Suggested routes, by role
3 days, 6 stages, 48 sessions — you can't see it all, so don't try. Pick the route that matches your job and follow the timeline. Thumbs it up if it worked.
Roll-out & Network Development
Network planners and site-acquisition leads scaling public and commercial charging infrastructure.
A day-by-day thread on scaling networks fast while staying aligned with local and national policy realities.
Day 1 — Tuesday, 22 September
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10:30
Keynotes Welcome to EVCharge Live UK 2026
Kick off with the lay of the land before the deep dives begin.
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11:10
Keynotes Keynote Panel: Balancing local and central government roles in EV charging rollout
Get the local-vs-central tension framed before you plan your next site.
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12:00
Theatre 2: Connected Infrastructure Building an EV charging network at scale: Three lessons from the real world
Three hard-won lessons on scaling a network, straight from the field.
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12:20
Theatre 2: Connected Infrastructure Lessons from Fastned's European network and what they mean for UK rollout
See what Europe's most aggressive rollout got right for UK context.
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13:00
Theatre 2: Connected Infrastructure Panel: Powering major destinations: Delivering EV infrastructure at airports, ports and transport hubs
Airports and hubs are the next big siting frontier - learn the playbook.
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15:30
Theatre 1: Charge Forward Aligning local and national priorities to speed up rollout
Close the day with the alignment blueprint that speeds up delivery.
Day 2 — Wednesday, 23 September
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11:50
Theatre 1: Charge Forward Powering the transition: Building a national charging network for commercial vehicles
Commercial vehicle charging is the next network to build - start here.
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12:10
Theatre 2: Connected Infrastructure Panel: Equity on the road: Building an accessible EV future for all
Don't scale a network that leaves communities behind.
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12:30
Theatre 1: Charge Forward Freight at the frontline: Policy, infrastructure and the transition to zero-emission HGVs
HGV charging is where infrastructure and policy collide hardest.
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12:50
Theatre 1: Charge Forward Overcoming the challenges of implementing cross-pavement gullies at local authority level
The unglamorous pavement-gully problem that blocks real rollout.
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13:40
Keynotes Keynote panel: Accelerating local infrastructure rollout to streamline the national EV transition
End on the panel that ties local delivery back to national targets.
Policy & Regulation
Civil servants, local authority officers and regulators shaping the rules of the charging market.
Tracking how national ambition, local delivery and consumer protection are being reconciled in real time.
Day 1 — Tuesday, 22 September
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10:40
Keynotes Keynote: Shane Brennan, CEO, Charge UK: Powering a decade of growth: The economic impact of the UK EV charging industry
The economic case for the sector, straight from Charge UK's chief.
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10:50
Keynotes Keynote: Vince Cable, Former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills & Chair of eFreight 2030
A former minister's view on where policy needs to go next.
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11:10
Keynotes Keynote Panel: Balancing local and central government roles in EV charging rollout
The central question of your job, debated live by the people who live it.
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12:00
Theatre 1: Charge Forward Panel: Public vs. Private - Navigating the EV Charging Infrastructure Debate
Public vs. private infrastructure debate - core to every funding decision you'll make.
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13:20
Theatre 1: Charge Forward Policy, markets and consumers: Understanding the next phase of EV charging
Where the next phase of consumer-facing regulation is heading.
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15:30
Theatre 1: Charge Forward Aligning local and national priorities to speed up rollout
A practical framework for the alignment problem you deal with daily.
Day 2 — Wednesday, 23 September
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10:40
Keynotes Keynote: Warren Philips, FairCharge, RECHARGE: Delivering a reliable, fair, and accessible charging network
Fairness and access framed as a delivery mandate, not just rhetoric.
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11:50
Theatre 3: Power Systems Delivering public EV charging at scale: Lessons from working with local authorities
Local authority lessons that will inform your next procurement round.
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12:10
Theatre 2: Connected Infrastructure Panel: Equity on the road: Building an accessible EV future for all
Equity has to be designed in, not bolted on - here's how.
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12:30
Theatre 1: Charge Forward Freight at the frontline: Policy, infrastructure and the transition to zero-emission HGVs
HGV electrification is the next big regulatory headache - get ahead of it.
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13:30
Keynotes Keynote: Charles Wood, Energy UK: Powering the UK's EV transition: The energy sector's role in the road ahead
The energy sector's take on where policy and grid capacity must meet.
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13:40
Keynotes Keynote panel: Accelerating local infrastructure rollout to streamline the national EV transition
Finish with the panel on turning national targets into local action.
CPO & eMSP Operations
Charge point and mobility service operators running networks and fleets day to day.
Operational lessons from fleets, V2G and payments through to real-world reliability challenges.
Day 1 — Tuesday, 22 September
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11:30
Partner Networking Lounge: EVCharge Live Networking: Connecting the UK's EV community hosted by Electric Vehicles UK
Warm up with the community you'll be trading leads with all day.
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12:00
Theatre 3: Power Systems V2G: Why it matters, what's holding it back and what needs to change
V2G could be a new revenue line for your network - here's the blocker list.
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12:20
Theatre 3: Power Systems Panel: Building the ultimate EV proposition: A smart, connected ecosystem that works for everyone
A blueprint for the connected ecosystem your customers actually want.
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12:40
Theatre 2: Connected Infrastructure Fleet decarbonisation in 24/7 operational utilities: Challenges and solutions
24/7 fleet operations break normal charging assumptions - learn how to fix that.
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13:00
Theatre 3: Power Systems Case study: Emergency services and fleet electrification: Lessons and challenges from the front line
Mission-critical fleets are an unforgiving customer segment worth understanding.
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15:30
Theatre 2: Connected Infrastructure Navigating the reality of eHGV adoption: Infrastructure and operational insights
eHGV charging will stress-test your network design next.
Day 2 — Wednesday, 23 September
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10:40
Keynotes Keynote: Warren Philips, FairCharge, RECHARGE: Delivering a reliable, fair, and accessible charging network
Set the operational bar for reliability and fairness before the day unfolds.
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11:00
Keynotes Keynote Panel: Already doing it: Real journeys in freight electrification
Real freight electrification journeys, not theory - straight from operators.
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11:50
Theatre 2: Connected Infrastructure Making EV charging affordable for everyone: What needs to change?
Pricing strategy is your margin - see what needs to change.
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12:10
Theatre 3: Power Systems Panel: Building cyber resilience across EV fleets and infrastructure
Your fleet and chargepoint network is now a cyber target - act accordingly.
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12:30
Theatre 1: Charge Forward Freight at the frontline: Policy, infrastructure and the transition to zero-emission HGVs
Where policy meets your next big infrastructure investment decision.
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12:50
Theatre 2: Connected Infrastructure Charging the fleet: Tackling infrastructure for commercial fleets
Close with the commercial fleet infrastructure playbook you'll need next quarter.
Software & Interoperability
Engineers and product leads building the smart charging, payments and grid-integration layer.
Following the V2G/V2X, payments and cybersecurity threads that define the software stack for charging.
Day 1 — Tuesday, 22 September
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12:00
Theatre 3: Power Systems V2G: Why it matters, what's holding it back and what needs to change
The technical and regulatory blockers holding back V2G, unpacked.
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13:00
Theatre 1: Charge Forward Vehicle-to-everything (V2X): Building the next generation of smart charging
V2X is the next architecture layer you'll be building against.
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13:20
Theatre 3: Power Systems Utilising vehicle-to-grid technology to transform EVs into energy assets
Turning EVs into grid-connected energy assets - the software challenge behind it.
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14:30
App Networking - EVCharge Live UK Things to consider with AC charging for home and businesses: The complete eco system
The AC ecosystem is deceptively complex - know the integration pitfalls.
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15:30
Theatre 3: Power Systems Breaking down the barriers to simple EV payments
Payments UX is still broken for users - here's what to fix first.
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15:50
Theatre 3: Power Systems Panel: Technological challenges in EV charging: Future innovations and solutions
Wrap the day with the innovation roadmap for the next hard problems.
Day 2 — Wednesday, 23 September
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12:10
Theatre 3: Power Systems Panel: Building cyber resilience across EV fleets and infrastructure
Cybersecurity is now a first-class design requirement, not an afterthought.
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12:50
Theatre 3: Power Systems The eHGV challenge: How do we build charging that works for eHGVs, not just cars?
eHGV charging needs a different software and comms stack than cars - here's why.
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13:30
Keynotes Keynote: Charles Wood, Energy UK: Powering the UK's EV transition: The energy sector's role in the road ahead
Understand the grid-side constraints your smart charging systems must respect.