Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Agenda – Transport + Energy Forum 2023

16th November 2023 – Birmingham Conference and Events Centre (BCEC)

Agenda subject to change


8:30 – 9:25

Registration, exhibition and networking


9:25 – 9:30

THE CONVERSATION

Welcome
Alec Peachey, Editorial Director, Transport + Energy.


9:30 – 9:35

Opening remarks
Melanie Shufflebotham, Co-Founder and COO of Zapmap.


9:35 – 10:15

Oxford debate: to regulate or not to regulate?
Participants will debate the following motion: If you believe that fleet operators and consumers need more support, is a way to do this by Government having stricter regulations? The motion will be debated from opposing perspectives, with arguments for and against. Our audience decides the winner.

Chaired by Juliet Flamank, Associate Director, Green Finance Institute.

Featuring: Sukky Choongh, Environmental Policy Manager, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT); Chris Ashley, Head of Policy – Environment & Regulation, Road Haulage Association (RHA).

*Audience voting.
 


10:15 – 10:45

Coffee break, exhibition and networking


10:45 – 11:10

Fireside Chat

JLR – electrifying Britain’s biggest car maker
Motoring broadcaster and transport campaigner Quentin Willson speaks to Murray Paul, Public Affairs Director, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).


11:10 – 11:25

In Conversation: Naomi Nye, Head of Sales at Drax Electric Vehicles and Melanie Shufflebotham – Co-founder and COO of Zapmap.


11:25 – 11:40

Keynote presentation
Update from Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (invited)


11.40 -11.55

The transition to electric vehicles: let’s leave no one behind
Jon Jenkins, Head of Innovation, Motability Operations


11:55 – 12:35

THE DELIVERY

Conversations with Councils
Chaired by Chris Rimmer, Head of Department, Cenex with support from Amy Rushton, Senior Project Manager for Suffolk County Council.

This session will address key issues faced by local authorities, led by our local council delegates. Separate round table discussions will report at the end of the session on their conclusions and recommendations.


12:45 – 14:05

Lunch, exhibition and networking


14:05 – 14:20

A roadmap to cheaper public charging
Snigdha Tiruvuru, Head of Partnerships, char.gy; Shayne Rees, Senior Partnership Consultant, char.gy.


14:20 – 14:55

Panel session 1: Speed of change in EV charging business models – disruptive approaches and technologies

Chaired by Simon Cordery, Senior Property & Commercial Manager, Places for London.

Featuring: Ian Johnston, CEO of Osprey Charging; Claire Miller, Independent Mobility & Energy Advisor, Tellegen; Patrick Dunne, Director of Group Property, Procurement & EV Ventures, Sainsbury’s; Tom Peacock, Head of Group Property, SGN Retail Ltd. 


14:55 – 15:10

National Grid: strategy and implementation in transport decarbonisation
Niki Kesharaju, Senior Decarbonisation Strategy Manager and Ben Cattermole, Head of Transport Decarbonisation, NGED.


15:10 – 15:45

THE FUTURE

Panel session 2: Moving from action to delivery: fulfilling the transition to a decarbonised future

Chaired by James Evison, Content Manager, Transport + Energy.

Featuring: Mark Constable, Head of Public Affairs, Trojan Energy; Teddy Kealey, Expansion Lead, Fastned; Martin Hale, Managing Director, Qwello UK; Edmund King, President of the AA.


15:45 – 16:15

Coffee break, exhibition and networking


16:15 – 16:30

EV Charging Infrastructure: how to build for the future today
Paul Ford, Chief Development Officer, Zest.


16:30 – 17:00

Panel session 3: Trade association takeover.

Chaired by James Court, Chief Executive, EVA England.

Featuring: Vicky Read, CEO, ChargeUK; David Boyer, Director of Electricity Systems, Energy Networks Association (ENA); Matthew Adams, Transport Policy Manager, REA, Catherine Bowen, Senior Policy Advisor, BVRLA. 


17:00 – 17:05

Closing remarks and conference ends



19:00 – 19:30

Transport + Energy Awards evening drinks reception & networking


19:30 – 22:30

Evening meal, entertainment and awards


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