Graham Hasting-Evans, NOCN Group’s Chief Executive, transitioned from building and construction to shaping the London 2012 Olympics' skills strategy. Prior roles include UK Commission for Employment and Skills program director. As a champion of accessibility and social mobility he's participated in UK apprenticeship reform, initiated Trailblazer standards, and has advanced Green Skills advocacy through reports and event engagements.
Steve began his teaching career at Prices College in Fareham. Then followed a teaching career with management responsibilities at Peter Symmond’s College Winchester, where he was President of the Geographical Association, alongside being a PTRI inspector for ALI, FEFC, and then OFSTED. After being the Vice Principal at Saint Vincent College, he became Principal of Portsmouth College for 13 years. Steve “retired“ at 60, only to be elected by his peers to be their AoC President the very next day on August the 1st 2018.
In April 2023, Steve founded SS4FE (Sustainability Support for Further Education) a not-for-profit consultancy designed to promote and financially support awards for students in the green skills/sustainability space, in their FE Colleges and partnerships.
Steve continues to be a Board member of the AoC Charitable Trust, UNLOC, EFEC, and Pompey in the Community. He is the patron of ‘Off the Record’ (A mental health charity for young people) a strategic adviser for JISC , and
regularly does webinars, podcasts and conference chairing and key notes for the EAUC, ETF, LANDEX, JISC, and other institutions and partnerships.
Alan founded a management consultancy in 1995 specialising in strategy development,
implementation, and director development. This consultancy worked with clients from
public and private sectors and included family-owned SME’s to £4bn pan-European groups.
Alan has had several non-exec roles the longest being 12 years in duration with one of the
UK’s oldest manufacturers in Liverpool.
In 2019 Alan developed the plan for the NetZero ‘Group’ of companies identifying the
opportunities arising from the significant challenges faced by property owners in meeting
the decarbonisation target for 2050. The focus of the Group is on delivering domestic
retrofit at scale using Retrofit Hubs which employ and train local people thereby creating
real economic benefits as a direct consequence of decarbonisation.
Charlotte joined the EAUC team in February 2023 as CEO and is responsible for the strategic
leadership of the organisation. She has over fifteen years’ leadership experience across membership
and tertiary education organisations where she’s focused on business development,
transformational engagement and policy and advocacy.
Before joining EAUC she was the Education and Training Foundation’s education for sustainable
development (ESD) lead and prior to that was a keystone of NUS’ sustainability work, most notably
project managing the UNESCO ESD prize winning Green Impact programme from its inception. She
was a co-founder of Students Organizing for Sustainability International. She’s previously held senior
teaching associate positions at the University of Bristol and was a sustainability consultant working
with private and public sector clients prior to her tenure at NUS.
Charlotte has an MSc in energy and environmental technologies, is a Fellow of the RSA and a board
member at Change Agents UK. She lives in Scarborough and is happiest when on her bike, travelling
overland or cooking for friends.
Holly is a Sector Manager for Action Sustainability’s Supply Chain Sustainability School. She leads the Future Workforce and Retrofit Sectors for the UK. She works with the top companies across the built environment industry, and has recently launched the new sector which enables education providers to join the School alongside them to bridge the industry-education gap. She is also delivering a large programme throughout 2024 on retrofit skills. She has a background in Further Education, and is qualified in sustainability and education.
Ian works with engineering and manufacturing employers in the region; supporting the skills shortages through various project budgets and ensuring investments have an impact in the region through training, employment and education. Ian has been employed in FE/HE colleges for over 30 years, teaching and managing Engineering and Construction.
Education Partnership North East is an awarding winning regional college group based in the North East of England. As Group Vice Principal, Iain is the strategic lead for apprenticeships, business development and partnerships, subcontracting, and external funding. He is also the college group’s lead on the sustainability and green agenda.
Charlie Guthrie is Head of Renewables for 3t Training Services and is a member of the Energi Coast skills and leadership groups. Charlie is passionate about supporting ex-forces personnel and women into the wind sector and has worked with developer Orsted to launch Women into Wind and the Ministry of Defence on Military2Wind.
Angela’s wealth of experience, and expertise in further education includes significant knowledge across a broad range of curriculum and student support services gained in over 30 years in the sector.
Josh is the Energy Advisor for the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) supporting the select committees of both Houses. He ensures that the best available energy research evidence and information is brought to bear on legislative processes and scrutiny of Government.
He has extensive international experience as a IEA people-centred analyst & global occupations and skills advisor, and is also currently the Global Focal Point for the UN SDG7 Youth Constituency – the energy working group of the Major Group for Children and Youth mandated by the UN General Assembly.
