WEBINAR June 23, 2026 | 11:00am CEST
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Agenda and what to expect
Why is summer traffic predictable, but still difficult to manage
How agencies define where reliability matters most before peak season
How demand modelling helps anticipate pressure before it hits the network
How operators manage real-world conditions as they unfold
What travel patterns reveal about timing, routes and cross-border movement
How planning, modelling and operations connect into a single approach
Building partner ecosystems to support agencies
Q&A
Presenters
Douglas Gilmour
Global Business Development Manager, TomTom
Doug Gilmour is Global Business Development Manager at TomTom, focusing on the public sector. A trained transport economist, he holds Chartered status in Transport Planning and has worked across consultancy and government on transport models and infrastructure appraisals. He drives traffic product innovation and adoption through strategic partnerships, supporting safer and more efficient road networks.
Ian McCarthy
CEO, Aimsun
For nearly 20 years, Ian McCarthy has helped transport agencies plan, run and invest in their networks. As CEO of Aimsun, he leads a global team using data, modeling and AI to help cities anticipate demand, build resilience and improve safety and sustainability.
Mijke van den Broeke
Manager Traffic Information, ANWB
Mijke and her team are responsible for day-to-day traffic information in The Netherlands. During the holiday season, they also track traffic conditions across Europe: reliable and accessible. Besides many digital channels; radio is their speciality – delivering more than 1,600 broadcasts each day.
Richard Fernandes
Digital and Technology Lead, AtkinsRéalis
Richard works across transport and road safety projects, helping clients extract more value from data. He has extensive experience developing metrics, including for England’s National Highways for the 2026-2031 period. He focuses on making solutions meaningful, accessible and impactful.
Priya Blakey
Principal Transport Planner, AtkinsRéalis
Priya specializes in transport policy, strategy and evaluation. She helps clients develop evidence-led solutions, leading the validation stage of the reliability metric, helping ensure it is robust and meaningful in practice. Priya is particularly interested in how data and metrics can communicate clear insights and support improved transport outcomes.
Alberto Brignone
Director, citiEU Consultancy LTD
Alberto graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1998 and started his career in transport engineering consulting. He is co-founder of citiEU, with more than 20 years of experience in transport planning, traffic engineering, large-scale demand modeling and microscopic simulation. He also has extensive experience applying big data to transport and traffic engineering, particularly GPS-derived TomTom data.
About Aimsun
Aimsun develops technology for transport planning and operations. For nearly 30 years, Aimsun Next has helped cities, road operators and consultancies understand and improve network performance. Today, it combines simulation, real-time data and predictive AI in one platform, helping agencies plan resilient infrastructure, manage daily operations and respond to disruption. Aimsun is headquartered in Barcelona, with teams across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas
About ANWB
ANWB is the Netherlands’ largest member association, serving 5.3 million members. Founded in 1883, it supports mobility through roadside assistance, insurance, retail, travel services, information and advice and social initiatives. ANWB also aims to play a leading role in affordable mobility and energy in the years ahead
About AtkinsRéalis
AtkinsRéalis provides engineering and consultancy services across infrastructure, transportation and energy. Its teams combine deep technical expertise, data and digital tools to help clients define problems, shape solutions and make evidence-based decisions across the project lifecycle. From early strategy and feasibility to program management, risk advisory and delivery assurance, it supports practical, sustainable outcomes as a trusted partner
About citiEU Consultancy LTD.
citiEU provides consultancy in transport modeling, traffic engineering, pedestrian modeling, big data analytics and training for public and private sector clients. It supports projects from individual junctions to complex multimodal networks, helping clients test scenarios, improve traffic flow and plan better mobility solutions. citiEU is also an official partner and reseller of transport technology providers including Bentley Systems for OpenPaths and LEGION software, and TomTom for network, traffic and origin-destination analysis solutions