John Dawson
Chairman European Roads Assessment Programme (EuroRAP), chairman of International Roads Assessment Programme (IRAP) and secretary of the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society
John Dawson is chairman of EuroRAP, the European Road Assessment Programme, the first regional road assessment programme, which he has led since its genesis in 2000. He is also chairman of iRAP, the International Road Assessment Programme, which was established in 2006 to coordinate Road Assessment Programmes, and secretary of the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society. He is also The Automobile Association’s policy director.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Getting organised to make roads safe
The way roads are managed falls well short of what can be achieved. Yet investing in safer roads often requires little more than the organisation involved installing road markings and safety fencing. These programmes have some of the highest returns available anywhere in the European economy.