After graduating with a Masters in Electronic Engineering, Charlie performed several operational roles in the London bus industry before project managing the design, build & implementation of the first 24 hour zero emission double deck bus route in London. She now uses her industry experience to develop heavy electric vehicle infrastructure projects across the UK.

Chris joined Cenex in early 2018 leading Cenex’ activities relating to energy and infrastructure for transport. This includes innovative R&D projects in areas such as vehicle-to-grid, wireless charging and microgrids as well as strategic and technical consultancy. He is a Chartered Engineer and member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) with a background in the energy and utilities industry. Chris has had a varied career, also working in areas such as tidal/wave generation, virtual power plants, energy storage and smart homes; and he is passionate about reducing emissions relating to energy and transport.

Geoff Watson, Technology Manager - Over 35 years of experience in engineering roles ranging from Design Engineer, Project Manager and Engineering Manager, predominantly in the Automotive arena. Worked within a consortium of partners across Europe on the use of second life EV batteries to aid the grid in demand response. More recently working on the analysis of data relating to EV infrastructure in the UK.

Iain Macbeth is Director of Electric Vehicle Strategy, Partnerships & Innovation (Europe) for Enterprise Holdings, the largest global vehicle rental business with a fleet of over 2 million vehicles.

In this role, Iain is responsible for rental adoption of electric and hydrogen vehicles as well as other new technologies across Enterprise’s key corporate markets in the UK & Ireland, France, Germany and Spain. He is also involved in broader mobility and sustainability projects for Enterprise, drawing on his previous experience as Head of Foresight within the Innovation Directorate at Transport for London (TfL).

At TfL, Iain was involved in programmes where transport solutions intersect with emerging urban challenges – such as air quality, road safety, population growth, economic and social issues, urban realm, climate change and energy.

Iain was a member of the UK Automotive Council working group on autonomous vehicles and has worked with the European Commission, the FIA (Formula E and Smart Cities programme), POLIS, the OECD, the World Bank and ERTICO. 

He is a former chair of the Chartered Institute of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) Sustainable Transport Panel, was a Director and Company Secretary for the UK Association for Commuter Transport (ACT), and a Director of the Boots Benevolent Fund.

Jenny Figueiredo leads on delivering the Park and Charge Oxfordshire project on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, and is keen to learn how this kind of innovative EV infrastructure can influence behaviour change.  With over 10 years’ experience in partnership and communications roles in sustainability in the public and charity sectors, she is also enjoying leading the communications campaign for Park and Charge Oxfordshire, having previously led WRAP’s Love Food Hate Waste digital campaigns as well and setting up Oxford’s city-wide festival of sustainability: Oxford Green Week.

Joel Teague is the founder of Co Charger, a company dedicated to enabling EV ownership for motorists who cannot have a charge point at home.  Having defined the concept of Community Charging in 2020 he launched the first platform built specifically to support the practice of sharing charge points within neighbourhoods.  Eight months on, the platform supports over 1,500 shared charge points and is has grown at over 40% per month so far in 2021.

Joel is a leading commentator on the acceleration of the transition to EVs and an advocate of both industry collaboration and the sharing economy in that process.  He is an elected member of the steering group for the Renewable Energy Association’s EV Forum.

Before founding Co Charger, Joel was a contract programme manager and Agile management specialist working on major initiatives within the automotive, scientific, aviation and marketing sectors.

Jon is the APC’s Automotive Trend Strategist. Responsible for the Automotive Council road mapping and supply chain analysis function, his role is to identify and communicate UK opportunities in transitioning to net zero mobility systems. Jon uses his understanding of social sciences, gained from a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds, to help communicate complex automotive technologies, products and supply chain challenges to a diverse range of audiences.

Jonathan is the Policy and Operations Director and has responsibility for formulating the policy objectives of the Partnership, in conjunction with government departments and members, ensuring the work programme reflects those policy objectives and disseminating the outputs of the Partnership’s work programme to policy makers. Jonathan has direct responsibility for co-ordinating the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce and delivery of the work programme and liaison with Taskforce stakeholders. He also has responsibility for operational aspects of the Partnership's activities.

Jonathan is an environmental economist with over twenty years of experience working in the automotive and fuel industries for companies including the Energy Saving Trust, the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) and Total Oil among others. His experience involves developing policy, designing and implementing programmes to promote markets for environmental vehicles, technologies and fuels working closely with the UK Government and EC during the last two decades. 

In 2003 he was awarded the Green Fleet Award for Personal Achievement for helping kick-start the market for clean fuelled vehicles in the UK.

Kevin is the EV Sector Director at SSE Enterprise Utilities with over 30 years’ experience in the energy, utility and contracting environment. Using his background in construction, operational management and strategic projects, he is shaping the future of electric vehicles and driving the commitment to net zero. Kevin is currently leading his team to develop and deliver large scale strategic opportunities in the EV charging space, to bring accessible charging to users across the UK.

Leigh Purnell is a clean technology enthusiast, an innovator and highly skilled engineer at heart. He has a passion for energy solutions that support and improve environmental sustainability. This vision has prevailed within his working and academic life and Petalite Limited was founded in 2014 to expand on these ideas and interests in technology that provides efficient and clean energy resources for consumers.

 

Why have Petalite redesigned EV charging technology? Because current infrastructure is based on full-bridge, a standard voltage source design that is over-complicated and requires specialised expensive components that ultimately lead to high future costs for customers. Petalite’s SDC Technology is inherently a current source device which is achieved through novel flyback topology. Visit our website to find out more.

Liam is a consultant member of the National Register of Access Consultants (NRAC) with over 30 years’ experience of working in Inclusive Design and Access.

He is a Director of Proudlock Associates, a well-established inclusive design and access consultancy, now in its fifteenth year.  He has worked on many large and complex projects requiring a high knowledge of Local Authority Planning guidelines and associated Supplementary Planning Guidance and Planning Policy Statements, in order to ensure developments meet all conditions and deliver inclusion. 

Liam has considerable experience of using the Building Regulations Part M and Part K as well as the Equality Act 2010.  He has an excellent knowledge of best practice guidance such as BS8300 2018 “Design of an Accessible and Inclusive Environment”.

He is a visiting lecturer to some Schools of Architecture and provides training to design teams and architects on meeting both statutory requirements and best practice in the field of inclusive design and access. 

Liam writes and maintains the Inclusive Design section for RICS members on their web-based iSurv resource, providing updated guidance on requirements, best practice and news related to the industry involving inclusive design of environments, transport and the infrastructure.

Natasha is a Director experienced in delivering growth and deal strategy. Starting in downstream Oil & Gas, with a short stint in Nuclear Power, Natasha is now supporting Energy, Automotive and Financial Services clients develop their EV strategies, transition their fleets and deploy funds into the sector. Natasha is also a member of the Dept of Transports’ Net Zero Transport Board, LowCVP’s EV Energy taskforce and the Association of Fleet Professional’s Future Roads Committee.

Paul has worked in the electricity industry since graduating in 1988.  He joined the South Western Electricity Board in the nationalised industry, and has experienced the changes through privatisation and market separation.  He remains with his original employer, now Western Power Distribution.

Paul trained as an operational engineer and experienced all aspects of distribution network maintenance, replacement and construction.  In 1995 he became a Distribution Manager and was responsible for service delivery, operations and performance in a geographical patch which covered most of Devon.

In 2011 Paul left his operational roots to take up responsibility as Policy Manager for WPD.  In this role he brought innovative solutions into a business as usual world whilst retaining the more traditional elements of management of standards for an electricity distribution network.  In 2019 Paul’s focus moved to the new Distribution System Operator area for WPD and he is currently System Development Manager.

Paul is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Richard Halsey BA (Hons) MA MSc MEI Capabilities Director, is a Director at the Energy Systems Catapult established and overseen by Innovate UK to stimulate innovation and transformational change across the energy system. Richard joined the Catapult in 2015, having previously worked for over a decade at White Young Green, Turley and Babcock Engineering specialising in energy system transformation, innovation, planning and sustainable development. He has led a diverse range of projects and programmes in partnership with government, industry and academia including the Catapult’s delivery of the first phase of the Smart Systems and Heat programme.

Steve is Director of the RAC Foundation, an independent charitable think-tank that commissions and disseminates research relating to motoring. Foundation reports have covered various aspects of motoring policy including road safety, the condition of the road network (in particular road bridges), the take up of traffic technology, and the path to zero carbon vehicles (Steve is a member of the Electric Vehicle Energy Task Force).

Steve took over at the Foundation in 2015 after a long civil service career encompassing many transport-related roles, latterly as Director General for Roads, Traffic & Local at the Department for Transport.

After graduating from Durham University Steve joined the civil service in 1983, moving to the Transport Department in 1987 where, amongst other roles, he was private secretary to transport ministers Peter Bottomley, Michael Portillo and Roger Freeman.

Steve is currently President of the CILT, a fellow of the CIHT, a trustee of the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund, a regular columnist in Highways magazine and commentator on transport issues in the media.

Thalia leads ESC’s expertise and projects looking at the decarbonisation of the transport sector, energy supply for electric and hydrogen vehicles, and infrastructure requirements to support the uptake of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles. Thalia is providing technical support to the EV Energy Taskforce Steering Group, has been involved in the Innovate UK funded project Vehicle to Grid Britain: Assessing the viability of V2G in Great Britain, the ETI funded Consumers Vehicles and Energy Integration projects and the UKERC funded project Decarbonisation of Road Freight. Thalia is a Chemical Engineer with a masters in Renewable Energy Engineering.

Tom has worked in the electric vehicle and wider automotive sector for over 12 years. He formerly chaired the motor industry’s principle EV group and has extensive knowledge of electric vehicles, infrastructure and associated technologies. His role at bp pulse includes surfacing insights around vehicles and infrastructure, as well as engaging with the media, car manufacturers, government and other stakeholders. He has driven over 100,000 electric miles in the last four years.

Shayne is Head of Marketing at char.gy, a provider of public electric vehicle charging to communities of drivers who can’t use their home electricity supply to charge their cars.
Most of his career focused on marketing EDF’s range of low-carbon energy solutions to businesses and the public sector. He draws on this experience to help char.gy play a big part in the electrification of transport and its crucial role in delivering the UK’s Net Zero 2050 goal.

Prior to joining char.gy, Shayne led the UK sales and marketing team at ubitricity and helped the company grow into the UK’s largest public charging networks by number of charge points.

Graham is Director, Supply Chain and Technology within the Automotive department at S&P Global Mobility. He leads and manages the global research practice for Propulsion, Battery, Charging and Thermal Systems component forecasting, comprising fifteen analysts based in major automotive markets.

Previously employed within Engineering, Graham has 10 years’ experience in Powertrain Development and Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) having previously worked for Ricardo, Bentley Motors and Jaguar Land Rover. He joined IHS Markit in 2016. IHS Markit merged with S&P Global in March 2022.

Graham graduated from Loughborough University in the UK with a Master’s Degree in Automotive Engineering and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.