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Hosted by Leon Daniels OBE Lunch with Leon features interviews with leading figures in the transport industry.

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United Kingdom

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Hosted by Leon Daniels OBE Lunch with Leon features interviews with leading figures in the transport industry.

Language:

English


Episodes

87: Will Whitehorn

3/12/2024
We travel into space with Will Whitehorn the former CEO of Virgin Galactic as we discuss how huge an effect the space industry does for transport in its widest sense. Will also reflects on his time with Virgin Group and as Deputy Chairman of Stagecoach and the incredible progress transport has made with technology

Duration:00:37:01

86: Siofra Neary

2/27/2024
In this episode the Commercial Director for Trustd.net Siofra Neary talks to Leon Daniels about what modern technology can do to make sure the right person delivers the right goods to the right person using digital technology.

Duration:00:30:25

85: Jason Prince Director Urban Transport Group

1/22/2024
Six months into his role as Director Jason talks about the work of the Urban Transport Group and his hopes for this General Election year and beyond.

Duration:00:30:27

84: Nick Reed

12/19/2023
Dr Nick Reed is a world leading expert on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and the human factors involved in road safety

Duration:00:30:33

83: Lilli Matson

12/4/2023
As President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Leon Daniels is bringing together safety experts from aviation, marine, rail and road/passenger. We have such to learn rom each other. These webcasts are seen by CILT members live in a webcast. Here now is the audio of the most recent presentation with Lilli Matson, Chief health, Safety and Environment Officer at Transport for London

Duration:00:57:21

82: Candice Mason

11/19/2023
Leon Daniels talks to Candice Mason, ahead of an important event at the House of Commons promoting Women in Bus & Coach as well as her experiences as running Masons Coach Hire and her own other entrepreneurial interests

Duration:00:31:46

81: Australian British Infrastructure Catalyst

11/3/2023
Leon Daniels joins former TfL Commissioners Mike Brown, Lord Peter Hendy and other transport leaders at this event in Australia where we learn that we have so much in common; where joined-up transport infrastructure improvements are underway; and where there are huge opportunities.

Duration:00:26:29

80: Ian Foster and Ian Warr Catlynn Transport Consultants

10/12/2023
Industry heavyweights Ian Forster and Ian Warr talk about their new venture. You can contact them at 07939 677530 or by email ian.foster@catlynn-transport-consultants.co.uk and ian.warr@catlynn-transport-consultants.co.uk

Duration:00:29:45

79: David Savage

10/1/2023
David Savage VP UK and Ireland for Geotab discusses with Leon Daniels the huge advantage that on-board data can bring to a transport business

Duration:00:29:40

78: Willie Patterson

9/21/2023
This episode we meet the Chief Executive of Asset Alliance Group, a large commercial vehicle finance company. It was recorded before the Prime Minister's announcement regarding the 2030 transition to electric vehicles

Duration:00:31:58

77: Damian Horton Co-Founder Eloy Ltd

9/1/2023
Join Leon talking to Eloy's Damian Horton, a winner of the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund 150 competition which allowed this company to conduct some interesting research designed to improve the safety and convenience of some tricky motoring situations.

Duration:00:32:23

76: Andrew Luckett, Director, BluMarbl

8/2/2023
This week's Lunch with Leon is ITT Hub 2023 speaker and Director at BluMarbl, Andrew Luckett. Leon Daniels and Andrew pick up their conversation from the show on how a zero-emission world for coaches can be developed in this generation.

Duration:00:31:38

75: Natasha Fry, Head of Sales, Mer UK

7/4/2023
In episode 75 of Lunch with Leon, Leon speaks to Natasha Fry, Head of Sales at Mer UK about what's new at the business, which is one of the fastest-growing European EV charging companies, and their UK Fleet Services business unit.

Duration:00:30:04

74: Norman Baker, Director of External Affairs, Campaign for Better Transport

6/2/2023
In this week's episode, Leon talks to Norman Baker, former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport. Leon and Norman discuss his current role as Director of External Affairs at Campaign for Better Transport and what the organisation is doing to make transport better, greener and fairer.

Duration:00:33:10

73: David Hart, Director, Momentum Transport Consultancy

5/8/2023
Ahead of ITT Hub 2023, the UK's most important transport technology event, Leon Daniels catches up with David Hart, Director at Momentum Transport Consultancy, one of the UK's leading transport and operational consultants.

Duration:00:28:07

72: Sharon Kindleysides, CEO, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport

4/19/2023
In this epsiode, Leon catches up with Sharon Kindleysides, CEO of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT), to discuss the latest news from the institute and the big, wide world of transport and logistics.

Duration:00:31:24

71: Richard Dilks, Chief Executive at CoMoUK

3/10/2023
In this episode, Leon's guest is another friend and expert from the world of transport, Richard Dilks, Chief Executive at CoMoUK. CoMoUK is the national organisation for shared transport, a charity for promoting its social, economic and environmental benefits. Shared transport means schemes such as car clubs and bike share where people can use a mode of transport without having to own it. Leon and Richard discuss with whats happened in the shared mobility sector and trends that are being seen across the industry.

Duration:00:31:52

70: Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent, The Independent

2/6/2023
Leon Daniels catches up with Simon Calder, The Independent's Travel Correspondent and news broadcaster, in this episode of Lunch with Leon. Simon discusses his daily travel podcast, the current workforce issues in the UK travel sector and the trends and news that is seeing travel change every week.

Duration:00:35:52

69: Roger Davies

1/9/2023
Happy New Year, listeners - Lunch with Leon is back with the first interview of 2023. To kick off January, Leon speaks to Roger Davies, a well-respected commentator on the global commercial transport industry and former senior bus manager, and discusses the 2023 budget and upcoming sector trends. Roger first spoke on the podcast nearly two years ago in episode 31, and is back by popular demand!

Duration:00:38:47

68: Steve Edwards, Chief Executive, Living Streets

12/14/2022
In the latest instalment of Lunch with Leon, Leon speaks to the Chief Executive of Living Streets, Steve Edwards, on what the charity has been up to and the progress it has made. Since Steve has taken his new role, the charity has seen investment in its work in Scotland double; additional funding for its walk-to-school programme in England; and changes to the Highway Code to put pedestrians at the top of a new road user hierarchy rolled out across Great Britain.

Duration:00:28:38