Agenda – Transport + Energy Forum 2023
16th November 2023 – Birmingham Conference and Events Centre (BCEC)
Agenda subject to change
8:15 – 9:15
Registration, exhibition and networking
9:15 – 9:20
THE CONVERSATION
Welcome
Alec Peachey, Editorial Director, Transport + Energy
9:20 – 9:35
Keynote presentation 1
TBC
9:35 – 10:15
Oxford debate: to regulate or not to regulate?
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); plus others TBC
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?
*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
TEF Talk 1: TBC
(Platinum sponsor)
11:25 – 11:40
Keynote presentation 2
Update from Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (invited)
11.40 -11.55
National Grid: strategy and implementation in transport decarbonisation
Niki Kesharaju, Senior Decarbonisation Strategy Manager and Ben Cattermole, Head of Transport Decarbonisation, NGED
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
Snighha 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
The transition to electric vehicles: let’s leave no one behind
Jon Jenkins, Head of Innovation, Motability Operations.
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
19:30 – 20:00
Transport + Energy Awards evening drinks reception & networking
20:00 – 22:30
Evening meal, entertainment and awards