Speakers 2021

Roger is a LinkedIn Top Voice for the EV Industry, and has been sharing a long standing narrative on vehicle electrification for many years attracting almost 300,000 followers along the way. Encompassing the key quartet of changes that have rapidly emerged – connected, shared, autonomous and electric, his blog posts are read and engaged with…

Ms. Hudson-Dean is Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo. A career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor, Ms. Hudson-Dean has over two decades of experience as an American diplomat and has represented the United States in Georgia, Russia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Nepal. She…

Wiebe Wakker drove from the Netherlands to New Zealand in an electric car. That took him 3.5 years and he did that basically without any money.  On the 15th of March 2016, Wiebe started his mission to reach the other side of the world, in an borrowed electric car called the Blue Bandit. To get there he…

Dr. Michael Hajesch is CEO of IONITY GmbH. With 17 years of experience working in several positions for BMW, Dr. Hajesch have an in-depth understanding of the automotive industry and its evolution. With that knowledge, he is playing a key role in the development of IONITY, a company founded in November 2017. IONITY is a…

Hans-Olav Høidahl is Executive Vice President Operations Europe for Circle K, part of the Executive Leadership Team in Alimentation Couche-Tard, a global leader in the convenience sector with 14 200 stores in 26 countries. Hans-Olav Høidahl is responsible for a network of energy stations in nine European countries, with a mandate to use Norway as the…

Toddington is a second-generation solar energy and energy storage professional who has spent virtually his entire career focused on delivering sustainable energy solutions, including creating five successful sustainable energy and low carbon businesses which he has led as CEO over the last 20-years. Toddington created GRIDSERVE to #deliver sustainable energy and move the needle on…

Elise is Head of Customer Experience and Communication at Recharge For the past 7 years she’s been working with making charging easier and more accessible for EV drivers, focusing on the charging experience, communication and customer service processes, always aiming to put the customer first. Recharge is a pioneer in the eMobility industry, having operated…

Terje Andersen is CEO of Morrow Batteries Terje Andersen is the CEO and co-founder of Morrow Batteries. Founded in 2020, the company aims to develop and produce the world’s most cost-effective and sustainable batteries. Andersen has extensive leadership experience from multiple international companies. Working as a consultant at EY over a number of years he…

Frank Mühlon is the Chief Executive Officer of ABB’s E-mobility Business. Frank has been with ABB since 2014 and has worked in various senior leadership roles, while running ABB’s global E-mobility Division since 2017. Prior to that, he led ABB’s global low-voltage modular devices business and was Managing Director of ABB STOTZ-KONTAKT GmbH in Heidelberg.…

Kristoffer Thoner is the CEO of the Mer Group. Mer is an European EV charging company fully owned by Statkraft, the largest supplier of renewable energy in Europe. Today Mer has operations in Norway, Sweden, UK, Germany and Austria with the ambition to become one of the best and most customer-oriented full-service charging operators in Europe. Prior to Mer, Thoner has hold…