Agenda - THURSDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2025
8:00 – 9:00
Registration, exhibition and networking
9:00 – 9:05
9:05 – 9:20
Perran Moon, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Electric Vehicles.
9:20 – 9:40
Dr Andy Palmer, Founder and CEO, Palmer Automotive in conversation with Vicky Edmonds, Chief Executive, EVA England.
9:40 – 9:55
Steven Gardener, CEO, Petalite
Petalite’s research with CPOs leading the UK’s rapid network rollout, and with EV drivers who depend on it, reveals an industry striving to balance ambitious growth with a sharper focus on performance.
The next stage in the UK’s EV charging journey depends on aligning driver needs with operator economics. How can both be achieved?
In this session, Petalite explores:
Join Petalite to discover practical insights for creating a charging network that meets both driver expectations and operator goals.
9:55 – 10:35
Chaired by James Evison, Content Manager, Transport + Energy.
Featuring: Martin Hale, Managing Director, Qwello; Edmund King, President, The AA; Sarah Clements, Head of Business Development, Trojan Energy; Charlie Cook, CEO and Founder, Rightcharge.
10:35 – 10:50
Eva Akopian, Programme Delivery Manager – Fast Places JV and John Colgan, EV Hubs JV Project Manager.
10:50 – 11:20
Coffee break, exhibition and networking
11:20 – 11:35
Fireside chat: Alec Peachey, Editorial Director, Transport + Energy in conversation with Paul Ford, Chief Development Officer, Zest and Ryan McGibbon, EV & Infrastructure Manager, Southwark Council.
11:35 – 11:50
Perry Hazell, Business Manager, Southwark Council.
11.50 - 12:05
Richard Tyler, Senior Partnership Development Consultant, char.gy.
12:05 – 12:45
Chaired by Chris Rimmer, Head of Department, Cenex, with support from Jennifer Figueiredo, EV Charging Projects Manager, Oxfordshire County Council.
This interactive session will address key issues faced by the public sector, starting off with a discussion on councils’ progress. Delegates will be invited to use their digital badges to connect with new contacts as they move around the room.
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch, exhibition and networking
14:00 – 14:15
Jonathan Jenkins, Head of Electric, Motability Operations
14:15 – 14:50
Chaired by Chris Hammond, Chief Executive, UK100
Featuring: Caroline Bragg, Chief Executive Officer, The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE); Lynne McDonald, Head of Local Net Zero, UK Power Networks; Paul Gambrell, Team Leader – ZEV & Energy Integration at Oxfordshire County Council.
14:50 – 15:05
Kez Sleeman, Senior Systems Engineer – Transport, Energy Systems Catapult
15:05 – 15:45
Chaired by Ben Kilbey, Founder, Bold Voodoo
Featuring: Vicky Read, Chief Executive, ChargeUK; Mark Camilleri, Director of Electrification, JLR; Tanya Sinclair, CEO, Electric Vehicles UK; Delvin Lane, CEO, InstaVolt.
15:45 – 16:05
Coffee break, exhibition and networking
16:05 – 16:20
Russell Fowler, Acting Head of Connection Delivery, National Highways
16:20 – 17:00
Chaired by: Alexandra Howe, Director of Policy and External Affairs, Energy Networks Association
Featuring: Stephen Woodhouse, Director, AFRY Management Consulting; George Christodoulakis, Net Zero Programme Manager, UK Power Networks; Andy Wainwright, Whole System Manager, SSEN Distribution.
17:00
Closing remarks and conference ends
19:00 – 19:30
Transport + Energy Awards evening drinks reception & networking
19:30 – 23:00
Evening meal, entertainment and awards
Agenda - FRIDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2025
9:00 – 10:30
Russ Morgan, Commercial Innovations Director, Ohme; Richard Evans, EV Policy and Project Officer, London Councils; Jon Jenkins, Head of Innovation, Motability Operations; Michael Goulden, Co-Founder, Kerbo Charge.
*Please note this breakfast workshop is exclusively for local council officers.*
**Agenda subject to change**
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