Strictly Highways 2025 brought together local authorities, central government, and industry leaders for two days of collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing. From keynote speeches to in-depth panel discussions, the event offered valuable insights into the future of highways maintenance, funding, and technology.
To make sure everyone can benefit from the discussions and expertise shared, we’ve compiled a series of videos capturing the key highlights and full recorded sessions.
Event Highlights Video
Start by watching our event highlights video, which gives a snapshot of this year’s conference. Relive the atmosphere, hear from speakers, and see what made Strictly Highways 2025 one of our most inspiring events yet.
Session Videos
Whether you want to revisit a particular talk or catch up on sessions you missed, all filmed presentations from this year’s event are now available to watch online.
DAY 1
Introduction & Welcome (watch video)
Welcome & Introduction to the Conference: 5 Years of Collaboration, Progress & Impact (watch video)
TTF & Infrastructure Technology (watch video)
A E Yates – Innovation & Skills (watch video)
Unlocking the Power of Asset Data for Smarter Flood Management (watch now)
Co-Piloting Progress: Rethinking Skid Resistance Prioritisation Together (watch video)
LCRIG Impact on Skills (watch video)
Highways & Transport Technology in a Box (HAAT) (watch video)
Building Roads, Building Futures – Are Apprenticeships the Answer? (watch video)
DynaCoV – A Collaborative Innovation Advancing Transport Decarbonisation (watch video)
Destination Innovation. My Journey with Lane Rental (watch video)
Delivering Innovation Through Collaboration (watch video)
Wrap Up of Day 1 (watch video)
DfT Special Recognition Awards
Attendees came together to celebrate the people and projects driving real change across the sector. The DfT Special Recognition Awards recognised outstanding innovation, collaboration, and commitment to excellence.
Best Use of Technology Award – WJ Group & HAAS Alert (watch video)
Transport Technology Innovation Award – Vivacity (watch video)
Collaborative Partnership Award – Liverpool City Council (watch video)
Net Zero Project of the Year Award – East Riding of Yorkshire Council (watch video)
Employer of the Year Award – Wiltshire Council (watch video)
Highways Apprentice of the Year Award – Jess Banbury (watch video)
Best of Britain Award – Manjit Singh (watch video)
Appreciation Award – Matthew Eglinton (watch video)
Appreciation Award – Susanne Ingham (watch video)
DAY 2
Innovation in Focus: What the Data Tells Us (watch video)
Panel Session: Incremental to Disruptive & Beyond… Innovations that Matter (watch video)
Innovation & Collaboration to Enable Future Smart Cities (watch video)
Panel Session: Sustainability by Design – Material Choices for Climate-Ready Councils (watch video)
Demystifying AI with LCRIG – Past, Present, & Future (watch video)
Surrey’s Journey to Automate Pothole Detection Using AI (watch video)
Legal Implications of AI for the Sector (watch video)
Panel Session: The Procurement Balancing Act (watch video)
Wrap Up of Day 2 (watch video)
Share and Learn
Strictly Highways is built on collaboration and shared learning. We encourage you to share these videos with your teams and networks to help spread innovation and best practice across the sector. Together, we can continue to make local roads safer, greener, and more resilient.
Bookings Now Open for 2026
We’re already preparing for another exciting year of collaboration and insight. Bookings are now open for Strictly Highways 2026 – join us and be part of the conversation shaping the future of our highways and road infrastructure technology sector.
Click here to book your place.