Highways UK brings together the people responsible for managing, maintaining, and future-proofing the nation's road networks. 

Over the course of the two-day event our roads team discussed areas including our Annual Assessment of National Highways and the next Road Investment Strategy, RIS3. 

In this podcast we catch up with:

• Feras Alshaker, ORR director of planning and performance
• Nick Harris, chief executive officer of National Highways, who manage England's motorways and A-roads   
• Anthony Smith, chief executive of Transport Focus, the independent watchdog for transport users
• Sneha Patel, ORR deputy director for roads