minister include strategic planning; transportation strategy; ports and public transport; roads and water policy and providing and maintaining roads. He is Sinn Féin MP and MLA for Newry & Armagh, and is a former councillor on Newry & Mourne District Council.

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Changing travel behaviour: Tackling climate change and congestion

Steven Patterson has been the Sustrans Director for Northern Ireland, since he established the Belfast office in 1995. With a background in civil engineering, Steven has also worked as a freelance journalist and media trainer. He was born and bred in Belfast and is a commuting cyclist and keen walker. Steven is a member of the Northern Ireland Cycling Forum and is Chairman of the Forum's Infrastructure Directorate. Sustrans, which stands for Sustainable Transport, is responsible for developing the National Cycle Network, Safe Routes to Schools, Active Travel, Bike it, Travelsmart.

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Transport gateways in the all-island context

Paul Sweetman is IBEC's Transport and PPP Executive, coordinating the work of the IBEC Transport Council and PPP Council. Previous briefs in IBEC have included environment and local government policy. Prior to joining IBEC, Paul worked as an engineer in Northern Ireland and the United States.

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Meeting the needs of freight: the importance of an integrated transport network

Tom Wilson is Regional Manager for Ireland for the Freight Transport Association (FTA), which represents the transport interests of companies moving goods by road, rail, sea and air. Before joining the FTA five years ago, he spent 30 years in fuel oil distribution, including the last decade as Managing Director of the BP oil distributor for the North. This was where he first encountered the FTA, which BP used for inspections on vehicles and drivers' hours.

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