Chief Executive, Solar Energy UK
Chris Hewett joined the Solar Energy UK (formerly Solar Trade Association) in 2017 and became Chief Executive in January 2018. He has 25 years’ experience in advocacy, policy research, thought leadership and campaigning on a wide variety of sustainability, energy and environmental issues.

Yumann Siddiq - Senior Policy Executive, Energy UK
Yumann is a Policy Executive at Energy UK where she leads the Young Energy Professionals Forum's Secretariat. Passionate about the environment and sustainability, her work in the Forum focuses on energising young professionals on key topics surrounding net zero. The organisation recognises the key role of the younger generation in  implementing the final details of our climate targets as we approach 2050. Yumann also works on the Energy Switch Guarantee, liaising with energy suppliers and stakeholders on consumer engagement and switching behaviour.

Event Host / Deputy Director – Policy, Energy UK
As Deputy Director of Policy at Energy UK, focusing on Energy Systems, Charles looks to enable the UK to capitalise on the potential of emerging markets across the energy industry as we transition to net zero. Charles coordinates Energy UK policy work on decarbonising heat and transport in a smart flexible energy system. This includes engaging with developing applications for data and AI, and reforming institutional governance across the energy sector.

National Account Manager, NHS Fleet Solutions
After graduating from university I worked for several large corporates including two OEMs, Mercedes-Benz and VW Group, as well as Durham University Business School. My experience has been managing existing client relationships and winning new business.

Chief Executive, Solar Energy UK
Chris Hewett joined the Solar Energy UK (formerly Solar Trade Association) in 2017 and became Chief Executive in January 2018. He has 25 years’ experience in advocacy, policy research, thought leadership and campaigning on a wide variety of sustainability, energy and environmental issues.

Senior Sustainability Officer, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)
Victoria looks after the sustainable travel agenda for the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. This ranges from setting the corporate framework and strategy on travel, monitoring and reporting travel data, maintaining the site level Travel Plans, enhancing travel infrastructure such as EV chargers and cycle shelters down to retrieving EV charging cables when they get stuck.

Pillar Lead Research Environment and Sustainability, Crown Commercial Service
Andrew joined CCS in 2018 as Commercial Lead in technology and carries with him three decades of technology sector experience working with global manufacturers through to SME consultancy services. Andrew is now CCS’s Environmental and Sustainability Lead enabling the joining of his two passions; procurement and sustainability, working hard at delivering a better planet for all and helping on the relentless march towards Carbon Net Zero.

Technical Director, Joju Solar
Dr Chris Jardine is the Technical Director of Joju Solar, and a Senior Researcher at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute.  He is recognised as one of the UK's leading experts in solar power, having run the first UK test sites in the early 2000s and proven its viability.  

Since then, he co-founded Joju Solar in 2006 and has been instrumental in its growth from a bedroom business into one of the UK's largest solar power companies.

Commercial Agreements Manager, Crown Commercial Service
Manisha joined CCS in September 2020 as Commercial Agreements Manager for Heat Networks and ELectricity Generation Assets (HELGA) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). She has managed this agreement for the past year with an ever growing number of buyers and suppliers using HELGA as a compliant route to market when decarbonising their estates.

Category Manager, Decarbonisation, Crown Commercial Service
Phil joined the Energy team at CCS in 2018. Initially working in the electricity and gas supply account management space, Phil moved into the wider energy efficiency sector helping to support the HELGA Dynamic Purchase Agreement and the Utilities Management Software agreement. Phil has experience working with Central Government and Wider Public Sector on a number of energy efficiency procurements and is currently working on the new demand management strategy to replace the HELGA agreement in the next couple of years.