icnc23 · Berlin · 28–30 August 2023

The full agenda — with receipts

All 67 sessions across 3 stages. Speakers link to their ChargiPedia profiles; the context notes are ours, built from our own market data and news archive.

All times are Berlin local time, CEST (UTC+2).

10:00 –13:30 executive
Showcase

NIO Test Driving Experience

What better way to start you EV experience! Be one of the first to book your exclusive test drive in one of NIO’s new electric vehicles and live the innovation, comfort and power that is driving more people to join the EV revolution.

14:00 –14:15 executive
Talk

Welcome speech

Allow Heiko Seit, eMobility Leader and Director at PwC, Christian Hahn, CEO of global eMobility leader Hubject, and Hui Zhang, Group Vice President at Chinese EV manufacturer NIO, to set the tone for the icnc23 Executive Event by introducing you to the next generation of business models in eMobility.

14:15 –14:45 executive
Inspiration Session

Everything you need to know about the impact of eMobility on your business strategy

With the recent boom in EV adoption driven by a need for sustainability, eMobility is impacting change across all business sectors. Join our expert in analyzing how to leverage new opportunities for your business!

14:45 –15:30 executive
Inspiration Session

Foster innovation while absorbing new regulations: How to successfully navigate regulatory bodies and standardization

What is the “EU Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation” and “National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure” and how can I turn this into a business advantage? Our EU expert will deliver key insights in navigating new regulations and understanding the impact of standardization on your industry.

15:30 –16:00 executive
Break

Networking Coffee Break

16:00 –17:00 executive
Workshop

EV fleet transformation

Is investing in an electric vehicle fleet and its associated infrastructure the right strategy? Industry experts from PwC will deliver deep insights into the new “fleet business model” and its ROI. How can industries come together to further their transformation of EV fleets? Find out in this workshop hosted by PwC.

16:00 –17:00 executive
Workshop

EVs as the center point of a renewable energy revolution

EVs are instrumental in the transition to renewable energies. Let’s investigate how EVs can contribute to infrastructure stability nurtured entirely from solar, wind and other sustainable energy sources. Hosted by Hubject.

17:00 –17:30 executive
Case Study

Scaling a functional battery-powered fleet for high-performance logistics

Join the fleet manager of one of Europe’s leading brands to learn the success factors in their battery-powered fleet logistical operations that fulfill their complex transportation requirements.

17:30 –18:00 executive
Talk

Closing Statements

Before we head into the networking evening, icnc23 Executive Event hosts Christian Hahn and Heiko Seit will take stock of the session findings and summarize the most valuable insights. Join them and our experts for an exclusive casual networking evening at Berlin’s famous Monkey Bar.

10:00 –10:15 Main Stage
Opening

Welcome to: Paths to profitability – The 2023 edition of the intercharge network conference

Marianna Evenstein TV & Event Presenter · Conference Moderator
10:00 –10:45 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

POI data services – A path to profitability

Speakers’ Corner by National Centre for Charging Infrastructure | Thousands of B2B players within the global e-Mobility ecosystem compete for a seamless charging experience by investing into infrastructure, operational excellence, and diversifying services. However, in times where capital is becoming more expensive companies are urged to focus on end customer loyalty and thus investment decisions which sustain and grow business performance rather short-term. With innovative POI data services, Hubject would like to show a path to profitability for our intercharge partners. By improving and enriching POI data we would like to present supporting key performance indicators for CPOs, EMPs, NSP, PSP and other POI utilizers and discuss those afterwards with two esteemed experts from Aimsun and CommuniThings and you.

Florian Stern Team Lead Business Development (POI Data Services) · Hubject GmbH
10:15 –10:30 Main Stage
Opening

Welcome by Hubject & Virta

Dr. Jussi Palola CEO · Virta
Trishan Peruma CEO · Hubject Inc.
10:30 –11:00 Main Stage
Keynote

Change before you have to: Dialogue on Next Generation Business Models

Joris Hupperets CCO · Last Mile Solutions
11:00 –11:30 Main Stage
Keynote

Beyond the Plug: Elli’s Evolution into a Holistic Energy Ecosystem

Giovanni Palazzo CEO · SVP Volkswagen Group Charging & Energy and CEO Elli
11:00 –11:30 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Why the user is at the heart of our mission and what that means

Speakers’ Corner by National Centre for Charging Infrastructure | User requirements and convenience are at the centre of our activities for the expansion of charging infrastructure in Germany. In this session of the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure, you will learn about the “user journey” and which challenges and special features a barrier-free charging infrastructure entails.

11:15 –12:30 Other Stage
Masterclass

How the Solar Industry can make EV Charging Businesses more cost effective

For more than 25 years, Sungrow has been providing efficient, cost effective and reliable solutions to the solar industry. Now it’s time to bring this value to a new sector. As the leading company in renewable industry, Sungrow is aiming to change the standards by providing longer warranties, efficient products, reduced lead times and fully integrated solutions with solar, storage & EV chargers. Sungrow’s brand-new masterclass at ICNC will show how the solar actors can play a big role in the EV charging industry by bringing their cutting-edge knowledge to the EV charging industry.

Khaled Zaki Ameur Product Manager, EV Charging · Sungrow Power
Christos Tsegkis Senior Business Development Manager, EV Charging Europe · Sungrow Power
11:30 –11:40 Main Stage
1 of 3 – Keynote

Enabling a fully seamless Customer Experience: Direct Payment & Contract based charging: Competition, Cooperation or Collaboration?

Keynote by Elias Pöyry: “Future of EV Charging Payments - Towards more simple and unified EV Driver Experience”

Elias Pöyry Chief Business Development Officer · Virta
11:40 –12:20 Main Stage
2 of 3 – Panel

Enabling a fully seamless Customer Experience: Direct Payment & Contract based charging: Competition, Cooperation or Collaboration?

Panel

Elias Pöyry Chief Business Development Officer · Virta
David Sucasas Wictorén Director, Business Development · Mastercard
Fredrik Neumann Country Manager Nordics & DACH · worldpay from FIS
11:45 –12:05 Other Stage
Elli Speakers' Corner

The best charging experience: Selected Partner and customer expectations when charging

Impulse Talks by Elli

11:45 –12:15 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Tool Time #1: How to empower municipalities to speed up the roll-out of charging infrastructure

Speakers’ Corner by National Centre for Charging Infrastructure | Municipalities play a crucial role in the mission to enable easy charging for everybody. Discover two digital tools in this session of the Speakers' Corner of the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure that speed-up the expansion of charging infrastructure.

12:20 –12:30 Main Stage
3 of 3 – Keynote

Enabling a fully seamless Customer Experience: Direct Payment & Contract based charging: Competition, Cooperation or Collaboration?

Keynote Sohvi Rajamäki: “Virta Payment Kiosk as a game changer enabling cost efficient card payments”

Sohvi Rajamäki CPO · Virta
12:30 –13:30 Main Stage
Break

Lunch Break

13:00 –14:00 Other Stage
Hubject LAB

Plugged-In Dialogue North America: Conversations About the State of EV Charging in North America

Join us for an insightful and forward-looking conversation about the transformative landscape of EV charging in North America. Hubject Inc. CEO, Trishan Peruma, will be hosting esteemed guests from Fleetcor and JP Morgan Chase to delve into the dynamic intersection of finance, technology, and sustainable mobility. Together, we'll explore how these industry leaders are shaping the future of EV charging infrastructure, addressing challenges, and capitalizing on opportunities. Get ready to gain invaluable perspectives on the accelerating electrification trend, the role of financial innovation, and the collaborative efforts driving the evolution of North America's EV charging ecosystem.

Trishan Peruma CEO · Hubject Inc.
Tom Rowlands Managing Dir. Of Global EV Solutions · Fleetcor
Tom Nipper Global Head Energy and Mobility · JP Morgan Chase
Jaron Weston ZEV Acceleration Branch Manager · California Energy Commission (CEC)
13:30 –13:50 Other Stage
Elli Speakers' Corner

Flexpole and how to boost charging innovations

Impulse Talks by Elli

13:30 –14:00 Main Stage
Keynote

Powering the Future: Our Journey in crafting the Business Landscape of attainable eMobility

Ting Cai CEO · AUTEL
13:30 –14:00 Other Stage
M2G “zeemobase“

Hubject R&D invites: Kick-off for Smart Charging Solution at M2G flagship showroom “zeemobase“

Hubject R&D is an active research participant in the project Mobility2Grid, which is based on the EUREF campus and sponsored by the German Ministry for Education and Research promoting efficient and interconnected systems for a climate-neutral city. It’s flagship showroom zeemobase, run by project partner inno2grid, is going to host and the unique Smart Charging solution developed by Hubject and its project partners inno2grid, TU Berlin and Grid&Co.

14:00 –14:30 Main Stage
Keynote

Driving Expansion: Insights and Outlooks from European Infrastructure Scaling

Roberto Colicchio Head of Business Development · Be Charge
14:00 –14:30 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

How heavy-duty vehicles will be charged and how to get there

Speakers’ Corner by National Centre for Charging Infrastructure | In order to achieve climate goals in the transport sector, a comprehensive and demand-oriented charging infrastructure has to be established also for commercial vehicles. Learn how we approach this challenge in a user-centric manner. Explore what an initial charging network for electric trucks could look like in this session of the Speakers' Corner of the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure.

14:00 –15:15 Other Stage
Masterclass

How AI can help improving charging network uptime and reducing operational cost

EV drivers and commercially driven CPOs have the same expectation about charging networks, the best possible availability. With growing network size, requirements are getting more demanding. More stations, more data, more issues. This is where AI can help improving uptime, and at the same time save a lot of operational effort. Evercharge shows how operational excellence and better profitability can be achieved. Join the masterclass and experience how familiar situations are solved in a smart way.

Stefan Herr CEO · E.ON Evercharge
Alexander Miropolski Director Marketing & Sales (interim)   · E.ON Evercharge
14:30 –15:30 Main Stage
Panel

The Expanding EV market: Blessing and Curse at the Same Time. Millions of EVs vs. curated products and customer-facing services. What trends will the future hold for OEMs?

Jörg Hofmeister Head of Charging & Energy, Model e · Ford Europe
Julian P. Galonska Manager EV Charging & Energy · GM Europe
Gert-Jan Geerinckx Head of Network Development · NIO Power Europe
14:30 –16:30 Other Stage
Hubject LAB

Hubject Product Development Perspectives on Tariff Structure and Complexity

Strictly by invitation only.

14:45 –15:15 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Masterplan Ladeinfrastruktur and Deutschlandnetz - How Germany builds a user-friendly fast-charging network for everyone

Speakers’ Corner by National Centre for Charging Infrastructure | The “Master Plan Charging Infrastructure” serves as a political guideline for the expansion of charging infrastructure in Germany. With the 'Deutschlandnetz,' a demand-oriented and user-friendly fast charging network for the entire country is on the horizon. Learn more in this session of the Speakers' Corner of the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure.

15:30 –16:30 Main Stage
Panel

Scale up the Industry: Scaling the EV Charging Business, Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Eugen Hildebrandt Ass. Partner, Global Leader of EV Charging · McKinsey & Company
Dr. Torben Fog Co-founder & CIO / COO · Spirii
Daniel Brown Director, Global Partnerships and Roaming Services · ChargePoint
Emanuel Moreira Principal Architect · EVA Global
Michał Małecki Head of Software R&D Department · Ekoenergetyka
15:30 –16:45 Other Stage
Masterclass

Maximizing ROI of battery-buffered Chargers with dynamic Electricity Prices

With increasing shares of renewables in the electricity grid, we are facing many challenges such as security of supply, rapid grid expansion and sector coupling. By making use of flexibility and dynamic electricity prices, charging infrastructure can contribute to an integrated energy system and the future electricity market. This is why ADS-TEC Energy, GP JOULE PLUS and GP JOULE CONNECT have joined forces to offer a future-proof battery-buffered charging system in combination with dynamic pricing and customer communication. Take part in the masterclass and learn about the potential of this innovative application.

Dr. Fabian Sösemann Managing Director, GP JOULE PLUS · GP JOULE
Dr. Hans Henning Thies Head of Business Development, GP JOULE CONNECT · GP JOULE
Sascha König Director Product Marketing Services · ads-tec Energy
15:45 –16:15 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

How to collect and analyze data for a demand-driven planning of charging infrastructure

Speakers’ Corner by National Centre for Charging Infrastructure | Data is needed to better understand the demand for charging stations. In this session of the Speakers' Corner of the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure, you will learn how this data is collected and utilized.

16:15 –16:35 Other Stage
Elli Speakers' Corner

The Place to be is Energy

Impulse Talks by Elli

16:30 –17:00 Main Stage
Keynote

Healing Fragmentation: How Charger Manufacturers stay competitive in a Software-driven eMobility Market

Dr. Marc Mültin Founder & CEO · Switch
16:30 –17:00 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

How to fund charging infrastructure with federal money

Speakers’ Corner by National Centre for Charging | Support from the government is crucial for a rapid expansion of charging infrastructure in Germany. Learn about federal support measures in the form of subsidy programs in this session of the Speakers' Corner at the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure.

17:00 –17:30 Main Stage
Keynote

How the Whole Industry Profits from Multidisciplinary Charging Ecosystems

Jens Thomas Head of Sales & Marketing · chargecloud
17:15 –17:45 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Tool Time #2: How to empower municipalities to speed up the roll-out of charging infrastructure

Speakers’ Corner by National Centre for Charging Infrastructure | Municipalities play a crucial role in the mission to enable easy charging for everyone. Discover two digital tools in this session of the Speakers' Corner of the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure that speed-up the expansion of charging infrastructure.

17:30 –17:45 Main Stage
Closing

Closing

Marianna Evenstein TV & Event Presenter · Conference Moderator
17:45 –18:45 Main Stage
Poolside Chat

Hubject Poolside Chat

By Invitation only

18:15 –00:00 Main Stage
Networking

Bar & BBQ by Hubject

09:00 –09:15 Main Stage
Opening

Opening

Marianna Evenstein TV & Event Presenter · Conference Moderator
09:15 –09:45 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Hubject North America Team: PnC + Roaming + CON

Speakers’ Corner by PnC

09:45 –10:15 Main Stage
Keynote

Will Vehicle To Home and Vehicle to Business be the Step Change to Profitability?

Mathias Wiecher Chief Commercial Officer, E.ON Drive · E.ON Drive Solutions
10:00 –10:30 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

The Worldwide Plug & Charge Market

Speakers’ Corner by PnC

10:15 –10:35 Other Stage
Elli Speakers' Corner

Trading and Batteries – A roadmap to commercial success in Battery Management

Impulse Talks by Elli

10:15 –11:15 Main Stage
Panel

Are Commercial Vehicles leapfrogging EV Charging?

Marco Matutis CEO & Founder · eccovia GmbH
Vinzenz Stauner Team Lead Charging System Development at MAN Truck & Bus SE · MAN
Frédéric Ridou EV Charging Business Development Manager · Huawei Digital Power Germany
Anton Achatz Managing Director Mer Austria, Director BD & Product Management Germany · MER
Annie Hudson Head of Public Charging Partnerships · Volvo Energy
10:45 –11:15 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Insights from the Marketplayers

Speakers’ Corner by PnC

11:15 –11:45 Main Stage
Keynote

Electrify Your Business: Unlocking Profitability with Integrated Charger User Experiences

11:25 –12:40 Other Stage
Hubject LAB

Recharging Realities: Fireside Talk on EV Charging Progress in North America

Join us for an illuminating fireside chat featuring Trishan Peruma, CEO of Hubject Inc., and Amit Bhonsle, Director of Product, as they share insights into Hubject's presence in North America. This interactive session provides a unique opportunity for participants to engage directly with Hubject experts and pose their questions about Hubject's role in shaping the electric vehicle ecosystem across the continent. Gain firsthand perspectives on our products, services, and strategies driving the seamless integration of EV charging networks. Don't miss this chance to delve into the heart of Hubject's North American impact and contribute to the dialogue shaping the future of e-mobility.

Trishan Peruma CEO · Hubject Inc.
Amit Bhonsle Head of Product · Hubject Inc.
11:30 –12:30 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Megawatt Charging with ISO15118-20 - Challenges and Opportunities for the Market

Speakers’ Corner by PnC

12:45 –13:45 Main Stage
Break

Lunch Break

13:00 –13:30 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Multi-Plug & Charge Contract - Advantages and Usecases

Speakers’ Corner by PnC

13:30 –13:50 Other Stage
Elli Speakers' Corner

New Horizons – How Elli pushes market opportunities

Impulse Talks by Elli

13:45 –14:15 Main Stage
Keynote

Boosting Razor - Thin Margins with Digital Solutions (Commercial Fleet Management)

Smaran Subbaiah Global Product Manager, Siemens eMobility · Siemens Smart Infrastructure
13:45 –14:15 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Interoperability – Multi-Root & Multi-Protocol PnC Ecosystems

Speakers’ Corner by PnC

14:15 –14:45 Main Stage
Keynote

Scaling Hardware: A Success Story on the Example of eROCKIT Germany and Motovolt India

Andreas Zurwehme Founder & Chairman · eRockit AG
Tushar Choudhary CEO · Motovolt Mobility
14:30 –14:50 Other Stage
Elli Speakers' Corner

Reliability and stability in Operations: What problems behind the scenes are still a building block for the industry

Impulse Talks by Elli

14:30 –15:00 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Testing and Interoperability – Plug & Charge Testing, Hubject-EVSE-Check

Speakers’ Corner by PnC

15:15 –15:45 Other Stage
Innovation Speakers’ Corner

Hubject Plug & Charge Onboarding, Toolings and System News

Speakers’ Corner by PnC

15:15 –16:15 Main Stage
Start-up Award

Hubject eMobility Startup Award 2023

Wulf Schlachter Founder & CEO · DXBe Management Group
Maciej Lehmann Investment Analyst · FEV Future Energy Ventures
Carolina Solcia Co-Founder & CEO · evway by Route220
16:15 –16:30 Main Stage
Closing

Closing

Marianna Evenstein TV & Event Presenter · Conference Moderator

Programme data compiled from the official icnc23 agenda; sessions move, rooms change. Verify against the official agenda.