• 2025 Speakers

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    Juliette Kariuki-Cobbett

    Human Insight Specialist

    Cenex

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    Lowri Williams

    Transport Practice Manager

    Energy Systems Catapult

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    Lynne McDonald

    Head of Local Net Zero

    UK Power Networks Distribution System Operator

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    Marc Perez

    R&D Engineer

    Applus+ IDIADA

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    Maria Nelson-Clarke

    Head of Business Development

    Hyperbat

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    Mark Urbanowski

    Principal Engineer

    WMG, University of Warwick

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    Michael Ayres

    Managing Director

    Flexible Power Systems

    Kate Jeffreys

    Ovo

    Kate McClaren

    Farizon

    Dr. Katy Milne

    Director - Future Mobility

    The Manufacturing Technology Centre

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    Dr Katy Milne is Director for Future Mobility (transport & space) at the Manufacturing Technology Centre.

    Katy has previously been Programme Director for the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative at the High Value Manufacturing, Head of Industrial Strategy for the Aerospace Technology Institute’s FlyZero programme and Chief Engineer at the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing for a £14mn programme for UK aerospace. She established the Metrology & Non-destructive Testing group at the Manufacturing Technology Centre following an engineering doctorate in ultrasonics at Rolls-Royce and Imperial College.

    Kirsty Andrew

    Managing Director

    UTAC

    Koichiro Okada

    Chief Staff Manager

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems, Ltd.

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    (1) Researched control system analysis and design for master’s degree. (2) Managed research collaboration on traffic flow simulation with A*STAR in Singapore. (3) Worked in charge of electrical engineering on Quick Charger for Electric Vehicle in Spain, Traffic Management System in Sri Lanka, 6 DoF Driving Simulator for car company, etc. (4) Managing communication with international standardization community, such as ASAM in Germany and DIVP in Japan.

    Dr. Lee Juby

    CEO

    Fuel Cell Systems Ltd

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    A Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a Chartered Engineer with a doctorate from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. Thirty year experience in the development and commercialization of advanced technology focused on the generation, conversion and delivery of energy. During a five year appointment with Rolls-Royce plc Lee implemented a successful fundamental change in the Distributed Generation Systems business unit. The business was transitioned from a bespoke designer of diesel generator solutions to a systems business based upon new technology building blocks. Energy was sold on a provision of power basis using an operational cost model. Lee joined Intelligent Energy in 2012 holding a variety of commercial roles including group Chief Sales Officer with responsibility for global commercial development. Late 2020 Lee joined NanoSUN and was responsible for the refocus of the business onto the successful Pioneer mobile hydrogen refuelling station. From January 2024 Lee has taken the post of CEO for Fuel Cell Systems. Working with Tom Chicken and the team and parent company Hydrasun, Lee is overseeing the expansion of the hydrogen systems business and the transition of the business to series manufacturing.

    Dr. Lisa Witty

    Senior Engineer

    National Gas

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    After more than a decade in the high hazard industry working on large scale counter-terror, fire and explosion testing, Lisa is now heavily involved in the hydrogen world working towards net zero and the energy transition. In her previous role at DNV Spadeadam, this included full scale dispersion testing, delivering hydrogen training courses, and now through her work at National Gas, working on deblending hydrogen from the gas network for the use in the transport industry. The FutureGrid Phase 2 Deblending for Transportation project involves investigating utilising the existing gas transmission network as a reliable and efficient supply of hydrogen that can be purified and compressed to fuel cell grade quality for use in all aspects of the transportation industry.  

    Marcus Dorling

    Client Director

    Boldyn Networks

    Mark Constable

    External and Government Affairs

    Trojan Energy

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    Mark joined on-street charging innovator Trojan Energy in May 2021 and leads on External and Government Affairs.  He drove his first EV in 2008 and was immediately struck by the potential for massive disruption in automotive.  He has since led the EV team at EDF, later developing the large-scale commercial Rapid Charging Hub programme for TfL.  Mark has sat on a number of steering/advisory groups in both eMobility and heat electrification, and currently chairs RECHARGE UK at the Renewable Energy Association (REA). 

    Mark Potter

    Chief Technical Officer

    3ti Energy Hubs Ltd

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    Mark is a technical leader with 20 years’ experience in aerospace, EV automotive & infrastructure businesses. He joined 3ti as Chief Technical Officer (CTO) in 2021 to maintain 3ti’s position as the UK’s leading solar car park company through innovative, scalable, market-leading & globally applicable technologies that use solar, battery & EV charge points to optimise existing site grid connections.

    Graduating in 2003 with a Masters in Electronic Engineering with Computing Science, Mark joined BAE Systems Defence Avionics, where he worked on numerous military & civil aerospace contracts.

    Moving into the automotive industry in 2008, Mark joined start-up Protean Electric, introducing in-wheel electric motors to the then, emerging EV sector. He gained technical expertise across battery, charging & control systems, international mains standards, safety design & global homologation.

    Today, Mark is heading up the exciting new Papilio3 V2X FastHub project, to demonstrate how electric vehicle batteries can be used to smooth out peaks in supply and demand to balance the UK's electricity grid. He remains passionately committed to sustainability and the environment, with customers at the heart of everything he does

    Mark Preston

    Motorsports Director

    Lola Cars

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    Mark Preston is a renowned motorsport engineer, entrepreneur, and innovator whose career spans Formula 1, Formula E, and autonomous vehicle technology. Born in Geelong, Australia, Preston began his journey in engineering at Monash University and quickly made a mark in Australian motorsport before moving to the UK. He held pivotal roles at Arrows Grand Prix and McLaren Racing, where he pioneered the use of advanced analytics and design in F1.

    Preston’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to co-found the Super Aguri F1 Team, famously building a Formula 1 operation in just 100 days. He later became a founding Team Principal in Formula E, guiding DS TECHEETAH to five world championships and establishing himself as the most successful leader in the series’ history.

    Beyond racing, Preston has driven innovation in autonomous vehicles as co-founder of StreetDrone and as Director of Technology Integration at Oxa. Currently, he serves as Motorsport Director for Lola Cars, leading the brand’s return to global competition in partnership with Yamaha for Formula E. Preston also advises startups and academic programs at Oxford University, championing the transfer of motorsport methodologies to business and technology. His career embodies systematic innovation and the pursuit of sustainable, high-performance mobility

    Mark Smith

    London Fire Brigade

    Prof. Martin Freer

    Chief Executive Officer

    The Faraday Institution

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    Professor Martin Freer joined the Faraday Institution as CEO in September 2024. He was previously Director of the Birmingham Energy Institute (BEI) at the University of Birmingham, a pan-discipline research centre. He also served as Director of the Energy Research Accelerator delivering a £200m programme to accelerate university research into regional, national and international impact linked to 1,400 researchers. Prior to that, Martin was Director of the Birmingham Centre for Nuclear Education and Research, which he established in 2010. Martin has co-led several policy commissions with the UK Government, including one that resulted in the creation of the Energy Innovation Zone in the West Midlands. Martin is a nuclear physicist. His main research area is the study of the structure of light nuclei using nuclear reactions. He received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize, Humboldt Foundation, in 2004 and the Rutherford Medal from the Institute of Physics in 2010.

    Martin Kendall

    Managing Director

    VANTEC EUROPE LIMITED

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    Martin Kendall is Managing Director of Vantec Europe Limited (2011 – present)

    Based in Sunderland Martin is responsible for all UK operations that include Nissan Motor Manufacturing, Komatsu UK, Rolls-Royce Motor cars (R-RMC), Thorn Lighting, AESC Envision, Bentley Motors and GE Vernova, as well as being a member of the Global Internation Leadership Team in LOGISTEED.

    Martin started his career at Nissan (NMUK) in 1986 when the plan opened working in material Handling before moving to Material Handling Engineering.

    Moving to Vantec in 2002 and became Managing Director in 2012, during this time Martin has overseen the design and construction of two logistics centres in Sunderland, the launch of the Innovation Centre, launch of business with AESC, R-RMC, Thorn, Bentley Motors and GE Verona as well as launching business in Russia, Mississippi and Chennai.

    Maryann Chen

    Chief Executive Officer

    Kaasai

    Matt Silver

    Innovation Lead - Faraday Battery Challenge

    Innovate UK

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    Matt Silver is Innovation Lead for the £610 million Faraday Battery Challenge; working to transform the UK to be the go-to place for Electric Vehicle Batteries as part of the UK’s Net Zero target. His work cuts across our engagement with other countries and UK regions, our skills projects, and our business support programmes.

    Matt has had roles in both the private and public sector, working with businesses to help them grow with business support, funding, and skills provision across the South West for Innovate UK, Cornwall Council and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership.

    Dr. Matthew Knight

    Principle Technical Specialist

    Cenex

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    After completing a Physics PhD in surface and interface science, Matt transitioned to the energy industry to focus on decarbonisation of energy systems where he has worked for 16 years. He began his career at E.ON working on research and development of distributed energy and smart technology products including heat pumps, micro-combined heat and power, PV & storage and energy management systems.

    In 2018 Matt joined Cenex, an independent, not-for-profit mission driven consultancy specialising in low and zero emission transport and energy systems. At Cenex, Matt is a Principal Technical Specialist with responsibility for managing low-carbon vehicle and infrastructure innovation and demonstration projects. He has a focus on standards & regulations, grid integration and electrical systems for wireless charging, V2X, smart charging, energy management systems and other innovation associated with e-mobility infrastructure.