Christian Borrman

CEO & Founder, Virtuser

Christian has been delivering innovation in and around mobile connectivity and mobility within everything from startups to some of the largest companies in the world, for three decades as both a consultant and non exec and exec director within other companies. With a strong emphasis on rolling up sleeves and delivering, while others are still talking, he has delivered app stores for Nokia before Apple and Android had app stores, the first Global eSIM project a decade ago for Microsoft, The first MVNOs, the first fully Cloud mobile platforms and now getting private 5G in more places. Sustainability has always been a key thread and we first made the most efficient mobile and private mobile cores, IoT for some of the first EVs and now finally integrating these by fully reworking asset tracking and sustainable mobility with solar powered private 5G networks on both existing ICE, Hybrid and full EV, including a much smaller, lighter EV that can run entirely off grid for many people, while also being a base for everything from mobile office to mobile cafe to expedition or disaster management vehicles.

Neil French

Chief Technology Officer, Eleven Energy

Neil French is the CTO of Eleven Energy, a Cambridge-based company pioneering sodium-ion battery storage systems. He oversees the development and integration of Eleven’s hybrid hardware, sodium batteries, and energy management software stack; driving innovation to deliver reliable, intelligent, and future-ready home energy systems. With a background in product engineering and renewable energy systems, Neil is passionate about bringing new technologies like sodium-ion to market that can accelerate the clean energy transition.

Dr Billy Wu

Associate Professor in Electrochemical Design Engineering, Imperial College London

Dr. Billy Wu is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Electrochemical Design Engineering and Director of Research in the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London. His work focuses at the interface between fundamental science and engineering application of electrochemical devices including: batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors. Cross cutting activities include: energy materials, continuum level modelling, understanding/mitigating degradation, thermal management, pack/stack design, control and manufacturing.

Posy Drywood

Partner, Mathys & Squire LLP

Posy is a partner in the Chemistry Group at Mathys & Squire, advising clients on a wide range of patent-related matters. In addition to her experience in drafting and prosecuting patents to grant both within the UK and Europe, she is also well-versed in the nuances of patent prosecution in numerous other jurisdictions, such as the US, China, India, Japan and South Korea. Posy works extensively with inventions in the green technology field, and has particular knowledge of the battery sector. She currently supports clients working on lithium-ion batteries (including their architecture and electrode materials), solid state electrolytes, lithium-sulfur batteries, lead acid batteries and recycling methods, and miniaturised electrochemical cells.  Posy holds a master’s degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. 

Paul Rhodes

Head of Strategic Consulting, Evolved Network Solutions

Paul has immense wireless and fibre industry technical and commercial experience from a 2G to 5G career working across multiple domains for infrastructure providers, systems integrators, and equipment vendors. Paul was responsible for design and delivery of Vodafone’s London 2012 Olympics capacity, preceded and followed by international experience in Canada, US, Turkey and India. More recently he has specialised in external Systems Integration of VNFs and the smart use of infrastructure at CityFibre, AtlasEdge and WorldWide Technology, to deliver higher performance, lower cost, solutions with reduced Scope 2 & 3 emissions.

His areas of expertise include Open vRAN, Network densification, EdgeDC and Private Networks, with special interests in use of Energy Storage in Micro EdgeDCs and Mobile Sites. He works closely with DISIT and Ofcom.

Paul is a regular speaker and question-raiser at industry events, a Cambridge Wireless SIG Champion, UKTIN Wireless Networking Expert Group Member and member of TechUK Telecoms Infrastructure Working Group.