In recent years, the electric vehicle (EV) industry has surged. With the UK government's goal to net zero emissions and a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030, additional charging infrastructure is needed to enable battery-electric vehicles (BEVs).
This event will provide the most recent updates from the government and industry, as well as the CIHT's viewpoints and work in this area. Additionally, the attendees of this event will be able to take part in interactive workshops and get their voices heard in this important topic.
Get up to speed and discover what must be done to develop EV charging infrastructure that works for all.
CIHT is thrilled to be hosting the event both in person and digitally. In person attendees will be able to take part in interactive workshops and get their voices heard on this important.
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A stellar line-up featuring big thinkers, decision makers and game changers will deliver insight, relevant content, and experiences to help highways and transportation professionals feel more confident, capable and inspired.
Our Technical seminars have been empowering highways and transportation professionals for several years, get the information you need when people are looking at you for answers and attend this May.
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Includes several hours of CPD, workshops, insight that you can apply to your role and inspirational thought leadership.
Read the full speaker biographies and synopses under the speaker's tab located at the top of the page.
Discover what our previous event attendees had to say:
"Really insightful range of case studies from across the industry, evidencing best practice, emerging trends and creating benchmarks that can effectively measure successes." - Dan Johnson, Suffolk County Council
"I found the event to be very insightful and information, and the speakers were very knowledgeable." - Dezi Li, Highways England
“All really engaging presenters, very informative and a great opportunity to network too.” - Terry Wilkinson, ACO Technologies PLC
Interested in broadening your skillset, being inspired and informed? Why not attend day one and two of CIHT’s May Technical Seminars as well?
The last few years have seen unprecedented technological change across multiple industries. The time has come to embrace that change and make it work for you.
By digitally linking your local infrastructure, you can use technology and data to provide an efficient and interactive public service.
You can have a platform for sustainable growth that benefits the communities who live and work within it - a ‘Smart City’.
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If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact the CIHT Conferences & Events Team on +44 (0)20 7336 1555 or conferences@ciht.org.uk
Biography: Neil Johnstone has over 40 years of experience having worked in contracting, local government and consultancy. For 25 years Neil worked throughout UK for Halcrow/CH2M, becoming managing director of its activities in continental Europe where he oversaw work in a range of sectors including transport, energy and water.
At SYSTRA he led the integration of the acquisitions of JMP and SIAS, then in 2017 he launched his own venture (CONSULT-NJ LTD) offering services in transportation and business change.
Neil is a Fellow of CIHT, chartered engineer, member of ICE, as well as the Institute of Directors. Neil has represented CIHT on the National Transport Strategy (NTS2) Partnership Review Group and has co-chaired the Thematic Working Group on Safety and Resilience. In his consultancy role he is currently seconded to Transport Scotland where he led the procurement of the Strategic Transport Project Review (STPR2)
Synopsis: Peter’s presentation will outline all the key takeaways from the UK Government’s recently published Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy. There will be consideration of the barriers the document outlines, what this means for the next stage of EV Infrastructure and what commitments we can expect of Government and other actors in this field.
Biography: Peter is an accomplished policy professional with a range of experiences both inside and outside of Government in Education, Regeneration and Electric Vehicles. Peter is passionate about Social Mobility and holds a degree in Italian and Linguistics.
Synopsis: Matt will provide an overview of the current background of EV infrastructure in Scotland and explain the major policy and delivery shift that’s currently underway, with a fresh focus on enabling private investment, accessibility, and affording a just transition.
His presentation will also focus on opportunities for CIHT members to get involved – with more prospects to work with local authorities in providing technical advice, support with developing business cases, stakeholder engagement, identification of investment need and more.
Biography: Matt is an eMobility specialist, with over seven years of experience in policy and delivery of infrastructure required to support the decarbonisation of surface transport.
Matt is a member of the small but impactful Net Zero Transport team at Scottish Futures Trust – an organisation owned by Scottish ministers - working in partnership with Transport Scotland and engaging with local authorities and the market to deliver the next chapter for Net Zero surface transport in Scotland.
Matt’s previous experience includes project management at SWARCO Smart Charging and network development at Transport Scotland, improving the ChargePlace Scotland EV charging network and steering the development of policy.
Synopsis: The 2030 strategy sets out TfL’s vision, addresses recent trends and policy changes, estimates the infrastructure needs to 2030 and considers how this could be delivered. It outlines how far we have come in removing the barriers to implementing electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and explores how the private and public sector can do more.
Biography: Roisin works in the City Planning department of Transport for London (TfL), with a primary role to implement the Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy (MTS); providing strategic direction to improve the Capital’s transport offer, enable its future growth and secure better health and environmental outcomes.
Working with key stakeholders to shape London’s future, Roisin has previously facilitated the portfolio of Innovate UK and European funded research and innovation projects at TfL which aims to gain insight and further understanding of some of these barriers to enable the widespread switch to electric vehicles and development of infrastructure. Roisin has recently helped to develop London’s 2030 EV Infrastructure Strategy for London to enable the widespread switch to electric vehicles and delivery of infrastructure in line with MTS policy and highlighting the role the public sector can play in supporting this switch.
Synopsis: This presentation will deliver an overview of our work to support local authorities in their EVSE deployment strategies with the support of our partner Field Dynamics, a Net Zero data analysis consultancy, through a process and set of tools that guides local authorities through the decision-making process and creates an evidence base for a data- driven approach to EVCI strategy and deployment that removes subjectivity.
Through this talk, Joanna will explore the challenges and opportunities that Local Authorities face and how these processes and tools has supported the decision making of their clients.
Biography: Joanna is a Senior Consultant in the Intelligent Mobility and Smart Technologies practice at Atkins. Joanna currently works to assist clients to understand the implications and preparations required due to new technologies within the transport sector, with a focus on changes in the automotive sector this includes Electric, connected and autonomous vehicles as well as new technologies and business models appearing through the future mobility trends.
Previous to Atkins Joanna spent five years working in the automotive industry as part of Jaguar Land Rover. Focussing on future mobility research this has included being a part of the innovateUK funded UKAutodrive consortium.
Synopsis: Many public sector bodies, including local authorities, have set ambitious targets to achieve net zero carbon. A significant contribution to achieving this target will be phasing out the sales of petrol and diesel engine cars and vans by 2030, and its replacement with low and zero emission vehicles.
To achieve this target requires comprehensive electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This session will look at how public bodies working with the private sector, can achieve its sustainable goals to keep its communities connected, through the design, installation, and maintenance of electric vehicle charge points across its villages, towns, and cities.
Biography: Bob brings with him over 40 years’ experience in highways infrastructure, leading business development for VolkerHighways’ bid and technical teams, developing solutions for many national and regional Government-built environmental initiatives. Bob’s knowledge stems from his vast experience in highways services including term maintenance contracts, street lighting, traffic management and surfacing.
Bob has worked for VolkerHighways for over ten years and has been instrumental in the development of VolkerSmart Technologies, which was set up in 2018, where he has built collaborative relationships with key technology providers. He works with both public and private sector clients to develop joint policies and strategies for the design, build, connection, and maintenance of EVCP, and communication networks, including fibre and wider smart city infrastructure.
This event will take place at CIHT's head offices located on Old Street based in London.
The venue is only a 5-minute walk from Old Street Understand Station and hosts several restaurants, bars, pubs, and shops in the local area.
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