Gill Campbell - CEO/general manager
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
The Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – a case study in effective operation and promotion
Gill is the CEO/general manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, a world-renowned facility that hosts five major motorsport events, including The Festival of Speed, The Red Bull US Grand Prix, the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, the AMA Superbike Championship and the Monterey Sports Car Championships. Gill is on the board of directors for the Monterey Convention and Visitors Bureau, served on the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce board, is vice president of the Road Racing Industry Council Board and is also on the steering committee for the Le May America’s Car Museum. In 2007 she was nominated as a Woman of Distinction by the San Jose Business Journal, and was named Promoter of the Year 2008 by the American Le Mans Series.

Dr Walter Kafitz - president
Circuits International AICP
Working for ‘greener’ circuits worldwide
Dr Walter Kafitz is president of the Association Internationale des Circuits Permanents (AICP), the worldwide governing body of permanent race circuits, a position he has held since 2007. He studied business administration at the University of Saarbrücken. A career in various management positions led to roles as chief executive officer at Contecta Agrob-Buchtal-Keramik in 1993, and then at Nürburgring and its associated companies, where he has worked since 1994.

Dr Karl-Josef Schmidt - managing director
Hockenheimring
How to make F1 circuits compete more fairly
Modern standards of motorsport have created new challenges and greater requirements for race circuits. Additionally, environmental issues such as noise and alternative energies have become more and more important in recent years. While aiming for technical perfection, the circuits also need to consider the installations necessary for the comfort and safety of spectators and participants, and care for the environment. Dr Walter Kafitz will set the scene for the conference by setting out the issues facing motorsports circuits.

Alec Arho Havrén, founder, circuit architect and chief instructor
Gotland Ring
Gotland Ring – social and environmental entrepreneurship
Alec has a background in the financial markets and management. His key competencies have been proven both as a consultant and as an entrepreneur. As the founder and track architect of the unique environmentally focused test and race track Gotland Ring, on the ecomunicipality island of Gotland, Alec can provide an interesting view of a project with dimensions not normally seen within this particular field. Within motorsport, Alec has experienced many wins and pole positions on various race circuits, including the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife, which has inspired his circuit profile design at Gotland Ring.

Hubert Gramling - head of research
FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety
Is it possible to further improve the high-speed barrier?
Hubert Gramling is head of research at the FIA Institute, where he uses his engineering expertise to continually improve safety in motorsport. Hubert helped develop the Head and Neck Support (HANS) device and is working on introducing alternative head restraints, in addition to HANS. He continues his research on the advanced highspeed barrier, and has been instrumental in designing and testing an advanced racing seat for the World Rally Championship and in developing ear accelerometers to measure head acceleration during an accident. He helped develop accident data recorders (ADR), which have been hugely important for collecting data on impacts, which can be used to determine necessary safety improvements.

Christopher Tate - series director
Masters Historic Racing
Serving the fast-growing historic racing market – a demanding but important customer for circuits
Christopher brings over 30 years of experience in the motorsport business to his role in running Masters. With experience as a circuit builder and owner, as a former competitor himself, a past director of race car designers and builders, a US and European television commentator, and as a driver manager, plus a 30-year love affair with Le Mans, Christopher has a keen eye for what works in motorsport. He is responsible for the series overall, its commercial development and the circuits negotiations.

Ron Faller - research assistant professor
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The SAFER barrier – development, testing, in-service performance evaluation and applications
Dr Faller has been responsible for the development and testing of various roadside and motorsport safety features including the SAFER barrier. He holds six patents, including two for the SAFER barrier, and has published over 47 refereed technical papers. He has received the Transportation Research Board’s A2A04/AFB20 Committee Best Paper Award five times, and has received numerous awards and recognitions, including several for the SAFER barrier: 2004 Inaugural Pioneering and Innovation Award, 2004 Pocono Raceway Bill France Sr. Award, 2004 Herb Porter Indianapolis Memorial Motor Speedway Award, 2003 NASCAR Bill France Jr. Award of Excellence, 2003 R&D Top 100 Award, 2002 SEMA Motorsports Engineering Award, 2002 Best of What’s New Award and Top 100 Tech Innovations 2002, and the 36th Annual Louis Schwitzer Award.

Peter Wahl - managing partner
Tilke GmbH & Co KG
Developing needs: from traditional racetracks to modern, multifunctional motorsport destinations
Peter is a graduate engineer in architecture and managing partner, Tilke GmbH & Co KG. He has been responsible for numerous major projects at home and abroad, with special focus on motorsport circuit construction.

Clive Bowen - managing director
Apex Circuit Design Ltd
Planning and Designing Motorsport Venues
Clive Bowen is one of the world’s best-known race circuit destination designers. As a graduate in Mechanical Engineering with 24 years’ international experience of design and build of civil/mechanical engineering projects, he maintains direct links to the FIA/FIM/FOM/CIK to develop high-quality designs and deliver cost-effective, economical and environmentally sustainable racing destination projects. Clive has had over 30 motorsport design commissions on five continents including: Dubai Autodrome (UAE), Bahrain International Kart Circuit (Bahrain), Eastern Creek Raceway (Australia), Eurasia Autodrome Domodedovo (Russia), Silverstone (UK), Hampton Downs Circuit (New Zealand), Alabama Motorsports Park (USA), the Abu Dhabi International Kart Circuit (UAE) and, most recently, the Flins-Les Mureaux French Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit in partnership with Wilmotte et Associes (France).

Alan Wilson - principal
Wilson Motorsport Inc
Track paving in the real world – how to work with your local contractors
Alan Wilson is a race facility designer and development consultant, who has designed and built 28 race tracks and consulted or designed several others that have been proposed for development. He has extensive experience gained at more than 175 race tracks in 16 countries over a period of 40 years. His innovative and cost-effective designs, safety development programmes and management skills, along with his creativity and experience in developing events, race series, corporate programmes and promotional opportunities, have contributed to the success of many racing programmes worldwide. He is experienced in European and North American spheres of racing, and is one of very few managers to have operated major international events for World Championship Formula 1, World Superbike and World Endurance Sports Cars, and for Indy Cars, ALMS, Grand- American, NASCAR, IMSA GTP, SCCA Trans-Am and for international motorcycle races.

John Rhodes - head of the motorsport team
Populous Ltd
Is it possible to design a sustainable circuit?
John heads the Populous motorsport team. His recent projects include the redevelopment of Silverstone, where he is designing a new pit lane and paddock facility while also redeveloping the wider context of the site; the Iceland Moto Park, an FIA category 2 track, drag strip and go-kart centre; and the Moscow Autodrome, a new motorsport-based city master of 190ha, based around a new circuit and recreational facility. These are in addition to developing numerous local circuits and motorsport venues.

Jarno Zaffelli - CEO
Dromo - Applied Italian Circuit Design
The business case for maximising the safety of your circuit
Jarno is a mechanical engineer and has been working in motorsport since 2000. He designed the new maximum grade FIA-FIM permanent racetrack in the north of Italy, Autodromo del Veneto Motorcity, and he is actively involved in many circuit design projects and safety research.

John Symes - technical director
The Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Limited
Environmental issues in motorsport – the wider perspective
John is a chartered mechanical engineer. Before joining the MSA he was operations director for Brands Hatch Leisure, responsible for the maintenance and safety of Brands Hatch, Cadwell Park, Oulton Park and Snetterton. He has been a long-term member of both the MSA Race Committee and the MSA Safety Committee, as well as, for over 15 years, the FIA Circuits Commission. He has also served on the FIA Equipment Approvals Group, the FIA Safety Harness Working Group, the FIA Historic Technical Working Group, the FIA Alternative Energies Commission and the FIA Environmental Sustainable Motorsport Commission.

Richard Milano - head of US operations
Inis Motorsport Ltd
How to Implement the FIA start light standards and electronic marshalling systems
Modern standards of motorsport have created new challenges and greater requirements for race circuits. Additionally, environmental issues such as noise and alternative energies have become more and more important in recent years. While aiming for technical perfection, the circuits also need to consider the installations necessary for the comfort and safety of spectators and participants, and care for the environment. Dr Walter Kafitz will set the scene for the conference by setting out the issues facing motorsports circuits.

Andy Watson, MSc MIOA - senior partner
Acoustic Consultancy Services
Noise control measures to maximise circuit use
Andrew has a significant list of accomplishments and qualifications in the field of noise and acoustics; he is also noise consultant to the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association (MSAUK), chairman of the Environmental Advisory group of the MSAUK and member of British Standards Committee EH/1/2 Transportation Noise. Currently Andrew’s consultancy is involved with many environmental noise investigations throughout the UK and Ireland, and has represented clients in discussions with environmental health departments and at public and planning inquiries.

Robert Cain - principal
EMW Picton Howell LLP
Racetrack fatalities – who is to blame?
Robert specialises in advising businesses in the motorsport industry, helping them get the best out of their contractual arrangements with customers and suppliers. His work spans the latest developments in energy efficiency to international sponsorship agreements.

Alex Wright - group manager, technology development
TRL Ltd
Measurement technology for surface assessment and design
Alex manages the Technology Development Group in the Infrastructure Division of the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), where he leads projects developing new technology for the assessment and management of pavements and structures. The group has applied this technology across the road, airfield, test track and race circuit sectors. This has transformed the approach to routine pavement assessment in the UK. Following the rapid expansion of high-speed pavement assessment methods on the public road network, Alex is a physicist, receiving his PhD from Nottingham University in 1996.

Mike Wells - motorsport team leader and technical director
Scott Wilson
What is ‘value’? Contemplating sustainability and value engineering of a motorsport destination
Mike is a civil engineer with nearly 35 years’ experience in the design and construction of civil engineering projects both in the UK and overseas. Mike currently heads the Scott Wilson team that has been involved in a series of motorsport projects, and is currently working on the new French F1 circuit at Flins-sur-Seine - Les Mureaux near Paris.

Guy Austin - partner
Ridge & Partners
How to control the costs of your circuit developments projects
Guy is a partner with Ridge and Partners, a UK-based professional property and construction consultancy where he is head of project management. Guy was educated in the UK, has a BSc Hons in Quantity Surveying and is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. A lifetime passion for motorsport has led Guy to complete many construction projects in motorsport including seven Formula 1 teams.

Stephan Cimbal - head of central marketing
Nürburgring
Nürburgring 2009: up and running – project update
Before joining Nürburgring, Stephan was involved in sports and entertainment sales and marketing at the HVG Group. He has also worked in brand management at Beck’s as well as in sales for Mercedes-Benz and Sixt.

Arno Bosch - founder and CEO
AB Tribunes
What is the real seating capacity at your venue?
Arno Bosch is an active motorcross rider and promoter of outdoor motorcross events. As a promoter he understands the needs of circuits and he started his own company to provide portable grandstands for rent. Since 1977 AB Tribunes has concentrated on the development, manufacture and sales of seating systems and has supplied seats/roof structures to various venues including Silverstone, Donington Park and Brands Hatch. Arno manufactures and supplies seating systems to rental providers in Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Israel, Hong Kong and USA.

Ron Simons - director
RSRNürburg
How to open up the circuit for mainstream tourism and have the world as your customer
As a team owner and driver, Ron was active in professional racing from 1988 until 2002, winning several championships in GT cars. Ron instructed for Porsche and Ferrari throughout the 90s. In 1995 he founded RSRacing BV, which specialises in suspension systems for track day and sports cars. Ron still gives lectures on handling dynamics for groups of drivers on racetracks all over the world. He started the RSRNürburg racing school in 2002. Ron is the author of the Petrolhead Planet Nürburgring, a driver’s guide and a tourist guide for people visiting the Nürburgring.

Andy Lürling - CEO
iOpener Media GmbH
How to make money from the digital exploitation of your motorsport circuit
Andy started his career as a management consultant in telecoms, IT and media. He had a commercial management role at a mid-sized Dutch ICT company and co-founded an award-winning cross-media company. In 2006 Andy founded iOpener, where he is able to combine his passion for motorsport and gaming. Andy has won the regional prize and was European runner-up in the European Satellite Navigation Competition, won the Ernst & Young Best Business Case Award and the Innovation award of the Aachen region of Germany.

John Barrow - senior principal
Populous Ltd
How to maximise the brand potential of a motorsport venue, and create branding collateral
John trained as an architect in Australia. As a senior principal of Populous, he is involved in the planning and design of major sports and leisure facilities. His Formula 1 interests led to the design and masterplanning of the new Dubai Autodrome. He is currently working on the new Silverstone masterplan. John headed the HOK Sport team, masterplanning London’s winning 2012 Olympic Games bid.

Jonathan Lux - London partner
Ince & Co
Liability issues for motorsport investors in regions new to motorsport
Jonathan specialises in motorsport, maritime, energy, marine insurance, international trade and international commercial arbitration and litigation. He acts for, among others, motorsport clients, oil industry and cargo interests, and major insurers. He is also a practising arbitrator and Fellow of the Institute of Arbitrators. His experience as a racing driver assists him in his motorsport practice.

James Tingay - group marketing manager
Cirrus Research plc
Implementing and managing a noise monitoring system at motorsport circuits
After graduating with a BEng in Electroacoustics, James joined Cirrus as a design engineer. He has been involved in the design, manufacturing, sales and marketing of the Cirrus noise measurement products including the specification and management of the motorsport noise product range. James is now providing support to the newly established Cirrus Environmental Division, a dedicated team focused on environmental and motorsport noise applications.

Julian Thomas - managing director
Racelogic Ltd
How to increase revenue, re-bookings and marketing effort by using data-enhanced video
Julian has a degree in Physics and Electronics from Durham University. He started Racelogic in 1992 and the company now employs 30 people and has a turnover in excess of £4.7m. Racelogic supplies GPS-data loggers and video systems to almost every automotive manufacturer throughout the world.

Kelvin Austin - principal lighting engineer
Abacus Lighting Ltd
Floodlighting solutions for motorsport circuits
Kelvin Austin heads a team of seven lighting engineers undertaking over 250 lighting projects a month at sports stadia, airports and large exterior working areas. Kelvin is a chartered engineer and member of the Society of Light and Lighting, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers and the Institution of Lighting Engineers. He has written many articles associated with exterior lighting and regularly lectures on this subject area. He is the UK technical representative on the international panel which determines future standards for sports lighting.

Huub Vermeulen - chairman
Dutch National Racing Team (DNRT) Foundation
Regional circuits – the future of motorsport
Huub Vermeulen is still racing at 64, and has been active in motorsport for 44 years. He is the owner of a racing school, chairman of DNRT Foundation, which organises 35 racing events a year, and a consultant for the construction of new circuits and the exploitation of existing facilities, especially for the lower half of motorsport. As a driver he has seven national and international titles.

Chris Hobson - national chairman
British Motorsports Marshals Club
Don’t forget the marshals!
Chris has been an active motorsport volunteer for over 40 years, officiating at all forms of events at venues in the UK and abroad, from club level to international, from autotests to Formula 1. He is a senior motorsports official and examining post chief as well as an MSA steward. Chris has been involved in many initiatives in the UK to improve the training and grading of marshals, their recruitment, retention, representation and safety. As chairman of the BMMC, Chris has a passionate interest in ensuring circuits and other venues ensure the safety of competitors, officials and spectators, and that they provide the right facilities and equipment to enable the marshals to provide the services the venues’ customers expect.

Jochen Braunwarth - head of international business development
Geobrugg AG - Security Engineering
Keeping the cars out of the grandstands
Jochen Braunwarth is the head of international business development at Geobrugg AG - Security Engineering. He joined Geobrugg in 2008 from Züblin Spezialtiefbau AG, where he was a project manager. Jochen served an apprenticeship as a surveyor and studied civil engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Biberach/Riss.