‘Autonomous vehicles – their future impact on legislation and fleet policy’ – theme of 2014 ICFM Annual National Members’ Conference
Keynote speaker – Hugh Dickerson from Google
Guest speaker and panellist – racing driver and TV personality, Tiff Needell
25 November 2014 – Henry Ford College, Loughborough
‘Autonomous vehicles – their future impact on legislation and fleet policy’ is the theme of the 2014 annual national members’ conference of the Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM). The morning session will focus on the future impact that autonomous vehicles will have on managing corporate fleets. And afternoon keynote speaker Hugh Dickerson from Google will provide first-hand insight into the state of the technology today. Panellist and guest speaker will be racing driver and TV personality, Tiff Needell who will also present the training awards. The 22nd ICFM conference takes place on Tuesday November 25 at the Henry Ford College, Loughborough and is kindly hosted by Ford Motor Company and co-sponsored by FMG, the UK’s largest independent incident prevention and fleet management services provider; Enterprise Rent-A-Car and British Car Auctions.
Chairman of the ICFM, Roddy Graham declared: “Central to this year’s conference will be an in-depth, ‘in-dialogue’ look at the whole subject of autonomous vehicles – how legislation will have to change to allow for their adoption and the implications for the fleet manager. The panel session promises to engage and enlighten the audience on this future automotive technology, which will be on us sooner than we think. Our expert panellists will use their background experience to answer many of the questions on everyone’s lips.”
Experts participating in the session include: Ian Mills, national manager - contract hire & leasing, Ford Motor Company; Bob Holbrey, group IT director, FMG; Gerry Keaney, chief executive, BVRLA; Craig Purvey, general manager corporate development, British Car Auctions; Adrian Bewley, head of business rental UK, Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Dr Nick Reed DPhil (Oxon) CPsychol principal human factors researcher, TRL Senior Academy Fellow; and Tiff Needell, British racing driver and television presenter. The ‘in-dialogue’ session will be facilitated by Peter Eldridge, ICFM director and Council Member.
After lunch, Tiff Needell will be the conference guest speaker. Famous for winning a Formula Ford in an Autosport competition, Tiff went on to race an Ensign F1 car and came third at Le Mans in a Porsche 962C. He is a former co-presenter of Top Gear and current co-presenter of Fifth Gear. Undoubtedly, Tiff will prove an entertaining guest speaker and he will also present this year’s ICFM awards.
Roddy Graham continued: “Education and training is central to everything that the ICFM does. Our accredited education and training programmes make a real difference to the contribution employees make to their organisations by helping improve efficiencies, save costs and ensure compliance. Our awards presentation will recognise individual achievement and rising talent. Receiving an award from Tiff Needell will give our recipients an even greater sense of individual achievement.”
Rounding off the informative programme will be keynote speaker Hugh Dickerson, senior industry head automotive at Google. Hugh promises to deliver an interesting and informative insight into the rapid developments in technology and social media and their application in the retail and automotive sector plus an overview of Google’s autonomous vehicle testing programme, which has seen its test cars cover over 700,000 accident-free miles.
The annual national members’ conference will commence at 10.00am and finish at 3.30pm. ICFM members will be allowed to bring one guest with them free of charge.
To register their free attendance, ICFM members should complete the online booking form at www.icfm.com The deadline for registration is 17 November 2014. Cost of attendance for non-members who are not guests is £70. Non-members who wish to attend the conference should e-mail: administration@icfm.com
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Notes to Editors:
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The Institute of Car Fleet Management is the UK's only independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to furthering the education, recognising the achievements and advancing the profession of car fleet management.
Established in 1992, the Institute connects people involved in car fleet management, promotes excellence in car fleet management practices and delivers the industry sector’s premier education programmes. Externally accredited vocational qualifications include the Introductory Certificate, the Certificate and the Diploma in Car Fleet Management.
ICFM is winner of the first Fleet News Training Award 2010.
For more information, visit www.icfm.com
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