S3E05: Ride the Change

S3E05: Ride the Change: shifting gears towards climate action 

For Earth Day 2024, we’re proud to be sponsoring the Ride the Change bike ride, an epic journey that spans the UK, Holland and Belgium. By raising climate pledges instead of cash, the ride – organised by Do Nation – aims to encourage simple, sustainable actions.  

70 cyclists representing AECOM and other organisations travelled from the UK and Europe to take part in the event, including our podcast host James Banks. To mark this milestone, we bring you a special live episode from the Atomium in Brussels, where the ride culminates.  

Join James as he speaks to four other participants and attendees for a post-ride discussion on the future of energy and transport. As well as sharing stories from the road, they’ll dive into the ways we can collectively work together to achieve a just transition. 

Speakers include:  

• Miet Luyckx, Programme Management Director for Benelux, AECOM 

• Ajai Ahluwalia, Head of Supply Chain, Renewables UK 

• Lars Verkerk, Strategic Alliance Manager, Johnson Controls  

• Andrew Griffiths, Director of Policy & Partnerships at PlanetMark 

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Welcome to season 3 of AECOM’s Talking Infrastructure podcast. Talking Infrastructure delves into the industry’s hot topics, key projects, and the ground-breaking innovations that are helping to solve some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges. 

We'll be discussing everything from driving cost and time efficiencies within the rail industry to the importance of collaboration in bringing hydrogen projects forward.  

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About the host 

👉 James Banks, Director of Marketing and Communications. Been at AECOM for 6 years.  

Hosting the Talking Infrastructure is a real highlight of my role at AECOM. Having launched the podcast back in 2019. I’ve seen it grow from something that was, to be honest, a bit of an experiment, to something that is now adding real value to our clients and the industry. With a growing and diverse audience, I’m always amazed when I receive emails and social comments from listeners all over the world. So, keep them coming!  

Useful links: 

• Podcast survey – take part in our podcast survey to help shape the future of the podcast. You could win your very own exclusive Talking Infrastructure podcast mug (T&Cs apply): https://forms.office.com/r/6DcYTjsgza  

• Come and work for AECOM: discover the recruitment opportunities here: https://aecom.jobs  

• Get a copy of our FOI report here: https://infrastructure.aecom.com/ 

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