DG Seminar Agenda

20 – 21 October 2026

Agenda and Timetable

The full agenda and timetable will be published here in the coming weeks. Please check back for more information.

You’ll have an opportunity to meet the regulators and our exhibitors, ask your questions and network with colleagues in the industry.

Agenda and Timetable

You’ll have an opportunity to meet the regulators and our exhibitors, ask your questions and network with colleagues in the industry. Subject to change

Day One

Tuesday 11 November

Timetable

Day 1

10:00	Main Registration, networking, and a chance to meet the regulators
11:15	Chairman’s Welcome and Opening Address	Ziyad Akhlaq, Vehicle Certification Agency
11:30	UK Cargo Theft Overview – Insights into combatting freight crime	Michael Dawber, National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service
12:15	Lunch
13:15	Class 7: Are you meeting your legal duties?	Nicola Jaynes, Office for Nuclear Regulation
14:00	Roadside enforcement by Police and tour of CVU Enforcement Vehicle	Terry Harvey, Norfolk and Suffolk Police
14:40	Chemsafe and the safe transport of Dangerous Goods	Bethan Davies, National Chemical Emergency Centre
15:20	Coffee/Tea Break (a chance to pick up room keys)
15:40	DVSA helping you stay safe on Britain’s roads	Howard Forrester, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
16:20	Prohibitions, Detentions and Prosecutions – Tools for Tackling Non-Compliance in the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Sea	Alison Kentuck, Maritime and Coastguard Agency
17:00	Questions and Chairman’s Closing remarks	Ziyad Akhlaq, Vehicle Certification Agency
17:30 Onwards	Drinks Reception Sponsored by Air Sea Containers and Labeline
18:30 Onwards	Evening meal in restaurant

Day 2

9:00	Meet the Regulators and breakfast networking
10:00	Chairman’s Opening Address Day 2	Ziyad Akhlaq, Vehicle Certification Agency
10:20	Case Study: The impact of DG incidents on UK infrastructure	David Patmore, National Highways
11:00	Coffee/Tea Break
11:20	CDG – A Regulators Perspective in Northern Ireland	Kellie McNamara, Health and Safety Executive NI
12:00	Lunch
13:00	Oversight and enforcement of dangerous goods entities	Amira El Khrouf, Civil Aviation Authority
13:40	HSE Presentation (Virtual)	Nina Day, Health and Safety Executive
14:20	High Consequence Dangerous Goods (HCDG)	Matthew Burr, Department for Transport
15:00	Coffee/Tea Break
15.20	Dual Marking of Tanks	Roy Boneham, Independent
16:00	Questions and Chairman’s Closing remarks	Ziyad Akhlaq, Vehicle Certification Agency
16:15	Seminar Close

DG Seminar Agenda

20 – 21 October 2026

Agenda and Timetable

Agenda and Timetable

Day One

Day Two

Timetable

Day 1

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