Johanna Heckmann is leading all activities related to charging infrastructure for P3 Group, an international technology consultancy with headquarter in Germany. In different projects for major automotive manufacturers and energy suppliers she gained experience along the whole value chain of EV charging – from standardization to market roll-out and operation of charging infrastructure up to development of market entry strategies. Before joining P3 she worked for e-mobil BW, the State Agency for Electric Mobility in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and was part of the project coordination office for the “Showcase for Electric Mobility – Living Lab BWe mobil”. Johanna Heckmann is master graduate of the HTWG Konstanz, where she studied Business Management

David Butters, General Manager for E.ON Drive / Director of E.ON Infrastructure Services Ltd, E.ON UK

Dave leads the day-to-day operational activities of the E.ON Drive business in the UK, managing the Sales, Delivery, Customer Operations and Commercial teams. As part of the E.ON Drive management team, he plays a key role in setting and delivering the strategy for the UK business, identifying risks and opportunities and developing our electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions into new markets. He has been with E.ON for over 10 years and has built up extensive experience in the energy industry, especially in the development and implementation of commercial strategies. The E.ON Drive business provides market leading EV solutions, knowledge and expertise. Dave firmly believes that the renewable energy solutions and the work we do at E.ON are changing people’s lives and driving a more sustainable and better future for the next generation. He wants to build an EV business that can stand alongside the biggest players in the market and deliver quality end-to-end customer experiences, which help all our customers to embrace the world of EV and drive towards a net zero future.

Fabian joined T&E in 2021 after working as a parliamentary assistant in the European Parliament. As Vehicles Policy Manager, Fabian leads charging infrastructure and pollutant emissions aspects on both the vehicles and freight team. Fabian worked almost five years in the European Parliament’s transport committee, focusing on legislation covering the alternative fuels infrastructure, air quality as well as on the decarbonisation of cars, trucks and planes.

o   2019 - Master of Science graduation in Renewable Energies at Technical University Cologne

o   Title of thesis: Grid Code Matrix – Global requirements for generators, inverters and energy storage systems connected to the low voltage distribution network at TÜV Rheinland (09/2019)

o   Since 2019: Expert for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, Energy Storage Systems and PV-Inverter

Tomas CHMELIK graduated from the University of Economics in Prague, with a main specialization in Economic policy and Minor specialization in Environmental policy. He achieved Ph.D. in 2010 at the Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Dept. of Economics, Management and Humanities. Since 1999 he has worked for the Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic as an expert in the Unit of Economic Instruments, dealing with issues of economic instruments used in water, waste and the air quality sector. In 2003 he became the Head of newly established Climate Change Unit and his responsibilities included the EU ETS implementation and drafting the first Czech national allocation plan and its negotiation with the European Commission.

Tomas left the Ministry of Environment in 2006 and joined Czech utility company CEZ, where he currently works as a Head of Unit responsible for installation and operation of EV public charging infrastructure within CEZ FUTUR/E/GO program

Edgar Harzfeld / Professor / Stralsund University of Applied Sciences

Edgar Harzfeld, Professor at Stralsund University. Studies and research in Leipzig and Zurich. Since 1996 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of Stralsund University responsible for electrical power supply and renewable energy systems. Since 2004 - 2022 numerous research projects on the subject of electrical energy storage technologies.

Amaiya is an Analyst focusing on global EV charging infrastructure for Wood Mackenzie's Grid Edge practice. He brings a rigorous approach to research with a focus on clean mobility, modelling, and analytics. Amaiya is responsible for conducting analysis on the electric vehicle charging market in North America. He supports research on the competitive market landscape and business models while maintaining relationships with EV charging infrastructure developers, aggregators, utilities, the public sector, and other e-mobility stakeholders. Amaiya is passionate about leveraging data to drive decision making around the world’s transition to sustainable solutions. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Amaiya worked in consulting, where he supported public and private sector clients transition to clean mobility. He supported the development of strategies for transport decarbonization and fleet electrification roadmaps.

Naeem Farooqi is the founder and CEO of FleetZero. FleetZero is turnkey partner for fleets looking for transition advisory through feasibility to implementation. His expertise spans across organisational performance benchmarks, accessibility design and compliance, supply chain and goods movement, procurement, fleet and rolling stock decarbonization and emissions optimization, technology feasibility analysis, project development and strategy execution within various transit and fleet functions. Naeem is known for solving complex fleet challenges with innovative solutions and has worked on transit and asset management projects across the globe including Canada, USA, Peru, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, and Ivory Coast. Over the course of his career, Naeem has advised on over $30B (CAD) of combined fleet, rolling stock and facilities assets. Naeem is currently completing a PhD in vehicle lifecycle and maintenance reliability modelling in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research is at the forefront of examining reliability, lifecycle costing, and the various propulsion impact for different return to base  fleets and rolling stock. Naeem is the recipient of various industry awards in the space of transit innovation, fleet decarbonization and technology. Naeem in his personal time gives back through Humanity First ShelterBus, the first re-purpose bus to serve the homeless population of Toronto in Canada.

Naeem has successfully delivered:
Over 90+ fleet-related projects for public and private sector organizations.
25 electric bus and CNG feasibility projects, including 9 BEB pilots.
10 municipal-focused fleet projects, assisting clients in understanding the operational requirements and feasibility of alternative fuels for a wide variety of vehicle classes.
5 EV Charging Strategy projects

20 years of management, consultancy, finance and IT experience. Currently responsible for moving the IT platforms of the six start-ups that constitute the Mer group onto one flexible and scaleable IT platform from which to fuel our ambitions and enable further growth. The Mer group has ambitions to become a market leader in the Nordics across all EV charging segments, leading player in Germany and UK in targeted segments and solid positions in 2-3 more European countries. Our mission is to make sustainable electric mobility easy and accessible for everyone

From 2019 to 2022, he was Head of Global Energy Services at ENEL X e-Mobility, in charge of Vehicle-Grid Integration. He also served as CEO of ENEL X France. From 2016 to 2018 he was Senior VP Energy Services at eMotorWerks, a Bay Area e-Mobility startup. There he led the VGI technology, product and business development effort. eMotorWerks was acquired by Enel Group, the largest integrated utility in Europe, in October 2017. As Senior Advisor & Entrepreneur in Residence at Engie in 2016-2017, he designed disruptive large scale business models in the Distributed Energy Resources + digital arena, which led to "Energy Communities" business model and initial offers. As Vice President R&D at Total New Energies from 2009 to 2016, he built Total’s cleantech R&D from the ground up into a prominent international player in the fields of solar PV and industrial biotechnology. Before entering the energy industry, he drove computational biology research and software development in startups and academia, founding a computational biology lab at the leading French technology research organization (CEA), leading bioinformatics at the French national genome center, and co-founding Hybrigenics, the first spin-off from the Pasteur Institute. Vincent received his PhD in Computer Science from Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. He is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and co-recipient of a US Presidential Green Chemistry Award

Elizabeth Bohun MSc – Lead Technologist – Zero Emission Vehicles and Energy Integration, Oxfordshire County Council

Elizabeth joined Oxfordshire County Council as Lead Technologist in ZEV and Energy Integration as part of the council’s iHub Innovation Team in 2019. Elizabeth’s projects in Oxfordshire have focused on innovative solutions for EV drivers without off-street parking, including new business models and hard infrastructure delivery. Projects include OxGul-e, DoorSTEP Trial  - Trojan Energy, Park & Charge Oxfordshire and work on the development of GIS tools for infrastructure planning. Elizabeth also lead work on the joint Oxfordshire Electrical Vehicle Integration Strategy, working in partnership with Oxfordshire’s 5 district councils. In her previous role at Oxford City Council, Elizabeth was project manager for the Go Ultra Low Oxford Project which piloted on-street charging options.

Catherine is Head of Innovation at Motability. In her role at Motability she leads on research into transport accessibility, on topics ranging from accessible EV charging to the UK market for wheelchairs. She also drives forward a number of innovative initiatives, such as a scholarships programme supporting disabled people to study transport design, setting up an Inclusive Transport Evidence Centre, and co-sponsoring the world’s first accessible EV charging standard. Catherine previously worked at the NSPCC’s Scale-up Unit, and in the Innovation Team at Independent Age, an older person’s charity. A dual UK-US national, she is passionate about making transport accessible and inclusive for all people.

Stian Mathisen has been working with EV charging since 2015. He has been part of building Recharge as the largest open charging network in the Nordics and Norway. He is currently Head of Public Relations and Regulatory Affairs at Recharge, and his background is from the energy sector where he has been particularly involved with wind power. Before that he worked with EU issues at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Stian holds an MA in Sociology.

Guido Sacchetto: Policy Officer on ‘Zero emission mobility’ in charge of the Horizon Europe co-programmed partnership “Towards zero-emission road transport (2Zero)”. European Commission – DG R&I Unit C2 “Future Urban and Mobility System”

Baerte de Brey works at Stedin, a Dutch DSO on e-mobility. Responsible for analyzing the long-term effect of electric mobility on the electricity grids, Baerte helps building a sustainable business case around this transition. This includes V2G, EV-storage and cyber security. He graduated from Leiden University in 2001 with a law degree and received a MBA from Nyenrode Business University in 2006. On behalf of Stedin, he is one of the executive board members of ElaadNL, the knowledge and innovation centre in the field of (smart) charging infrastructure. As an expert for the European Commission he sometimes reviews collective European programs concerning EV interoperability and smart charging. In his spare time he is an elected member of the Provincial Council of Utrecht and vice president at Avere, the European platform for e-mobility.

Born in New York (USA) in 1981, Nicholas Magliocco is  Country Manager Central and Eastern Europe at Enel X Way, the Enel Group's new company dedicated to electric mobility.

Magliocco joined the Enel Group in 2006, holding several executive positions mainly within Renewable Energies division (Enel Green Power). 

He served as Head of Solar Technology Procurement from 2010 to 2016, and as Head of Energy Storage Procurement from 2019 to 2022, contributing to the development of more than 5 GW of Solar and Energy Storage projects across Africa, Europe and the Americas. From 2016 to 2019 he held the position of Chief Procurement Officer at Enel Green Power Spain.

He joined Enel X Way in 2022, with the target of developing Central and Eastern Europe Area markets, with main focus on Germany, Poland and Romania.

He graduated in Industrial Engineering from the University of Rome Tor Vergata and he is a IE Business School alumnus.

He is a keen supporter of the AC Milan football club, and he is passionate of design and contemporary art.

David, whose experience spans 13 years in the transport sector, is a Technical Director leading the transport decarbonisation team within WSP Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited. His knowledge and experience covers a breadth of mobility and electric vehicle (EV) focus areas including fleet transitions to battery electric and alternative fuels, developing EV infrastructure strategies, advising clients on the deployment operation and maintenance of charge points including installation cost calculation and utilisation modelling, first mile-last mile mobility, mini and micro mobility solutions and the deployment of mobility hubs. In a recent technical due diligence of a charge point operator on behalf of Antin Infrastructure Partners David was both the project manager and technical lead for the project, supporting Antin in their investment plan.

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Group Manager Charging Infrastructure Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI, Dresden Vehicle and Transport System Engineering Project manager in several national and international projects relating to Public Transportation (energy supply and transfer, propulsion systems for buses, trams and trains) Holder of 6 patents in the field of electrical contact systems Business or sector: Research and development

Dr. Andrew Rutgers is the founder and CEO of ChargeSim which develops software to help analyze and plan electric bus charging operations, including selecting the right chargers, smart charging and utility capacity. He has a PhD in electrical engineering, an MBA in circular economy and has applied ChargeSim to help several large transit agencies plan for fully electric bus bases.

Martin Beaumont is the CEO of Electric Green. Electric Green develop innovative wireless charging infrastructure solutions using patented CTS cabling technology. The company's approach employees a centralised power source serving multiple chargepads along a common delivery backbone and combines lowest cost per space infrastructure with a highly convenient user experience.

Martin's experience spans various industries including telecomms infrastructure with Motorola. In the last decade he has focused on scaling up technology and cleantech companies as both an investor and hands-on executive. He gained an MBA from Cranfield School of Management in 1999.

Robert began his career after completing his degree in electrical engineering. Prior to joining SBD in early 2017, he worked for Honda in Ohio for 15 years in the Product Engineering division. Highlights from his career include leading the implementation of Honda’s hybrid powertrains for North America, being chosen as a key project leader for the Acura TLX and NSX, and leading the Infotainment engineering team. Since joining SBD as a key member, he has led large projects for many OEMs and tier 1s and is currently the global Domain Principal for Electrification.

Some Recent SBD Consultancy Projects

•Competitive analysis of EV test equipment

•Development of RFQ and strategy for connected vehicle services

•Competitive analysis and strategy for EV infotainment systems

Battery Management System go-to-market strategy development

Darius Chaman Ara / Senior Account Executive / gridX

As an Account Executive, Darius is working on the growth of gridX´s core products with a focus on the DACH region. gridX is Europe´s leading smart grid scale-up that enables companies from the energy and mobility sector to build and implement new digital products on its energy IoT platform XENON. With its manufacturer-independent dynamic load management solution, gridX enables developers and operators of charging infrastructure to increase the number of chargers per site while reducing CAPEX and OPEX.

Prior to working at gridX, Darius has been part of Vattenfall´s open innovation hub, worked in several positions for IoT and SaaS startups in the energy space and has developed two own projects as an Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur in Residence.

Thalia leads ESC’s expertise and projects looking at the decarbonisation of the transport sector, energy supply for electric and hydrogen vehicles, smart charging impact and infrastructure requirements to support the uptake of Zero Emission Vehicles. She has a rich portfolio of assignments uncovering multiple learning points across e–mobility transition and other development fuels. Thalia has lead, amongst others, the modelling work for the EV Energy Taskforce

Chris is an experienced infrastructure executive, with extensive commercial, innovation and strategy experience developing projects in the energy and commodities sectors, initially with Bechtel and then with EY. He joined the Connected Kerb founders in 2018, initially to lead Product and Strategy before being appointed CEO in 2019. Connected Kerb has been recognised internationally for its leadership in innovation and sustainability, is the fastest growing public EV charging network and the 3rd largest in the UK. In 2022 it announced a major investment from Aviva Investors and is now preparing for expansion overseas.

Proven technology leader across startups, growth-stage companies and global enterprises. Background in engineering and international sales, working for the likes of IBM. Prior to Daloop, was Chief Business Officer of Veniam, an intelligent networking solution provider for connected cars and autonomous vehicles. Has successfully founded and sold startups, including Prescient Systems. She holds a degree in engineering from Texas AM University.

Alexandra has been working in the battery department of Rystad Energy based in Oslo, Norway for 1 ½ years now where she took the role of deputy product owner staying on top of the newest developments in the EV, energy storage, and the battery cell sector. Her research encompassed topics such as battery recycling, charging infrastructure, EV markets historically and prognosis, technology trends in the energy storage, battery cell as well as EV industry, and battery cell costs. She has shared the teams’ newest analyses and knowledge in multiple webinars. Alexandra has started working in the consulting department at Rystad Energy in January 2023 where she will continue to work on battery projects.

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Adriana Fricke is ChargePoint's policy lead in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, working with political and regulatory stakeholders in the DACH region and the EU. She has worked for more than a decade in various fields at the intersection of politics and business, including the energy industry to diplomacy and defense policy. She speaks four languages, in addition to English and German, French and Romanian.

Christian Hahn has been Hubject’s CEO since 2015, after joining the company as Head of Business Development and Administration in 2012. Thanks to his academic background in industrial engineering with an emphasis on environmental and power technology, he has been shaping the eMobility ecosystems since its earliest days. As a consultant for energy supply businesses seeking to optimise their business processes, he contributed to projects in smart energy, intelligent networks, and smart metering. His holistic understanding of the eMobility industry and all its players across various sectors has helped him shape the Hubject ecosystem it is now. His primary focus is on strategy, investor relations and the global setup of the main company in Germany and its subsidiaries in the US and China

Leader of the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility (MCFM) electrification team with 14 colleagues globally that develop McKinsey’s outlook across passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles (etrucks, ebuses) and EV charging infrastructure. Julian helps clients in their electrification strategies, and charging infrastructure build out. Since joining McKinsey in 2015, Julian has worked mainly with automotive OEMs/suppliers and financial investors in Europe.

Alexander Schabert is Senior Director Global Bus at ChargePoint and was Co-founder and CCO at ViriCiti. ViriCiti started in 2012 with a focus on electric buses and trucks and was the market leader in the United States and Europe for public transit in North America and Europe, with thousands of buses and chargers connected to its platform. From energy management to maintenance, the ViriCiti online monitoring system provided in-depth insights tailored to each fleet’s needs. The company worked with over 150 vehicle OEMs and fleet operators across continents and aims to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by offering an all-in-one solution for full-electric and mixed fleets. ViriCiti was acquired by ChargePoint in August 2021 and Alex continues his work creating a data led solution for the charging of all electrically driven buses and fleet vehicles. Today, one ChargePoint account provides access to hundreds-of-thousands of places to charge in North America and Europe. Alex studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and has a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich

Jakob Rogstadius works at the intersection of data science, systems-of-systems and electromobility in the Systems Engineering unit within RISE’s Mobility and Systems department. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, a M.Sc. in Media Technology and his professional experience covers data driven research in a wide variety of industrial and academic domains, including the automotive industry.

Hiten Sonpal is an experienced asset financier and sector specialist, having amassed over 23 years industry knowledge within the banking and asset finance sector. Hiten’s vision and passion for the environment enabled him to redirect his career into green finance and, for the past 12 years, spearhead the growth of renewable lending, whilst consolidating his expertise in renewables, clean energy and zero emission mobility projects. As a result of his innovative approach, dedication and contribution to the sector Hiten was named winner of the Sustainability executive of the year in 2015 and was highly commended for the transport project of the year in 2020 at the business green awards. Hiten’s responsibilities as Head of Green Finance are to enhance MHA’s green finance offering by providing tailored lending and advisory services to enable businesses to achieve their climate change goals and reduce costs through renewable energy initiatives

Magnar Bjørk is a veteran of the Norwegian Smart Grid scene. Working for Elvia he has managed the documentation and outreach of Elvias piloting of consumer flexibility – a key technology in Elvia’s strategy for handling the high EV penetration of Norway. Mr. Bjørk is also a founding member of the IDE Smartgrid program, where Norway’s largest DSOs collaborate on these topics. Mr. Bjørk has a wide range of Utility industry experience since 1987, from planning, operations, management and organizational development over a 10 year period, including deregulations in the mid-1990s. Different management positions in Electric Utilities in this period, including three years as Chief Operating Officer. He has six years of experience from IT-industry since 1998, including management, organizational development, sales, implementation and after-market services for ERP solutions to Utility and Telecom companies nationally and internationally. Currently - 19 years, he works as owner and partner in Consulting and Equipment Supplier companies, including several startups, sales, solution design, contract management, project development , project management and consulting services to Norwegian Electric Utilities His educational background and key skills include: M.Sc Electrical Engineerint, Norges Tekniske Høgskole - Trondheim Strategy, planning, operations and maintenance - Energy Utilities System structure, regulatory regime, organization and development trends in Norwegian Energi Utilities IT-procurement processes, IT-implementations and work process improvements in Energy Utilities System integration and system Interoperability Smart Grid Architecture and Smart Grid Technology Project development, -financing and -implementation in Smart Grid-related projects

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Jane has been dedicated to addressing climate change and bringing forward the energy transition for over two decades, in a variety of roles. She has previously been Head of Evidence, the Deputy Head of Science, and Head of Industrial Energy Efficiency in the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Since 2019 she has worked in the GB energy regulator Ofgem. She led the development of Ofgem’s Decarbonisation Action Plan and now leads cross cutting strategic work to ensure the regulatory regimes can meet the net zero challenges. She has also set up the Regulatory Energy Transition Accelerator to help energy regulators around the world provide more effective responses to the climate challenge.

Steffen Schaefer is Head of Future Cities and Mobility at AFRY Management Consulting.

Steffen started working on the digital side of EV charging infrastructure more than 10 years ago and drives electric since many years. With his background in computer science, he has worked on strategies and solutions for electric mobility with Charge Point Operators, Automotive companies, utilities, investors, and other market actors.

AFRY Management Consulting has a dedicated team over 500 energy experts that advises clients across all areas of the energy transition from energy generation, trading, through distribution in markets, strategies, operational efficiency, and transactions.

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