Defining the Future of Fleet - Speakers

Event Chair: Penny Mallory
Rally Driver, TV presenter & Entrepreneur, Penny was the first woman in the world to compete in a World Rally car - the rallying equivalent of an off road Formula One car.

Penny currently presents the Used Car Roadshow on ITV 4 and she also beat stiff opposition to become the only female presenter on Channel 4's, long running television series, Driven.

Key Note Speaker: Professor Julia King (author The King Review)
In March 2007, Professor King was appointed by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, to lead the King Review into vehicle and fuel technologies that, over the next 25 years, could help to reduce carbon emissions from road transport. The interim analytical report was published in October 2007 and the final recommendations in March 2008.

Professor King has been recognised for her work by many awards and honours during her career, including the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1997, and the CBE in 1999 for services to Materials Engineering.

Risk Management Expert: Gerard Forlin
Gerard Forlin is widely accepted as a leading expert in the field of regulatory crime, Public Inquiries and Inquests. He has undertaken cases all over the world and acts in large scale fraud and conspiracy charges, regulatory crime, Aviation, disaster litigation, corporate manslaughter, Health & Safety, environmental issues, inquests and Public Inquiries.

He has acted in many of the highest profile cases in recent times including Watford, Southall, Paddington, Hatfield and is standing Counsel to many plcs, government departments, local authorities and trade unions both in the UK and abroad.

Fleet Strategy Expert: Stewart Whyte, Fleet Audits
Stewart has extensive knowledge of vehicle fleet operations both Public and Private sector in the UK and further a field. He specialises in complex fleet funding and fleet management systems. He has held Director positions in a number of UK leasing companies and has been Managing Director and owner of Fleet Audits since 1982.

Stewart appears regularly in Fleet News and is also a regular judge for the Fleet News Awards.

Function Specific Vehicles Expert: Larry Bannon (National Blood Service)
Larry Bannon has been in transport management for 30 years and is currently the National Fleet Services Manager for NHS Blood & Transplant (formally the National Blood Service) responsible for ensuring that the 500 strong fleet of emergency and blood donor collection vehicles are fit for purpose from a national perspective, whilst delivering an operationally suitable vehicle at a local level.

Larry is a full member of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers and of the Institute of Logistics and Transport. He regularly contributes to 'Fleet News' articles and his fleet has been the subject of numerous 'good practise' case studies.

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Funding & Taxation Expert: Liz O'Donnell, HMRC
Liz O'Donnell is current policy advisor for the HMRC and will be on hand to answer questions and provide valuable insights on current and future tax legislation. Planning for the future is critical to making the right decisions and in Liz's role as policy advisor she is able to look at both the short and long term affects of policy decisions.

Environment Expert: Helen Moore, Energy Savings Trust
Helen Moore is the Key Account Manager for the Transport Advice Team at the Energy Saving Trust. The Energy Saving Trust is a non profit organisation funded by government and the private sector. It's aim is to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and encourage the sustainable use of energy.

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