The full list of speakers has been announced for the Association of Fleet Professionals’ (AFP) annual conference.
The event, at the British Motor Museum on 15 May, is organised around four panel sessions.
The first of these, on ‘New Manufacturer Entrants for 2024-2026’, will be moderated by AFP board member James Pestell, and feature Jeanette Griggs of BYD, Andrew Pilkington of VinFast UK, and Peter Renton of Omoda and Jaecoo UK.
The second panel, ‘Decarbonisation is Not Just EVs’. Will be moderated by AFP board member Matt Hammond, and feature Rob Anderson of Mitie, Oz Choudhri of Enterprise, Chris Connors of ISS, Oliver Holt of Geotab, Aaron Powell of Speedy, James Rooney of Network Rail, and Rob Simister of Centrica.
The third panel, ‘There’s Never Been a Better Time to Manage Your Road Risk’, will be moderated by AFP board member Peter Milchard, and feature Martin Edgecox of National Highways, Emma Loveday of Volkswagen Financial Services, Dave Parry of FMG, James Walkington of Miele, and a representative from Samsara.
The fourth panel, ‘EV Charger Deployment – Everything You Need to Know but Don’t’, will be moderated by AFP board member Lorna McAtear, and feature Mark Constable of Trojan Energy, Dave Pickles of Jorro, Mike Potter of DriveElectric, and Ashley Tate of Allstar.
Other items at the conference will include a keynote speech from Abdul Chowdhury of the Office for Zero Emissions Vehicles, plus a presentation on EV deployment in action from Stuart Murphy of Royal Mail, and an update on the Zero Emission Van Plan from Catherine Bowen of the BVRLA.
There will also be AFP Fleet Academy sessions, and a panel from event sponsors Enterprise.
AFP chair Paul Hollick said: “The conference is centred around sharing best practice, sparking new ideas and finding workarounds to the challenges currently affecting the fleet industry. We have assembled a group of expert speakers who will provide genuine insight into the salient topics affecting fleets to help members make incremental progress.
“Also, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet, network and chat to fellow members, partners and exhibitors throughout the day. We are looking forward to bringing everyone together for what promises to be an insightful, practical and collaborative day.
“Tickets are going very quickly and there are only a few places left so we would urge AFP members who would like to come along to register as soon as possible. We’d also like to thank Enterprise Mobility for their sponsorship. Support of this kind is what makes events such as the AFP Conference possible, and we’re very grateful for their involvement.”
