Jamie is Head of Solutions at Welch Group, a fourth-generation family haulier founded in 1934, where he leads technology and innovation. Welch runs battery-electric 42-tonne artics in daily commercial service from depots in the East of England. Jamie has been responsible for getting them there: vehicle specification, depot charging, smart charging integration and the operational data that sits underneath it all.

He’s also the founder of TwentyForty, an operator-led Research Organisation working on the future of freight. TwentyForty runs the 12 Pillars of Change advocacy programme, and brings working fleets into collaborative trials across electrification, autonomy and freight data.

Jamie has led Welch’s involvement in government-funded programmes including eFreight2030 within the ZEHID consortium. He sits on Connected Places Catapults Freight and Logistics Industry Board and the WMCA Logistics and Distribution Advisory Board, and leads the SUFA EV Working Group.