NI Minister to address FTA’s Transport Manager Conference

Michelle McIlveen MLA, Minister for Regional Development, will give the keynote speech at the Freight Transport Association’s Transport Manager Conference which takes place at Titanic, Belfast on 2 March 2016.  The Minister will be addressing delegates on future infrastructure and sustainable transport plans for Northern Ireland.

Other speakers at the conference, which is sponsored by Brigade Electronics, include Arlene Jamieson, Air Quality Officer at Belfast City Council; Mike Beare, Director of Transformation at the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA); and Donna Knowles, Head of the Transport Regulation Unit (TRU), who will participate in a mock Public Inquiry.
Seamus Leheny, FTA Policy and Membership Manager for Northern Ireland, who will be chairing the event, said:

“We are delighted that the Minister is able to join us as keynote speaker at our Transport Manager event in March.  I am looking forward to hosting this event once again at such a prestigious venue and with such a high calibre of speakers.  With an interesting and varied programme, it promises to be a most enjoyable and informative day.”

Key sessions at Transport Manager Northern Ireland 2016 include:

• Keynote speech by Michelle McIlveen MLA, Minister for Regional Development
• Arlene Jamieson of Belfast City Council on the draft air quality action plan for Belfast and its potential impact on transport
• Mike Beare, Director of Transformation at the DVA on the new online driver licensing service for NI and plans for transforming DVA services
• Mock Public Inquiry with Donna Knowles, Head of the TRU

Prices for attending this event have been frozen for the second year running, the cost for FTA members being £265 plus VAT for the first delegate and £225 plus VAT for subsequent delegates; the cost for non-members is £330 plus VAT for the first delegate and £290 plus VAT for subsequent delegates.