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Driving Mobility 10

June 22 @ 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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sustainsocal-10th annual Driving Mobility

Driving Mobility

June 22, 2023

1pm-7pm PST | UCI Beall Applied Innovation

Driving Mobility 10

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What is the Driving mobility?

Driving Mobility has emerged as a premier event focused on the evolving trends in mobility and advanced transportation.

This symposium and EXPO will bring together, IN- PERSON, statewide and regional leaders to discuss electrification, V2X, hydrogen/fuel cell, OEM and investor trends, connected vehicles, mobility as a service, incentives, policy & legislation and sustainability.

Speakers represent: Local government and agencies, utilities, technology companies, large corporate adopters, hospitals, hotels, schools, investors and other non-profits.

Check out the exhibitors at the Expo!

  • EMC Squared Vehicles (three-wheel vehicle)
  • Evolectric (truck)
  • Faraday Futures 91 (auto)
  • Commute with Enterprise (van)

Agenda (Subject to change)

1:00 – 1:15

Registration / Networking

1:15 – 1:25

Welcome by Sustain SoCal Board of Directors

·      Scott Kitcher, President & CEO, Sustain SoCal

·      Suzanne Gentilini, Senior Manager Business Development, ENGIE NA

·      Matt Gregori, Technology Development Manager, Research, Development, & Demonstration, SoCalGas

·      Brendan O’Donnell, Sales Director, Southern California, ChargePoint

·      Duane Cave, Senior Public Affairs Manager, SDG&E and Board Member, Moulton Niguel Water District

·      Errol Arkilic, Chief Innovation Officer, UC Irvine and Executive Director UCI Beall Applied Innovation

·      Angelina Galiteva, Interim President, ARCHES

1:25 – 1:45

Keynote: Sustainable Transportation to Meet Carbon Neutrality – Sustainability Goals, Electrification, Battery Reuse & Recycling and Roadway Pricing / VMT

·      Joshua Cunningham, Vehicle Program Specialist, Sustainable Transportation and Communities Division, California Air Resources Board

1:45 – 1:50

Additional Thoughts on Roadway Pricing

·      Steve Rooney, Editor & Publisher, Intelligent Vehicle Briefs

1:50 – 2:20

Decarbonizing our Ports

·      Jeffrey Chase, Project Manager, Technology Development, SoCalGas

·      Aaron Katzenstein, Deputy Executive Officer, Technology Advancement Office, South Coast AQMD

·      Matthew Arms, Director, Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach

2:20 – 2:30

Heavy Duty Hydrogen Fueling…Coming Soon

·      Matt Miyasato, Vice President, Strategic Growth & Government Affairs, True Zero

2:30 – 3:00

Cybersecurity in Transportation

·      Teza Mukkavilli, Chief Security Officer and Head IT, ChargePoint

·      AJ Perkins, Director of Strategy and Development, TechFlow

3:00 – 3:10

INTERMISSION

3:10 – 3:20

A Perspective on Investor Trends in Transportation

·      Sam Gabbita, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Qell Capital Management

3:20 – 3:40

Charge Point Operators: the Linchpins of our Public Charging Infrastructure

·      Tegan Molloy, E-mobility Industry Segment Leader, Charge Point Operators, ABB E-mobility

3:40 – 3:50

Sustainability at the Orange County Transportation Authority

·       Kurt Brotcke, Director, Strategic Planning, Orange County Transportation Authority

3:50 – 4:20

Integration of Active Transportation

·      Peter Sotherland, Active Transportation Coordinator, OC Transportation Authority

·      Trevor Lien, Project Planner II, Toole Design Group

·      Brett Atencio Thomas, Active Transportation Coordinator, City of Costa Mesa

4:20 – 4:25

Previewing the University of CA Climate Action Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards

·      Errol Arkilic, Chief Innovation Officer, UC Irvine; Executive Director, UCI Beall Applied Innovation

4:25 – 4:30

Announcing! Community Economic Resilience Fund

·      Jesse Ben-Ron, Vice President, Business Initiatives, Orange County Business Council

4:30 – 4:35

UCI Advanced Power and Energy Program PhD Students’ Projects

·      Eric Fong

·      Shan Tian

·      Amber Fong

4:30 – 5:00

Innovators Showcase

·      Base Studio, Heidi Adams, Founder & CEO

·      ChargeNet, Venus Jenkins, CEO

·      EMC Squared Vehicles, Mandar Padhye, CEO

·      Evolectric, Bill Beverley, Co-Founder, Co-CEO & CTO

·      Lightra ai, Zac Wood, CEO

·      Veloce Energy, Randy Palombi, Chief Commercial Officer & Co-founder

5:00 – 7:00

Reception & EXPO

EXHIBITORS:

EMC Squared Vehicles (three-wheel vehicle)
Evolectric (truck)
Faraday Futures 91 (auto)
Commute with Enterprise (van)
Hyundai IONIQ 5 (auto)

Representative Speaker Roster

Keynote Speaker

Joshua-Cunningham, CARB

Joshua Cunningham

Vehicle Program Specialist, Sustainable Transportation and Communities Division, California Air Resources Board (CARB)

Errol Arkilic Chief Innovation Officer ExecDir UCI Beall Applied Innovation

Errol Arkilic

Chief Innovation Officer, ExecDir, UCI Beall Applied Innovation

Matthew Arms, Director, Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach

Matthew Arms

Director, Environmental Planning,
Port of Long Beach

Brett-Thomas-riding bike

Brett Atencio Thomas

Active Transportation Coordinator,
City of Costa Mesa

Jesse Ben-Ron, Vice President, Business Initiatives at Orange County Business Council

Jesse Ben-Ron

Vice President, Business Initiatives, Orange County Business Council

Kurt Brotcke

Kurt Brotcke

Director, Strategic Planning, Orange County Transportation Authority

Jeffrey Chase

Project Manager - Technology Development, SoCalGas

Duane-Cave,-Moulton-Niguel-Water-District

Duane Cave

Senior Public Affairs Manager, SDG&E and Board Member, Moulton Niguel Water District

Sam Gabbita, Qell Partners

Sam Gabbita

Co-Founder & Managing Partner,
Qell Acquisition Corp

Angelina Galiteva, Interim President, ARCHES

Angelina Galiteva

Interim President, ARCHES

Suzanne Gentilini, Sr. Manager, Business Development, Engie

Suzanne Gentilini

Senior Manager Business Development, ENGIE NA

Matt-Gregori-Clean-Energy-Technology-Scout-SoCalGas

Matt Gregori

Technology Development Manager, Research, Development, & Demonstration, SoCalGas

Aaron Katzenstein, Deputy Executive Officer, Technology Advancement Office, South Coast AQMD

Aaron Katzenstein

Deputy Executive Officer, Technology Advancement Office,
South Coast AQMD

Trevor Lien

Trevor Lien

Project Planner II, Toole Design Group

Tegan Molloy, ABB E-Mobility

Tegan Molloy

E-mobility Industry Segment Leader, Charge Point Operators,
ABB E-mobility

Matt-Miyasato, FirstElement Fuel, Inc.

Matt Miyasato

Vice President, Strategic Growth and Government Affairs,
First Element Fuel, Inc.

Brendan O’Donnell Regional Sales Manager, ChargePoint

Brendan O’Donnell

Sales Director, Southern California, ChargePoint

AJ-Perkins,TechFlow

AJ Perkins

Director of Strategy and Development, TechFlow

Teza Mukkavilli, ChargePoint

Teza Mukkavilli

Chief Security Officer and Head,IT, ChargePoint

Steve Rooney, Intelligent Vehicle Briefs

Steve Rooney

Editor & Publisher,
Intelligent Vehicle Briefs

Peter-Sotherland

Peter Sotherland

Active Transportation Coordinator, OCTA

Innovators Showcase

BaseStudio_Logo
chargenet-logo
EMC Squared Vehicles
Evolectric
Lightra ai
Veloce-logo

Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor
SoCalGas_logo

Southern California Gas Company

As the nation's largest natural gas distribution utility, we deliver clean, safe and reliable energy to 21.1 million consumers in more than 500 communities.

Gold Sponsor
SC AQMD logo

South Coast AQMD

South Coast AQMD is conducting efforts that will help improve air quality and public health in environmental justice communities.

Gold Sponsor
Sponsor-partner_ChargePoint_logo

ChargePoint

ChargePoint is the world's largest network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in North America and Europe.

Silver Sponsor

ABB E-mobility Inc.

ABB is a pioneering technology leader that works closely with utility, industry, transportation and infrastructure customers.

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Details

Date:
June 22
Time:
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Organizer

Sustain SoCal
Phone
(949) 509-9300
Email
info@sustainsocal.org
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Venue

The Cove at UCI Beall Applied Innovation
5270 California Avenue
Irvine, CA 92617 United States
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Phone
(949) 509-9300