Midlands Connect 2024 EV Conference
Our virtual EV Conference took place on 7 March, covering a range of topics in the EV sector from manufacturing EVs to ensuring that electrified transport is accessible to everyone.
Welcome and introductions
Maria Machancoses (CEO, Midlands Connect)
Presentation: Our work in the last 12 months
Heather Foster (EV Infrastructure Strategy Manager, Midlands Connect)
Panel 1: Exploring the rural and urban journey with Midlands EV Infrastructure Consortium
- Tanya Vaughan (Special Projects Officer, Lincolnshire County Council)
- Callum Smith (Principal Officer, Nottinghamshire County Council)
- Daniel McCrory (Sustainable Travel Team Leader, Derbyshire County Council
- Cameron Bowie (Nottingham City Council)
- Chair: Heather Foster (EV Infrastructure Strategy Manager, Midlands Connect)
Keynote speech – Department for Transport
Lucy Kavanagh (Deputy Director for Environment and Future Mobility, Department for Transport)
Panel: Business & manufacturing - how do we electrify vehicles for 2035?
- Martin Dowson (Chief Engineer for Electrification, Warwick Manufacturing Group)
- Catherine Bowen (Senior Policy Advisor, British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association)
- Brit Morgan (Electrification Lead, Uber)
- Chair: Bharat Pathania (Head of New Technologies, Midlands Connect)
Panel: Electrifying your fleet
- Gavin Fletcher (Principal Net Zero Projects Officer, Midlands Net Zero Hub)
- Lee Harper (Chief Engineer for Electrification Research, JCB)
- James Stephens (Vice President for Corporate Affairs, DHL)
- Roger Hey (Head of Development, National Grid)
- Chair: Sarah Spink (Stakeholder Engagement Lead, Midlands Connect)
Panel: Supporting communities and making decarbonised transport accessible
- Nick Mills (Research and Insight Manager, Community Transport Association)
- Catherine Marris (Head of Innovation, Motability Foundation)
- Beth Moreley (Mobility & Human Insights Manager, Cenex)
- Richard Mallender (Local Government Support Programme Manager, Energy Saving Trust)
- Chair: Vanessa Strange (Head of Infrastructure Investment, Lincolnshire County Council)