Fleet Electrification Forum, 8 July 2026, Warwick

The Fleet Electrification Forum event shares best practice in fleet decarbonisation for business and local authority fleet operators, facilitating collaboration between different sectors including transport and energy.

Taking place on 8 July 2026 at Warwick Conferences, the Fleet Electrification Forum addresses how fleets can deliver at scale and at pace, with keynote presentations, TED-style talks, panel discussions and networking.

Sessions include:

Financing the decarbonisation journey
Decarbonising public sector fleets
Emergency services in the electric era
Scaling up the decarbonisation of HGVs
How fleet managers’ roles are evolving and how decarbonisation can cut costs
Decarbonising coaches and buses
Making the best use of shared charging infrastructure for fleets

Who attends?

Local authority officials responsible for fleet strategies, operations and procurement
Private fleet operators and transport managers, including those with a mandate to expand their electric vehicle ecosystems.
Fleet directors & senior management
Key departmental officials with specific responsibility for finance, procurement & sustainability strategies
Relevant central and local government policy groups (eg OZEV).
Charge point operators
Energy network providers, DNOs & IDNOs
Commercial vehicle manufacturers (LCVs and HGVs): OEM and supply chain
Transport planners, operators and policy makers
Consultancies managing a diverse range of transport and infrastructure projects
Software and fleet management providers
Technology innovators, regulators and investors
Battery manufacturers
Renewable energy storage and infrastructure providers
Alternative fuel developers (biofuels, HVO, hydrogen etc)
Last mile logistics advisors and technology professionals
Industry bodies and associations

Agenda

Registration, exhibition and networking

The Conversation

Welcome – Alec Peachey, Founder and Editorial Director, Transport + Energy

Keynote Presentation

Update from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) – invited

Panel session 1: Financing the decarbonisation journey: Capital, compliance and commercial pathways for fleet electrification

Daniel Kaufman, Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP

Additional panellists TBC.

Talking Transport + Energy (fireside chat 1): Decarbonising public sector fleets

Chris Demetriou, Assistant Director of Corporate Fleet, Transport & Accessible Community Transport, London Borough of Islington in conversation with Ed Yendluri, Contracts Manager at Westminster City Council and Laura Atkinson, Business Development Manager, Energy Saving Trust.

Coffee break, exhibition and networking

Update from The AA

Duncan Webb, Fleet Director, The AA

The Delivery: Connections guidance for fleets

Dan Clarke, Head of Innovation and Low Carbon Technologies, Energy Networks Association (ENA)

Update from Amplify EV

Jordan Marsden, Partnerships Manager, Amplify EV

Talking Transport + Energy (fireside chat 2): Emergency services in the electric era

Paul Leach, Head of Ambulance Fleet, Transport Team, NHS England in conversation with Effie Vraka, EV Charging Solution Architect, Metropolitan Police and Anda Baumerte, Sustainability Manager, West Yorkshire Police.

Meet the fleets interactive session to be led by Cenex

Meet fleet managers (our fleet forum facilitators) from the private and public sectors and drive forward collaboration.

Session to be led by Chris Rimmer, Head of Department, Policy, Strategy and Implementation, Cenex and Carl Christie, Senior Fleet Consultant, Cenex.

Lunch, exhibition and networking

In Conversation with myenergi

Panel session 2: Scaling up the decarbonisation of HGVs

Discussion to be chaired by Dr Isabella Panovic, Innovate UK – Programme Manager (Zero Emission Road Freight). Featuring Russell Fowler, Acting Head of Connections Delivery, National Highways; Dr Nicholas Head, Head of Sustainability, XPO Logistics’; Michael Ayres, MD, Flexible Power Systems (FPS) and Chris Jackson, Sales Director, Neertec

Session TBC – Reserved for gold sponsor

Panel session 3: How fleet managers’ roles are evolving and how decarbonisation can cut costs

Featuring: Paul Hollick, Chairman of The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) and CEO of Lightfoot (chair); Olly Craughan, Head of Sustainability, DPD; James Ferrol, Head of Mobility & Energy, RSPB; Judy O’Keefe, Director – Fleet Management, Openreach; Michael Braybrook, Managing Director, Zaptec UK.