After graduating from Middle East Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cenk E. Kukrer worked as a Teaching Assistant in the same department and then completed his MBA degree in Italy. He worked as a manager in the fields of Project Management, Engineering and Product Management in Türkiye, Romania and France for Renault-Nissan and CNHi.

In addition to working as Commercial Vehicles Strategy and Business Development Director at OTOKAR Automotive and Defense Industry Inc. in 2020, his responsibilities also include managing all Commercial Vehicles strategic tender programs and product range.

Charlie Jardine is the President and Founder of EO Charging (EO). Charlie is spearheading EO’s global growth with a particular focus on the North American market. 

Having previously worked in the EV charging industry, Charlie had identified huge opportunities for improvement and founded EO in 2014 with the pledge to “make charging simple and reliable”.  

In the years since that first charger was born, Charlie has led the company through a period of significant growth and evolved EO to become a full solutions provider. EO’s technology is now used by a number of the world’s largest businesses and fleet operators including Amazon, DHL, Go-Ahead, Uber and Tesco.  

Charlie is an innovative and forward-thinking entrepreneur who has been recognised in the Forbes 30-under-30; named a ‘Rising Star’ at the edie Sustainability Leaders Awards; listed as “one to watch” in the LDC / The Times’ Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders; and regularly features in Green Fleet’s 100 most influential figures.  

Charlie has also led EO to be ranked on the Financial Times’ FT1000 list of Europe’s fastest-growing companies three times, including in the 2024 list.  

Chloe is the strategic marketing manager for the UK hydrogen sector at Air Products, developing the market and opportunities for renewable hydrogen to decarbonise applications across industrial and mobility sectors. She is a chemical engineer by background, experiencing both technical, and commercially-focused business development roles in her time at Air Products. Developing the hydrogen market in the UK is a critical focus as Air Products aims to generate a cleaner future through the energy transition.

Chris Brace is Professor of Automotive Propulsion and Executive Director of IAAPS. Chris is also Co-Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Propulsion Systems. 

Chris has three decades of experience leading propulsion systems research. The research has two main themes. First – to support the introduction of new technologies for sustainable propulsion systems. Secondly – to design novel experimental and digital techniques to accelerate the transition to a more virtual product development process.   

Chris is leading the strategic development of IAAPS, comprising the academic organisation and the commercial arm, promoting its mission, culture and objectives, as well as maintaining positive relationships with industry and internal and external stakeholders to drive IAAPS’ expansion. 

Chris has over 10 years of engineering experience within the automotive and hydrogen industry since graduating as a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Liverpool. Within ULEMCo he has responsibilities within both the Development and Applications departments, applying his knowledge of vehicles and hydrogen systems to push forward with new hydrogen technologies for an emerging market.

ULEMCo specialise in the integration and development of hydrogen technologies into HGVs and other similar applications. We see hydrogen as a massive contributor to the UK’s Net Zero goals.

Chris has over 20 years’ engineering experience in aerospace, automotive and motorsport. As Head of Engineering, he is responsible for the delivery of engineering programmes, mechanical engineering & system design. 

Viritech develops the enabling technology between the fuel cell stack and traction motor, both as discrete products and complete ecosystems.

Christian Rouffaert is the founder and CEO of Teragence. After an extensive career in the telecoms industry, Christian founded Teragence to bring location-specific, quantitative and transparent network  performance data to mobile dependent industries. Teragence supports smart city players, mobility service providers and automotive stakeholders such as the RAC Foundation and DFT.

Claire Haigh was appointed as Executive Director of Zemo Partnership in January 2024. Claire comes to Zemo from Greener Vision where she was the Founder & CEO. Greener Vision is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to encouraging the switch to a greener future.

She also chairs the Delivery & Impacts Independent Review Panel for the Government’s Joint Air Quality Unit (DfT/Defra) and is Executive Director of the Transport Knowledge Hub. She was formerly the Chief Executive of the sustainable transport group Greener Journeys, and of the not-for-profit organisation Greener Transport Solutions. She has been a Board Member of Transport for Greater Manchester and was Vice-Chair of Zemo Partnership.

Claire is also an artist motivated by a desire for positive change. “If we want to change behaviours, we need to change the premises which led to them”. Her work The Tabula Project aims to provide a new perspective on the mind.

As Innovate UK's Director of Mobility, Claire champions innovative sustainable solutions in the realm of mobility within the Net Zero Domain. She leads strategic transport initiatives aimed at accelerating the transition to a net zero economy, collaborating with industry, research institutions, and government bodies. Claire's interests reach across all transport modalities, exploring innovations in AI and digital twins, connected and autonomous vehicles, sustainable aviation fuels, EV battery developments, sustainable shipping, hydrogen transport, skills development, aerospace, low and zero emissions propulsion systems, novel materials for low carbon infrastructure, and new transport modalities. She shapes the Mobility portfolio's direction, guides strategic investments, manages programs, and fosters partnerships to develop cutting-edge technologies and services. By addressing transport challenges, Innovate UK's Net Zero Domain contributes meaningfully to the global sustainability agenda and Net Zero targets.

Dr. Claire Weiller serves as the Senior Director of Product and Technical Programs Management at Fermata Energy, the leader in Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) bidirectional charging technology. 

Her work has been instrumental in deploying new charging technologies to support the electric vehicle industry’s growth over the last 10+ years. She works with both the public and private sectors to design innovative business models and programs for energy flexibility and vehicle-grid integration strategies.
She also serves as an expert evaluator for European research and development funding programs. Her early work in wind, solar, and energy efficiency, was instrumental in closing more than 100M€ in debt and equity financing for pre-construction projects.
Claire holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Management and M.Phil. in Technology Policy from the University of Cambridge, a M.Sc. in Energy Science and Technology from ETH Zurich and a B.Sc. in Environment from McGill University.

Clem was previously the founder and CEO of R4DAR Technologies which was acquired by ANGOKA in 2023. Clem brings over 25 years' experience of business and engineering experience across the fields of semiconductors, automotive, telecoms and defence.  Clem is responsible for engaging with current and future stakeholders to best leverage ANGOKAs unique cybersecurity technology and features. Clem has an Engineering degree in Microelectronic & Electronic engineering from Brunel University London.

ANGOKA is a cybersecurity company that embeds trust into connected systems. Headquartered in Belfast with offices in London and The Hague, ANGOKA has patented technology for an integrated identity and key management platform to secure critical machine-to-machine communication. ANGOKA has developed solutions for Critical National Infrastructure, Quantum Security and Smart Cities & Smart Mobility.

Colin works within the UK Central Infrastructure programme at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.

As part of this role Colin delivers the Council’s transport electrification agenda as well as innovation projects including micro-mobility and autonomy. Colin joined the Council in 2019 from National Highways where he delivered national change and innovation projects. Colin has led successful autonomous passenger vehicle deployments for the Council at the NEC and Birmingham airport sites.

Dr Dan Murrant leads Energy System Catapult’s projects providing modelling, analysis and insight into the role of energy storage, flexible technologies, and energy networks within complex multi-vector future energy systems. He also provides expertise in these topics to other business areas within Energy Systems Catapult. A chartered engineer, he is an experienced subject matter expert with over 10 years’ experience in renewable energy systems, energy system flexibility and electricity networks. He has previously held roles at the University of Birmingham and National Grid ESO.  Dan holds a PhD in the Water-energy nexus from the University of Birmingham

After graduating from Oxford Brookes, David started at Claytex in 2015. Specialising in vehicle system modelling and multibody dynamics, he worked in the team that developed VeSyMA suite of vehicle simulation libraries. As part of the engineering consultancy, he’s worked in a wide variety of application areas, from watches and UAVs to Motorsport and Drill Rigs. But more recently has been supporting the development of AVSandbox, an autonomous vehicle testing software.

Prof. David Greenwood is Director for Industrial Engagement, and CEO of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult at WMG. Previously, David established and led the Energy Directorate at WMG where he led a team of over 200 researchers and engineers. Projects spanned several fields, including cars, trucks, boats, off highway machinery, aircraft and motorcycles. His research spans batteries, electric motors, power electronics, and the integration and control of these for propulsion and energy applications.

David moved into academia after 20 years in industry latterly as Head of Hybrid and Electric Systems for engineering consultancy Ricardo UK Ltd.

Professor Greenwood holds advisory and board positions for Innovate UK (Faraday Challenge), the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, and the Faraday Institution. In October 2023 he was honoured to be made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. 

David Skipp is a Business Strategy Consultant working in the Automotive sector with a primary interest in Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM). He is the Independent Chair of the CAM Working Group of the UK Automotive Council.

Since graduating from Brunel University with a multi-discipline engineering degree, David held a number of senior positions at Ford Motor Company working on Propulsion Development, Vehicle Development, Research, Strategic Planning, Innovation, Partnerships and Mobility Solutions during a  35 year career. 

David Webb, Head of Innovation, is a leading expert in self-driving vehicles and connected and automated mobility (CAM). 

An engineer by education, David has chosen to tackle complex challenges in the automotive industry. Since 2015, they have supported over £600 million in joint government and industry funded R&D projects and are currently securing funding for future initiatives. 

David's work focuses on supporting and securing safe CAM technologies, products, and services and how we bridge the gap between research and market implementation. 

David's expertise and strategic vision continue to shape the future of autonomous transportation.

David Wong is Head of Technology and Innovation at SMMT, the UK’s automotive industry body that represents the interests of more than 800 members including all major vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, aftermarket businesses, technology and engineering firms, and mobility start-ups. David is SMMT’s lead on connected and automated vehicles, electric and fuel cell vehicles, autotech and future mobility innovation. He also sits on the UK Automotive Council Technology Group and is a board member of greentech consultancy Cenex. He was a member of the UK Government’s Future Communications Challenge Group, which advised on 5G strategy, and the multi-sectoral EV Energy Taskforce.