Eman Martin-Vignerte serves as the Director of External Affairs and Government Relations for North, Eastern Europe, and the UK at Bosch, where she advocates for innovative technology solutions. She earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical and Medical Engineering from the University of Paderborn/Ulm in Germany. With over six years of experience in software and hardware engineering in the automotive sector, Eman has played a pivotal role in advancing business development initiatives in telehealth across the UK and Ireland.

In 2004, she took on the role of project manager for an electronic pump project with Hyundai, spending a year in Korea, and contributed to the development of ceramic control units for vehicle engines at Bosch GmbH. Her extensive engineering and technology background enables her to explore the intersection of cutting-edge virtual production techniques and artificial intelligence within the energy and automotive industries.

Eman is also deeply engaged in venture capital, supporting startups that focus on innovative technologies enhancing the automotive and digital sectors. Her passion for fostering entrepreneurship drives her commitment to nurturing new ideas and promoting collaboration between established companies and emerging businesses.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Eman is actively involved on various boards and advisory committees, including Buckingham Business First, CBI Southeast, Local Enterprise Partnership Buckinghamshire, and UK5G. She is a member of OCAVIA, the Oxford-Cambridge ARC Virtual Institute for Aviation, and serves as an advisor for WE-Transform, the EU Commission's Workforce Europe transformation agenda for transport automation. Additionally, she provides advisory services at Autotech Europe and is a board member at Cenex, as well as a trustee at the CEME Business Campus in London. Recognized for her leadership prowess, Eman is a fellow of the Leadership Fellow Society at St George's House, Windsor Castle.

Dr Emma Guthrie has over 20 years’ experience working in the chemicals and industrial gases industry.

Her career includes 15 years at Air Products where she held a range of positions, including UK Business Development Manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems. In this role she spearheaded the deployment of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure in cities including London and Copenhagen, through the coordination of multi-stakeholder demonstration projects.

Following her time at Air Products, Emma worked for nine years at speciality chemical distributor IMCD in a variety of commercial roles. This included 4 years working in IMCD’s Global Lubricants & Energy business group, where she was the marketing lead for the business, responsible for communications and marketing campaigns that promoted IMCD’s complementary range of base oils, additives and components to the sector.

Recently, Emma has become the new CEO of the Hydrogen Energy Association (HEA), taking over from Celia Greaves, who successfully led the organisation for over 15 years.

With over 100 members, the Hydrogen Energy Association is the voice of UK hydrogen sector, dedicated to supporting stakeholders across the entire value chain. The HEA is a

leader in advocating for hydrogen to deliver clean growth, energy resilience and net zero.

Fred joined CCAV in 2024 and has worked on a range of projects such as the Commercialising CAM deployments and overseeing the Mass Transit Feasibility Studies. Alongside other areas he has particularly focused on exploring the practical and commercial viability of automated vehicles for public transport.

Freddie Mehta, Senior Solutions Manager, leads the Solutions Management efforts at Secondmind. He brings almost two decades of automotive industry experience having worked with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, engineering consultancies and telematics organisations. His expertise is in translating machine learning and AI-speak into industry language, especially for functional areas where he had a direct impact such as CAE, calibration, systems engineering for electrified and conventional powertrains.

Fred is responsible for developing the Company’s plans to build, own and operate a renewable hydrogen facility in Immingham, UK. He has worked for Air Products for over 25 years. He started his career in engineering design, operations support, project and construction management and has since progressed through business development and commercial roles in France, Switzerland and the UK. Fred, is a chartered engineer and a member of the Institute for Chemical Engineers.

Dr George Beard is Head of New Mobility at TRL. George has 12 years’ experience conducting social and behavioural research and evaluation in the transport sector across a variety of areas, including studies of active travel and micromobility safety, electric vehicle adoption, and evaluations of future transport schemes, cycle training and road safety interventions. George is Chair of the ITS UK Active Travel Forum, a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society, and a member of the International EV Policy Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-beard-62354727/

Grace is the head of Strategy and Policy, Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund at the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles.

Grace has been working in the team for three years, as well as the in wider transport decarbonisation, including HGVs and autonomous vehicles, prior to the role.

Graham has a broad R&D background, primarily in academia. Past research topics include dynamics modelling, optimisations, aerodynamics and ADAS simulation and testing. Since joining Cenex as Team Leader in 2023, Graham has led on a range of V2X related projects in both R&D and consultancy. The VBEV projects combined V2X with maritime, demonstrating how technology transfer from the road can accelerate decarbonisation in other sectors. 

Graham Zebedee is the Advanced Manufacturing Director in the UK government Department for Business and Trade (DBT).  Graham was previously the UK government’s Chief Negotiator for the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the Director responsible for UK trade policy with developing countries. 

Before this, he led the programme to continue the effects of EU free trade agreements when the UK left the EU, and led negotiations for the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.  Before working in DBT/DIT, Graham was UK Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (2015-2017), worked in the Home Office on border and immigration (2013-14) and national security (2010-13) issues, in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on Africa, in the British Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the FCO on counter-proliferation, in the European Commission and the UK Permanent Representation to the EU. 

Graham is married with two children, a dog and a cat and lives in south-west London. 

At AESIN, we are shaping the future of intelligent vehicle systems. Using my experience in electronics and engineering leadership, honed through hands-on delivery, I am supporting UK organisations in the thick of developing advanced automotive technologies. Leading collaborative efforts, we strive to accelerate the industry's growth by fostering cooperation and integration of cutting-edge electronic systems.

Previously, as Chief Engineer at WMG, University of Warwick, I led teams to pioneer and use research facilities like the WMG 3xD Simulator to tackle some of the most challenging research questions . My focus was on solving real-world problems, enhancing product quality, and reducing development effort. My tenure there was marked by driving significant advances in sensor, verification and validation technologies for future mobility solutions.

Dr Hadi Moztarzadeh is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE) with over 20 years’ experience in both academia and industry. At the APC, he oversees a portfolio of insight and foresight and technology strategy as well as the Automotive Council Roadmaps. Hadi has led the development of the Automotive Council UK roadmaps 2024, where he has worked closely with the Automotive ecosystem, including industry and research and innovation organisations and policy and funding bodies.

Ms Haimanti Poddar is the Senior Climate and Energy Adviser and the India lead on Electric Mobility Policy at the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata.

In her current role, she works with diverse set of stakeholders across national and international governments, businesses, academic institutions, research bodies, think-tanks, NGOs, media and others to support design and delivery of climate, clean energy and electric mobility policies and help implement projects on clean transition. She has been working extensively with India on UK-India Knowledge Exchange projects on electric mobility and on Zero Emission Vehicles Transition Council, which is led by the UK Government.

She has 20 years of experience in the field of climate and clean energy. She is a Gold Medallist in Post Graduate Diploma on Environment Management from the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management. She is an MSc in Economics from University of Calcutta and an alumnus of South Point High School, Kolkata.

She has received training on Environmental Risk Reporting System from European Union’s Joint Research Centre in Italy, IRCA-UK certified Lead Auditors Course on Environment Management System and Emerging Leaders Programme by Diplomatic Academy of the UK Government. She has received several awards including British High Commissioner’s Awards for Outstanding Work on Values, Creativity, for Great Impact on UK-India relationship and Counsellor’s Recognition for Outstanding cross-HMG Performance.

She has authored publications on interlinking of rivers, early warning system for flood disaster management, socio-economic analysis of sustainable developmental programmes for tribal population and corporate social responsibility.

She has represented India as a speaker on Environmental Leadership on global platforms at Rotary Youth Leadership Conventions in Osaka, Japan & Chicago, USA.

Prior to her assignment at the British High Commission, where she has been working for 16 years, she has headed the Environment Management Centre at Indian Chamber of Commerce.

She is an amateur painter with exhibitions to her credit and has accompanied her mother as a navigator in sports car rallies. She is a doting mother of a 12-year-old son, whose passion is to study neuroscience.

Hiten Parmar is a seasoned expert and distinguished thought leader holding over 21+ years of professional experience. He plays a pivotal role as a key liaison for various sector-related forums, locally, regionally and internationally, on championing the advancement of the electric mobility ecosystem. Hiten is mission driven on sustainable technology progression within the global industry, a vision he fulfils daily as the Executive Director of the Electric Mission in South Africa, and Co-founder of the South African Electric Mobility Association (saema).

Ian joined the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) as CEO in 2015 with over 25 years of automotive experience. During Ian’s tenure the APC has committed well over £1bn investment into zero and low carbon automotive innovation, with the resulting products reducing their carbon footprint and providing lasting economic benefits from jobs and inward investment.

A key objective has been to bring partners from industry, academia, and government together to spur collaboration and accelerate the delivery of green automotive technology. Ian and the APC team were instrumental in the development, launch and now delivery of the Automotive Transformation Fund announced in 2020. 

As well as his work at the APC, Ian played a key role in establishing the Faraday Battery Challenge and Driving the Electric Revolution where he is currently a board member for both and is also a director at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC).  Ian’s ambition is to see a new generation electric vehicle supply chain, at scale, anchored in the UK.  

Ian is Technical Director of aHV Solutions - a Manchester based business that provides design and test services to companies developing the next generation of high voltage power electronic systems for electric transport. aHV has clients across the aerospace, automotive and marine sectors. Ian is also part-time Professor of High Voltage at The University of Manchester where he leads a team of researchers focused on developing an improved understanding of the ways we can deliver power dense yet reliable high voltage solutions.

Ian Dennis is Zenobē’s Head of EV Fleet, focused on innovative electric HGV and charging infrastructure managed service offering. 

Ian has over 25 years’ experience providing asset finance and contract hire solutions to clients in the corporate and public sectors. He has worked previously at Lombard, Barclays, Rothschild & Co, and Ryder. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. 

Ian Mackenzie is the CEO of Trojan Energy, a pioneering company that has developed a unique 'flat and flush' EV charging solution for those without driveways. With a strong background as both a manager and development engineer, he has successfully led engineering teams of over 100 people in major oil companies, delivering projects worth over £300m. Now, as CEO of Trojan Energy, Ian is focused on leveraging his expertise to help the UK strive towards Net Zero.

Dr Isabella Panovic | Innovate UK – Programme Manager (Zero Emission Road Freight) Dr Isabella Panovic is a Programme Manager at Innovate UK, facilitating the delivery of the UK Government’s £200m Zero Emission HGV & Infrastructure Demonstrator programme. The programme aims to increase HGV operator confidence and government understanding of various zero emission HGV technologies and their infrastructure. Prior to joining the Land & Maritime Transport team at Innovate UK, Isabella has worked in R&D policy for several years to support development of other net zero technologies, such as offshore renewables and decarbonising heating and cooling. Isabella also completed a PhD at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, focussing on biorefineries and the chemistry of biomass.