MOVE 2021 SPEAKERS

Matt is the CEO of Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, and is responsible for setting and executing the company’s strategy to deploy utility scale battery storage and power infrastructure for rapid EV charging. Throughout his career, Matt has been involved in various parts of the energy value...

Patrick Ayad leads the global sector group Mobility and Transportation at Hogan Lovells and is also head of the firm’s global Strategic Operations, Agreements and Regulation (SOAR) practice area. He is a leading global practitioner in the areas of international commercial contracts, global...

Richard Barlow serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Wejo, responsible for strategic direction and managing all aspects of the business. Richard founded Wejo in 2014, having founded, scaled and exited a highly profitable fintech data platform out of the UK.Realizing that the connected data...

Claudia Becker has been working for the BMW Group since 2012 in operational and strategic purchasing functions. In 2016 she joined BMW?s responsible sourcing team with a focus on due diligence in mineral supply chains. Claudia works closely with supply chain partners and represents BMW in various...

Having grown a UK electric scooter business from zero to circa 1m turnover in just two years competing against very tough legislation and breaking a previously non existent market. Itzik is an expert in the design and sales of electric micro vehicles. It was when Itzik moved to London a few years...

Thomas Bitter is leading Volvo Construction Equipment?s (Volvo CE) global research and development organization, which has made major recent breakthrough advances in innovation ? including the first fully electric compact machines, and the introduction of autonomous transport solutions. Leveraging...

Charles Brasted is a partner in our Hogan Lovells London office and leads the Hogan Lovells global regulatory practice in the UK. As head of the public law and policy practice, he has been at the forefront of developing innovative approaches to government affairs and policy advocacy, which brings...

Jonathan has been the Director of the Urban Transport Group since 2008. He is also a visiting senior fellow at LSE Cities, a  Commissioner on the Commission on Travel Demand and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation.Jonathan’s career has been about developing...

Nicolas is CEO and co-founder of BlaBlaCar.BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel network enabling over 90 million members to share a ride across 22 markets. BlaBlaCar leverages technology to fill empty seats on the road, connecting members looking to carpool or to travel by...

Lance Bultena is our Director of Thought Leadership Mobility and Transportation and is located in our Washington, D.C. office. He has been deeply involved in every major regulatory and legislative issue in the U.S. automotive sector since 1995 and routinely discusses issues in this area with...

Sonya Byers is Chief Executive of Women in Transport, a non-profit which supports the professional development of women working in transport through networking, professional development and volunteering. In 2021, the network launched a bespoke leadership development programme called Lead with the...

A highly focused, motivated, successful and respected Unmanned Air System subject matter expert with extensive experience of delivering UAS programmes. Wide experience includes technical evaluation for civil and military UAS, Drone research, integrated manned/unmanned operations, certification and...

Gary Cook is Head of the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles working at the intersection of the transport, energy and auto sectors. Gary leads on the Government’s mission to de-carbonise UK road transport, reducing our impact on the climate, improving air quality, and supporting a thriving UK auto...

Aurelien started his career as an entrepreneur just after graduating with his second Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, earned at Georgia Tech (USA).Since then, he has worked for the past 20 years as an International Business Developer and Strategist in diverse fields: semi...

Sylvain DENONCIN is a French expert on accessibility issues and new technologies for in-clusive mobility.He’s given lectures in several countries (Europe, United States, Middle Est, Russia, etc.), universities (Paris X and Paris XIII) and is currently participating in different standardization...

Bharath joined INVERS in June 2021 as Chief Business Officer. He is responsible for business development, customer success and business partnerships. As a computer science graduate, Bharath brings relevant industry experience and a keen sense of developments in the international...

After various positions in business and industry, Thomas Duscha joined GreenPack in 2016 as Business Development Manager. Together with Tobias Breyer he has taken over the operational management of the Berlin-based startup and its brand Swobbee. During his studies in business administration in...

Shamala Evans is an experienced Senior Civil Engineer and Project Manager, possessing a breadth and depth of technical knowledge underpinned by strong academic learning and a demonstrable track record of success in the design and implementation of challenging, complex and wide-ranging...

Ryan is a Senior Associate in the electrified transport team at BloombergNEF. He covers the technology, policy and economic factors shaping the transport sector. Within the team Ryan author’s research on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.Prior to joining BloombergNEF Ryan worked at...

Andrew has spent his career to date in the field of telematics, fleet management and intelligent vehicles. He has a keen interest in the future of transport, mobility and unmanned autonomy. Andrew has spent 15 years as the CEO of Transpoco, the leading telematics provider in the Irish market, with...

Having a management and political science background with Ph.D. he has a strong involvement into the transportation sector. Expert fields include smart mobility and ticketing. Besides the work for Calypso Networks Association he is Vice-Chair of the UITP IT&I Committee and member of the board...

Stefan Grüttner has been the head of the Mobility Group in the district of Kelheim since 2018 and, together with a team of 16, has responsibility for developing and introducing new mobility concepts to provide a boost to what is a provincial area. He has been able to use the knowledge he gained...

Porter Harris is Founder and CEO of Power.Global, a global provider of advanced electrification products for mobility, stationary storage and consumer applications for key markets across Asia, Africa and South America.With over 15 years of experience innovating battery technologies at Romeo...

Steve Hellman founded Mobility Impact Partners as a collaborative strategic investment platform for the emerging mobility ecosystem after building Energy Impact Partners into the leading private equity firm for the new energy economy. He also serves on the Boards of several businesses: Eos Energy...

Lex Hoefsloot is head of strategy and funding, co-founder and chief executive officer at Lightyear.Early ageLex grew up in Zimbabwe, Africa, where there was lots of space and a climate ideal for spending time outdoors. Having spent so much of his childhood connected to nature, he felt the need to...

Chris Jackson is the Head of Fleet Business Development at Centrica and his role is to help enable fleet operators to transition to EVs at scale.In the last 15 years he’s worked in the fleet industry including the leasing divisions of two High Street banks and now works at the UKs largest energy...

With a career that started at Leyland Vehicles in the 1980’s Mike has been involved in all aspects of heavy duty bus design. But since the 2000’s his focus has been on emissions reduction, spanning a period when the focus on emissions has moved from tightening controls on diesel engines, through...

Jean-Louis Kindler is CEO of Ways2H, a leading commercial provider of Waste-to-Hydrogen solutions for mobility and grid applications. JeanLouis and his team are developing projects that transform the world’s worst waste - MSW, plastics, medical refuse - into clean energy and fuel.A 30-year veteran...

Briony Krikorian-Slade leads on card payment policy, regulation and innovation for UK Finance, the trade body representing around 300 financial firms in the UK. She oversees a number of industry projects and policy areas, from expanding the use of contactless cards on public transport and in the...

Charlotte Le Roux is a senior associate in our Hogan Lovells Paris office and focuses her practice on commercial contracts and regulatory matters relating to information technologies, data and cybersecurity, mobility, transportation and telecommunications.Charlotte works on innovative subjects such ...

Joe is an urban planner with over 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors gained in the UK, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and other Asian countries. Currently a Deputy General Manager for the Shenzhen Bus Group (SZBG), Joe takes charge of all procurements, international...

Oliver Mackprang (33) is a native Canadian who has lived in Berlin for 15 years.In 2012, he founded a carsharing aggregator company - CarJump, which bundled carsharing providers in one app. CarJump was sold to PSA in 2016, where the app was subsequently renamed in free2move. He has previously...

As Deputy Director of the £318m million Faraday Battery Challenge Jacqui helps lead government investment to develop batteries that are cost-effective, high-quality, predictable, long range, fast charging, safe and recyclable. Her background in the steel industry, environmental regulation and...

Edwin Olson is co-founder and CEO of May Mobility, Inc. He has focused on the development of autonomous vehicles for over a decade, helping to develop Ford Motor Company’s autonomous vehicles and co-leading autonomous vehicle development at Toyota Research Institute. Under his leadership, May...

Before co-founding Caburn Telecom in 2011, Matthew led Marketing for BT Global Services developing the company’s understanding of customer focus and market orientation across a wide range of industry sectors including Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, Logistics, Energy and Automotive. Prior to...

Rene Perkins, CA MSc BA(hon) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rene-perkins-827420ba/) top 50 BAME founder under 50, is a serial entrepreneur dedicated to using technology for solving pressing problems of society and the environment. She holds a MSc in Finance and investment and is a qualified chartered ...

Sebastian Polly is a partner in our Hogan Lovells Munich office and co-heads our Automotive industry sector. Sebastian’s key focus is on product liability, product safety and product compliance law. He is particularly experienced in the automotive, mobility as well as the technology and electronics ...

Director of Research and Development Institute for Urban Transportation “MosTransProekt” and Chairman of the Eurasian UITP Division, UITP Vice-President.Alexander supervised the development of the transport model of the Moscow agglomeration, transport planning, and related issues of improving the...

Chuck currently serves as Chief Product Officer for TuSimple. Prior to joining TuSimple, Chuck led engineering and technical operations at Peloton Technology. Before entering the world of truck automation, Chuck developed 25 years’ experience in the development and management of innovative software ...

Eduardo Quiñones is a senior researcher at the Barcelona Supercomputer Center (BSC) since 2008. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Technical University of Catalunya (UPC). His research interests are tied to the convergence of high performance, and edge and cloud computing...

Gareth is Senior Automotive & Mobility Solutions Manager at Swiss Re. Having spent a number of years in the primary insurance industry, working across the fields of telematics, claims and innovation, Gareth now works with clients to identify their needs and assess how Swiss Re can bring value...

Graeme Risby is the co-founder and CEO of Hiyacar, the UK’s longest trading peer-to-peer car sharing platform, connecting drivers with cars, when and where they want them. Hiyacar allows car owners to make money, by renting out their cars to vetted local drivers.Graeme is a social entrepreneur, who ...

Making the world a better place to live is Paul?s motto to get out of bed. He sees public transport as the back bone to keep cities flowing. That?s why he started Tranzer. Tranzer aggregates tickets from Public Transport operators worldwide into 1 platform and makes all tickets digital. Whether it...

Bob Sanguinetti was born and raised in Gibraltar.  After graduating from Oxford University, he served in the Royal Navy for almost three decades, rising to the rank of Commodore. The former mariner served at sea and commanded several Royal Navy warships and a multinational coalition Task Group...

In his role as Chief Sales Officer, Tobias Scharfen is responsible for all sales activities of has·to·be gmbh. The company is the creator of be.ENERGISED, a leading EV charging software platform, as well as a full-service solution provider for charge point operators (CPOs) and eMobility service...

Dr. Anita Sengupta is an aerospace engineer, instrument rated pilot, rocket scientist and veteran of the space program. She has developed technologies that have enabled the exploration of Mars, asteroids and deep space for 20 years.  Her career began with launch vehicles and communication...

Georgina Smallwood is one of the world’s leading tech product professionals and has joined TIER Mobility as CPO in December 2020. She plays an integral part in extending the company’s consumer reach and market share, while ensuring that the company’s electric vehicles remain the most innovative and ...

Johannes Springer is responsible for the 5G Automotive Program at Deutsche Telekom.In 1998 he joined Deutsche Telekom Group in various management positions. From 2004 to 2010 he worked as CTO/COO for Toll Collect, the GNSS based electronic tolling operator for trucks in Germany. From 2011 to 2016...

Sebastian Tanzer is the Chief Executive Officer at triply, responsible for the strategic direction, fundraising and general business management. Sebastian co-founded triply in 2017 to reshape mobility across the board by creating algorithms to analyse and plan mobility solutions...

Jan Vanbockrijck is an innovation project manager for the city of Mechelen. For the last two years, he has taken the role of lead partner in the Interreg 2 Seas project SCIFI (Smart City Innovation Framework Implementation), where four mid-sized cities are looking for ways to accelerate innovation...

Ian is currently employed by FirstGroup Plc, the leading provider of public transport services in the UK and America and am responsible for the UK Bus divisions fleet, depot and engineering assets as ‘Divisional Engineering Director’. FirstGroup has a fleet of c9000 vehicles and carries 2.9 million ...

Deniz Yetkin is Head of Process Chain at Jaguar Land Rover Vehicle Programmes function. She is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers/ IMechE, has MSc Degree in Automotive Engineering and BSc Hons Degree in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering.Yetkin has covered...

Hui Zhang is Vice President of NIO Europe. He heads the German and the UK office of the global electric car startup from Shanghai.After studying in Beijing, Pforzheim and Utah, Hui Zhang initially worked at VOITH AG in purchasing and supply chain management in China and Germany. Subsequent work-ing ...