• 2025 Speakers

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    Amanda Lyne

    Managing Director

    ULEMCo Ltd

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    Dr. Ben Walsh

    Deputy Challenge Director

    Innovate UK

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    Bharath Jayakumar

    Director Powertrain Solutions

    Bosch Mobility UK

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    Mr. Brendan Morris

    Senior Technical Marketing Engineer / AESIN SDV CIG Chair

    Siemens Digital Industries Software

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    Carol Burke

    Managing Director, Manufacturing

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    Abhishek Sinha

    Founder

    WeBeliev

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    Abhishek Sinha is a skilled impact professional with 6+ years experience working in the EV-Last Mile Delivery space across multiple markets of APAC, EU, North America and East Africa; with his current focus on the Global South now.

    He has pioneered the EV-as-a-service model at his previous company and is now, focused on solving the operational efficiency challenges for Small Fleet Operators in the Global South from a policy and research perspective.

    Aditya Thiru

    Automotitve Trends Strategist

    Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

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    Aditya is a strategy and innovation professional with 12 years of experience in accelerating strategic initiatives and technology innovation programmes for transport and energy sectors. His recent experience at PA Consulting Ltd, saw him working as a Strategy Consultant and advising various senior stakeholders, from private and public sector clients, on technology and innovation strategy related projects. Previously, Aditya has worked as an Innovation Technologist at Connected Places Catapult, where he worked on accelerating early-stage ideas for transport related technologies. Aditya is the battery lead for technology trends work at the APC.

    Mrs. Alba Garbí López

    Product Manager

    Applus IDIADA

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    Alba is an enthusiast engineer holding a Bachelor and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering specialized in Thermal Energy by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona Tech). Her main background as Product Manager in Applus+ IDIADA is the coordination of projects related vehicle sustainability, energy efficiency and emissions. She has deep knowledge of type approval regulations related to pollutant emissions, especially Real Driving Emissions. S

    he has extensive experience in the management of EU R&D projects in the field of environmental impact of vehicle technologies, including hybrid and Electric Vehicles. She is currently chair of the Green NCAP consortium TWG, leading the development of procedures, assessment criteria and rating scheme. She is responsible to guarantee the soundness and quality of the data, to review the state-of-the art in procedures development in an international level and discuss about roadmap for future assessment updates.

    Alex Georgianna

    Associate Director

    Steer Group

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    Alex Georgianna is an Associate Director at Steer where he leads their practice in the development and funding of EV charging infrastructure. With over 20 years of experience, his expertise lies at the intersection of finance, automotive, infrastructure and real estate. His commitment to integrating new mobility solutions supports investors, lenders, chargepoint operators and project sponsors in their establishment of commercially viable EV charging ventures.

    Mr. Alex Gillespie

    Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    Senior Policy Advisor (EV Smart Charging)

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    Alex is a Senior Policy Advisor at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and leads on V2X bidirectional charging policy. He's focused on ensuring the government is doing everything it can to support the roll-out of this transformative technology.

    Alex Wood

    Head of Product (CAM, Innovation)

    Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

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    Alex is a Chartered Engineer with an Executive MBA from Warwick Business School who leads the formulation of the Innovation and CAM grant funded products offered to industry by the APC and Zenzic.

    Prior to the APC, having worked for over a decade in automotive OEMs he spent 6 years leading the integration of software and calibration for Aston Martin’s Powertrain and E/E supply cooperation with AMG Daimler. 

    Additionally managing large tier one suppliers and in house calibration teams to deliver Emissions, OBD and Driveability targets. He joined Aston Martin in 2009 after graduating from Loughborough University where he also spent time at Vauxhall Motors manufacturing plant as a Body in White Process Engineer.

    Mr. Andrew Elwick

    Electrification Lead

    Tharsus

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    Electrification lead at Tharsus, supporting businesses on their product development journey from concept to serial production. Experienced sales leader and consultant with a back ground in helping companies commercialise and scale across the Tech and Manufacturing sectors. Tharsus are an engineering and manufacturing business who help bring new Tech products to market for disruptive technologies including Ocado, Freewire and Think Hire.

    Angad Jessel

    Automotive Trends Analyst

    Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

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    Angad joined the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK as a graduate from the University of Warwick and is now an Automotive Trends Analyst in the Technology Trends team, working on the Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Hydrogen Storage and Internal Combustion Engine roadmaps. He has completed a master’s degree in engineering business management, and he has researched decarbonisation in the automotive industry as part of his two theses.

    Antonio Romero

    EMC Intern

    Applus IDIADA

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    Antonio Romero holds a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), with a specialization in electronics. During his undergraduate studies, he completed a year-long internship in the aerospace sector, contributing to the simulation of Distributed Satellite Systems for nanosatellite missions, with a focus on the electronic subsystems of the spacecraft. 

    Currently, he is pursuing a master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, where he continues to deepen his expertise in the field. As part of his graduate studies, he joined the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory at IDIADA as an intern. His ongoing master’s thesis is being conducted within this laboratory and focuses on the analysis of electromagnetic noise generated by ringing phenomena during switching events in power traction inverters, particularly in the context of electric mobility.

    Ben MacDonald

    Founder

    Nodum

    Ben Mohide

    Programme Lead - Fleet Electrification

    Avon and Somerset Constabulary

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    Ben Mohide is an accomplished transport sector professional, currently leading the Fleet Electrification Programme at Avon and Somerset Police. He is dedicated to developing solutions to enhance the delivery of policing as it transitions to a zero-emission fleet.

    The programme will deliver upgrades to site electrical supplies and establish a network of charge points. It will also foster collaborative relationships with trusted private and public sector partners, leveraging the benefits of accessing charge points at fleet depots across the country.

    With 15 years of experience in the transport sector, including eight years as fleet lead for Avon and Somerset, Ben led a generational re-design of fleet, restructured roles, secured investment in a distributed workshop strategy, and developed revolutionary fleet analytics tools – optimising the fleet and improving driver safety.

    Having worked closely with teams delivering first-generation charging hardware, software, and driver payment solutions, Ben recognises the importance of a holistic yet agile approach as we transition towards a zero-emission future.

    Ms. Bimba James

    Programme Manager

    Innovate UK

    Mr. Brad Miller

    Head of LCV Product & Pricing

    Vauxhall Motors Ltd

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    Three decades of experience in Advanced Vehicle Engineering, and more recently in Commercial Vehicle Product Management. I have worked at Vauxhall now Stellantis for 15 years and have been involved in both Battery Electric LCVs and also bringing the Fuel Cell LCV to market in UK. FCEV builds upon the continuing success of Vauxhall and Stellantis in the LCV BEV market and will be a much-needed compliment for fleets struggling with the right zero emission solution to suit their operational needs.

    Cara Turton-Chambers

    Head of Sustainability

    East Midlands Ambulance Service

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    Cara has spent her career so far working within sustainability in the NHS. She is currently the Head of Sustainability at East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) and leads on net zero, managing utilities and environmental compliance.

    A major part of EMAS’ drive to net zero is fleet decarbonisation. Cara is responsible for developing and delivering EMAS’ electric vehicle infrastructure plan and coordinates the Trust’s Electric Vehicle Working Group.

    Outside of the NHS, she has been a Trustee for Derbyshire Wildlife Trust since 2018.

    Mr. Carl Christie

    Senior Technical Specialist – Fleet Strategy Lead

    Cenex

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    Carl Christie leads the Fleet Strategy Team at Cenex where he and the team provide independent expert advice to public, private and third sector organisations looking to transition their fleets to zero emission vehicles and infrastructure. 

     

    Carl is a leading expert on Emergency Services fleet decarbonisation and has worked on over a dozen emergency services projects over the last two to three years, including helping to develop EV fleet and infrastructure strategies for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies, and NHS England.

     

    Carl has a background in Automotive Engineering and over 15 years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Cenex, Carl worked at Intelligent Energy developing hydrogen fuel cells for low power applications including stationary power, materials handling and unmanned aerial vehicles.

    Catherine Levin

    Editor

    Emergency Services Times

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    Catherine is the editor of the Emergency Services Times.

    Ching-Yi Chen

    Technical Consultant

    Smart Mobility Living Lab: London (SMLL), TRL

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    Ching-Yi Chen is a Technical Consultant at Smart Mobility Living Lab: London (SMLL), TRL. Ching-Yi has expertise in the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) validation and verification (V&V), safety assurance, and CAV regulation. Her extensive experience encompasses aspects including planning and conducting CAV trials in real-world settings, deploying and monitoring vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication infrastructure, and assessing the performance of CAV perception systems.

    Ching-Yi’s previous projects have been diverse, involving remote operation and automated driving trials, benchmarking CAV sensor precision systems, and the use of synthetic data analytics for enhancing simulation representativeness in the automotive regulatory consulting.

     

    Mr. Chris Ashley

    Head of Policy

    Road Haulage Association

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    Chris joined the RHA in September 2019 to lead its environment policy work. He is actively engaged in shaping the Net Zero agenda to deliver sustainable outcomes for commercial vehicle operators and, in particular, small businesses. Previously, he was a Civil Servant for 18 years – predominantly at the Home Office developing policies to reduce offending by heroin and cocaine addicts and to address domestic abuse. Together with a family background in haulage, he brings extensive experience and insight into how central and local government decision-making, policy-making and Parliament works at the highest levels.

    Chris Chandler

    Principal Consultant

    Lex Autolease

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    Chris has been a high profile Fleet Management Consultant for over 28 years and has always has had a strong focus on environmental fleet management and vehicle technologies.  Pushing the agenda for cleaner vehicles and more sustainable transport has been at the heart of his time in the industry working with organisations such as The Energy Saving Trust, Go Ultra Low, OLEV-OZEV, HMRC and the BVRLA.  In 2015 he won the Energy Saving Trust’s Green Fleet Hero Award, 2021 the BVRLA’s Industry Hero Award and in 2024 GreenFleet’s EV Champion Award.

    At Lex Autolease, Chris set up the plug-in vehicle proposition which has resulted in Lex Autolease operating one of the largest alternatively fuelled fleets in the UK, and trialled the first Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle to operate in a UK fleet.  He works closely with customers developing their transition to zero emission vehicles, and Chris is very proud to have been in the prestigious GreenFleet 100 (the industries 100 most influential people) for the last seven years, currently at number 26.

    Chris is also the SME for electric vehicles and alternative fuels for Lloyds Transport which includes the Lex Autolease, Tusker and Black Horse brands.