International EV Batteries 2017: Cost-Effective Engineering for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Vanesa Ruiz: Programme Officer - Scientific Research, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) – Directorate for Energy, Transport & Climate

Vanesa Ruiz obtained her PhD in materials science at the University of Oviedo in 2008. Then she obtained a postdoctoral fellowship at the Energy Technology Division (Energy storage/supercapacitors group), CSIRO, Australia and a Juan de la Cierva fellowship at the Research Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CIN2) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Expert in the synthesis of active electrode materials for supercapacitors (activated carbons, graphene-based materials, nanoparticles doping, electrodeposition of metal oxides, etc.), electrochemical characterization and testing. Presently working as Scientific Officer, at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in the Netherlands dealing with battery testing for safe electrification of transport.

Dr Bob Moran: Deputy Head, Office for Low Emission Vehicles, UK

Bob works with the UK’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), a cross Government policy unit working to position the UK as a global leader in the design, development, manufacture and deployment of ultra low emission vehicles and associated technologies. OLEV comprises people from the Department for Transport and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to simplify policy development and speed up delivery of this important shared agenda. By supporting the early market for electric and other ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs), OLEV aims to secure the greatest possible industrial benefits for the UK from the inevitable transition to ultra low emission vehicles, decarbonise the UK’s vehicle fleet by 2050 and in doing so improve air quality and energy security. OLEV leads UK policy on regulations and standards that set road vehicle CO2 emissions performance targets for manufacturers. Bob joined OLEV in 2011 having previously worked with the Department for Transport and Ford Motor Company.  He was awarded a Ph.D. in Biomechanical Engineering from Edinburgh University in 2002 having graduated from there with an Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1997.

David Greenwood: Professor, Advanced Propulsion Systems, WMG, International Automotive Research Centre, The University of Warwick

Professor David Greenwood leads the Advanced Propulsion Systems team at WMG where his research interests cover a wide remit of related areas within Energy Storage (Battery Systems); Energy Conversion (Electric Machines; Power Electronics); and Energy Management. He leads WMG's activities as the Advanced Propulsion Centre's Electrical Energy Storage Spoke, and also provides academic leadership for the development of R&D activities within the National Automotive Innovation Centre. Professor Greenwood is a Board Member at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) and a member of the Automotive Council Technology Group. He is also a member of the EPSRC's Energy Scientific Advisory Committee and the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) Advisory Board. Professor Greenwood joined WMG in 2014 from Ricardo UK Ltd where he was Head of Hybrid and Electric Systems, leading advanced technology projects in passenger cars, defence, motorsport and the clean energy markets. Strategic projects at Ricardo included the preparation of automotive industry technology roadmaps and research priorities for the NAIGT (New Automotive Innovation and Growth Team), TSB and Automotive Council.

Robin Shaw: Chief Technical Officer, Hyperdrive Innovation

Robin has worked in the marine and defence industries for most of his career to date having held senior technical roles with Royston and OSBIT Power. He acts in both a technical and commercial capacity at Hyperdrive Innovation in managing key client projects and product development activities.

Mike Richardson: Chief Technical Specialist, Low Carbon Vehicles, Jaguar Land Rover

Mike Richardson is a Chief Engineer with over 30 years’ industrial experience. His experience spans Research, Advanced Engineering and Product Development, with particular emphasis on managing the delivery of high technology features and functions from the R&D environment to mainstream engineering. Since 2006 he has been working in the area of Hybrids, Electrification and Low Carbon Vehicles at Jaguar and Land Rover. Born in 1956, he holds a Doctorate and degrees in Control Engineering and Electronic Engineering, is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IMechE.

Uwe Likar: Senior Manager, Advanced Engineering Planning, Mitsubishi Motor R&D Europe

Uwe Likar studied Economics and Production Technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Frankfurt. After working at an international components supply company he started at Mitsubishi Motor R&D Europe GmbH (MRDE) as a Product Planner. Later he joined the Development Planning Group. Since 2004 he is Manager, Advanced Engineering planning at MRDE.  In 2007 he became responsible for the field of Electric Vehicles- Alternative Power trains. Within MRDE he is the EV (Electric Vehicle) project leader. Since April 2015 he is working as a Senior Manager in this field.

Billy Wu: Lecturer and Theme Leader for Robotics and Manufacturing, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London

Dr. Billy Wu is a lecturer in the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London. In the department he leads the Robotics and Manufacturing research theme, as well as co-leading the Electrochemical Science and Engineering group. His research focuses on the interface between fundamental science and engineering applications of electrochemical devices such as hydrogen fuel cells, batteries and supercapacitors. Prior to starting his lectureship in 2015, Billy worked on grid scale energy storage, having completed his PhD in 2014 on fuel cell hybrid vehicles, and MEng in Mechanical Engineering (2010) all at Imperial.

Paul Freeland: Principal Engineer, Cosworth Ltd

Paul Freeland has over 25 years’ experience in vehicle powertrain development, beginning his career in the F1 Engine build department at Cosworth between 1990-1991. Paul studied Mechanical Engineering at Coventry University. He has since worked as Engine Development Engineer at Tickford, Cosworth Technology, MAHLE Powertrain developing high efficiency IC engines for OE manufacturers such as Ford, Audi and became Head of Gasoline R&D group at MAHLE in 2010, leading R&D for advanced powertrain concepts. Paul moved back to Cosworth Limited in 2015, leading a variety of projects for high efficiency automotive powertrains, and started work on the UK-ABSC consortium project in 2016, looking to optimise HV battery systems for automotive applications.

Nigel Taylor: Senior Manager Electric Propulsion System Research, Jaguar Land Rover

Nigel Taylor has worked at Jaguar Land rover for 25 years primarily in the Vehicle Noise, vibration and Harshness department specialising in signal processing and acoustics. During the last 10 years he has worked in research where he has won technology awards for time domain route tracking, a Range Extended Electric Vehicle and a High Power Battery Pack design. Nigel has been the technical lead for Jaguar Land Rover, WMG and TMETC on the HVM Catapult Energy Storage project, and is now leading electric propulsion system research with energy storage a key part of that team.

Marco Thömmes: Head of Development Functions/Electronic Modules HV-Battery Storage Systems, Audi AG

Daniel Gribben: Senior Engineer, Nissan Motors Manufacturing UK

Annika Ahlberg Tidblad: Senior Engineer, Materials Technology – Hybrid & Electronics, Scania

Jonathan Hunt: Technical Specialist, Energy Storage Systems, Williams Advanced Engineering

Matt Keyser: Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

David Brennan: Assistant Director, Cargo Safety & Standards, IATA

Ian Whiting: Business Development Director, AGM Batteries Ltd

Paul Buckingham: Initiator, International EV Industry Infrastructure Group (IEVIIG)