Events
Resilience in Asset Management
Address:
Amey's London Office
3rd Floor
10 Furnival Street
London
UK
EC4A 1AB
Date & Time:
29 January 2026
17:30 - 20:30 GMT
Category
Regional / Branch Event
This session brings together industry insights on building resilience in asset management – a critical capability for organisations navigating operational, financial and climate-related uncertainties. Join us as we hear from experts and explore how they how they are managing asset resilience today and preparing for the future.
Topic:
- Proactive Resilience at London Saint Pancras Highspeed: Joanne Parkes, Head of Asset Management will share proactive processes and risk mitigation strategies that sustain asset resilience today, alongside forward-looking plans to address emerging climate-related risks and ensure long-term reliability.
- Data-Led Resilience on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR): Jonathan Bray, Asset Engineering Manager and Steve Sayles, Asset Management Team Manager at KeolisAmey Docklands, will discuss how asset data informs decision-making and strengthens resilience across the network.
- Resilient Infrastructure in the Core Valley Lines (CVL): Alison Thomson, Infrastructure Management Director at Amey, will share key improvements to the Core Valleys Lines aimed at enhancing infrastructure resilience, covering areas such as vegetation management, remote condition monitoring, seasonal readiness, weather forecasting, and incident response.
- Resilient Operational Integration of the Thames Tideway Tunnel: Roger Bailey, Chief Technical Officer at Thames Tideway, will share how technical oversight and strategic processes have driven the successful integration of the Thames Tideway Tunnel into London’s existing sewer network. With over 12 years at the forefront of decision-making and delivery, Roger will reflect on the critical success factors behind this landmark project, including compliance, commissioning, and seamless operational transition.
Agenda:
17:30 – 18:00 - Arrive, networking & refreshments
18:00 – 18:15 - Introductory notices from IAM and Amey
18:15 – 19:15 - Presentations (x4)
19:15 – 19:30 - Interactive Q&A
19:30 – 20:30 - Networking with refreshments
Food & Beverages will be provided
Location:
Amey 3rd Floor, 10 Furnival Street, London EC4A 1AB (what3words: ranked.beans.exists)
Access Instructions: Please access the main entrance and use the elevators or stairs to head to the third floor. An Amey employee will be in the lobby to help with registration.
Safety orientation: An Amey employee will brief attendees with a safety orientation.
Joanne Parkes
- Joanne Parkes is Head of Asset Management at London St Pancras Highspeed. She led the asset management strategy for the recent Periodic Review, securing £300 million for asset renewals over the next five years and achieving ISO 55001 certification. A Chartered Civil Engineer with experience at TfL and Network Rail, she focuses on safely and efficiently managing ageing assets and applying data and technology to strengthen asset management decision-making.
Jonathan Bray
- Jonathan Bray is Asset Engineering Manager at KeolisAmey Docklands. A Chartered Civil Engineer with nearly 40 years in the rail industry, serving clients including British Rail, Railtrack, London Underground and the Docklands Light Railway. Jonathan has led multiple maintenance organisations and embedded robust asset management practices, focusing on safe, efficient operation and long-term resilience across complex rail networks.
Steve Sayles
- Steve Sayles is Asset Management Team Manager at KeolisAmey Docklands. With over 35 years in gas distribution and LNG—and more than 15 years specialising in asset management—he leads asset management for the DLR, leveraging IBM Maximo to drive data quality, work management, and lifecycle decision-making. After a brief retirement, Steve returned to apply his deep operational experience to improving reliability, safety, and value across the railway’s asset base.
Alison Thompson
- Alison Thompson is the Infrastructure Management Director for Amey Infrastructure Wales. As a chartered civil engineer, with over 36 years UK rail experience, she is responsible for the operation and safety of the core valleys line (CVL), leading teams who operate, maintain, asset manage and renew the infrastructure. She also leads the regulatory processes for access and technical derogation. Alison was honoured to receive the ‘Women In Rail’ lifetime achievement award in May 2025 and Highly Commended in the Rail Staff lifetime achievement category in November 2025.
Roger Bailey
- Roger Bailey is the Chief Technology Officer at Thames Tideway Tunnel. A Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Roger has over 30 years of experience spanning geotechnical contracting and transportation consultancy. The first two decades of his career were spent in mining, piling, and ground engineering across the UK and overseas, followed by more than 10 years delivering major transport projects for clients including Crossrail, Network Rail, TfL, Highways Agency, and the Department for Transport.
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