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Agenda
| 8:30 AM | Registration and morning coffee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:10 AM | Conference introduction Maurice Button, Chief Executive, City & Financial Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:15 AM | Chair’s opening remarks Graeme Cooper MBA FEI, Global VP – Energy Transition, Jacobs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:25 AM | Keynote address I Project Rapid and the government’s EV infrastructure priorities The Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP, Minister of State (Decarbonisation and Technology), The Department of Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:35 AM | Keynote address II - Beyond Concessions: Public – Private partnerships in EV Infrastructure Ben Foulser, Managing Director, Infrastructure Advisory Group, KPMG LLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:50 AM | Keynote address III The role of simulation in EV Infrastructure Dr Angus Webb, CEO, Dynamon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:05 AM | Keynote address followed by Panel I Recent developments in the UK EV Infrastructure industry. How to develop a competitive sector while attracting private investment to help the sector grow? Keynote address - The latest consumer perspective: barriers, motivators and the communications challenge
Keynote speaker Marc Palmer, Brand Director, Auto Trader Moderator Loyd Davies, Service Development Director, ElectrAssure Panellists Judith Hayton, Strategy and Planning Manager, Transport Strategy & Policy, Transport for London Steve Smith, Group Head of Strategy and Market Fundamentals, National Grid Liz Garlinge, Strategic Customer Projects Director, Customer Strategy and Comms, National Highways Edmund King OBE, President, The AA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 AM | Networking and morning coffee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:20 AM | Fireside chat I Accessibility standards for chargers – is the UK setting global standards? Sharing best practice in designing accessible public EV charge points to address the needs of all users. How to maximise competition in on-street charging, making it easier for people to charge EVs, and how to ensure the electricity system supports rollout? Host Graeme Cooper MBA FEI, Global VP – Energy Transition, Jacobs Speakers Catherine Marris, Head of Innovation, Motability Kate Tyrrell, CEO & Co-Founder EV ChargeSafe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:40 AM | Panel II Levelling up the imbalance in charging infrastructure provision in the UK under a partnership model between central government and local authorities. Are the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund and the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme achieving their objectives? Are private partnerships between local authorities and the private sector the best way forward? Moderator Alec Peachey, Editorial Director, Transport + Energy Panellists Karl Anders, Managing Director, Mer UK James Court, Chief Executive Officer, EVA England Catherine Bowen, Senior Policy Advisor, BVRLA Aaron Berry, Deputy Head, Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (energy and infrastructure), UK Department of Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 PM | Panel III Decarbonising trucks – from policy to delivery. Latest developments & the creation of a pan-European charging network for trucks. Moderator Yuan Zhang, Associate Director, Energy and Mobility Strategy, KPMG LLP Panellists Tim Campbell, Managing Director, Campbells Electric Vehicle Consultancy Louis Jones, Transformation Lead-Electric Charging, Scania UK Edward Sargent, Director of Business Development, EDF Renewables/Pivot Power Akshay Ogale, Head of Strategic Development, Volta Trucks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:20 PM | Networking and lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:20 PM | Keynote address IV How fleets can supercharge the path to net zero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:35 PM | Panel IV Moving forward towards integrated management of EV fleets – latest innovations and new products. How can you finance the decarbonization of bus fleets? Moderator Joachim Brandt, Head of Electric and Autonomous Vehicles, Gemserv, a Talan Company Panellists Alicia Blatiak, Founder & CEO, Gridicity Martin Beaumont, CEO, Electric Green Sarah Atkins, CFO, Fleete Group Limited Michael Bunker, Senior Consultant, Strategic Advisory – Infrastructure Advisory Group, KPMG LLP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:20 PM | Panel V V2X and smart charging technology Moderator Clive Southwell, Sales Director UK and Ireland, GreenFlux Panellists Dr Russell Fowler, Senior Project Manager – Decarbonisation of Transport, National Grid Christian Schneider, Vice President, BlackRock Climate Infrastructure Toddington Harper, CEO, GRIDSERVE® Steve Gooding, Director, RAC Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:10 PM | Refreshment break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:20 PM | Keynote address followed by Panel VI Please note - This session will be held under the Chatham House Rule What does the future hold for the UK EV infrastructure industry? What can we do to provide charging along motorways and how can we target funding at gaps in remote areas? Lessons learned from the roll-out of EV Infrastructure in Europe and the US.
Moderator Jeremy Yapp, Policy and Regulation Director (UK & EU), ev.energy Keynote speaker Maurice Hochschild, Executive Chairman, Osprey Charging Network Panellists Juliet Flamank, Charging Infrastructure Lead, Green Finance Institute Luca Gatto, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Transport and Islamic Finance, SMBC Bank International Ian Cameron, Director of Customer Service and Innovation, UK Power Networks Maurice Hochschild, Executive Chairman, Osprey Charging Network Daniel Lyons, Managing Director, IMPROVED Corporate Finance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:20 PM | Chair’s closing remarks Graeme Cooper MBA FEI, Global VP – Energy Transition, Jacobs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:30 PM | Networking drinks reception | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6:30 PM | Close | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
