All times are PDT or Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7)
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| 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM |
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Conference Check-in
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| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
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Introduction
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State of the EV charging infrastructure industry during and post COVID
Rajit Gadh,
Professor and Director,
UCLA CAEV, SMERC, ESmart
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| 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM |
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Opening Talk
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Regional Approaches to Sustainable Transportation
Gary Gero,
Chief Sustainability Officer,
County of Los Angeles
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| 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM |
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Panel Discussion: Electrification of Truck Fleets, advances in technologies and impact on goods movement
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It's All in the Mission. But it Starts with a Vision.
Bob Purcell,
CEO,
VIA Motors International
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Panelists:
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| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM |
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Break Outs
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| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
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Talk
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| 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM |
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Keynote Speech
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| 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM |
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Lunch Break
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| 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Panel Discussion: Infrastructure and Grid Impact resulting from Electrification of Transportation including the role of Smart Charging, V1G and V2G
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Electric Transportation and Energy Infrastructure
Amin Ghazanfari,
Principal Scientist,
Hydro-Québec's Centre of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage
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Panelists:
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Noel Crisostomo,
Air Pollution Specialist,
California Energy Commission
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Jordan Smith,
Senior Engineer for Emerging Technologies Evaluation,
Southern California Edison
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| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
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Keynote Speech
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Revolutionizing Transportation
Jack Allen,
Chairman & CEO,
Proterra
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| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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Break Outs
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| 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
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Charging Infrastructure and its relationship to Operations - Perspectives on light, medium and heavy duty EVs (cars, trucks, buses)
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Vandana (Ana) Mangal,
Faculty Lecturer, UCLA and Executive Director of Easton Technology Management Center (former),
UCLA Anderson School of Management
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Panelists:
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Charging Infrastructure and its relationship to Operations
Marc Manning,
Senior Director, Vehicle Engineering & Acquisition,
LA Metro
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How The Rubber Hits The Road In Burbank
Lincoln Bleveans,
Assistant General Manager, Power Supply,
Burbank Water and Power
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NIO's company introduction, mission/vision and the EV product lines
Ganesh V. Iyer,
EVP, Managing Director,
NIO USA
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| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
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Keynote Speech
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Los Angeles' Electric Transportation and Decarbonization Future
Nancy Sutley,
Chief Sustainabiity Officer,
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
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| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
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Keynote Speech
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The Rise of Smart Connectivity
Freeman Shen,
Founder and CEO,
WM Motor
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| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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Conference Closing - Open Participation from the Audience
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Virtual Conference
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