Public speaking

Are you looking for a speaker for your event that is uplifting, challenging, informative and humourous?

Then look no further, Andrew Davis, the director of the Environmental Transport Association has been giving presentations, talks, lectures and after-dinner speeches on four continents for thirty years.

Andrew has spoken to audiences of companies, governments, schools, political parties, pressure groups and amenity societies on topics ranging from climate change; political representation; and, selling to early adopters; to, road charging; road safety; and, developments in public transportation.

Bring to your event a fresh eye on the world

Andrew has worked in government, private industry and the charitable sector: as an integrated design software salesman, supermarket-shelf stacker, management consultant, refuse collector, trainer, fork-lift truck driver, chief executive officer and many other roles. He has been a landlord and lived in a squat and every type of tenancy in between. He has busked for his supper on the streets of London and sung in the Covent Garden Opera and on Opportunity Knocks.

Andrew likes to talk to local groups as well as large conferences and fits as many of them in his diary as he can. His diary is booked well in advance so if you have an event in mind that relates, even vaguely, to transport and its impact on the environment please contact us early so that together we can contribute to the success of your event.

Email yannick.read@eta.co.uk or call 0800 212 810 to discuss your requirements.

A few testimonials

“I knew your session would be the high point of the day, which, in fact, it was. Your unique take on the issues at hand when added to your acute insights provide so much thought provoking material.”
Edmund Fortune, Leader, Birmingham City Corporation

“Such a shocking message, but delivered with so much humour”
Debbie Orston, Royal Mail Logistics

“Our conference delegates filled out evaluations and had wonderful praise, such as ‘Just before lunch is a tough slot but the presentation was so interesting simply forgot about the break,’ and ‘Very thought provoking.” Augustine Millarman, Watermark Conferences

Topics Andrew has spoken on include:

  • The role of early adopters in making change happen
  • The effects of road transport on climate change
  • educing road danger – looking drivers in the eye
  • Designing deliverable targets for climate change
  • Taxation, road transport and climate change
  • Cars and the environment
  • The merits of road user charging
  • Bright future for buses
  • The effectiveness of car clubs
  • When will oil run out?
  • Why we must have a better voting system

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