Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in BST.

8:30 AM
Registration, networking & morning coffee
 
9:10 AM
Conference introduction

Maurice Button, Chief Executive, City & Financial Global

9:15 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Ben Foulser, Partner, KPMG UK

9:25 AM
Keynote address I: Update on Project Rapid, the zero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrators. Other UK Government EV infrastructure priorities

Anthony Browne MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport

9:40 AM
Keynote address II: The investment case for electric vehicle infrastructure

Maurice Hochschild, Executive Chairman, Osprey Charging Network Ltd

10:00 AM
Panel I

Meeting customer needs: How is the public perception of EV charging infrastructure changing? Are we becoming “prosumers” of charging infrastructure?

Moderator

Lorna McAtear, Head of Fleet, National Grid

Panelists

Steve Gooding, Director, RAC Foundation

Morna Cannon, Director, Low Carbon Economy, Transport Scotland 

Edmund King OBE, President, The AA

Liz Garlinge, Strategic Customer Projects Director, Customer Strategy and Comms, National Highways

Marc Palmer, Brand Director, Auto Trader

11:00 AM
Networking & morning coffee
 
11:20 AM
Keynote address III: Scaling up charger networks, one charge at time

Dr Chris Pateman-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Connected Kerb

11:40 AM
Keynote address IV: The Challenges of Delivering EV Charging in the Local Authority Market

Matthew Croucher, EV Services Director, Believ

12:00 PM
Panel II

How is the role of local authorities in charging infrastructure provision changing?

Moderator

Graeme Brown, Director, Infrastructure Advisory Group, KPMG UK

Panelists

Aaron Berry, Deputy Head, Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (local infrastructure), UK Department for Transport

Alec Peachey, Founder and Editorial Director, Transport + Energy

Keisha Moore, Senior Planning Officer, North Yorkshire Council

Catherine Bowen, Senior Policy Advisor, BVRLA

12:50 PM
Networking & lunch
 
1:45 PM
Panel III

The rise of the trucks. Latest developments & the creation of a pan-European charging network for trucks

Moderator

Alec Peachey, Founder and Editorial Director, Transport + Energy

Panelists

Tim Campbell, Managing Director, Campbells Electric Vehicle Consultancy

Reuben Dass, VP of Strategy and Business Operations, EVA Global

Neil Durno, Director of Market Development – Commercial Fleet Solutions, VOLTEMPO

Roisin Naughton, Head of Electric Vehicle Strategy & Mobility-as-a-Service, Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd 

2:35 PM
Series of keynote presentations - Latest innovations and new products

Keynote presentation I

Does smart charging have a role to play in public EV charging networks?

Toby Butler, Managing Director, Ubitricity UK

Keynote presentation II

Mobility information to support EV site selection and the latest developments

Timothy Beech, Global Principal for Big Data, Jacobs

3:15 PM
Panel IV

Technology evolution: V2X, super-fast charging, and advances in battery technology. How will these impact requirements and models for EV charging infrastructure?

Moderator

Dr Euan McTurk, Consultant Battery Electrochemist, Plug Life Consulting Ltd

Panelists

Jerry Stokes, Chief of Staff, GRIDSERVE®

Dr Marco Landi, Head of Technology and Innovation – Electrification Services, Jaguar Land Rover 

Claire Miller, Mobility & Energy Advisor, Tellegen

Jeremy Yapp, Policy and Regulation Director, (UK & EU) ev.energy; Chair, smartEn e-mobility taskforce

4:05 PM
Refreshment break
 
4:20 PM
Keynote address followed by panel V

What does the future hold for the UK EV infrastructure industry in the UK and beyond?? How is funding shifting? What are today and tomorrow’s financing and investment models?

Keynote address - The future of EV infrastructure, funding, and financing: UK and beyond

Malini Bose, Associate Director, Future Mobility, KPMG UK

Moderator

Matthew Dale, Head of Transport Consultancy and e-Mobility, Mitie Plan Zero

Panellists

Tali Trigg, Principal Green Cities, Electric Mobility, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Lorna McAtear, Head of Fleet, National Grid 

Marco Schweer, Executive Director, Project Finance Origination, Hamburg Commercial Bank AG

5:20 PM
Chair’s closing remarks

Ben Foulser, Partner, KPMG UK

5:30 PM
Networking drinks reception
 
6:30 PM
Close of proceedings