WHO ATTENDED
Senior Decision Makers From The Following Industries:
- Electricity Utilities
- Vehicle Manufacturers
- Regulatory Bodies
- National Governments
- The European Commission
- Standardisation Bodies
With The Following Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Vice President EV Strategy
- Vice President of R&D
- Vice President of EV Services
- Director Network Development
- Director R&D
- Director of Strategy & Innovation
- Director of EV Implementation
- Director Network Development
- Technical Director
- Chief Research Officer
- Head of Technical Services
- Head of Asset Management
- Head of Innovation
- Head of Strategy
- Head of Network Development
- Head of DSM
- Head of Energy Services
- Head of Energy Efficiency
- Head of E-Mobility
- Program Director Electric Vehicles
- Program Manager Electric Vehicles
- Project Manager Electric Vehicles
- Project Leader Electric Vehicles
- Energy Projects Manager
- Manager of Product Development
- Technology Manager
- Corporate Developer
Plus Senior Representatives From:
- Battery Developers
- Charging Station Developers
- Communication Protocol Developers
- Software Developers
- Charging Infrastructure Suppliers
- National Car Park Operators
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Claude Ricaud
Co-founder & member
EV Plug Alliance
Claude Ricaud, joined Schneider Electric in 1998. He is Senior Vice President, Power Innovation since 2007.
He began his career at France Télécom, in Long lines department. In 1986, he joined Matra (now EADS), where he held several positions in Systems groups, space operations and advanced technologies and Internet Software activities. He joins Schneider Electric as Science & Technology Senior Vice President.
He is member of the board of the Supelec Foundation and Supelec’s Scientific Council. He is also co-founder and member of the EV Plug Alliance for Schneider Electric and Chairman of the Orgalime Task Force on Electric Vehicle.
Claude is an agrégé in Mathematics, a degree he obtained while studying at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (1974). He also holds an engineering degree from the Ecole Nationale des Télécommunications.
Galve Energy
"The conference was very professional in all terms and it offered a lot of views from many different countries."
ATTENDEES GAINED
The First Electric Vehicle Event to Focus Specifically on the Charging Infrastructure
- Met, learnt from and consulted with electric vehicle manufacturers regarding their forecasts for electric vehicle roll outs and customer uptake
- Heard how regulatory bodies are financially incentivising EV charging infrastructure growth throughout Europe
- Influenced the future actions and role the EU will have towards supporting the private sector and growth of EV charging infrastructure making it commercially viable
- Found out what developments are being made with fast charging and how battery developments will accelerate the growth of fast charging stations
- Understood what developments are being made to make vehicle-to-grid a commercially viable solution for levelling out load profiles
- Learnt what advancements are being made to produce a single standardisation for communication protocols and plug and socket connections
- Gained an understanding how smart metering technologies can help with load levelling of electric vehicles
- Gained a consensus of the roles and responsibilities for the investment, management and operation of EV charging infrastructure
- Found out projected charging patterns, behaviours and attitudes of electric vehicle users to determine which charging regimes customers are likely to adopt