Charging Networks at Scale: Data, Energy and Real-World Operations

Alexandre Faustino is the CEO of Teison for South America, founder of AR70, and one of the Brazilian executives most closely connected to the Chinese industrial ecosystem in energy and electric mobility.For more than three decades, he has worked at the intersection of technology, industry, and international business development. After holding positions at companies such as Sony and Siemens, he built a career focused on integrating global supply chains and introducing new technologies to the Latin American market.With more than 50 business trips to China, he closely follows the evolution of charging infrastructure, energy storage, and the technologies that are reshaping global mobility.Today, he leads Teison's expansion across South America and actively participates in the development of fast-charging projects, electric corridors, energy hubs, and solutions that integrate chargers, solar generation, and energy storage systems.In his lectures, he shares a practical perspective on the future of electric mobility and the challenges involved in scaling the infrastructure required to support the energy transition in Brazil and Latin America.

Felipe Marques is a Hardware R&D Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the development of electronic systems for energy, embedded systems, and industrial applications. His work has focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Battery Management Systems (BMS), EV charging technologies, and communication systems for electric mobility infrastructure. At CPQD, he contributes to the development and validation of technologies supporting the energy transition, including battery systems, charging solutions, and grid integration. Felipe holds a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from UNICAMP and has experience in applied research, hardware architecture, system validation, and technology transfer projects.

Rafael Cunha is an Electrical Engineer from the Federal University of Santa Catarina and writes the 'Electric Vehicles' column for FotoVolt magazine. He has several years' experience in projects for industrial installations, as well as in projects to implement an electrical work safety regulatory standard (NR-10) and is also a member of the study commission currently developing the NBR 17019 standard. Rafael is a co-founder of and the director of operations at movE Eletromobilidade, which provides technological solutions for managing the charging controls of electric vehicles.

Gilberto Prado is the Founder & Principal of Vitesse, an Advisory firm focused on strategy, operations and new business development in electric mobility. With more than 10 years of experience across the energy and mobility sectors, he has supported the development of EV charging infrastructure, charging networks and energy transition initiatives in Brazil, US and Europe.Previously, Gilberto served as a Global Strategy Specialist at Shell, where he led EV charging infrastructure projects across multiple countries and played a key role in launching the Shell Recharge network in Brazil. Prior to Shell, he also led the implementation of EDP's Electric Mobility business unit in Brazil.Today, through Vitesse, his team advises charging operators, energy companies, investors and startups on EV charging infrastructure, market development and business strategy.  also represents Smart Freight Centre in Brazil, supporting initiatives focused on the decarbonization of freight transport and the transition to zero-emission logistics.