Live Labs 2 on tour - regional workshops
ADEPT Live Labs 2 is launching a series of collaborative workshops across the UK this autumn, helping local highway authorities turn the learning from the £30 million innovation programme into practical, business-as-usual change.
Beginning in Glasgow on 17th September 2026, the free regional workshops will bring together local authority decision makers, budget holders and highways practitioners to explore how the innovations, tools and approaches developed through Live Labs 2 can help reduce carbon, cost and delivery time in highways maintenance programmes.
The workshops underpin Year 4 of the ADEPT Live Labs 2 programme, which is focused on sharing and embedding learning following the completion of the programme’s deployment period.
Thanks to an additional £300,000 of funding from the Department for Transport (DfT), the programme is undertaking an extensive programme of engagement across the UK, designed to help the sector capitalise on the original £30 million innovation investment. Nearly 500 people have already been reached through Year 4 activity.
Taking place across England, Scotland and Wales, the workshops will give local authority officers and practitioners the opportunity to explore programme findings in greater depth, discuss shared challenges and identify practical ways of applying Live Labs 2 learning within their own organisations. Bespoke sessions for public bodies, alongside knowledge-sharing events with industry, academic and sector organisations are also being offered.
Live Labs 2 Regional Workshops
- 17th September, Glasgow
- 18th September, Newcastle
- 21st September, Stevenage
- 22nd September, Leeds
- 23rd September, Manchester
- 24th September, Ipswich
- 25th September, Birmingham
- 21st October, Aberdeen
- 10th November, London
- 19th November, Taunton
Further dates and locations are to be confirmed.
Register to attend here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_6SlJzlinGs2G_APCA5qtldhmZe7v56YoGd8zb_ifqoH1Ug/viewform
