EV and Charging Market Outlook

Marco is a seasoned professional in the field of electric mobility, with extensive experience in charging infrastructure and EV user experience (UX) testing. He holds a Master Professional degree in Technical Management which culminated in a master's thesis on charging infrastructure. In his role as an Automotive Research Analyst at the automotive market research and consulting firm SBD Automotive, he helps the automotive industry improve the EV user experience, drive innovation, and navigate the rapidly evolving e-mobility landscape. Before Marco joined SBD in 2019, he worked for several years at BMW, where he focused on diagnostics and gained hands-on experience with EV technology, igniting his passion for the topic.

Mr. Husarek is an R&D research scientist and expert at Siemens for e-Mobility, energy systems and data modeling. He has four years of experience in modelling and analyzing of e-Mobility data at Siemens. This includes geodata modelling, optimization techniques and Agent-based modelling for mobility and charging behavior. In his role he supports consulting projects as e-Mobility expert. Selected projects comprise countrywide charging site allocation for a Middle East Utility, E-Mobility integration assessment for a German city with electrical load allocation and distribution grid assessment, and business model analysis for charging stations including power procurement optimization at site. Mr. Husarek is based in Munich, Germany. Mr. Husarek has a Master of Science in electrical engineering and business administration from RWTH Aachen University and successfully defended his Doctoral thesis about the role of the mobility sector in a decarbonized energy system at Technical University of Darmstadt in November 2022.

Raphaël Héliot is Policy officer at AVERE - the European Association for Electromobility. Within his work, he advocates for the promotion of legislative and non-legislative European initiatives which aim at supporting the deployment of e-mobility. He is also involved in several expert groups/ forums of the European Commission (EAFO, Sustainable Transport Forum, etc) where he leads the work on charging infrastructure's deployment, EV's roll out and more sectoral issues including fire safety, skills, grid and urban mobility.

Robert Stocker is a Consulting Associate at Charles River Associates (CRA), a leading global consulting firm offering investigative, economic, and strategic expertise to major law firms, corporations, financial institutions, and governments around the world. Based out of London, Robert works within CRA's Energy practice focusing on eMobility where he has lead engagements on a broad range of issues including M&A strategy / due diligence / post-transaction integration, new business development / go-to-market strategies, operational performance improvement, and organizational transformation / restructuring / change management. He is also an Engineer by background having graduated from the University of Cambridge, specialising in industrial systems. Robert has worked extensively within the eMobility sector including being a lead author on a recent publication from the European Commission that explored the state of competition within the public EV charging infrastructure market. Robert has also authored various whitepapers on mobility topics including investment considerations within the EV ecosystem, vehicle to grid (V2G), and fleet impacts on energy systems.

Director, SEVA - Slovak Electric Vehicle Association Vice-president, AVERE - the European Association for Electromobility Patrik has long-term professional experience in electric mobility, renewables, and batteries. In addition to his elected positions, he is the managing partner of Enairgy, a clean tech consultancy, and Espio, a technology startup focused on graphene-based sensors. Patrik is an alumnus of the Executive MBA program at Carlson School of Management, the University of Minnesota, and WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, and also holds a Master's degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Matej Bel University in Slovakia. In addition, he is a certified trainer for the Battery Academy of the European Battery Alliance and an alumnus of the EIT InnoEnergy's Battery Expert program.

Giacomo Rossi is Principal Consultant at Sullivan & Frost, a global management consulting and market intelligence company, with extensive international work experience in the automotive industry at a cross-functional level, covering roles in product marketing, sales, corporate finance and strategy. He is in charge of the design, development and execution of strategy and growth consulting projects for C-level executives at international leading blue-chip companies, government bodies and representative institutions, having delivered more than 30 projects for clients in Europe, China, North America, Japan, Middle East. His specific expertise focuses on strategy definition and implementation, especially in the premium automotive segment and EV market, scenario forecasting, go-to market strategies, commercial due diligence, competitive benchmarking, evaluation of M&A options and supply chain assessment.