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Road Safety Campaigner Meera Naran is the latest speaker to be confirmed for the Keynote theatre at the upcoming SHL!ve.
Ms. Naran joins Keynote speaker Big Ian Donaghy and Jason Anker as a speaker on the Galliford Try Safer Infrastructure stage.
With an opening address from Nick Harris, Chief Executive of National Highways this year's event takes place on the 29th September at the East Midlands Conference Centre.
The event will incorporate both Respect our Roadworkers week and The Big Idea, with the live final in the afternoon of the full day programme.
SH L!ve is made up of indoor and outdoor exhibition zones showcasing the latest innovation, products, concepts and services in the health, safety and wellbeing sector, alongside several unique feature areas that will bring all the latest insight.
Speaking about the announcement of Meera Naran, Freya Wells, co-founder of SHL!ve said,
"I am extremely honoured that individuals such as Meera have agreed to be a part of our event,
"The understanding and learning we can take from these individuals gives our sector understanding we could never get by looking inwardly within just our own industry.
"In order to grow and thrive as a sector we need to accept that we are not the source of all knowledge and actually accept that we can take learning from others.
"In doing so, as we have in the past, we can become a more mature, rounded and inclusive place for people to work.
Meera - In her own words
Hello Iโm Meera Naran, an independent road safety campaigner, helping to ensure we have safer drivers on safer roads.
In May 2018, I lost my eight-year-old son Dev, on a smart motorway crash on the M6. Since that time, I have successfully campaigned alongside the AA for the adoption of 18 national policy changes with a commitment from the Department for Transport to spend an extra ยฃ5m on an education campaign.
I continue to work independently in an advisory capacity alongside both the DfT and Highways England to effect real change, improving safety and helping to save lives including:
๐ต Getting changes made to the Highway Code to improve driver awareness around smart motorways and roads in general
๐ต Suggesting innovative and ground-breaking ways that will benefit driver safety and road safety
๐ตWorking to ensure that no one else goes through the pain of losing a loved one in the way we did, with the loss of our son Dev
I am sharing my story from grieving mother to independent campaigner and advocate for change in the following ways:
๐ต Supporting not-for-profits as a ๐ก๐ผ๐ป-๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ and ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐ต Telling my personal story through ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
๐ต Connecting with others on their own journey by ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ to help others heal from the things that are too painful to describe
๐ต ๐ช๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ
My achievements to date include:
๐ต Award-winning independent road safety campaigner achieving significant changes to Government policy, able to separate personal emotion from the campaign using research and evidence-based arguments to create the right outcome for a greater number of people
๐ต PR appearances across national media including TV, Radio, Newspaper, Magazines, with a deep understanding of an ambassadorial role maintaining positive reputations
๐ต Networking - able to develop non-confrontational professional relationships to executives and government, leveraging these in translating public policy into a tangible impact
If you believe I can help your organisation, or speak at your event please contact Nicola at NJRPR in the first instance: nicola@njrpr.com