Speakers 2022

Jenny Figueiredo leads on delivering the Park and Charge Oxfordshire project on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, and is keen to learn how this kind of innovative EV infrastructure can influence behaviour change.  With over 10 years’ experience in partnership and communications roles in sustainability in the public and charity sectors, she is also enjoying leading the communications campaign for Park and Charge Oxfordshire, having previously led WRAP’s Love Food Hate Waste digital campaigns as well and setting up Oxford’s city-wide festival of sustainability: Oxford Green Week.

Joel Teague is the founder of Co Charger, a company dedicated to enabling EV ownership for motorists who cannot have a charge point at home.  Having defined the concept of Community Charging in 2020 he launched the first platform built specifically to support the practice of sharing charge points within neighbourhoods.  Eight months on, the platform supports over 1,500 shared charge points and is has grown at over 40% per month so far in 2021.

Joel is a leading commentator on the acceleration of the transition to EVs and an advocate of both industry collaboration and the sharing economy in that process.  He is an elected member of the steering group for the Renewable Energy Association’s EV Forum.

Before founding Co Charger, Joel was a contract programme manager and Agile management specialist working on major initiatives within the automotive, scientific, aviation and marketing sectors.

Jon is the APC’s Automotive Trend Strategist. Responsible for the Automotive Council road mapping and supply chain analysis function, his role is to identify and communicate UK opportunities in transitioning to net zero mobility systems. Jon uses his understanding of social sciences, gained from a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds, to help communicate complex automotive technologies, products and supply chain challenges to a diverse range of audiences.

Jonathan is the Policy and Operations Director and has responsibility for formulating the policy objectives of the Partnership, in conjunction with government departments and members, ensuring the work programme reflects those policy objectives and disseminating the outputs of the Partnership’s work programme to policy makers. Jonathan has direct responsibility for co-ordinating the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce and delivery of the work programme and liaison with Taskforce stakeholders. He also has responsibility for operational aspects of the Partnership's activities.

Jonathan is an environmental economist with over twenty years of experience working in the automotive and fuel industries for companies including the Energy Saving Trust, the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) and Total Oil among others. His experience involves developing policy, designing and implementing programmes to promote markets for environmental vehicles, technologies and fuels working closely with the UK Government and EC during the last two decades. 

In 2003 he was awarded the Green Fleet Award for Personal Achievement for helping kick-start the market for clean fuelled vehicles in the UK.

Kevin is the EV Sector Director at SSE Enterprise Utilities with over 30 years’ experience in the energy, utility and contracting environment. Using his background in construction, operational management and strategic projects, he is shaping the future of electric vehicles and driving the commitment to net zero. Kevin is currently leading his team to develop and deliver large scale strategic opportunities in the EV charging space, to bring accessible charging to users across the UK.

Liam is a consultant member of the National Register of Access Consultants (NRAC) with over 30 years’ experience of working in Inclusive Design and Access.

He is a Director of Proudlock Associates, a well-established inclusive design and access consultancy, now in its fifteenth year.  He has worked on many large and complex projects requiring a high knowledge of Local Authority Planning guidelines and associated Supplementary Planning Guidance and Planning Policy Statements, in order to ensure developments meet all conditions and deliver inclusion. 

Liam has considerable experience of using the Building Regulations Part M and Part K as well as the Equality Act 2010.  He has an excellent knowledge of best practice guidance such as BS8300 2018 “Design of an Accessible and Inclusive Environment”.

He is a visiting lecturer to some Schools of Architecture and provides training to design teams and architects on meeting both statutory requirements and best practice in the field of inclusive design and access. 

Liam writes and maintains the Inclusive Design section for RICS members on their web-based iSurv resource, providing updated guidance on requirements, best practice and news related to the industry involving inclusive design of environments, transport and the infrastructure.

Paul has worked in the electricity industry since graduating in 1988.  He joined the South Western Electricity Board in the nationalised industry, and has experienced the changes through privatisation and market separation.  He remains with his original employer, now Western Power Distribution.

Paul trained as an operational engineer and experienced all aspects of distribution network maintenance, replacement and construction.  In 1995 he became a Distribution Manager and was responsible for service delivery, operations and performance in a geographical patch which covered most of Devon.

In 2011 Paul left his operational roots to take up responsibility as Policy Manager for WPD.  In this role he brought innovative solutions into a business as usual world whilst retaining the more traditional elements of management of standards for an electricity distribution network.  In 2019 Paul’s focus moved to the new Distribution System Operator area for WPD and he is currently System Development Manager.

Paul is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Richard Halsey BA (Hons) MA MSc MEI Capabilities Director, is a Director at the Energy Systems Catapult established and overseen by Innovate UK to stimulate innovation and transformational change across the energy system. Richard joined the Catapult in 2015, having previously worked for over a decade at White Young Green, Turley and Babcock Engineering specialising in energy system transformation, innovation, planning and sustainable development. He has led a diverse range of projects and programmes in partnership with government, industry and academia including the Catapult’s delivery of the first phase of the Smart Systems and Heat programme.

Steve is Director of the RAC Foundation, an independent charitable think-tank that commissions and disseminates research relating to motoring. Foundation reports have covered various aspects of motoring policy including road safety, the condition of the road network (in particular road bridges), the take up of traffic technology, and the path to zero carbon vehicles (Steve is a member of the Electric Vehicle Energy Task Force).

Steve took over at the Foundation in 2015 after a long civil service career encompassing many transport-related roles, latterly as Director General for Roads, Traffic & Local at the Department for Transport.

After graduating from Durham University Steve joined the civil service in 1983, moving to the Transport Department in 1987 where, amongst other roles, he was private secretary to transport ministers Peter Bottomley, Michael Portillo and Roger Freeman.

Steve is currently President of the CILT, a fellow of the CIHT, a trustee of the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund, a regular columnist in Highways magazine and commentator on transport issues in the media.

Thalia leads ESC’s expertise and projects looking at the decarbonisation of the transport sector, energy supply for electric and hydrogen vehicles, and infrastructure requirements to support the uptake of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles. Thalia is providing technical support to the EV Energy Taskforce Steering Group, has been involved in the Innovate UK funded project Vehicle to Grid Britain: Assessing the viability of V2G in Great Britain, the ETI funded Consumers Vehicles and Energy Integration projects and the UKERC funded project Decarbonisation of Road Freight. Thalia is a Chemical Engineer with a masters in Renewable Energy Engineering.

Shayne is Head of Marketing at char.gy, a provider of public electric vehicle charging to communities of drivers who can’t use their home electricity supply to charge their cars.
Most of his career focused on marketing EDF’s range of low-carbon energy solutions to businesses and the public sector. He draws on this experience to help char.gy play a big part in the electrification of transport and its crucial role in delivering the UK’s Net Zero 2050 goal.

Prior to joining char.gy, Shayne led the UK sales and marketing team at ubitricity and helped the company grow into the UK’s largest public charging networks by number of charge points.

John Neville is a seasoned executive with a strong track record in building successful emerging market organizations for over 30+ years.  His experience ranges from startups to large multinational corporations, including: Digital Equipment Corporation (now HPE), Honeywell/Cox, Verizon, Arsenal Digital, Terremark Worldwide, Ericsson, Adtran and Foghorn Systems.  In his role as CSO, Mr. Neville will be responsible for the rapid deployment of high-performance charging infrastructure and energy platforms on a global scale. 

Graham is Director, Supply Chain and Technology within the Automotive department at S&P Global Mobility. He leads and manages the global research practice for Propulsion, Battery, Charging and Thermal Systems component forecasting, comprising fifteen analysts based in major automotive markets.

Previously employed within Engineering, Graham has 10 years’ experience in Powertrain Development and Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) having previously worked for Ricardo, Bentley Motors and Jaguar Land Rover. He joined IHS Markit in 2016. IHS Markit merged with S&P Global in March 2022.

Graham graduated from Loughborough University in the UK with a Master’s Degree in Automotive Engineering and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Stephen King started his career with Capital One as the Canadian business was just starting. Over the next decade, he would go on to lead several of their business units, with roles in strategy, innovation, credit and partnerships.

The next decade of his career led him into strategy consulting, innovation and venturing within the environmental and social sector. This took many forms, with an online crowdsourced trend publication on social business, a partnership called Swarm and a creative collaboration unit called Wild Labs.

Stephen is now combining his two decades of knowledge leading a newly created part of the Visa Europe business, Sustainability Solutions.

Tim and his team are leading Kent County Council’s roll out of Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure in Kent. KCC are working on a number of projects right across Kent to provide a coherent charging network at all levels and ensuring even those without off street parking will have access to chargers when needed. Tim will be able to provide detail on some of the current projects being delivered and outline future plans for Kent County Council.

Mika joined CHAdeMO Association in 2020 in the newly created role of PR Manager and is in charge of member relations and outreach, and executing communication strategy for the Association.  Before joining CHAdeMO, Mika worked at Positive Planet Japan, a microfinance NGO located in Manila, Philippines, where she managed the implementation of natural disaster recovery project in support of smallholder farmers. Prior to this, she worked in various international and UN institutions, notably in UNESCO HQ in Paris, where she worked as an Associate Expert in charge of inter-agency and stakeholder coordination.

With a background in process innovation and continuous improvement honed in the automotive manufacturing sector, Adam has lead a revolution in the complex challenge of getting EV charging infrastructure connected to the grid efficiently and effectively. The EV Charging Team at ESP has driven significant innovation and is the preferred partner for most of the major CPOs as they seek to deliver on their business goals of accelerating the volume and quality of EV charging infrastructure in the UK.

Chris is an experienced infrastructure executive with extensive commercial, innovation and strategy experience developing projects in the energy and commodities sectors – with Bechtel and more recently as EY’s Global Infrastructure Director.

Paul is passionate about creating an equitable society and avoiding a two tier system for EV adoption. Most recently he specialised in developing integrated solutions for EQUANS and Amey. Working at director level for global advisory practices Aecom and Gardiner & Theobald, Paul supported local and central government to manage strategic procurements and develop workplace solutions. He has a background in estates management for the NHS and has an MBA in Leadership. At Zest, Paul uses this extensive experience to develop partnerships with public sector organisations, resulting in end-to-end solutions that align with strategic goals and community values.

David is a seasoned software industry executive, with a strong track record of innovation. David brings a wealth of technology and electronics expertise to Techniche, with over 20 years' experience developing both hardware and software for multiple market sectors. David joined Techniche in 2010 and played a central role in the redesign and development of the CMMS platform. David led the CMMS product engineering and QA team for four years, before transitioning to his current position as Head of Product.

Dan leads the work on bp’s global advocacy and policy work around its multi-billion pound investment programme in building fast and convenient EV charging for consumers. Prior to bp he has over 17 years’ experience in the energy and infrastructure sector. This includes spells at HS2, the largest infrastructure project in Europe, and Centrica British Gas.

James is CEO of EVA England, before this he led the work of the Cabinet Office on the COP26 transport policy and helped build the Climate Group’s UK Electric Fleets Coalition (UKEFC), representing the UK’s biggest fleet owners. Before that he was Director of Policy and Communications at the renewables trade body the REA – the Renewable Energy Association.