Connected Places Catapult - The UK's innovation accelerator for cities, transport & place leadership.

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 71

In Conversation with Dan Labbad, CEO of the Crown Estate

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 70

In Conversation with Andrew Barr, President of Hitachi Europe

Podcasts / Connected Places Podcast

Episode: 69

Highlights from the Connected Places Summit – 2025

Article

Meet the innovator scaling a business to make travel more accessible

Jay Shen’s start-up company Transreport provides travel assistance for disabled passengers, and has progressed from rail to aviation, secured investment, and seen significant revenue growth since engaging with Connected Places Catapult.

Event

i3P talks with Costain: How production thinking is improving infrastructure productivity

Join us to discuss Costain’s production thinking approach leverages modern methods of construction, lean techniques and new technologies to boost productivity and efficiency across critical UK infrastructure projects.

Case Study / Transforming manual asset verification from two weeks to 35 seconds at HS2

Article / Meet the academic looking for industry impact on net zero

Event / Gemini Call: Connected communities start with Munivers

Case Study / Improving energy efficiency in Birmingham’s homes

Opportunity / AI for public realm challenges

Article / Tyre recycling firm builds on industry partnership to make asphalt production greener

Case Study / Harnessing AI to enhance passenger experience

Event / Gemini Call: How AI and digital twins are powering the next wave of industrial buying experiences

Article / West Mids wall-climbing robot firm charts global sales growth

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Case Study

Transforming manual asset verification from two weeks to 35 seconds at HS2

AI company, BuildPrompt, were partnered with the high-speed rail programme through the HS2 Accelerator to create a solution designed specifically for infrastructure delivery.

Case Study

Improving energy efficiency in Birmingham’s homes

Delivering home retrofit at scale is essential for meeting the UK’s net zero targets, but for local authorities it can be complex, time-consuming and fragmented.

Opportunity

AI for public realm challenges

Case Study

Harnessing AI to enhance passenger experience

The AI in Transport Enhancing Passenger Experience competition, a collaboration between the Department for Transport (DfT) and Connected Places Catapult, aimed to find innovative ideas that embed responsible AI into a resilient transport system, in alignment with the UK government’s vision.