Vehicle Distribution Manager | Bentley Motors

Paul Allen is the Distribution Manager for Bentley Motors Ltd.

He is responsible for the management of an efficient and transparent global distribution operation direct from the factory in Crewe Paul joined the company in 2003 and introduced a distribution process that enabled Bentley motors to increase distribution from 900 cars a year to 10,000 cars a year whilst at the same time improving transit damage statistics.

Partner, Head of Automotive and Mobility | Vendigital

Justin lead Vendigital’s automotive sector and mobility group. Specifically client lead for automotive OEM’s and work closely with the automotive industry and supply chain to determine responses to the disruption from new drive train technology; Mobility as a Service (MaaS); and, connected and autonomous vehicles. Disruption from EV and implications for retail are current hot topics.

An engineer by background Justin has been focused on the automotive sector for over 12 years latterly leading KPMG’s auto sector for three years and have experience of a wide range of projects, including: customer experience and retail strategy; supply chain optimisation; digital technologies; Mergers and Acquisitions; and risk management.

MD Manufacturing Logistics  | DHL Supply Chain

Automotive Director | Unipart Logistics

Richard has spent over 25 years managing and optimising supply chains for a broad range of premium Automotive sector clients. As the Automotive Director, and with extensive international experience across the full spectrum of supply chain functions, Richard is particularly interested in strategies, technology and trends to deliver competitive advantage to clients in aftermarket and production logistics. This is especially vital with the rise of electrification, and the need to manage battery supply chain solutions across the full vehicle lifecycle.

Head of Propulsion | Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC), Coventry, UK

Started automotive industry career in 1975 with Jaguar Cars in Coventry as a sponsored student-apprentice with the company while studying for mechanical Engineering degree at Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University). Joined the Vehicle Research department of Product Engineering after graduation in 1979, and went on to develop the team that was responsible for the noise and vibration refinement of the all-new AJ6 engine and the XJ40 car - Jaguar’s first all-new vehicle in 30 years.

Subsequently spent significant time working in Far East and USA in technical and managerial consulting roles, mainly focused on NVH (Noise Vibration & Harshness) before diversifying into powertrain and other vehicle technologies, bringing me into contact with engineering teams for a wide range of mobility products.

Joining Tata Motors European Technical Centre in 2008, I spent 3 years based in Pune, India running the NVH team, later taking lead role as Programme Chief Engineer for several new vehicle projects delivered for Tata Motors based from the European Technical Centre at University of Warwick.
Now responsible for leading strategy and engineering development of low-carbon xEV technologies for Tata Motors future passenger car product portfolio.

Director  | Priority Freight

Stuart Stobie, Group Sales and Marketing Director at Priority Freight, has over 30 years’ experience within the logistics industry. He has worked in a variety of roles from general management to board level in both international and domestic transport and has experience across sales, marketing, operations and customer service, and most recently in specialised customer solutions. His previous roles include Managing Director of TNT International and Global Director for TNT Special Services, adding to his current role, he is a board member at Priority Freight and is also responsible for strategic planning and implementation for the organisation to achieve Priority Freight’s vision of being the leading provider of emergency and time-critical logistics in Europe.

Senior Researcher | ICDP

Ben is a Senior Researcher at the International Car Distribution Programme (ICDP), based in the UK. ICDP provides members with research and advice on improving automotive retail and distribution. Previously, Ben was a Senior Research Associate at Cardiff Business School, a researcher with 3DayCar and ICDP in Europe and Australia, and a business analyst at UK retailer Sainsbury\\\'s.

Head of Automotive  | FedEx Express Europe

John has over 30 years of experience in the transport and logistics Industry with responsibilities for transport capacity utilisation, Sales, Management and Strategy for the Automotive Industry including the transformation to new mobility and Electric Vehicles. John held European and Global responsibilities including a 5 year’s spend in the Middle East, and has a degree in Automotive Engineering and a Masters in Transport & Logistics Management from the Tilburg University.