SPEAKERS CONFIRMED FOR 2021

Sam is a Technical Specialist in the Energy Systems & Infrastructure team at Cenex and an expert in Electric Vehicle charging hardware and innovative technology such as wireless charging systems.

Lloyd Allen is an experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry, Lloyd is leading on the expansion of publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure, which includes fast and rapid charger points, alongside rapid charging hubs. Bristol...

Karl Anders is the UK MD of innogy eMobility Solutions. A new company within the Innogy group which specializes in supplying electric vehicle charging solutions for businesses.   Karl has recently come from Nissan GB where he held the role of National EV Manager ? Corporate Sales. He has...

James Armstrong is a founder of the Investment Adviser and is one of the three managing partners. James has been involved in over ?1.3 billion of UK and European energy transactions and over ?570 million portfolio third-party financing at, and prior to founding, Bluefield. He led the IPO of the...

Mark was appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Connected Energy from October 1st, 2018.  Prior to joining Connected Energy, Mark worked in Paris for ENGIE SA as Global Key Program Director for Demand Side Management and Storage and Senior Domain Director for ENGIE New Ventures.   Mark had been...

Charlie has designed many things from furniture through housing co-operatives to large urban masterplans, always with a focus on sustainability. He is an expert in low carbon refurbishment and energy supply and has authored several reports on retrofit standards and finance, most recently a repot...

Chris joined DCC in Jul 2014 and has 15+ years experience as a multi-disciplined IT professional specialising in high profile initiatives, driving business transformation.  He has specific expertise in Smart Energy technology having led the design and implementation of multiple large scale...

After graduating with a Masters in Electronic Engineering, Charlie performed several operational roles in the London bus industry before project managing the design, build & implementation of the first 24 hour zero emission double deck bus route in London. She now uses her industry experience...

?At Clean Horizon, Corentin is the head of market analysis activities, thus overseeing one of the two business units in the company. As such, he acts as project manager on key market analysis projects,?thus?overseeing the regulations and evolutions of the storage markets across Europe. In parallel...

Bean has an Honours Degree in Physics from Imperial College, is an Associate of the Royal College of Science, and is a founding member of the new Heat Pump Federation and the immediate past-Chairman of the Ground Source Heat Pump Association.He has over 12-years’ direct experience in energy and...

Tom Betts is the Technical Director of the UK's ISO17025 UKAS-accredited laboratory for traceable calibration of pyranometers, solar cells and full-size PV modules, based at Loughborough University. He leads the Applied Photovoltaics Research Group within the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems ...

Aimee is Energy Strategy Lead at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. She is responsible for coordinating policies across multiple sectors to ensure we meet our ambitious net zero target, most recently she coordinated delivery of the Energy White Paper. Previously she was...

Wayne Bexton is the Director of Carbon Reduction, Energy and Sustainability at Nottingham City Council and has worked in public sector energy and sustainability fields for over 15 years, having previously delivered sustainability advice in the private sector. Wayne has delivered numerous high...

Laura Bishop is a chartered mechanical engineer, registered with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. She has 20 years engineering experience with a number of blue-chip companies including Rolls Royce and E.ON Connecting Energies. She runs Infinitas Design Ltd, a Derby-based independent renewable ...

Charles left the corporate world to establish SmartKlub because he believes community energy needs disrupting.  Starting out in customer facing IT, Charles proved his innovation credentials by floating a dot com in personalised print and after successful exit joined E.ON in 2001, establishing its...

Matthew is the founder and Managing Director of Custom Solar. With more than a decade at the forefront of the UK C&I rooftop sector Matthew has led a team to deliver a host of the UK’s largest and most complex solar systems.

Randolph is the Director of Innovation & Electricity Systems at the Energy Networks Association, and has over ten years of experience in the electricity and energy sector in the UK, Europe and Australia. Randolph leads teams looking at Digitalisation, Engineering, Future Networks (Open Networks ...

Since 2013 Hugh Brennan has been MD of Hive Energy and is responsible for UK business development and project management, achieving consent on over 300MW of ground mount PV since that time.?  He has over 30 years international operations & business development experience across...

Jacob is an analyst working on the domestic retail market, producing competitor and market intelligence reports.  Jacob has several years? experience in community development with public sector and NGOs.

I have worked within the sustainability sector for the past 18 years and this reflects my personal interest and passion for environmental sustainability. I have been with SWM since 2013 and lead the organisation in its role as sustainability adviser to cross-sector organisations across the West...

Fabio has a background in environmental sciences and his current academic research focuses on the environmental implications of land-use change for utility scale solar park development in the UK. Specifically, he is collating data on natural capital (e.g., soil, biodiversity) and ecosystem services ...

An Industry recognised and well-respected specialist with over 10 years? experience in the field of solar photovoltaics (PV) and associated smart and flexible technologies.  An active member of a number of national and international committees, developing future standards for an innovative and...

Mark Copley is an Associate Professor of Electrochemical Materials at WMG. His research spans active materials, additives, scale-up, processing and novel cell design. Areas of application are lithium ion, sodium ion and solid-state batteries. Mark has recently joined WMG, previous to this he was a...

Simon Coulson – Director & Co-founder Aura Power Developments Ltd  8+ years renewables experienceVice President, Morgan StanleyMSc Computer Science, Imperial College London

Chris joined Cenex, a not-for-profit consultancy in low carbon transport, in early 2018 leading Cenex? activities relating to energy and infrastructure for transport. This includes innovative R&D projects in areas such as vehicle-to-grid, wireless charging and microgrids as well as strategic...

Stephen is CEO of RheEnergise and the orriginator of the High-Density Hydro ®?concept.  Highly motivated capable individual with director level experience across 3 industry sectors: 12 years in renewable energy; 5 years developing innovation and policy; 15 years architecture/ design. A track...

Daisy has been heading up the smart team at Energy UK, the industry?s main trade body, since 2016. The team represents member energy companies on technical and consumer issues relating to smart, as well as the wider policy framework for the programme. The team has been identifying and resolving...

Cami Dodge-Lamm has a Master of Science in Renewable Energy Systems from TU Wien and a Master of Public Policy from George Mason University (USA). Ms. Dodge-Lamm specializes in project management and? energy regulations?and is currently Head of European Public Affairs and Regulation at...

Stuart Elmes is founder and Chief Executive of Viridian Solar, a UK manufacturer of roof integrated photovoltaic solar panels.  Stuart also serves as a director at Solar Energy UK, and is active in PV rooftop working groups and a founder member of the Solar Energy Scotland group.  He is...

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...

Will has operational experience within the EV infrastructure industry for 3 years and been with ubitricity DES UK LTD since the summer of 2019.  During that time ubitricity has expended its charge point network to become the largest public network in the UK.  His experience includes Service and...

Jon spent 12 years managing a £1bn wholesale trading book on behalf of C&I consumers, working with retailers to develop new contracts enabling market access for smaller consumers and was also responsible for delivery of market intelligence, procurement, bill validation and data analysis. This...

Michael started his career working at the Energy Saving Trust providing energy efficiency advice to the public. The role developed into consultancy work, working on fuel poverty related SLAs with Local Authorities in the Midlands. Michael then worked for Mark Group as a Solar PV system designer...

Alex acts as an independent 'Green Infrastructure' investor and advisor, focusing on: the 'energy transformation'; clean-tech investment; and the financing of smart, low carbon, sustainable cities. He has worked in sustainable investment throughout his career – responsible for...

Virginia Graham is Chief Executive of Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd (REAL). Set up in 2006, REAL administers two consumer codes, four certification schemes and one ID registry in the renewable energy and circular economy sectors. The largest of these is the CTSI-approved Renewable Energy Consumer...

Ben has been Managing Director and Head of the Gresham House New Energy division since November 2017. He is also the Fund Manager of Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc and Fund Manager for the British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF) strategy. Ben started his fund management career at Lazard...

Responsible for all soft facilities and logistics at the University of Birmingham including transport, travel, car parking, cleaning, waste management, post and exports, sustainably for the University of Birmingham. Our award winning team include one of the most sustainable fleets in the UK and...

Dr Richard Hall leads Energy Transition?s work in Solar Governance. Richard currently Chairs the Solar Trade Association (STA) Solar Heat Working Group and represents the UK in the International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP).

Patrick Hall is a Senior Researcher at the think tank Bright Blue, helping to inform the energy and environment policy debate in the UK, as well as contributing to Bright Blue?s programme of research and events. Patrick has produced three agenda-setting reports on biodiversity decline, sectoral...

Professor Phil Hart joined Cranfield as Director of Energy and Power on 20 August 2018. Phil knows the University well having earned his MSc in marine technology and his PhD in subsea engineering from Cranfield. He has held a series of senior leadership roles within the energy and power sector in...

Ruth heads up the Strategy and Development team at LCCC. She has oversight of the company's Communications and Stakeholder Management, the relationship with the Shareholder (BEIS) and engagement on emerging government policy, as well as leading work on the strategic direction of the...

Mike has spent 35 years in the telecommunications industry, from his first role as an engineer in his native New Zealand to senior leadership positions in Europe where he has managed operations and infrastructure for data centres. In a former CTO role, Mike led a team which developed Technology...

George Hilton is an Energy Storage Senior Analyst with the Climate and Sustainability team at IHS Markit. Dr. Hilton joined IHS Markit in 2020 and has six years of experience in the clean energy sector. His area of focus is the European energy storage market, with a particular interest in energy...

As Director of Low Carbon at The Growth Company, Chair of Electricity North West?s Sustainability Panel and a member of their Customer Engagement Group which scrutinises their next investment plan.  Todd is a key member of the GM?s Low Carbon network, which spearheads and promotes low-carbon...

'Creating a solar nation, one house at a time'. ( www.solar-power.co.uk )

With a passion for decarbonisation and a cleaner future, Chloe heads up the community engagement side, working with local communities on our UK solar farms. 

Paul Hutchens is the Founder and CEO of Eco2Solar, a leading provider of solar, storage and smart technologies mainly to national housebuilders such as Barratts and Persimmon which employs over 60 people. Eco2Solar operates nationwide with offices in Worcester, Glasgow and Liverpool.  Paul Is...

From the start of OVO?s exploration into EV charging technologies, Alfred has worked on bringing innovative products to customers. In addition to developing OVO?s smart charging offering, he helped develop the V2G product and proposition, which was recently awarded the prize for Best Consumer...

Julian Jansen is a research manager in the Clean Technology & Renewables team at IHS Markit. He leads the group?s global research on stationary energy storage and provides deep insight on the key value drivers and emerging business models accelerating storage deployment across the world. ? ...

Dr Christian Jardine is a founder member of Joju Solar and has been involved with solar PV since 2001 when he ran Oxford University's research into solar energy and microgeneration. He is recognised as one of the UK's foremost experts in the performance of solar PV and is the author of...

Peter founded Harmony Energy in 2010 having spent ten years in finance. He has over 12 years? experience in the renewable energy sector, in financing and development. Harmony Energy, builds, owns and operates renewable energy assets across the UK. Peter is also a Director of Jones Food...

Josh King is Director of AES Solar. With over 40 years of uninterrupted trading, AES Solar is not only one of the oldest manufacturers of solar thermal in Europe, but also well established in the UK solar PV, energy storage and EV charging markets. Josh is also Vice-Chair of Solar Energy...

Jon has led the growth of the E.ON Solar & Storage business from 2018 to 2020, and is now leading and developing the E.ON team to deliver the UK Government?s Green Homes Grant ?Local Authority Delivery? schemes.  Jon has 13 years experience at E.ON across a broad range of roles, with a focus on ...

Pranati  is an Investment Specialist with the Taiwan Plus Desk and Automobile team at Invest India. ? Invest India is the National Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency of India under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and its primary mandate is to handhold...

Marek is a founding member and managing director of energy storage technology company Fluence.  He leads Fluence?s UK, Ireland & Israel team where he is responsible for overseeing the origination, development and commercial negotiation of energy storage technology and services sales.  Marek has ...

Eric advises government agencies, multinational energy companies, and non-governmental organisations on the economic impacts of the energy transition. Eric?s recent work includes modelling the Great Britain electricity system under a net zero emissions target, developing scenarios for the world...

Ian is founder and CEO of Trojan Energy.  Prior to Trojan Energy Ian worked in Oil and Gas for an Energy Major and leading 100+ person engineering teams and delivering projects worth over £300m.  Today Ian leads Trojan and is committed to helping everyone to benefit from the energy transition.

Dr. Pavel Mardilovich is a senior scientist at Enerox GmbH. There he is focusing on the question of state of health measurement and correction strategies in vanadium flow batteries. Before joining Enerox, he worked as a research engineer at VolStorage GmbH, and prior to that he was the co-founder...

Kyle Martin has over 10 years experience in regulation and policy, with time spent within the carbon and energy sectors. He currently works at LCP as Head of Market Insight in the business analytics energy department. Prior to this, he worked at Energy UK as Deputy Director focusing on market...

James is a passionate advocate of electric vehicles, with nearly 10 years’ experience at Pod Point, following a career as an environmental consultant. As Pod Point’s second longest serving member, James has worked in Sales, Customer Operations and now Head of Insights, tasked with communicating to...

Elaine Meskhi is a Chartered Systems Engineer experienced in energy industry consultancy both national and internationally. Her work has centred around helping the electricity networks to prepare for increasing penetrations of low carbon technologies, focussing on innovation projects around...

Rachel advocates for an energy transition in which people are informed, protected and supported as they navigate new services and ways of using energy. Using Citizens Advice's unique insight as the statutory advocate for energy consumers, Rachel unpacks the problems people face when they charge ...

Alastair is a Regional Sales Manager responsible for JA Solar activities across UK, Italy, Ireland and France regions. He has worked between London and Shanghai at JA Solar for over 10 years and has managed Utility, commercial and Distribution customers.

Alastair Mumford has worked in the low carbon sector as a project manager and sector development programmes consultant. Alastair is Corporate Energy Manager for Devon County Council and Regional Programme Manager for the South West Energy Partnership between Bristol, Plymouth and Devon...

As founder and Managing Director of Quintas Energy since 2008, Declan has been at the forefront of the solar asset management sector in Spain, Italy, the UK, Ireland and Australia. Quintas also provides technical advisory, data and development services.

Julian helps the BPA membership understand and respond to the opportunities posed by data, apps, shared mobility alongside connected, automated and electric vehicles.  He brings a wealth of experience from senior management and research roles to support partnerships across the public, private and...

Adrian Parker is the Technology Programme Manager for myenergi , the award winning UK company that designs, develops and manufactures products and services which enable customers to increase self-consumption of green energy.  After an early career in manufacturing, he joined the energy industry in...

Ed Porter is Invinity?s Business Development Director, leading the development of new business models and commercial applications for the company?s vanadium flow batteries (VFBs). Invinity Energy Systems is the world?s leading vanadium flow battery company, created in April 2020 through the...

Dr Jonathan Radcliffe is a Reader in Energy Systems and Innovation, and leads the Resilient Cities theme for the university?s Institute for Global Innovation. His research focuses on policy and techno-economic analysis of energy systems, with particular emphasis on the integration of new...

Faye has worked in the energy industry for over a decade; in information technology, gas transmission, gas system operator, and most recently in the electricity system operator. Her current role is developing ancillary services, with a focus on reforming frequency response services. Recently Faye...

Leah is a co-Director of whole house renewables company Your Energy Your Way.  She has an 8 year track record in the successful installation of renewable energy solutions including ground source and air source heat pumps, solar PV, solar thermal, EV chargers and batteries.  Building on the...

Dr. Schichtel studied chemistry at the University of Saarland and received his doctorate from the Leibnitz Institute for New Materials on the subject of the synthesis and use of nanoscale particles. At the institute he built up the department of polymer composites and headed the technical ceramics...

Helen is responsible for developing and delivering Electricity North West?s stakeholder-led Community and Local Energy Strategy.  Since joining the Electricity North West in October 2017 Helen has been responsible for delivering an engagement and support programme for the community and local energy ...

Active within the solar PV industry since 2014, Adam is a consultant specialising in managing the delivery of due diligence and project support services for over 1GW of PV assets worldwide, including the UK, Australia, the US and Mexico. His current focus is on exploring new models for the funding...

Tanya has worked in electric vehicle policy for almost a decade, working with businesses, governments and a wide range of stakeholders to smooth the path for the uptake of electric vehicles. She chairs the EV Forum of the REA, the association for renewable energy and clean technology which...

Philip Steele is responsible for innovation of tariffs, IoT and services at Octopus Energy having previously run his?own Smart Home start-up for 6 years. ?Since joining Octopus Energy, Phil has built on the Agile half-hourly tariff to launch?integrations with the IFTTT and Alexa services, multiple...

John Taylor is an Energy Projects Manager with the Greater South East Energy Hub and is Vice Chair of the Solar Energy UK Local Authority Working Group.He has over 12 years’ experience working with local authorities, social enterprises and community groups on climate change and renewable energy...

Alan leads the Energy Technology Consulting (ETC) team at UK Power Networks Services. The ETC team are experts in distributed energy solutions and power distribution. We provide detailed analysis and consulting services to optimise existing assets, integrate new technologies and deliver commercial...

Mark stands at the forefront of one of the fastest moving technology industry trends: Battery Specialised Products & Renewable Energy particularly Battery Energy Storage Systems. He?s spent the past five years passionately advocating a commercial/ industry-wide shift to energy storage. His...

Greg has an Electrical Engineering background and has worked in the energy and communications sector for over a decade, bringing the UK, Europe, and Africa closer to carbon neutrality panel by panel. Having worked for Solarcentury and SSEN, in 2019 he joined JBM where he heads the technical...

Christelle is Senior Director for European Policy at ChargePoint, the world’s leading and most open electric vehicle charging network. In this role, she is responsible for coordinating the company’s policy engagement in Europe with a focus on policy developments in the context of...

Steve Williams is a global solar panel cleaning consultant and Managing Director of Clean Solar Solutions.  He is also Managing Director of solar bird deterrent company Scaring Birds Ltd & Chair of the SEUK Rooftop O&M Working Group.  Steve has knowledge of O&M in rooftop, ground mount...

James is co-founder and managing director of Sero. A mechanical engineer by training, James started in the automotive sector designing motorbikes, before translating his technical skills into renewable energy development. He successfully developed a number of biomass power stations in this...

Gareth Williams has a deep rooted and evolving passion for the sustainability agenda.  This has led him to develop from his family farming roots into a diversified rural business that includes a renewable energy business, property rental and farming activity based from Herefordshire.  Three...

Paul Younger is a founding member of Hewitt Studios LLP, named the UK's Sustainable Architect of the Year for their pioneering work across the sector. Paul has a double-first from Newcastle University and 20 years experience in the education, transport and energy sectors. Environmental...

Listing energy policy as her number one passion, Marzia entered the industry following the Californian energy crisis of 2000/01, which led to rolling blackouts, affecting thousands of small businesses. She went on to become a policy advisor at California?s energy regulator in San Francisco where...