The London Walking and Cycling Conference returns on Thursday 19th September 2024.

The London Walking & Cycling Conference is a renowned annual Conference that brings together the leading voices in the field of active travel from across the world to discuss innovative ways in which cities can make walking, cycling and wheeling the default choice.

Since the event began in 2012 as the Hackney Cycling Conference it has grown into a popular and well-respected part of the sustainable transport calendar for anyone working in the industry or with even a passing interest.

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NRP are sponsoring the London Walking and Cycling Conference for the second time. They are a multi-disciplinary consultancy, delivering exemplary services across building, highways and the infrastructure and transportation sectors.
Grease Monkey design, create, operate and maintain sustainable active travel solutions, which can be seen on streets across the whole of the UK. They will be providing cycle parking for attendees.

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Our speakers for 2024

  • Jools Walker - Event Host

    Writer, broadcaster and content creator

  • Thomas Chevandier

    Deputy Mayor of Paris, in charge of public construction and coordination of public space transformation work

  • Laura Laker

    Journalist and author of Potholes and Pavements, co-host of Streets Ahead podcast

  • Catherine Woodhead, clapping and smiling while standing at a microphone stand. Her hair is red and shoulder length, and she is wearing a red polka dot dress.

    Catherine Woodhead

    CEO, Living Streets

  • Temi Lateef riding a bike in front of the glow of the sun

    Temi Lateef

    Founder of My-Choice London

  • Ada Lee standing outside a building with greenery in the background, smiling. She has glasses and straight hair, with a blue jacket on

    Dr Ada Lee

    Infrastructure and Climate Change Specialist, Royal Town Planning Institute

  • Will Norman wearing a glasses and a suit without a tie, while smiling in front of the Shard

    Will Norman

    London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner

  • Alisha Pathania smiling at the camera

    Alisha Pathania

    Policy and Research Lead, Transport for All

  • Sarah McMonagle wearing a dark orange jumper, standing in front of a bike and a river

    Sarah McMonagle

    Director of External Affairs, Cycling UK

  • Tom Bogdanowicz wearing dark glasses and looking at the camera against a grey background

    Tom Bogdanowicz

    London Cycling Campaign

  • Esther Anaya-Boig smiling through the cogs of a bike wheel

    Esther Anaya-Boig

    Independent consultant and researcher (Imperial College Lonondon)

  • Richard Dilks wearing black glasses and a light blue shirt

    Richard Dilks

    Chief Executive, CoMoUK

  • Tom Cohen speaking and gesturing with his hand in front of an orange background

    Tom Cohen

    University of Westminster (Reader in Transport Policy)

  • Douglas Leroy smiling at a camera wearing a blue shirt

    Douglas Leroy

    General Manager at OurBike

  • Christopher Martin wearing a blue shirt and jacket, with hair styled upwards

    Christopher Martin

    Co-Founder + Director of Urban Movement

  • Diane Farmer

    Partnership Development Manager, Kings Park Moving Together

  • Jamie Furlong wearing glasses and smiling at the camera. He has a beard.

    Jamie Furlong

    Research Fellow, University of Westminster

  • Lucy Saunders smiling and holding a bike in front of a front door.

    Lucy Saunders

    Director, Healthy Streets

  • Zeina Hawa smiling at the camera with long brown hair over one shoulder against a white background

    Zeina Hawa

    Senior Engineer, Sustrans

  • David Harrison wearing glasses and looking to the side

    David Harrison

    Co-founder, Footways

  • Reyss smiling at the camera, hair tied back and in front of a brick wall

    Reyss Wheeler

    Data and Insights Lead at My Choice 

  • Andrew Humpherson

    Oxford City Council Regeneration Manager

  • One picture of Georgia Taylor smiling at the camera with hair tied back, and another of Melissa Bruntlett smiling at the camera wearing roiund glasses and a big purple scarf

    Melissa Bruntlett & Georgia Taylor

    HaskoningDHV / ITP

  • Black and white photo of Amy smiling from the side on, with short hair

    Amy Walker

    Sustrans

  • Paul Murray

    Ridge and Partners LLP - Active Travel Lead

  • Nicola Pastore wearing a white rollneck smiling with straight blonde hair

    Nicola Pastore

    Solve the School Run, Co-Founder

To access presentations from the day, click here.

Agenda

Thursday 19 September 2024

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The Venue

Guildhall, 71 Basinghall Street, London, EC2V 7HH

The Conference is returning to the Guildhall for the fourth time. This versatile venue has hosted events for nearly two thousand years, and we’re very excited to gather in such a unique space at the heart of the city once again.

 

Walking and cycling tours

A popular feature of every Conference are the walking and cycling tours after lunchtime.

If you are interested in taking part, please email alex.nettle@hackney.gov.uk your name, the tour you would like to attend, emergency contact details and any accessibility requirements.

The cycling tour will require you to bring your own cycle. Cycle parking will be provided at the venue by sponsor Greasemonkey.

Previous Speakers

  • Sadiq Khan, speaking at the Conference

    Sadiq Khan

    Mayor of London

    2019

  • Dame Jane Roberts, Living Streets

    Dame Jane Roberts

    Chair of Living Streets

    2022

  • Shravan Joshi

    Shravan Joshi

    Planning & Transportation Chairman, City of London Corporation

  • Aminah Ricks wearing green

    Aminah Ricks

    Founder of FuturePlanners.City, architect, urbanist and author

    2023

  • Judith Bokhove addressing the 2019 Conference

    Judith Bokhove

    Vice Mayor for Mobility Rotterdam

    2019

  • Lee Waters MS smiling

    Lee Waters MS

    Deputy Minister for Climate Changes, Wales

    2023

  • Will Norman smiling to camera with London in the background

    Will Norman

    London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner

    2023

  • Cllr Coban

    Cllr Mete Coban

    Cabinet member for Environment & Transport, Hackney

  • Hirra Khan Adeofun smiling at the camera on the London underground

    Hirra Khan Adeogun

    Head of Car Free Cities, Possible

    2023

  • Marco te Brömmelstroet sitting cross legged in black and white

    Marco te Brömmelstroet

    Professor in Urban Mobility Futures at the University of Amsterdam

    2023

  • Melissa and Chris Bruntlett addressing the conference

    Melissa and Chris Bruntlett

    Authors and urban mobility advocates

    2022

  • Laura Laker laughing whilst holding a microphone

    Laura Laker

    Freelance journalist specialising in active and sustainable transport

    2023

  • Dulce Pedroso smiling at a camera wearing yellow

    Dulce Pedroso

    PhD researcher at the Active Travel Academy

    2023

  • Seb Dance speaking at the London Walking and Cycling Conference

    Seb Dance

    Deputy Mayor of London for Transport

    2022

  • Black and white photo of Eva, smiling

    Dr Eva Neitzert

    Director, Just Economics

    2023

  • Phil Jones

    Phil Jones

    Political advisor on sustainable transport and founder/Chairman of PJA

    2023

  • Tanya Braun smiling

    Tanya Braun

    Policy & Communications, Living Streets

    2023

  • Pepe Monroy looking at the camera with a grey background

    Pepe Monroy

    C40 Walking and Cycling Network Senior Manager

    2023

  • Cllr Caro Wild addressing the Conference

    Cllr Caro Wild

    Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Transport, Cardiff Council

    2019

  • Black and white photo of Edie Gill Holder

    Edie Gill Holder

    Creative Producer, Glimpse

    2023

  • Eve Holt smiling at the camera, wearing a green coat.

    Eve Holt

    Director for GreaterSport & Strategic Leadership for GM Moving

    2023

  • Jack Skillen smiling at the camera in front of a brick wall

    Jack Skillen

    Placeshaping Director, Team London Bridge

    2023

  • Emma Griffin smiling at the camera, black and white

    Emma Griffin

    Footways, Co-Founder

    2023

London Walking and Cycling Conference - Photos from

2019 - 2023

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaking at a lectern in front of London Walking & Cycling Conference branding for 2019
Keynote speaker Marco te Brömmelstroet encouraging attendees to see things from a different point of view in 2023
A female speaker speaking with hands gesturing, alongside a panel of other speakers sitting next to microphones
A group of politicians from London standing in front of green cycle parking
Six panellists from the 2023 Conference discuss how research can be harnessed and turned into real action
the Mayor of Hackney speaks to two attendees who are holding a bike
Seb Dance giving a speech to a busy hall, with a screen showing his name and the event branding
on the streets of central London a man rides a cargo bike with a woman enjoying the ride in the front
Two people laugh with the professional hosting a busy exhibition stall
Two women smile outside the Guildhall
Professor Marco te Brömmelstroet using music to get people thinking differently in 2023
A wide image of the exhibition hall, with lots of people standing in groups holding coversation
Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, giving a speech at the lectern with a presentation slide showing bike pictures
A group of people sit and stand around a map displayed on the table
In a dramatic setting of a low curved ceiling and stained glass windows, a man gives a speech to seated attendees
Aminah Ricks enjoying the cycle tour during the 2023 Conference
Two red posh chairs with London Walking and Cycling programmes placed on them
Orla Campbell and Will Norman fielding the first questions of the day in 2023
Laura Laker leading a live recording of the Streets Ahead podcast at the 2023 London Walking and Cycling Conference