• Charging infrastructure development, service & payment models
• Securing the e-Mobility value chain: Exploring the business models
• Market models for electric mobility – How to organise the e-mobility market?
• The grid level charging management: Integration with smart grid and renewables
• Consumer perspectives as a key factor for e-Mobility success
• The standardization of vehicle charging and Vehicle-2-Grid communications
• Automakers' plansfor introducing EVs and PHEVs into the market and status
• Governments and cities as drivers and adopters for electric mobility
• Policy and incentive programs for driving electric mobility market
• Battery charging technologies development

For electric utilities the vehicle electrification will not only present new dynamics on grid management, but also opportunities for balancing intermittent renewable supply, mobile energy storage, new revenue streams and new potential market models including operating charging stations and new product propositions.

Cooperation between municipals, electric utilities and automakers is facilitating market reality but successful market transition to electric drive will depend on the availability of EVs & Plug-in Hybrids, development of vehicle charging infrastructure, battery development and charging technology, charging standardization, as well as policy and incentive programs, and consumers’ readiness.

In 2009’s conference many visions, initiatives, vehicle models and plans, and authorities’ support excited the audience, yet uncertainties and roadblocks were ample. This 2nd annual conference aims to continue to provide a forum for updates and experience sharing on the key issues so that participants can drive electric cars to market reality!

Who should attend:

Electric utilities (Retailers, DSOs, TSOs) – CEOs, Business Development, Marketing & Sales, Network Planning, R&D, EV Program Leaders, Customer Technology

Municipalities and City Councils – Commune Advisors, Departments of Environment/Transport

Policy makers and Transport authorities – Energy Agencies, Transport Agencies

What delegates said about the 2009 event:

'Good content, fine speakers!'
'Able to meet suppliers.'
'Good to see the cars and hear about systems.'
'Good overview on what's happening in Europe on this issue.'
'Not too technical - good mix of presentations - and good attention for business models.'
'The people attending the congress were all worth meeting and the fact that it wasn't a huge number meant that I had met everyone I wanted to.'