Our FPC2026 Keynote Speakers
Our Keynote Speakers for FPC2026 are:
Henrik Dhejne
Director Business Operation @ InfiMotion Technology Europe AB
Henrik Dhejne
Director Business Operation @ InfiMotion Technology Europe AB
Henrik Dhejne Automotive leader with global experience in design, sales, strategy, marketing and global operations. After University Henrik has developed from trainee into senior leadership across several major automotive organizations. Early roles at VBG and General Motors “SAAB” Henrik developed strong engineering and design expertise, followed by stepping into global program management at GM. Henrik then advanced into sales, key account management, and director roles at Semcon, Vicura AB and AVL List GmbH driving growth and strategy. Most recently Henrik joined InfiMotion. Today Henrik drives business operations at executive management level.
John Goodwin
Regulatory Affairs Director @ Johnson Matthey
John Goodwin
Regulatory Affairs Director @ Johnson Matthey
John Goodwin is Regulatory Affairs Director at Johnson Matthey, leading policy advocacy and engagement as part of the Government Affairs Team. Prior to taking a wider cross-company role, John led policy interpretation and engagement on emission control regulation around the world, particularly in the EU, with EU institutional, trade association, industry and NGO stakeholders. John has been with JM for 20 years, and comes from a technical background, leading the development of both diesel and gasoline emissions control catalysts to deliver cleaner air. He is a named inventor on some 175 patents globally.
Dr Sam Cooper
Associate Professor of AI for Materials Design @ Imperial College London
Dr Sam Cooper
Associate Professor of AI for Materials Design @ Imperial College London
Dr Sam Cooper is an Associate Professor of AI for Materials Design at Imperial College London. His group develops tools for the characterisation and optimisation of energy materials, such as lithium-ion battery electrode. Sam is also the co-founder and Chief Scientist at Polaron, whose software is already enabling engineers at many of the worlds top battery manufactures to accelerate their design cycles using high-throughput simulation and generative AI.
Paolo Enrico Favino
Deputy Head of the Automotive Unit, Head of DRIVE35 @ Department for Business and Trade
Paolo Enrico Favino
Deputy Head of the Automotive Unit, Head of DRIVE35 @ Department for Business and Trade
Paolo leads the team delivering DRIVE35, a £4 billion capital and R&D programme launched as part of the UK’s Industrial Strategy. Building on ATF and APC successes, DRIVE35 aims to unlock investment in zero-emission vehicle manufacturing and accelerate the R&D and commercial scale-up of innovative technologies, positioning the UK at the forefront of zero-emission vehicle manufacturing. His team also leads the development of the 2026 Automotive Technology Strategy and the launch of EV manufacturing clusters in partnership with the NE and WM metro mayors. Previously, Paolo developed and led the implementation of innovation programmes at the Department for Transport, such as the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition and the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions, while delivering key commitments in the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan. He shaped policy on low-carbon fuels and environmental regulation, including amendments to the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation Order and the development of cross-modal hydrogen transport policies.
Paul Major
Change & Transformation Leader @ Changemaker
Paul Major
Change & Transformation Leader @ Changemaker
Paul is passionate about people and how we truly engage the human being in change and leads the www.changemaker.org.uk human change practice.
He specialises in supporting cultural change in organisations and developing teams that embrace cognitive diversity to address the challenges of a rapidly changing and ambiguous world.
As well as being a regular and popular conference and event speaker, Paul is also a leadership coach, a qualified practitioner using the Lumina Learning psychometric tools and a Prosci Certified Change Management practitioner.