EVCharge Live UK 2026: agenda and talks
73 sessions across 4 theatres. Times and access details as published by the organiser — always check the official programme on the day.
Thursday 24 September 2026
- 10:00
- 10:35Keynote panel: The next phase of electrification: What does success look like for 2030?KeynotesPaid pass
Mark Stanley, Police Inspector, Head of Fleet, Nottinghamshire Police · Randal Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Independent Energy & Infrastructure Advisory
- 11:15
- 11:50Fleet electrification: What fleet operators need from the charging ecosystemTheatre 1: Charge ForwardPaid pass
Martin Edgecox, National Fleet Manager, National Highways
- 11:50Scaling EV Infrastructure in high-density citiesTheatre 2: Power SystemsPaid pass
Gareth Warner, Senior Transport Planner, Portsmouth City Council · Mark Stanley, Police Inspector, Head of Fleet, Nottinghamshire Police · Katie Pudney, Electric Vehicle Charging & Strategy Lead, Essex County Council · Matthew Ling, Environment Strategy Programme Manager, Suffolk County Council
- 11:50Panel: The future of urban transport hubs: Blending micromobility, EV charging, and public transportTheatre 3: Connected InfrastructurePaid pass
Jason Smith, Electric Vehicle Project Manager, Kirklees Council · Gareth Warner, Senior Transport Planner, Portsmouth City Council
- 12:10Empowering diverse leadership in the EV sectorTheatre 1: Charge ForwardPaid pass
Carmen Madrid, Founder, Women in Solar+ Europe
- 12:10Beyond the depot: A unified charging strategy for fleet decarbonisationTheatre 3: Connected InfrastructurePaid pass
Rob Anderson, Principal Consultant, MITIE
- 12:30Fleet charging without the depot: Solving the infrastructure gapTheatre 2: Power SystemsPaid pass
Niall Riddell, CEO, Paua
- 12:50Assessing the UK’s progress towards electrifying HGVsTheatre 1: Charge ForwardPaid pass
Alistair Barnes, Senior Programme Manager, Innovate UK
- 12:50How AI is helping predict charger failures before they happenTheatre 2: Power SystemsPaid pass
- 13:10From strategy to streets: Driving equity in the local authority rolloutTheatre 1: Charge ForwardPaid pass
Eveline Vouillemin, Project Manager, Energy Saving Trust
- 13:10Charging the future of freight: Quantifying Europe’s infrastructure needs for electric trucksTheatre 2: Power SystemsPaid pass
Hussein Basma, Senior Researcher | Commercial Fleets Decarbonization, The International Council on Clean Transportation
- 13:10Putting users first: What passengers need from the transition to zero-emission transportTheatre 3: Connected InfrastructurePaid pass
Barclay Davies OBE, Director For Wales, Bus Users
- 13:30Panel: Closing the funding gap: Attracting private investment to the EV rolloutTheatre 1: Charge ForwardPaid pass
Charles Cameron, Partner, Cameron Barney Herbst Hilgenfeldt · Sarah Lane, Denham Capital Thomas Crawley, Managing Director, Infra Capital
- 13:30Panel: EV infrastructure in rural areas: Connecting the hard-to-reachTheatre 2: Power SystemsPaid pass
Jason Smith, Electric Vehicle Project Manager, Kirklees Council · Andrew Mouat, Head of Smart Mobility, Scottish Power plc · Joseph Walters, Project Manager, Energy Saving Trust
- 13:30Improving the consumer experience at charge pointsTheatre 3: Connected InfrastructurePaid pass
Mark Smith, Regional Account Manager, Energy Saving Trust · Omar Jamal, Electric Mobility Consultant, TRL · Randal Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Independent Energy & Infrastructure Advisory · Andrew Aylesbury, Director, Duku EV
- 14:10EV fire risks: Changing the conversationTheatre 1: Charge ForwardPaid pass
Chris Cheetham, Founder & CEO, Safer Charging
- 14:30EVCharge Live Startups AwardsKeynotesPaid pass