Senior Vice President BMW Group Design

Adrian was born in the Netherlands, and studied industrial design at Delft Polytechnic University. He then completed a degree at one of the automotive industry’s leading design schools, the Art Center College of Design in Vevey, Switzerland, where he focused on the art of drawing. Adrian van Hooydonk worked as a product designer in the Netherlands and Italy before moving to the BMW Group in Munich in 1992. In 2000 he was recruited by the BMW Group’s DesignworksUSA subsidiary in California, where he served as President from 2001 to 2004. He then returned to Munich as Director of Design, BMW Cars. The designer succeeded Bangle as Director BMW Group Design in February 2009 and is responsible for the design development of the BMW, BMW M, BMW i, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad brands.

Head of Institutional Affairs, Pirelli

Born in 1967, he began his professional career working in commercial positions, for trading companies and then engineering companies, mainly in Russia.

In 2000 he joined Pirelli Cables where he was responsible of the Representative Office in Russia, coordinating Russia, Baltic countries and Bulgaria. In 2003 he was appointed General Director of Pirelli Tyre Russia.

In 2011 he took on responsibility for the Middle East and India markets and in 2012 he became Market Manager for Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway and Finland). Soon after, in 2013, he was appointed CEO of the Russian and Nordics Region which in 2020 expanded, including also Middle-East, Africa and India Regions.  In January 2023 he became Head of Institutional Affairs, taking over the Regulatory Affairs in October that year.

CEO, WAYVE

Alex co-founded Wayve in 2017 to reimagine autonomous mobility through embodied intelligence. From his award-winning research at the University of Cambridge, he seized the opportunity to use deep learning to pioneer an entirely new way to solve self-driving. He showed for the first time that it was possible to teach a machine to understand where it is and what’s around it and then give it the “intelligence” to make its own decisions based on what it sees with computer vision.

As CEO, Alex is responsible for the company’s overall strategy, primarily focusing on establishing all necessary ingredients to develop and deploy AV2.0 globally. He also works closely with our partners and investors to ensure that our technology is commercially viable and can be widely adopted.

Under Alex’s leadership, Wayve is fast becoming one of the most exciting companies in the autonomous vehicle industry.

Before founding Wayve, Alex’s passion for autonomous vehicles began as a research fellow at the University of Cambridge, where he earned his PhD in Computer Vision and Robotics. His research has received numerous awards for scientific impact and made significant contributions to the field of computer vision and AI. He was selected on the Royal Academy of Engineering’s SME Leaders Programme and named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 innovators list.

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY, STELLANTIS

Alison Jones was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Circular Economy Business Unit in June 2022. In this position, Jones gives new impetus to the Circular Economy business, which is one of the core pillars of Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan.

Prior to her current role, Jones was Senior Vice President and Stellantis Group UK Managing Director for Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep_® and Peugeot. She has also served as Group Managing Director UK and Senior Vice President Groupe PSA from February 2019.

Jones has held a variety of senior management positions within the automotive industry, moving between different disciplines over 30 years in strategic and operational roles, driving results through large teams, often in uncertain and chaotic environments.

Jones is a Vice President of the Institute of Customer Service, a role she has held since 2013 due to her strong customer ethos, and served a two year term as President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders , following a term as vice president.

She is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Member of the Chartered Management Institute.

Chief Executive Officer. Pirelli & C. S.p.A.

Born in 1973; Degree in Engineering at Politecnico of Milan in 2001. In 2002 he joined Pirelli Tyre, as Production Planner within the Central Logistics Function.

In 2008 he moved to Spain as Marketing Director for Spain & Portugal and in 2011 he returned to Italy to take on the role of Logistics Manager of the Business Unit Moto; subsequently, in 2013, he assumed responsibilities within the HQ Marketing department, initially as Demand Planning and Pricing Manager and later as Head of Product Marketing and OE Aftermarket.

In 2015 he moved to China assuming the role of Chief Commercial Officer Asia & Pacific. In 2017 he returned to Italy appointed as Chief Operating Officer Europe and CEO Italy. In 2017 he is appointed Executive Vice President of Business Unit Prestige, Chief Operating Officer Europe and Head of Original Equipment, and from May 2018 General Manager Operations. From August 2023 he is appointed Chief Executive Officer.

UK Government

Andrew Griffith is a former senior business executive who entered the UK Parliament in December 2019.

He has served inside government in a number of roles including Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and Director of the 10 Downing Street Policy Unit.

In his 27-year business career prior to entering politics, Andrew was COO & CFO of Sky plc and Chairman of the food-tech start up, Just Eat plc.

Andrew is the Member of Parliament for his home constituency of Arundel and South Downs in West Sussex.

Director, Medallia

Andy leads the automotive vertical for Medallia – the platform brands chose to listen to customers and to personalise fantastic experiences. Medallia now powers experience management at JLR, Volvo Cars, Mercedes Benz USA as well as companies like AirBnb and Apple.

Prior to Medallia Andy worked across Europe at Adobe Software as well as leading sales for a digital personalisation startup. Andy enjoys tennis, photography, and mountain bike riding. He has a wife and 7 year old daughter.

CEO, Steer tech

Anuja Sonalker is the founder and CEO of autonomous vehicle software company, STEER Tech and has been recognized as Automotive News’ Top 100 Leading Women in the North American Automotive Industry (2020), and Distinguished Alumni of University of Maryland. Dr. Sonalker draws two decades of experience from both the automotive industry and the US cybersecurity defense sector. Most recently she was appointed to the Board of the US DOT National Center for Transportation Cybersecurity and Resiliency. Under her leadership, STEER emerged as Automotive News Best Emerging Business Model and Fast Company’s honorable mention for Ideas that Change the World. Prior to STEER she held executive leadership positions at global organization Battelle where she led their automotive cybersecurity practices, go to market and successfully franchised the Battelle Cyberauto Challenge to SAE and Parsons and Cobham PLC.  She holds several chairperson positions leading global, pan-industry efforts in Automotive Cybersecurity at SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) and ISO (International Standards Organization). Apart from these, Dr. Sonalker serves on the following esteemed boards:

Board of the US DOT National Center for Transportation Cybersecurity and Resiliency (established by the President’s Order)
Executive Board Member of Center for Automotive Research (CAR), Michigan, USA
Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland
The Board of PAVE (Partners for Automated Vehicle Education)
Economic development board of Howard County, MD.

She holds a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park and enjoys mentoring women and high school students in STEM in her spare time. She lives in Maryland with her husband and her two sons.

consultant, GOODWOOD

Ben is an award-winning journalist, consultant and speechwriter.  He writes about cars, mobility and technology for major newspapers and magazines around the world, and has worked with Goodwood on the content for Nucleus since its inception in 2015.

As a speechwriter and communications consultant, he has worked directly with C-level executives at many global OEMs and tech companies. He has a separate business providing publicity services to the entertainment industry, with clients including Netflix and Warner Bros.

A former magazine chief test driver, Ben’s favourite stories include driving a standard Mini to the highest place a car can go, the 18,000ft Khardung La pass in the Himalayas.

Ben’s writing has brought him awards including Journalist of the Year, Feature Writer of the Year, the AA Environment Award and the Bentley International Award.

CHAIRMAN, CHEMRING Plc., CHAIRMAN, Vesuvius Plc

• Degrees in Economics and Aeronautical Engineering
• 1982-1986: Management Consultant/Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company
• 1986 – 1996: various positions in the engineering department of BMW AG in Munich, the last one as Vice President responsible for the development of the 5 series BMW model line
• 1996 – 1999: Managing Director of BMW South Africa
• 1999 – 2000: Member of the Board BMW AG, responsible for global manufacturing
• 2001 – 2009: first Managing Director of Adam Opel AG, then from 2006 President and CEO of General Motors Europe and a Member of GM’s Global Automotive Strategy Board
• 2010 – 2011: Group CEO of Tata Motors which included JaguarLandRover
• 2013 – 2022 Special advisor to the Chairman of the Geely Group, holding board positions at Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong, as well as CEVT, the Geely engineering centre in Gothenburg and Chairman of The London Electric Vehicle Company (formerly The London Taxi Company)
• Currently Chairman of Chemring Plc, Vesuvius Plc as well as StoreDot; member of the boards of Babcock Plc., The Mobility House AG, Kinexon GmbH, Gordon Murray Design Ltd., Envisics Ltd.

Chief Executive Officer,  Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Chris began his career with BMW in 1995. He has held a number of senior sales and marketing positions at BMW, including Chief Executive Office of BMW Group UK and Ireland from 2021 to 2023.

Chris joined Rolls-Royce Motor Cars as its Chief Executive Officer last year and is based at the home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, West Sussex, England.

CEO & Founder, Koenigsegg Automotive AB, Sweden

Groundbreaking achievements in automotive technology have traditionally been dominated by those in the highest echelons of racing. Those with decades of tradition. The early 1990s saw a young man from Sweden dare to challenge the status quo, to dream about what could be achieved with a clean-sheet design and a single-minded dedication to developing the absolute best in automotive technology.

Christian von Koenigsegg was just 22 when he founded Koenigsegg Automotive in 1994. He had little money and no formal engineering education. What he had, however, was an instinctive gift for design, an unrelenting entrepreneurial spirit, and the sense to surround himself with great people.

Koenigsegg’s first car arrived in 2002.  A technical tour-de-force for its time, it received both a Guinness World Record and a Red Dot Design Award. Records, awards and accolades have followed with each new model.

Koenigsegg’s new technologies are all developed in-house. Their recent HV8 engine and LST gearbox designs offer immense potential across the entire industry. Koenigsegg’s electric drive architectures, already proven in their own automotive applications, are now being adopted into parallel transportation industries.

Rewards and growth have followed.  In the last 10 years, Koenigsegg Automotive has 10x’d both its head count and physical footprint, patented innumerable new technologies, established a global distribution network, and sold out new models within days of release.

Vice President, Automotive, NVIDIA

Danny Shapiro is vice president of Automotive at NVIDIA, focusing on solutions that utilize generative AI and the industrial metaverse to enhance all workflows, from vehicle design and engineering to factory planning and production to sales and service. In addition, the NVIDIA DRIVE in-vehicle computing platform enables AI-infused cockpit experiences, driver assistance and autonomy systems.

NVIDIA is engaged with hundreds of car and truck makers, robotaxi companies, tier 1 suppliers, sensor manufacturers and startup companies that are using its platform for automated and autonomous vehicle development and deployment all over the world.

Shapiro holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University and a master’s degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

CEO BMW GROUP UK

David’s career spans 24 years within the automotive industry. He has held a wide range of executive and senior management positions with premium German automotive brands, initially with VW Group and then at Mercedes Benz UK where he held both Marketing Director and Sales Director roles.

David joined BMW in 2018 as Director of MINI for the UK and Ireland before being appointed CEO of BMW Group Canada in 2022.

In January 2024 he was selected to head BMW Group UK and Ireland as Chief Executive Officer.

chairman, clarios

Diarmuid O’Connell served as Tesla’s VP for Business and Corporate Development from 2006 to 2017. He was responsible for a wide range of strategic functions, projects and deals among them the sourcing and closing of a $685M federal government loan which funded the flagship Model S program and set the table for Tesla’s subsequent IPO in 2010.

He developed and led partnerships with major OEMs including Daimler and Toyota; acquired the NUMMI plant in Fremont, CA; closed the Gigafactory deal in Reno, NV and developed the Shanghai manufacturing plant project. He led Tesla’s international expansion to Europe, Japan, China and the Middle East and built a multi-billion dollar global emissions credit trading program.

He also led the effort to develop and expand Tesla’s retail model and defended its direct-to-consumer business against legal and legislative attacks in over 35 States – the first successful effort to bypass the dealer model in the history of the United States automobile business. He was also responsible for Tesla’s Global Public Policy and Market Development efforts and periodically led Tesla’s Global Communications team.

Prior to joining Tesla, O’Connell served as Chief of Staff for Political Military Affairs in the State Department from 2003-2006. Prior to that time, he served as a Strategy consultant for Accenture and as a Marketing executive at McCann Ericksen and Young and Rubican. In 1999, he was a co-founder of an early distance learning technology start-up subsequently acquired by Kaplan.

He is Chairman of Clarios and serves on the boards of Volvo Cars, Albemarle and Dana. He is a Senior Advisor to SK On and advises several emerging mobility and energy technology companies in the US, Europe and Asia.

He holds degrees from Dartmouth College, the University of Virginia and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Chief EV, Digital and design officer, FORD

Doug Field is chief EV, digital and design officer, reporting to Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO.

In this role, Field drives innovation at startup speed in developing electric vehicles, creating digital platforms and software for Ford’s entire product lineup, and leading the company’s vehicle and digital design studios.

Field’s team is responsible for delivering seamless, delightful and always-on experiences, carrying responsibility for infotainment, navigation, driver-assist technology, connected services and vehicle cybersecurity. His team develops and delivers scalable technology platforms to be deployed across Ford global products, leads the relationships with key technology partners and Ford’s digital developer ecosystem, and is responsible for Ford over-the-air software updates which deliver new experiences, improve quality and reduce costs.

Field joined Ford from Apple, where he served as vice president, Special Projects. Before that, he was senior vice president of Engineering at Tesla, where he led the development of the Model 3. At Apple, he had overall responsibility for development of Apple’s Mac hardware.  He was the first employee and vice president, Design and Engineering, at Segway. Field began his career as a development engineer at Ford from 1987 to 1993.

Field earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University. He also holds master’s degrees in engineering and management science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Field and his wife, Cathy, have three children.

EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SWITCH MOBILITY

Dr Andy Palmer CMG is a chartered engineer, automotive executive, and the former CEO of Aston Martin and COO of Nissan.  As the latter, he presided over the launch of the Nissan LEAF, the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, leading the media to dub him the ‘godfather of EVs’.

Today, Andy works with a variety of innovative mobility companies in the net zero space.

Chairman, DYSON

Dr. Ian Robertson (HonDSc) is now retired from BMW, but was previously a member of the BMW AG Board, responsible for Global Sales and Marketing. He is also the Chairman at Dyson where he has been a member of the board since 2012.

Ian was born in Oswestry, Shropshire (UK) and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Maritime Studies from the University of Wales, Cardiff. He started his career in the automotive industry as a Graduate Trainee with the Rover Group in Great Britain in 1979 and has been working in a variety of positions in the car industry ever since. From 1988 he held various senior management roles at the Rover Group, including Purchasing Director, before being promoted to Managing Director of Land Rover Vehicles in 1994. He served as Managing Director at BMW South Africa from 1999 to 2005 before becoming the Chairman and Chief Executive for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd in 2005 and he remained chairman until 2012.

Chairman of the Board of Management, Volkswagen AG

The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG appointed Oliver Blume as a Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG effective September 1, 2022, combining with his role as the Chairman of the Board of Management of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.

Blume was born June 6, 1968 in Brunswick. He holds a PhD in mechanical engineering and has been with the Volkswagen Group since 1994.

After graduating from high school, Blume began his studies at TU Braunschweig in 1988, and was awarded a degree in mechanical engineering in 1994. He completed his PhD thesis to receive the title of Doctor of Engineering in Vehicle Engineering from the Institute of Vehicle Technology at Tongji University, Shanghai, in 2001.

Blume already started his professional career in 1994, joining the international trainee program at AUDI AG. After roles in body construction planning and logistics, he held various senior management functions until 2006, including Head of Body Construction for the A3, Head of the AUDI AG Pilot Plant, and Head of Planning and the Pilot Series Centre at SEAT S.A. in Barcelona.

Blume moved to Wolfsburg as Head of Production Planning at the Volkswagen brand in 2009. He became the member of the Executive Board for Production and Logistics at Porsche AG in 2013. He was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG in 2015 and since 2018, he was a Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG.

GOODWOOD ESTATE

Charlie is currently managing Never Lift, a venture capital fund focused on the future of mobility and supply chain. He recently completed his MBA at Columbia and prior to this he worked at 8VC, a venture capital fund in San Francisco, and Afiniti, a global SaaS AI company where he ran the UK sales and strategy team. Additionally, Charlie remains involved at Goodwood, working on the future of the Estate and tech-focused opportunities such as the development of the Gravity flying school.

Director of External Affairs and Government Relations, Bosch UK

Eman Martin-Vignerte holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Electrical and Medical Engineering from the University of Paderborn/Ulm, Germany. With over 6 years of experience in software and hardware engineering in the automotive industry, she has played a key role in business development for telehealth in the UK and Ireland. In 2004, Eman served as the project manager for electronic pump, Hyundai customer, and spent a year in Korea. She also contributed to the development of ceramic Medtronic control units for vehicle engines at Bosch GmbH.

Eman’s expertise extends beyond her professional roles. She is an active member of various boards and advisory boards, including Buckingham Business First, CBI Southeast, Local Enterprise Partnership Buckinghamshire, and UK5G. She is also a member of OCAVIA, the Oxford-Cambridge ARC Virtual Institute for Aviation, and serves as an advisor for WE-Transform, the Workforce Europe transformation agenda for transport automation under the EU Commission. Additionally, Eman provides advisory services at Autotech Europe and serves as a board member at Cenex.

Recognized for her leadership abilities, Eman is a fellow at the Leadership Fellow Society of Leadership Fellows, St George’s House, Windsor Castle.

editorial director, auto trader

Erin Baker is an award-winning motoring journalist and broadcaster. She is Editorial Director of Auto Trader, a car contributor for Vogue and Marie Claire, regular contributor to BBC Radio4 on car matters, a World car of the Year judge, Goodwood consultant and host of She’s Electric, the national roadshow bringing women and EVs together.

Erin’s passion and focus is narrowing the gender gap in the automotive industry, both B2B and B2C, by exploring the pipelines and retention challenges affecting women, and advising OEMs and retailers on how to bridge the gap between cars and women. She also writers and speaks regularly about automotive sustainability issues, from the sourcing of raw materials to the 4Rs of the circular economy.

chairman, motul group

After 10 years in Finance, Communication and Art industry, Hélène Zaugg has joined her family-run business, MOTUL, an international engine Lubricant Group in order to tackle with her brothers what represents the largest challenges that this 4th generation business has to face.

Electrification, E-commerce, Digitalisation are challenging every day the traditional way of making business in the lubricant industry. Redesigning from products to way of distributing, the new age is here and requires from MOTUL ingenuity, daring and agility to bring the Group to the sustainable path of the future.

From 2013, Hélène built up the Communication and Human Resources for the Group and then became Chairman of the Group since 2021.
Hélène is also Vice President of the Charity Fondation, Motul Corazón. The objectives of the Fondation is to provide “Tools for life” to young troubled teenagers from 10 to 18 years old to acquire skills in various professions and skills to open their eyes to the world. So far, the Fondation has supported the building of Motul Corazón Garages in Africa, France, and South America that teach teenagers the art of mechanics. Motul Corazón has also supported a nomad cinema in Africa and Asia that shows educative movies in villages.

HEAD OF BRAND, aUDI

Henrik Wenders started as the Global Chief Marketing Officer of Audi in April 2020. In his position, he devised a new brand strategy for the brand, led the Audi into the era of electric mobility, and rolled out a new Corporate Identity in more than 100 markets worldwide. The result is a holistic, global ecosystem that enables delivery to customer with a consistent experience at all touchpoints despite the complex model lineup.

Wenders draws on the experience gained at in his role at Byton Ltd. As Vice President Marketing, he developed a new global automotive brand. Also, he was responsible for digital and vehicle management as well as the market entry strategy. Starting in 2016, he established with teams in China, Europe and USA to develop Byton into an all-electric premium brand.

Prior to working in China, Wenders held various management positions at BMW AG from 2002 to 2016. During the time, he was responsible as Vice President Product Management BMWi for communication, sales and aftersales in the electric car division.

Before his time in the automotive industry, he became Member of the Board of Management for Marketing and Sales at online marketing company 100world.media AG in 2001. Previously, he worked as consultant at advertising agencies Jung von Matt and Grey, starting in 1995.
He began his professional career in 1992 as an advertising sales assistant, and studied business administration with a focus on marketing and communication at the university of Applied Sciences in Dusseldorf. Before that, he completed an apprenticeship in production engineering, which proved very valuable for his career in the automotive industry.

Henrik Wenders was born 1972 in Dusseldorf, and in the past 50 years, he developed into a marketing specialist with a firm knowledge of electric mobility and digitalization, extensive experience in China and an entrepreneurial spirit. He is a globalist and, having seen so much of the world and its people, advocates diversity and inclusion.

Founder and Director , Oakpolytech Ltd, EV battery technology and battery supply chain consultancy

Isobel is a 20 year veteran of the Lithium Ion battery industry and awarded an OBE in 2020 for long service to EV batteries and their development.

Isobel has been responsible for multiple world firsts:

• World’s first commercially available PHEV (2004)
• Highest power density battery in automotive on two occasions (Infiniti e-merge and McLaren P1)
• World’s first 12 meter EV bus battery

Career History

Multiple Senior Director positions in battery development:

• Engineering and Technology Director, Johnson Matthey Battery systems
• Engineering and Technology Director, Cummins Electrified Power
• Development Director UK Battery Industrialisation Centre
• Global battery specialist Ricardo Plc Hybrid and Electric Division
• 10 years running own start up business, battery system development
• Board of trustees, The Faraday Institution
• Chair of funding Faraday Institution review panels for UK academic research (battery research)
• Advisory board member, UK National Physical Laboratory on LCA metrology
• UK Automotive Council working group member that established the need for battery eco-systems in 2016

Board member, bentley

Jan-Henrik Lafrentz has spent nearly ten years with Bentley Motors across two periods. Having re-joined the company in October 2019, Lafrentz was appointed Member of the Board for Finance and IT, responsible for Bentley’s financial performance and strategy and Information Technology systems. During this time, he has seen record sales and profitability and the launch of Bentley’s Beyond100 strategy, aiming for sustainable luxury mobility leadership.

Prior to his second stint with Bentley Motors, Lafrentz was Chief Finance Officer of MAN SE and Member of the Board for Finance at MAN Truck and Bus SE. This followed his initial spell at Bentley as Member of the Board for Finance between 2010 and 2014.

Before this, Lafrentz held various senior positions with Audi AG and then SEAT where he was Executive Vice President for Sales and Marketing.

GLOBAL MANAGING PARTNER, IBM CONSULTING

Jesús Mantas is the Global Managing Partner in IBM Consulting responsible for Business Transformation Services, leading the $10B unit transforming and operating mission critical businesses with digital technology and AI.

Jesús also serves as an Independent Director and Chair of the Compensation and Management Development Committee in the Board of Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB), a leading biotechnology company focused on neuroscience. He serves as a member of the Audit Committee as well. In his prior role as Global Managing Partner of Strategy, Innovation and Corporate Development, he defined IBM Consulting market strategy, offerings, ecosystem, acquisition and thought leadership, and led its successful execution.

Jesús previously held multiple leadership roles in IBM as General Manager of IBM Business Process Outsourcing, General Manager of IBM Consulting in Latin America, and Managing Partner of North America Enterprise Market among others.

Before joining IBM, Jesús was a partner in the High Technology Practice of PricewaterhouseCooper Consulting. He also worked for Ernst & Young and lead supply chain systems for Procter & Gamble in Spain.

In addition to his role in the board of Biogen, he was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global AI Council. He serves on the Boards of HITEC and NACME, non-profits focused on leadership development of diversity in technology careers. He supports minority founded startups as LP and Angel Investor.

Jesús holds degrees in Telecommunications, and Business Administration by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, was an adjunct professor at the MBA program of the University of California, Irvine; and served as an officer in the Air Force of Spain.

Member of the Board of Management, BMW AG

Chief Experience Officer, Medallia

Jodi has unique expertise on the complex Automotive vertical for all OEM brands and manufacturing with an OE to Dealer to Customer business model.

Prior to joining Medallia, Jodi was the Head of Global Dealer Training for the Harley-Davidson Motor Company where she led the
strategic transformation and operationalization of customer experience for the global dealer network. Having also held senior
leadership positions in the areas of Regulatory Compliance and Organizational Development, Jodi’s experience and understanding
drive vision building and strategy execution at the corporate level and operationalization at the dealer level. A lifelong motorcycle
rider and outdoor enthusiast, Jodi is a passionate consumer who loves working with clients to build customer centric strategy that
delivers business results.

Jodi has also led complex and highly-visible class action litigation efforts as well as systemic regulatory overhauls in her career as
an attorney. Jodi obtained her PhD from the University of Wisconsin- Madison in Leadership and Policy Analysis, her JD from
Marquette University, her MS degree from University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee and her BA from Marquette University.

co-founder and cmo, myenergi

Business leader, tech entrepreneur and sustainable investor, Jordan Brompton is the co-founder and CMO of myenergi – a global leader in eco-smart home energy technology. Alongside forging fundamental business relationships, Jordan is responsible for driving the day-to-day corporate strategy and fuelling long-term international expansion.

With the ambition of leaving the planet in a better place than she found it, Jordan has been presented with a number of prestigious awards and accolades for her pioneering work. Alongside being crowned Great British Entrepreneur of the Year, she was named in the TE100, the Stonehage Fleming XV, the Top 10 Women in Energy and took home gold as EY Entrepreneur of the Year (North).

Never one to sit still, she recently became a published author with her debut book ‘Sparki and the journey to Earth’, which aims to educate children about the importance of working towards a greener future.

chairman of the board, gavi

José Manuel Durão Barroso was President of the European Commission during two mandates (2004/2009 and 2009/2014) and served for twelve years in the Government of Portugal in several positions including as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

His academic appointments included visiting professor of Georgetown University and visiting professor at Princeton University.  He is currently a visiting professor at the Catholic University of Portugal and at the European University Institute, School of Transnational Governance, Florence.

After being Chairman of the Board of Goldman Sachs International since 2016 , he is now Chairman of International Advisors of Goldman Sachs .

He is Chairman of the Board of GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance .

On behalf of the European Union he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012.

chief sustainability officer, lyten

Keith Norman is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Lyten, a supermaterial applications company and pioneer in 3D Graphene. Lyten is the global leader in Lithium-Sulfur batteries, targeting mass market electrification of the mobility sector, including EVs, Trucks, UAVs, Satellites, and more.

Keith  spent more than 20 years in the Energy industry and was formerly the Global Head of Safety, Health, and Environment for ExxonMobil Upstream. He led energy technology partnerships at Amazon Web Services, and he is an active early-stage investor in energy and cleantech startups.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Albemarle Corporation

Kent Masters is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Albemarle Corporation, a global leader in transforming lithium and bromine into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health.

Masters has accelerated Albemarle’s profile as a purpose-driven, values-led organization committed to creating a more resilient world where people and planet thrive. Under his leadership, Albemarle has expanded to more than 70 countries serving nearly 2,000 customers around the world. Barron’s named Masters to its Top 25 CEOs list in 2023, while TIME included Albemarle in its list of 100 most influential companies for that year.

Masters first joined Albemarle as a member of its board of directors in 2015 as part of the company’s Rockwood Holdings Inc. acquisition. Before joining Albemarle, Masters served as Operating Partner of Advent International, an international private equity group.

Prior to Advent, he was Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler AG, a global engineering and construction contractor and power equipment supplier. He is also a former member of the executive board of Linde AG, a global leader in manufacturing and sales of industrial gases. Masters serves on the board of directors of Vibrantz Technologies. He is also a member of the Charlotte Executive Leadership Council. Masters earned a Master of Business Administration from New York University and a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, EDB (EnterpriseDB)

Kevin Dallas is responsible for all aspects of the EDB business globally. EDB is a Bain Capital and Great Hill Partners portfolio company. Kevin brings over three decades of experience driving digital innovation and growth at technology companies, most recently as CEO at Wind River, a TPG portfolio company. As CEO, Dallas accelerated the software company’s growth culminating in its $3.5 billion acquisition by Aptiv in 2022.

Previously, Kevin spent nearly 25 years with Microsoft, where he most recently served as the corporate vice president for cloud and AI business development. Prior roles demonstrated his customer-focused approach to delivering advanced intelligent cloud and edge product innovation, and enabling customer digital transformation.

Kevin is a recipient of the 2022 Gold Stevie Award, American Business Award, Entrepreneur of the Year, and the 2022 Globee Awards Gold Winner for Executive of the Year. Kevin currently serves as a director on the board of Align Technology, Inc. He holds a B.S.c. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

chief commercial officer, jlr

Since joining JLR three years ago, Lennard has spearheaded the Modern Luxury reimagination of the British automotive business for its global client base, creating a distinct House of Brands with Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar. Passionate and people-focused with empowering and engaging leadership at his core, Lennard leads JLR’s global sales, customer service and marketing, brand positioning,
product planning, client relationship management, and brand experience strategies.

On the cusp of an electric revolution, Lennard knows the future starts now. And it starts with transformation, simplification, Modern Luxury design and a great working culture.

CEO, INEOS Automotive

Lynn Calder was appointed CEO of INEOS Automotive in December 2022, having spent most of her career in the petrochemicals and energy sectors. Lynn has worked within the INEOS Group for five years, with previous roles including CEO of INEOS Composites and Commercial Director of INEOS Phenol.

Before joining the INEOS Group in January 2017, Lynn worked as an investor for a specialist private equity fund in the energy sector for eight years. Prior to this, she spent eight years working in a variety of commercial roles for Talisman Energy, latterly as Non-Operated Interests Manager.

In her spare time, Lynn is a keen sportswoman and enjoys participating in endurance
running, triathlon, road cycling

HEAD OF MERCEDES-BENZ HERITAGE

Marcus joined the management associate programme at Mercedes-Benz AG more than 30 years ago as a controller. He later led the company’s transportation and environmental strategy for a number of years before taking over responsibility for the Mercedes-Benz Cars’ marketing and portfolio strategy in 2000.

Later posts included President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada and President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz UK. In 2014 Marcus was commissioned to create and lead the new Mercedes-Benz Cars Europe Sales and Marketing Region.

Starting 2019, Marcus has served as Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans and within three years successfully realigned the division in terms of its business, strategy and technology, resulting in a strong balance sheet, an attractive product portfolio and a clear change to a pure electric and connectivity driven course.

From 2022 Marcus has responsibility for the entirety of the Mercedes-Benz heritage, both, as a central component of the luxury positioning of the brand, and as an expanding business of strategic importance. He has been responsible for organizing the successful Uhlenhaut Coupe sale.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA

Marek joined Aston Martin Lagonda in 2005 and is the Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer responsible for design developments.

During his professional career he has held design roles at Ford, BMW, Land Rover, Rover Cars and Nissan. Prior to joining Aston Martin Lagonda, he was Design Director at Ford North America.

Marek  holds a BA in Industrial Design from Teesside University and an MDes in Vehicle Design from the Royal College of Art, London. In 2011, Mr. Reichman received an honorary doctorate from Teesside University.

FOUNDER AND CEO, RIMAC GROUP

In 2021, the newly-formed Rimac Group would become the majority shareholder in a joint company, supported by Porsche as strategic partner, called Bugatti Rimac. Bugatti Rimac – of which Mate is CEO –  sees the unique combination of two automotive and technological trailblazers; Rimac’s distinctive agility, technical expertise and relentless innovation in the EV sphere sits alongside Bugatti’s 110-year heritage of design and engineering some of the world’s most iconic hypercars. Within the Rimac Group are Rimac Automobili, Bugatti Automobiles and Rimac Technology.

Rimac Automobili remains the ultimate culmination of Mate’s 2011 dream to build his own car.  From tinkering in his garage alone, Mate is now surrounded by more than 1,500 employees across seven sites in Croatia, France and Germany, with the 1,914hp Nevera launched in 2021 and first deliveries to customers in early 2022. It is a completely new development, with not a single component shared with the original Concept One, the world’s first true electric supercar.

The development, production and supply of battery systems, drivetrains and other EV components that Rimac is known for and trusted by many automotive manufacturers is overseen by Rimac Technology, which is 100% owned by the Rimac Group.

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Born in 1978 in Essen, Germany, Mathias started his professional career as a product manager at Mercedes-Benz Cars in 2001. He then held key positions within Marketing, Sales, and Business Development at Mercedes- Benz, including the role as Senior Manager Sales & Product Management for the G-Class in Austria and Germany.

Between 2014 and 2017, Mathias worked in the US as General Manager Product Management, Upfitter Management and Marketing for Mercedes-Benz Vans, followed by a move to France to work on a Business Development project for Mercedes-Benz Vans.

In 2019, Mathias was appointed Head of Product Management for electric vehicles, SUVs, compact cars, and market research.  He then became Chief Strategy Officer for both Daimler and Mercedes-Benz.

Mathias lives in Stuttgart, Germany, with his wife and his two sons.

Matt Harrison, Chief corporate Officer, Toyota Motor Europe

Matt Harrison heads Toyota Motor Europe’s corporate operations spanning Corporate Affairs, Legal, Quality, IT&D, Circular Economy & Energy Business and Sustainability management.

Mr Harrison joined Toyota GB as General Manager Vehicle Marketing in 2000, progressing to the post of Marketing Director in 2003.

He moved to Toyota Motor Europe in 2005 where he worked as General Manager for Corporate Planning, before becoming General Manager Sales Planning in 2006. In 2008, Mr Harrison was promoted to Director of Lexus Europe.

Matt Harrison returned to Toyota GB in 2011 to take up the role of Commercial Director. In 2013, he was appointed President and Managing Director Toyota GB PLC.

Mr Harrison was appointed Vice President Sales & Marketing, Toyota Motor Europe in 2015 and Executive Vice President, Sales, Toyota Motor Europe in 2019.

From 2021 to 2022, Matt Harrison served as President and CEO, Toyota Motor Europe and CEO, Europe Region for Toyota Motor Corporation.

In 2023, as part of an enhanced executive structure to optimise current business performance, whilst accelerating in parallel the business transformation actions to prepare for a carbon neutral future in Europe, Matt was appointed Chief Operations Officer for Toyota Motor Europe. In this role, he was responsible for the operational excellence and commercial performance of Toyota’s Sales, Manufacturing and Research & Development Business Units across the region.

Since January 2024, Matt’s responsibility has a stronger focus on Toyota’s European corporate operations.

His previous motor industry experience includes 10 years with Ford Motor Company, working in sales and marketing in its UK, European and global operations.

Born July 1968 in Oldham, and raised in Lytham St Anne’s, Lancashire, Matt holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Financial Accounting from the University of Kingston upon Hull. He is married with two children and in his spare time enjoys family life, squash and skiing.

Advisor to Rimac Group, Wayve.ai and Kimmeridge Energy

Max Warburton is a specialist in the Automotive and Energy sectors and acts as Advisor to Rimac Group, Wayve.ai and Kimmeridge Energy. At Rimac, he provides strategic and business development input across the Group’s automotive technology and energy storage activities. At Wayve.ai, he advises the Board on automotive industry partnerships and strategy. At Kimmeridge Energy, a New York-based private equity firm, he advises on alternative energy and carbon solutions investments.

Mr. Warburton previously served as Advisor to the Management Board and Head of Special Projects at Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG between 2020 and 2024. In this role, he oversaw corporate strategy and worked on multiple industrial and commercial initiatives across Trucks, Vans and Mercedes-Benz Cars. He also drove key electrification projects including the creation of the Mercedes-Benz global high-power charging network, the investment in battery producer ACC, the acquisition of YASA Motors and the development of EQXX, the world’s longest range electric car.

Prior to joining Daimler AG, Mr. Warburton spent more than a dozen years as Head of Automotive Research at Bernstein Research, located in both London and Asia, and served as Partner at parent company Alliance Bernstein. Before Bernstein, Mr. Warburton was Head of Global Automotive Research at UBS (2005-2008) and covered European Autos at Goldman Sachs (2000-2005). He was ranked by investors as the No.1 Automotive sector analyst for an unprecedented 14 years in the annual Institutional Investor survey.

Chief Executive Officer, Singer Group, Inc.

Maz has 25+ years’ experience in start-up and high growth organizations, including both technology and energy sectors. With this background, he has been instrumental in setting strategic direction, building a highly experienced leadership team, and establishing a foundation to scale the company.

Singer today operates facilities in both California and the UK, with a 500-strong team. The company regularly collaborates with the most famous names in the automotive world, including Bosch, Michelin, Williams Advanced Engineering, and Brembo, aligned around Singer’s vision for excellence without compromise.

An accomplished driver, having grown up racing karts, Maz is deeply involved in the dynamic development process and provides the performance benchmarking that, in partnership with the design department, creates the unique blend of aesthetics and capability that Singer has come to define.

Maz lives with his family in southern California.

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Chief executive Officer, McLaren

Michael joined McLaren Automotive in July 2022 as Chief Executive Officer.

German-born, Michael holds a doctorate in engineering and a mechanical engineering Diploma, both from RWTH Aachen University. He started working for Fraunhofer in parallel to his doctorate on Technology management.

Michael has held senior positions at Porsche AG finally to become a Product Line Director. More recently, he was the Chief Technology Officer at Ferrari which he joined in 2014.

Michael is married with two children.

Head of Global Accounts and Strategic Alliances, EDB (EnterpriseDB)

Michael is a visionary sales and relationship leader with a strong reputation in the tech industry for selling Enterprise Software Solutions via SaaS, Enterprise License Agreements, and Perpetual Agreements. He has a knack for developing and leading high-performance sales teams on a global scale, including EMEA, utilizing direct sales, Channel, GSI, and CSP models.

Specializing in helping enterprises and partners unlock the potential of their data and AI, Michael excels in crafting and executing cutting-edge go-to-market strategies. His expertise includes building sales teams from the ground up and driving significant business outcomes through consultancy services, professional delivery services, software, and hardware solutions.

Michael’s approach combines a “land and expand” strategy with vertically aligned account management, ensuring that his clients achieve their digital transformation goals. Highly skilled in MEDDIC (ex PTC), he not only masters this methodology but also trains and mentors teams to develop advanced MEDDIC skills, managing end-to-end sales processes and pipeline generation plans with precision.

President Commercial & ceo, lotus technology

Nicholas Speeks recently joined Lotus Technology as European President, Commercial.

Nicholas is responsible for overseeing Lotus commercial operations in its key European markets including UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Nicholas will play an integral role in growing the brand and reaching new customers in the region.

Prior to joining Lotus, Nicholas spent over 40 years at Mercedes-Benz, where he most recently served as Chief Executive Officer for the USA market. He brings a wealth of global experience, having worked in China, Japan, Middle East, and Europe, and developing retail networks to meet local market needs.

Chief Executive, IBM UK and Ireland

Nicola Hodson was appointed Chief Executive, IBM UK and Ireland, in January 2023, where she is responsible for the company’s business operations.

Dr Hodson is an accomplished technology industry leader with a deep understanding of the challenges facing UK plc, as well as extensive experience in business and digital transformation. In June 2023, Dr Hodson ranked highly in Computer Weekly’s list of the 50 most influential people in UK technology.

Dr Hodson held senior positions at Microsoft for 14 years, including as a global Vice President of Transformation for the commercial business, UK Chief Operating Officer and as head of its UK Public Sector business.

Dr Hodson is Deputy President of techUK, the trade association for the IT industry, and has a wide breadth of experience, serving on the boards of Beazley plc and Drax Group plc, and is a governor of Bradfield College.

Formerly, she worked in the IT and business services division of Siemens, at CSC (now DXC), as a management consultant for EY and at BNFL.

She previously served as a non-executive director at energy regulator Ofgem, as a board member at the UK Council for Child Internet Safety, and at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) group in the UK.

Dr Hodson holds an MBA and a PhD in Engineering. Nicola is married with three sons and two stepsons, loves outdoor pursuits and is a keen motorbike enthusiast.

Executive Director, Enterprise Performance & Quality, Jaguar Land Rover

Nigel Blenkinsop was appointed to Jaguar Land Rover’s Board of Management in November 2020, reporting directly to Jaguar Land Rover Chief Executive Officer, Adrian Mardell Previously Operations Director for Solihull, Nigel is now responsible for leading significant improvement in Quality and Business Excellence across Jaguar Land Rover’s product portfolio. As a qualified Six Sigma Black Belt, Nigel has successfully completed major cost-saving and quality improvement projects.

Nigel joined Jaguar Land Rover in 2012, bringing with him significant experience in both automotive and aerospace operations. Prior to becoming Operations Director for Solihull, Nigel held the position of Powertrain Operations Director where he was instrumental in establishing the Engine Manufacturing Centre at Jaguar Land Rover’s Wolverhampton site.

Part of Jaguar Land Rover’s Transformation team, Nigel is driving the businesses’ focus on operational, engineering and service excellence – ensuring a bright and sustainable future. Nigel is also an Executive Sponsor for Tata Business Excellence Management and Jaguar Land Rover PRIDE.

Before joining Jaguar Land Rover, Nigel held a number of Director and Senior Management positions within BAE Systems and Ford Motor Company, in Powertrain, Vehicle Design and Manufacturing roles.

Since 2017, Nigel has served as a member of the Shingo Executive Advisory Board and in 2019, joined the International Automotive Task Force as Jaguar Land Rover’s nominated representative. Nigel is also a member of the Institute of Engineering Technology and The Manufacturers’ Organisation, MAKE UK.

Born in Uganda, Nigel is married with one son, and enjoys all aspects of rugby from playing, coaching and watching.

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Lucid

Peter Rawlinson serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Lucid and has served on Lucid’s board of directors since April 2019. As CTO, he is responsible for the creation and delivery of all Lucid products. He brings over 30 years of automotive industry experience to bear in these roles.

Prior to Lucid, Mr. Rawlinson was Vice President of Vehicle Engineering at Tesla and Chief Engineer of the Model S, where he led the engineering of the Model S from a clean sheet to production readiness while building the engineering team.

A graduate of Imperial College, University of London, Mr. Rawlinson was formerly Head of Vehicle Engineering at Corus Automotive, Chief Engineer at Lotus Cars, and Principal Engineer at Jaguar Cars.

Founder, Executive Chairman, and Design Director, Singer Group, Inc.

Having studied and worked in automotive design, Rob became a critically acclaimed musician before returning to the design world. His goal was to create a company capable of demonstrating a deep understanding of classic automotive design and the opportunity to re-approach it – or ‘reimagine’ it in Singer’s vocabulary – using the benefits of modern material science and fresh perspectives.

Since its formation, the company has focused on a mission to celebrate beauty and uncompromising artisanship supported by a unique understanding of California’s culture and has become an exciting and influential addition to the automotive zeitgeist.

Singer has become renowned for its highly personalised restorations for owners of the air-cooled Porsche 911 and has built a passionate, global clientele along with a vibrant new sector of the luxury automotive world. The company has long been a supporter of the world’s most high-profile automotive gatherings including Goodwood Festival of Speed.

In 2016 Rob went on to co-found Singer Reimagined, a high-watchmaking company based in Geneva. The company’s first watch, known as the Track 1, won the prestigious Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève just 18 months later, a unique achievement for such a young brand.

Rob lives with his family in southern California.

Co-Founder and CEO of FiveAI

Stan Boland has founded and led (as CEO) a series of three successful UK technology companies raising a combined $350M of venture capital, employing a combined 550 scientists and engineers and selling two of the resulting businesses (Element 14 and Icera) to US giants Broadcom and NVIDIA and one (Five, an automated driving tech business) to Germany’s Bosch for a combined total of around $1.3B.

Prior to this, Stan was CEO of UK computer company Acorn and a Board member of UK semiconductor company ARM.  His early career included 7 years at each of two UK national champions – Rolls-Royce (aerospace, which he joined as a graduate engineer) and ICL (computer systems).

Stan is a Cambridge graduate in physics.  Since leaving Bosch in September 2023, he has been angel investing and advising a range of startup technology and life sciences companies, and contributing to policy ideas for accelerating the UK’s innovation economy.

CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER, AURORA

Sterling Anderson is an expert in the creation, development, and launch of sector-defining products. In the late 2000s, Sterling developed MIT’s Intelligent Co-Pilot, paving the way for broad advances in cooperative control of human-machine systems.

At McKinsey, he advised world-class companies on their product development strategy and practice.

At Tesla, he led the design, development, and launch of the award-winning Model X, then led the team that delivered the first several generations of Tesla Autopilot.

In 2017, he co-founded Aurora, which he helped shepherd as a board member and the Chief Product Officer to become the world’s leading independent developer of autonomous vehicle solutions.

CHAIRMAN, GOODWOOD GROUP OF COMPANIES

Charles Richmond, The Duke of Richmond and Gordon, CBE DL, is Chairman of the Goodwood Group of Companies and the founder of the widely acclaimed Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival.

He took over the management of the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex from his father, the 10^th Duke of Richmond and Gordon, in 1994 after a successful career as a photographer in London. Having had a passion for film and photography since the age of 10, he left school at the first possible opportunity and at 17 worked for the film director Stanley Kubrick on the film Barry Lyndon. He went on to forge a world-wide reputation as a still-life photographer, producing award-winning campaigns for some of the world’s most famous brands.

Motorsport at Goodwood was started by his grandfather, Freddie Richmond (the 9^th Duke of Richmond and Gordon), who opened the Goodwood Motor Circuit in 1948. Having established the Festival of Speed in front of Goodwood House in 1993, Charles Richmond brought motor racing back to the Goodwood circuit (which had been closed in 1966) with the creation of the Goodwood Revival in 1998. Both events have since become recognised as some of the most exciting and creative events in the world.

The Goodwood Estate Company is one of a diverse portfolio of businesses which includes Goodwood Racecourse which has been one of the highlights of the English summer season since 1802. Goodwood’s most famous meeting, the Qatar Goodwood Festival attracts many of the greatest thoroughbreds in racing and in terms of the experience is revered right across the racing world. The estate also enjoys a 4,000acre organic farm, two eighteen-hole golf courses, Goodwood Aerodrome and Flying School, a ninety-one-bedroom hotel and Hound Lodge, a luxury ten-bedroom sporting lodge. The Group employs over 650 people and attracts more than one million visitors each year. The Estate covers 12,000 acres and since 2003, has been the home and headquarters of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

In 2012, Nature Translated, a major exhibition of his photographic work (under the name Charles March) was staged at the Bermondsey Project Space in London. The exhibition was shown at the Marble Palace, part of the State Russian Museum in St Petersburg, in January 2014 and in Moscow as part of the Moscow Photography Biennale in April 2014. Two new exhibitions were held in early 2015: Wood Land at the Venus Over Manhattan Gallery in New York City and Abstract and Intentional which was held at Hamiltons Gallery in London.  In late 2016, Seascape was held at the Venus Over Los Angeles Gallery in the U.S.A. and was shown again at Hamiltons Gallery in London in September 2017.  An exhibition of highlights from his photography career, and a new body of work taken on the Scottish island of Jura, was held in the Palazzo Borghese in Rome in 2018.  At the same time, he launched a book of the Jura pictures called Gleann Badraig, published by Distanz and with poetry by Ken Cockburn.

Charles Richmond is President of the British Automobile Racing Club, Patron of the TT Riders Association, and an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers Club and the Guild of Motoring Writers. He received the CBE in 2024 for services to heritage, sport and charity.

He lives at Goodwood House with his wife, Janet (née Astor), and their five children.

Operating Director and Advisory Partner, Partners Group

Thierry Bolloré is a French businessman, well known for his leadership positions in multinational mobility companies. With a passion for innovation and the future of mobility, he has garnered over 30 years of invaluable international business experience, living across Europe (France, Germany, UK) and Asia (Japan, China, Thailand).

Mr Bolloré began his career in 1990 with Michelin and held multiple industrial and business positions across the world and especially in Asia.

He then joined in 2005 the global automotive supplier Faurecia as Vice President, Asia, Exhaust Systems Product Group, based in China. Then he was at the top front of Emcon successful takeover, worldwide competitor of FECT, followed by its main turnaround and full integration in Europe.

During the last decade, Mr Bolloré drove transformational growth in the automotive industry for two flagship groups. His deep understanding of market dynamics and emerging technologies enabled him to navigate complex challenges and capitalize on disruptive trends.

In 2012, he joined Groupe Renault and became Chief Operating Officer and finally Chief Executive Officer, leading significant growth and EBIT recovery, from 2% to 7%.

From 2020 to 2023, he held the positions of CEO and Executive Director at Jaguar Land Rover and Non-Executive Director at Tata Motors. At JLR he sponsored the strategic plan, entitled ‘Reimagine’, to reinvent sustainable modern luxury by launching large-scale automotive transformation, setting a zero-carbon target for all its production lines, products, and operations.

The mission was also at first a special rescue and he managed to lead JLR to a highly profitable company, contributing to TMC stock level record, multiplied by six at the end of FY23.

He is since mid 2023 Operating Director and Advisory Partner of Partners Group, a Swiss € 150 billion AUM Private Equity.

Mr Bolloré holds an MBA from Paris-Dauphine University, specializing in Finance. In addition to his native French, he is fluent in English and German while also enjoying extensive experience of the Japanese language.

Chief Executive Officer of Polestar

Since the completion of design studies at the Fachhochschule für Gestaltung in Pforzheim and the Royal College of Art in London, Thomas has over 20 years’ experience in the automotive industry. He has worked in top design positions at Audi, Volkswagen and Škoda.

In 2006 Thomas was appointed as the Director for Design at the Volkswagen Design Centre in Potsdam, designing for all brands of the Volkswagen Group. 

Thomas joined Volvo Car Corporation in July 2012 as Senior Vice President Design and led the turnaround of the brand and product portfolio.

Thomas was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Polestar in June 2017. 

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On completion of his general engineering degree and DPhil at Oxford University, Tim founded YASA in 2009 with a primary interest in the upcoming electrification of the automotive sector. In 2021 YASA became a 100% subsidiary of the Mercedes Group, where Tim has remained in his role as CTO.

Tim has published a number of papers and patents on the YASA motor and related technologies. His research interests include magnetic, thermal, and mechanical design. Tim also takes an active interest in the Aerospace sector, with Evolito having spun out from YASA in 2021.

Senior Advisor to the Director General, Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Tom is a lawyer by background who has lived in the UAE for the last 17 years and is author of the regional bestseller “Exponential Emirates”.

Tom was previously in-house lawyer at DP World and for the last decade has advised more than 50 companies on their regional expansion, many in the mobility space.

In his work with ADIO, he is advising on the Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Cluster, among other strategic initiatives.

Tom was educated at Eton, commissioned as an officer in the Royal Dragoon Guards, studied History at Bristol before converting to law at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice.