Sponsors 2024

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is the voice of the UK motor industry, supporting and promoting its position to government, stakeholders and the media at home and abroad. UK Automotive is a global centre of excellence for innovation and engineering, and the shift to electrification, digitalisation, connectivity and autonomy means there has never been a more exciting time to join the industry.

We need talent from across all background and genders to fill the widening range of roles, and we hope this event will help inspire more women to join our industry, helping to shape the future mobility of the UK.

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The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) collaborates with UK government, the automotive industry and academia to accelerate the industrialisation of technologies, supporting the transition to deliver net-zero emission vehicles. With our knowledge and insight, our role in building and advising project consortia helps projects start more quickly and deliver more value. Our work to drive innovation and encourage collaboration is building the foundations for a successful and sustainable UK industry.

Since its foundation in 2013, APC has funded 188 low-carbon projects involving 426 partners, working with companies of all sizes, and will have helped to create or safeguard over 50,000 jobs in the UK. The technologies developed in these projects are projected to save over 312 million tonnes of CO2, the equivalent of removing the lifetime emissions from 12.6 million cars.

Aston Martin’s vision is to be the world’s most desirable, ultra-luxury British brand, creating the most exquisitely addictive performance cars.

Founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, Aston Martin is acknowledged as an iconic global brand synonymous with style, luxury, performance, and exclusivity. Aston Martin fuses the latest technology, time honoured craftsmanship and beautiful styling to produce a range of critically acclaimed luxury models including the Vantage, DB11, DBS, DBX and its first hypercar, the Aston Martin Valkyrie.

Based in Gaydon, England, Aston Martin Lagonda designs, creates and exports cars which are sold in 56 countries around the world. Its sports cars are manufactured in Gaydon with its luxury DBX SUV range proudly manufactured in St Athan, Wales. Lagonda was founded in 1899 and Aston Martin in 1913.

The two brands came together in 1947 when both were purchased by the late Sir David Brown, and the company is now listed on the London Stock Exchange as Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc. 2020 saw Lawrence Stroll become the company’s Executive Chairman, alongside significant new investment, a move that led to Aston Martin’s return to the pinnacle of motorsport with the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One™ Team and commenced new era for the iconic British marque.

With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services. The BMW Group production network comprises over 30 production sites worldwide; the company has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.

In 2022, the BMW Group sold nearly 2.4 million passenger vehicles and more than 202,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax in the financial year 2022 was € 23.5 billion on revenues amounting to € 142.6 billion. As of 31 December 2022, the BMW Group had a workforce of 149,475 employees.

The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term thinking and responsible action. The company set the course for the future at an early stage and consistently makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction, from the supply chain through production to the end of the use phase of all products.

The Bosch Group is one of the leading automotive suppliers and in 2023 it celebrates 125 years of operations in the UK and Ireland. Bosch’s Mobility Solutions business sector pursues a vision of mobility that is safe, sustainable, and exciting, and combines the group’s expertise in the domains of personalisation, automation, electrification, and connectivity. For its customers, the outcome is integrated mobility solutions.

The business sector’s main areas of activity include diverse solutions for powertrain electrification, vehicle safety systems, driver-assistance and automated functions, technology for user-friendly infotainment as well as vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, repair-shop concepts, and technology and services for the automotive aftermarket. Bosch is synonymous with important automotive innovations, such as electronic engine management, the ESP anti-skid system, and common-rail diesel technology.

HORIBA MIRA is a global provider of automotive engineering, research and test services, with over 75 years of experience in developing some of the world’s most iconic vehicles.

Working in collaboration with vehicle manufacturers and suppliers around the world, we provide comprehensive support ranging from technology development and individual product tests through to full-vehicle design, development and build programmes.

Jardine Motors Group operates in more than 50 locations across the UK, proudly representing 14 luxury and premium automotive brands. Its values of Judgement, Ownership, Leadership, Integrity and Passion powers ‘Inspiring Journeys, Driven By You’ for both its colleagues, partners and above all its customers.

Employing over 2,500 people, the company has a strategic focus on transforming the services and experiences it offers to both colleagues and customers. This includes a long-established equity, diversity and inclusion strategy to help change perceptions of the industry as well as collaborating closely with its OEM partners, start-ups and leveraging the scale of its holding company, Jardine Matheson based in Hong Kong, to work with global leaders and modernise its core business operations.

Founded in 1908, Lookers is one of the largest multi-franchise dealer groups in the UK and Ireland, representing over 30 volume and premium car manufacturers and specialising in new and used electric car sales across a network of over 144 franchised locations At Lookers, we don't just provide motor retail and aftersales services.

We’re proud to call ourselves a people business. This doesn't just mean a personal service to our customers; it extends to the communities we work within and to all our people across the UK and Ireland who make us who we are.

McLaren Automotive is a creator of luxury, high-performance supercars. Every vehicle is hand-assembled at the McLaren Production Centre (MPC) in Woking, Surrey, England. The company’s product portfolio of GT, supercar, Motorsport and Ultimate models are retailed through over 100 retailers in over 40 markets around the world. McLaren is a pioneer that continuously pushes the boundaries. In 1981, it introduced lightweight and strong carbon fibre chassis into Formula 1 with the McLaren MP4/1. Then in 1993 it designed and built the McLaren F1 road car - the company has not built a car without a carbon fibre chassis since.

As part of the Ultimate Series, McLaren was the first to deliver a hybrid hypercar, the McLaren P1™. In 2016, it announced a new hybrid hyper-GT and confirmed in 2018 that the next Ultimate car would be the Speedtail. 2019 saw McLaren launch the 600LT Spider, the new GT and the track-only McLaren Senna GTR. It also unveiled the 620R and McLaren Elva before launching the 765LT the following year.

Most recently, the company unveiled its all-new high-performance hybrid supercar, the McLaren Artura. The Artura is the first McLaren to benefit from the McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA). The MCLA is designed, developed and manufactured at the McLaren Composites Technology Centre in the Sheffield region of England using world-first processes and will spearhead the brand’s electrified future.

Globally, Nissan employs over 130,000 staff with 7,000 of those from across sites in the UK, from the design studio in London to the manufacturing plant in Sunderland. Nissan believes that diversity makes us stronger, leading to creative solutions and innovative ways of thinking, which in turn leads to a better customer experience.

Nissan offers a broad range of careers in the UK covering every area in the automotive industry – there really is something for everyone. To encourage more women to pursue the varied opportunities within the automotive industry, Nissan has for a number of years worked on initiatives to engage school-age children. For example, The Nissan Skills Foundation – a scheme to get young people interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) – has reached more than 75,000 children from primary and secondary schools.

It includes a programme specifically for teenage girls called GIMME – Girls in Monozukuri, Manufacturing and Engineering – which offers presentation and engagement opportunities with women in the automotive industry. Nissan continues to see rising numbers of female applicants to the graduate scheme, and through continued focus on diversity and inclusion aims to increase the number of women in senior positions within the company.

Stellantis is one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider. Its storied and iconic brands embody the passion of their visionary founders and today’s customers in their innovative products and services, including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys.

Powered by its diversity, Stellantis leads the way the world moves – aspiring to become the greatest sustainable mobility tech company, not the biggest, while creating added value for all stakeholders as well as the communities in which it operates.

Bentley Motors is the most sought-after luxury car brand in the world. The company’s headquarters in Crewe is home to all of its operations including design, R&D, engineering, Mulliner and production of the company’s five model lines, Continental GT, Continental GT Convertible, Flying Spur, Bentayga and Bentayga EWB. The combination of fine craftsmanship, using skills that have been handed down through generations, alongside engineering expertise and innovative technology is unique to UK luxury car brands such as Bentley. It is also an example of high-value British manufacturing at its best. Bentley employs around 4,000 people at Crewe.

We are united in our goal to make Bentley successful and take positive actions. It is our colleagues' differences that make us strong, drives our innovation and creates change. Our DEI journey underpins high performance with diversity of thought and true inclusion. This is what Belonging at Bentley means.

With a legacy spanning over four decades, we’ve dedicated ourselves to pioneering cutting-edge technology, tailored to empower car retailers and manufacturers in achieving their objectives. Our remarkable journey commenced in the quaint town of Hungerford, UK, where we established our roots under the name Kerridge.

Over the years, our unwavering commitment to excellence has seen us undergo various transformations through acquisitions and exponential growth. Renowned as ADP Dealer Services and CDK Global during our expansion across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, we proudly welcomed a significant milestone in 2021 when we were acquired by Francisco Partners, a preeminent technology investment firm. Embracing this new era, we emerged as Keyloop.

A global petrochemicals manufacturer, INEOS operates 194 sites across 29 countries, generates $65 billion annually* and employs over 26,000 people. Complementing our core business, INEOS is making an impact across a range of elite sports and becoming increasingly known to consumers, with the launch of the Grenadier (our uncompromising 4x4) and INEOS Hygienics.

We make change happen.

Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, and is the importer of Audi, SEAT, CUPRA, ŠKODA cars as well as Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The company directly employs over 900 people in the UK, and a further 25,000 roles in its associated businesses which include retail networks, logistics, customer services and financial services. Across the UK, over 600 retail partners offer sales and service to customers and owners, while in Milton Keynes we have our core training centre for apprentices , service technicians and retailer staff.

In 2022 the Group registered 324,437 cars, achieving a market share of 20.1%, plus a further 31,272 vans and pick-ups, through our network of over 600 retailers. It is the leading automotive Group in the UK.

TrustFord is the world’s largest Ford dealer group, operating over 60 locations in the UK, including Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.

TrustFord forms part of Ford Retail Group and as well as managing the Ford franchise for new and commercial vehicles, we run a multi franchise operation for used cars, used commercial vehicles, aftersales and parts. As well as TrustFord dealerships, Ford Retail Group owns and operates 14 Parts Plus sites nationally, runs a national Mobile Service operation and a Service NOW site in Prestwich.

Ennis & Co Group is trusted by leading automotive and mobility brands to deliver executive search and talent research solutions to source, acquire and develop the people they need in a rapidly transforming industry.

We work globally across the automotive and mobility landscape, from established multinational OEMs, engineering companies and retail groups to newcomers in the technology, EV charging and mobility space