OWL Wales 2025

• Presented by: Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality
• Media Partner: Fleet Vision International magazine
• Location: Voco St Davids, Cardiff
• March 5, 14:30 – 16:45

Promoting decarbonisation and sustainability in Wales 

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• _{Learn how to become an air quality champion in your region and nationally.}
• _{Discover how the Westminster Commission can help your authority help reach net zero cost-effectively.}

14:30: Coffee, tea and networking

15:00: Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality – Round Table Debate

Promoting decarbonisation and sustainability in Wales

15:00 – 15:05: Welcome and protocol – Ann-Marie Knegt, Creative Director Visie Communications/ Editor Fleet Vision International

15:05 – 15:20: WCRAQ in Parliament Update – Barry Sheerman, Chair, Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality

15:20 – 15:30: WCRAQ update – Jason Airey, Executive Director, WCRAQ

15:35 – 16:00: Using data to inform a pathway to net zero in Wales – Duncan Urquhart, Associate Director, Air Quality & Permitting, AECOM/Dr Neil Rowland, Senior Research Fellow, Queen’s Business School

• Learn about insights from the analysis of high-resolution data to inform emissions reduction and enable the pathway to net zero.
• See how road transport and behaviour contribute to local air quality, public health and climate change today and in the future, and see how policy can make a difference
• Find out how the unique regional sensitivities and uncertainties affect the broader contribution to net-zero pathways.

16:00 – 16:30: Questions

16:30: Close of debate – Ann-Marie Knegt, Creative Director Visie Communications/ Editor Fleet Vision International

18:00: Drinks reception – Dylan Thomas Foyer, Voco St Davids, Cardiff

19:00: VIP Networking Dinner – Dylan Thomas Suite, Voco St Davids, Cardiff

If you want to attend, please, contact Sally Cumner [email protected].

The debate findings will be published on the WCRAQ website and the WCRAQ section of Fleet Vision International magazine. WCRAQ will recommend parliamentary questions based on the debate’s outcome and create future WCRAQ/ air quality policy strategies.

08:00 – 09:50: Registration, coffee, and exhibition viewing, outside vehicle area viewing 

09:50 – 10.00: Welcome and introduction – Mick Sweetmore, Head of Fleet Engineering and Transport Services at Merseyside Police

10:00 – 10.20: Welcome on behalf of our Chairman – Barry Sheerman, Chair, OWL Partnership

10.20 – 10.40: Welcome on behalf of OWL – Discover the benefits of the OWL Partnership – Jason Airey, MD, CMS SupaTrak 

10.40 – 11.00: Collecting success – learnings and challenges of decarbonising Welsh waste management – Vicente Joffré, Fleet Specialist – Waste Management, CENEX

• Stay current with the latest developments in zero-emission waste collection in Wales.
• Learn how to save costs while saving the planet – Cost optimisation for zero-emission refuse collection.
• Find out about the best practices for deploying ultra-low emission RCVs, RRVs, and sweepers.

11.00 – 12.00: OWL vehicle and equipment demonstrations and exhibitor meet and greet

• Learn how the latest vehicle technology can benefit your operation during live demonstrations.
• Find out solutions you can implement to reduce emissions and save fuel.
• See how driver management software can increase performance and optimise your fleet.

12.00 – 12.30: Break and exhibition viewing

12.30 – 12:50: The impact of forthcoming changes on collections in Wales – Claire Shrewsbury, Insights and Innovation Director, WRAP

• Find about the overview of future changes to achieve waste reduction and higher recycling.
• Focus on film collections
• Why, trials & next steps

12:50 – 13:10: – The road to earned recognition (ER) –  John Forsey, Head of Highways, Transport & Recycling, Powys County Council

• See why ER is relevant for your organisation.
• Find out why Powys went on this journey.
• Discover what we learnt and how it can help you.

13:10 – 13:30: What options exist for hydrogen fuel and vehicle solutions to support net-zero strategies for 2030? – Amanda Lyne, MD, ULEMco

• Despite the current challenges, find out why hydrogen solutions should be part of your net zero and decarbonisation road maps.
• Discover how hydrogen solutions are and will be more affordable than you think.
• See what you can do in the short term to start trialling hydrogen solutions in your fleets.

13:30 ­– 13:50: TBC – Liam O’Malley, EMEA Sales Director, Xirgo Technologies [TBC]

13:50 – 15:00: Close of conference, lunch and exhibition viewing  

Check out our vehicle and equipment demonstrations at various times throughout the day.

OWL brings together suppliers from the waste, transport and logistics industries to develop products and services that are truly integrated. Exhibitors at OWL Wales 2025:

There IS such a thing as a FREE LUNCH! In addition to serving you with a delicious two-course lunch you will also be provided with tea/coffee and pastries during the morning break.