Plenary includes:
- Fleet Zero – the Road Ahead
This presentation will explain how National Highways is working to transition its fleet to zero emission, the challenges and lessons learned along the way. - Leaving no one behind: The role of Community Transport in Bus Reform
Bus franchising and enhanced partnerships offer a real opportunity to build a transport system that works for everyone. Realising this means looking beyond the core network to the passengers who face the greatest barriers to travel. Community transport operators are uniquely placed to support this work, providing flexible, accessible and person-centred services that complement the wider system. This presentation explores how CT can be embedded within franchising and enhanced partnership frameworks to help deliver genuinely inclusive transport. - DVSA Earned Recognition: supporting fleets, communities and our industry
- Driving Better Outcomes: Unlocking the Power of the CPC Drive Framework
Attendees will gain insight into the key benefits of using a framework, including improved compliance, streamlined processes, cost savings, and enhanced collaboration. The session will also address why frameworks are increasingly essential in modern procurement and service delivery environments, helping the public sector make informed, transparent, and value-driven decisions. - Fleet Procurement for the public sector – joining the dots
TPPL’s innovative approach streamlines the procurement process to reduce duration & resources, improve value, and ensure compliance with complex public procurement rules. Learn how they deliver effective procurement for nearly 1,000 public sector organisations whilst helping them to achieve fleet decarbonisation. Their presentation will summarise challenges and opportunities presented within public procurement since the Procurement Act 2023 went live in February 2025.
Sessions include:
- Office of Zero Emission Vehicle Update – progress towards ZEV transition and market update.
- Managing the Mixed Fleet: Operating EVs and ICE Vehicles in the Public Sector
Most public sector fleets will not be fully electric for years — and managing EVs alongside diesel, petrol and hybrid vehicles creates operational complexity that neither pure EV platforms nor legacy fleet management tools are built to handle. This session introduces Volteum, an end-to-end operating platform built for the mixed fleet reality, covering two capabilities fleet managers need today: planning which vehicles to replace and when using real-world operational data rather than WLTP assumptions, and managing day-to-day performance across all vehicle types — charging costs, fuel spend, vehicle health, mileage, fault detection and reporting — from a single platform, with no additional hardware required. - Rethinking Fleet Procurement: Innovation, Electrification, and the Role of BYD
This session will outline BYD’s history, core technologies, and product portfolio, while examining the rapidly evolving vehicle and fleet landscape in the UK. It will highlight the importance for public sector fleets to adopt innovative technologies and consider new suppliers on their path to net zero and explain why BYD should be a key contender in their procurement considerations. - The Case for action, a time for change to the traditional approach to road safety and fleet management
- Panel of Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) members from Public Sector
Agenda may be subject to change and will be updated regularly
Plenary speakers
Chris Demetriou
Conference Chair
Assistant Director of Corporate Fleet, Transport and Accessible Community Transport at Islington London Borough Council
Chris is responsible for over 500 fleet vehicles and 150+ staff including transport, workshop, drivers and passenger escorts within the Islington Council Accessible Community Transport team.
He is responsible for leading, managing and developing exceptional, high quality, high performing good value and efficient front-line services.
Martin Edgecox
National Fleet Manager at National Highways and Director at Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP)
Martin Edgecox has enjoyed a diverse career, working with manufacturers, central government, trade unions and leading fleet operations within the automotive supply chain. As national fleet manager for National Highways, he leads a team that deliver highly demanding, round-the-clock services. Martin chairs the government’s Office for Zero Emissions (OZEV) working group for special vehicles and is also a board member of the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP). Martin is currently working hard to move the fleet to a zero-emission future.
Caroline Whitney
England Director/Head of Membership Services, Community Transport Association
Caroline is England Director at the Community Transport Association, leading national work to support and strengthen CT operators across England. She shapes future-focused approaches for the sector, from national transport policy to long-term sustainability, with a strong commitment to championing community transport as part of a fair and inclusive transport system.
Phil Breen
DVSA Earned Recognition National Account Manager, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Phil has worked for DVSA for nearly twenty-one years. He has a proven background in deliveringwith an enforcement, transport and intel led sectors. His current role within Earned Recognition is to develop the scheme and engage with the ER members. Phil engages with industry to understand new developments to ensure that are in line with the ER ethos of safety & compliance. Aswell as informing industry about the Road to Earned Recognition, aimed at new operators helping them get it right from day one.
Catherine Pugh
CPC Drive Commercial Manager, NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative
Catherine Pugh is a Commercial Manager specialising in NHS procurement and fleet solutions, leading CPC Drive with a focus on governance, value optimisation, and stakeholder engagement. She combines insight with delivery, driving innovation, supplier collaboration, and sustainable growth while maintaining compliance, improving performance, and supporting transformation across public sector organisations.
Peter Vickers
Business Development Manager, The Procurement Partnership (TPPL)
Peter joined TPPL in 2020 and has worked in the vehicle industry for 12 years with 10 of those specifically in Public Sector Fleet and Procurement support. Peter brings a wealth of experience managing Public Sector accounts as well as working closely with manufacturers, leasing companies and rental suppliers.
Session speakers
Ben Banfield
Head of Vehicle Policy, Office of Zero Emission Vehicles, Department for Transport
With over 7 years’ experience in the Department for Transport, Ben has a proven background in transport strategy and policy delivery, across a range of modes. His current role within Office of Zero Emission Vehicles sees him lead a team responsible for Fleet, Van and Used vehicle market policy, among a number of areas.
Dale Eynon
Government Affairs and Policy Lead, Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP)
Dale acts as an advocate for the industry body, managing relationships and communications with politicians, civil servants, and other decision makers and influencers.
A well-known and widely respected figure in the fleet sector, Dale spent 20 years working at the Environment Agency, part of the Department for Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Defra), rising to director of Defra Group Fleet Services before becoming an independent consultant.
Jeanette Griggs
National Corporate and Public Sector Manager, BYD
Jeanette Griggs is National Corporate & Public Sector Manager at BYD, leading a growing team of fleet experts working with corporate and public sector organisations across the UK. She specialises in fleet electrification, salary sacrifice, and complex vehicle requirements, including blue light and conversion vehicles. Prior to BYD, Jeanette headed up Volvo Special Vehicles, giving her strong insight into the operational needs of specialist public sector fleets.
Stuart Lovatt
Chairman, TyreSafe
Following a career in the Civil Service Stuart joined TyreSafe as Chairman in September 2022. His appointment supports TyreSafe’s ambition to strengthen its presence in the road safety community and supports the safe system approach by reducing the risk from illegal and unroadworthy tyres in the UK.
Krisztián Putti
Chief Commercial Officer, Volteum Ltd.
Krisztián Putti is Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Volteum, an end-to-end operating platform for electric and mixed fleets. An energy engineer by training and winner of the EVIE Awards’ EV Under 30 Star, he leads Volteum’s UK commercial expansion, partnering with public sector and enterprise fleets on electrification planning and day-to-day fleet operations.
timetable
09:00 Registration, refreshments and networking
10:00 Chair’s welcome, Plenary and Q&A
Plenary includes:
- Fleet Zero – the Road Ahead
- Leaving no one behind: The role of Community Transport in Bus Reform
- DVSA Earned Recognition: supporting fleets, communities and our industry
- Driving Better Outcomes: Unlocking the Power of the CPC Drive Framework
- Fleet Procurement for the public sector – joining the dots
11:30 Refreshments and networking
12:00 Office of Zero Emission Vehicle Update – progress towards ZEV transition and market update.
12:30 Managing the Mixed Fleet: Operating EVs and ICE Vehicles in the Public Sector
13:00 Lunch and networking
13:50 Rethinking Fleet Procurement: Innovation, Electrification, and the Role of BYD
14:20 The Case for action, a time for change to the traditional approach to road safety and fleet management
14:50 Refreshments and networking
15:15 Panel of Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) members from Public Sector
15:50 Chair’s closing remarks
16:00 Conference Close
Please note agenda will be updated regularly, speakers, subject matter and timings may be subject to change
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By London Underground
Both Westminster (Exit 6) on the District, Circle and Jubilee lines, and St James’s Park on the District and Circle lines, are just 5 minutes walk away. For more information, visit the Transport for London website.
Walking Directions from Westminster Tube (exit 6)
When you arrive at the top of the stairs you will be on Whitehall. Turn around (as if you were to walk back down the stairs) you are now facing Parliament Square. Walk around to the right onto Great George Street until you come to two sets of traffic lights. Cross over both and continue walking straight down Great George Street for about 1 minute. One Great George Street is the last building on the corner of Great George Street and Storey’s Gate. The building is also the home of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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A River Bus Service runs every 20 minutes during peak time from Embankment to Woolwich Arsenal; the nearest pier to us is the London Eye.
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