Electric Vehicle Investment - Networking Breakfast

This breakfast briefing aims to identify the investment opportunities, cutting through the hype to identify the key issues and drivers for the EV sector.

Agenda

8.15 onwards - Electric Vehicle Display on the Gherkin forecourt (Liberty Electric 4x4 and Modec Electric Van).

8.15 AM - registration and breakfast

8.50 AM - welcome from Richard Jordan, Associate at host sponsor Hunton & Williams and part time motoring journalist (read Electric Test Drive, from Cleantech magazine)

9.00 AM - David K Martell - Chief Executive, Chargemaster Plc

Chargemaster, which offers a number of innovative solutions to EV charging, has evolved from 25 years experience within telematics and vehicle orientated infrastructure. David was the founder of Trafficmaster Plc.

9.15 AM - Dave Latimer - Chief Executive, EVO Electric

EVO Electric develops advanced electric motors, generators and integrated systems based on proprietary axial flux technology first developed within the Hybrid Power Research Group at Imperial College London. The company has received seed capital from investors including Imperial Innovations Plc. Dave has had extensive experience managing specialist engineering businesses, including time with Rolls Royce, Howden, FKI and Weir. Dave has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Bristol and an MBA from Manchester Business School.

9.30 AM - Bill Gillespie - Chief Executive, Modec

Modec's innovative battery electric truck is being used by a host of fleet operators including Tesco, FedEx and UPS. Modec has a joint venture for the Americas with Navistar International, which owns an equity stake in Modec's parent company, Borwick Group Limited.

9.45 AM - Barry Shrier - Chief Executive, Liberty Electric Cars

Liberty, which recently tabled a proposal to AIM listed Tanfield to combine the Liberty and Tanfield businesses, designs and markets zero-emission cars - based on iconic British marques like the Range Rover re-engineered with electric motors and nanotechnology batteries. See Liberty Electric in the Wall Street Journal.

10.00 AM - panel discussion, moderated by Anne McIvor - Editor, Cleantech magazine

10.30 AM - Event ends

10.30 - OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THE LIBERTY ELECTRIC CAR (see picture on the left), the world's first first high performance, zero emission 4x4!

- Funding the EV industry - investment challenges and opportunities

- Niche EV appications (delivery vans; city vehicles) vs. mainstream electric cars

- Technology developments and the Chinese market opportunity

- EV infrastructure: charging points, fast charging, battery exchange technology

- Battery technology: lithium and other battery technologies

- The role of EVs in the smart grid: vehicle to grid charging; off peak charging

Launching the EV Investor Club

Cleantech Investor is launching the EV Investor Club. Membership will open to professionals active in the EV and associated industries and to the investment community. Going forward, the Club will meet on a regular basis to discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities in this emerging space.

We also plan to organise EV test drive opportunities!

Full membership details will be available shortly - and will be announced at the breakfast. The price of the breakfast will be refundable against the cost of membership of the EV Investor Club.