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June 22, 2023
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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.
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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) |
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