National Highways podcasts
Through our podcasts, we'll explore the future of England’s motorways and major roads – how we can make them safer, greener, digitally transformed and more reliable.
We can't create a sustainable future for everybody unless we champion equality and diversity across our organisation and our partners in the transport sector.
Episode 1 - Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
This year’s International Women in Engineering Day (23 June 2022) celebrates the inventors and innovators who are building a better future for us all.
We want to encourage more women in transport to step confidently into the role of leader. Their skills and experiences as women are both valuable and valued in our industry, and crucial for a sustainable future.
In our first podcast, leading female innovators and inventors in road transport discuss how best to support women’s leadership.
Host
Melanie Clarke, National Highways
National Highways Customer Service Director, Operations. Founder and Chairwoman of National Highways’ Leading Women Network and CIHT Diversity Champion 2022.
Panel
Anne Shaw
Executive Director, Transport for West Midlands.
Loretta Bortey
PHD student, Birmingham City University (built environment). Currently undertaking research for National Highways.
Sue Percy, CBE
Chief Executive of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.
Xueying Wang
PHD student, Cambridge University (self-sensing smart roads). Currently undertaking research for National Highways.