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Professor Julia King, Vice Chancellor, Aston University

 

After sixteen years as an academic researcher and university lecturer at Cambridge and Nottingham universities, Julia King joined Rolls-Royce plc in 1994.  At Rolls-Royce she held a number of senior executive appointments, including Director of Advanced Engineering for the Industrial Power Group, Managing Director of the Fan Systems Business, and Engineering Director for the Marine Business.   In 2002 Julia became Chief Executive of the Institute of Physics, and in 2004 she returned to academia as Principal of the Engineering Faculty at Imperial College, London.  In December 2006 she became Vice-Chancellor of Aston University.

Throughout her career Julia has held a number of senior public appointments and has continued to support universities and voluntary bodies in various roles.  She works closely with Government as a member of the Management Board of the Department for Business Innovation & Skills, the Committee on Climate Change, and the National Security Forum.  She spent four years advising the Ministry of Defence as Chair of the Defence Scientific Advisory Council, and five years as a non-executive member of the Technology Strategy Board.   She is a member of the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Future of Transportation.  She led a Royal Academy of Engineering Working Party on ‘Educating Engineers for the 21st Century’ which published its final report in June 2007, and plays an active role in encouraging women and young people to go into science and engineering-based careers.

Julia was appointed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in March 2007 to lead the ‘King Review’ to examine the 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.

 

Dilip Chenoy, Director-General, SIAM   Dilip is currently Director General of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) which is the apex Industry body representing 41 leading vehicle and vehicular engine manufacturers in India.   As Director General of the advocacy group for the automobile industry in India, Dilip working with members is responsible for setting the technical, economic and social responsibility agenda for the automobile industry in the context of globalization and an increasingly borderless world.   In SIAM, Dilip leads a team of engineers, economists and professionals to evolve a holistic approach to challenges and opportunities for the automobile Industry in India. Prior to this, Dilip was the Deputy Director General responsible for Industry Sectors and Associations Council – (ASCON) covering, Agriculture, Life sciences and ICT in the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Dilip was the CII spokes person and coordinated CII’s international work relating to the ASEAN. Prior to his last assignment in CII, Dilip was part of an India team working on the competitiveness of Indian Industry with Prof Michael Porter, Harvard Business School.   Robert Evans, CEO, Cenex   Robert Evans is Chief Executive Officer of Cenex, the UK’s first national Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies. In his role at Cenex, Robert is responsible for overseeing  Cenex’s delivery of programmes and projects, for national and regional government, that assist the development and deployment of low carbon vehicles in the UK.   Robert has more than 15 years of experience in developing markets for environmental and automotive technologies for the transport sector, including those for low carbon vehicles, vehicle emissions control technologies and fuel cells. Robert holds a Master in Management Science from Imperial College London and a Masters in Corporate Affairs and Communication (Motor Industry) from Leeds Trinity and All Saints.