About Driving for Better Business
Driving for Better Business is a free to access National Highways programme, delivered in partnership with RoadSafe, to help employers in the private and public sectors reduce work-related road risk, protecting staff who drive or ride for work, and others who they may share the road with.
Our mission is to improve safety and reduce risk for all those who drive or ride for work, by promoting good management practice and demonstrating the significant business benefits.
Meet the Experts – Work Related Road Risk
Our experts are available for your events, podcasts and webinars as speakers, panel contributors or as moderators. Our content works well for larger audiences of 100 or more where the attendees have an interest in employee safety at work, and would benefit from understanding more about reducing work related road risk in their organisations.
If this sounds suitable for your event, we have a number of presentations on work related road risk and driver wellbeing that can be adapted to your audience.
Our Speakers & Contributors
Mark Cartwright – Head of Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention at National Highways
A high-profile industry thought leader with over 30 year’s experience in the transport sector and an in-depth knowledge of the transport industry from both an operational and policy point of view. Mark was the creator of the FTA Van Excellence initiative in 2011 which is now widely regarded by both government and operators as the leading voice of the light commercial vehicle sector.
Mark is an effective communicator and accomplished public speaker with vast experience of chairing conferences and governance groups. He has also hosted the recent series of ‘Driving Change – it’s personal’ events at The National Space Centre.
Simon Turner MARRM MAFP – Engagement Manager, Driving for Better Business
Simon is a strategic communications specialist with 20 years’ experience in the field of work-related road safety. He has managed the National Highways Driving for Better Business engagement programme since 2015. The Driving for Better Business programme focuses on the safety and wellbeing of those who drive for work, the performance of those who manage them, and the impact their activities have on the environment.
Simon is also Chairman of the Trustees at the Association for Road Risk Management and sits on the judging panel for the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards.
Anne-Marie Penny DipASM MARRM – Senior Road Safety Policy Adviser, National Highways
Anne-Marie has worked in road safety for 16 years. She was involved in a life-threatening motorbike crash in 1995 and her passion to reduce road crash casualties and the physical and mental trauma that results, stems from this experience. After 14 years in the private sector Anne-Marie joined Kent County Council’s road safety team where she was the Road Safety Development Manager, and led on motorcycle safety.
She has received Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety Awards for the ‘Save 478 Lives’ casualty reduction programme and the ‘Driving Business – Safely’ partnership initiative. She hosted the FIA Foundation International Road Safety Scholarship & currently sits on the Association for Road Risk Management Council. Now with National Highways, Anne-Marie leads on Driving for Better Business, the key strategic programme in the National Incident and Casualty Reduction Plan.
Jim Magner FCILT, MARRM – Programme Development Manager, National Highways
Jim has held a number of senior roles within the Freight Transport Association, now known as Logistics UK, for over 30 years, prior to joining the Driving for Better Business Programme. He has held both private and public sector roles.
He was at Nottinghamshire County Council as a Technical officer in the Highways & Transportation team and his role at Driving for Better Business is to develop links with the business sector.
Jim is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and a member of the Association of Road Risk Management.
Contact Us
If you would like to request a speaker for your event, or a guest expert for your podcast or webinar, please get in touch with details of your requirements.