This year the Paviors’ Lecture will take the audience back to the grass roots of the Livery Company as it focuses on the maintenance and management of London’s roads and streets.
Dana Skelley OBE is Asset Management Director at ‘Transport for London’ (TfL) and carries the responsibilities for which the Paviors’ Company was constituted in the 13th Century but today on a far larger scale. This involves not only roads but footpaths, tunnels, bridges and traffic lights. She leads a team of about 450 engineers.
Dana joined TfL in 2000 after working at London boroughs following an engineering degree and subsequently an MBA.
In addition to her professional duties, she has put considerable effort into encouraging and supporting women in engineering. She was awarded an OBE in 2015 for her services to transport in the UK and the Paviors’ Medal for Excellence in 2016.
Dana will trace the history of London’s streets in the context of the overall city infrastructure and reflect on changing attitudes to safety, care and reliability. She will then address the management of London’s streets today and into the future against the background of a case study entitled, ‘Safe, reliable and cared-for streets designed for London’s future’.