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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.
In-person Reception & EXPO immediately after event.
1:00 – 1:20 |
Registration / Networking |
1:20 – 1:25 |
Welcome by Sustain SoCal Board of Directors •Scott Kitcher, President & CEO, Sustain SoCal •Errol Arkilic, Chief Innovation Officer, UC Irvine & Executive Director, UCI Beall Applied Innovation •Angelina Galiteva, Board of Governors, CA Independent System Operator •Brendan O’Donnell, Sales Director Southern CA, ChargePoint |
1:25 – 1:30 |
Welcome by Cheryl Osborn, President, CASCO Contractors |
1:30 – 1:50 |
Key Transportation Ingredients for a Sustainable Community •Jennifer Gress, Chief, Sustainable Transportation & Communities Division, |
1:50 – 2:00 |
Path to Zero Emission Transit •Kurt Brotcke, Director, Strategic Planning, Orange County Transportation Authority |
2:00 – 2:30 |
Heavy Duty Electrification: Lessons Learned •Patricia Kwon, Program Supervisor, Technology Demonstration, South Coast Air Quality Management District •Aravind Kailas, Advanced Technology Policy Director, Volvo Group N.A. |
2:30 – 2:40 |
Vanpooling: A Top Option for the Returning Commute •Neil Semcheski, Sales Manager, Commute with Enterprise |
2:40 – 2:50 |
OC Power Authority’s initiatives in Clean Transportation •Brian Probolsky, CEO, Orange County Power Authority |
2:50 – 3:00 |
The City of Irvine’s Vision for Transportation •Mayor Farrah Khan, City of Irvine •Jaimee Bourgeois, Director of Public Works & Transportation, City of Irvine |
3:00 – 3:10 |
Inspired for Positive Impact •Julia Hunter, Senior Vice President, Virgin Galactic |
3:10 – 3:20 |
Forging the Future of Sustainable Aviation •Scott Cutshall, SVP, Development & Sustainability, Clay Lacy Aviation |
3:20 – 3:30 |
Investor Trends in Electrification •Neal Rickner, Managing Partner, Elevation Ventures |
3:30 – 3:40 |
Battery and EVTOL Taking Off in OC •Sameer Rao, CFO, Enevate •Josh Aronoff, Head of Business Development, Overair |
3:40 – 3:50 |
UC Irvine Leading in the Future of Mobility •Dominik Haering, Chief Engineer, Horiba Institute for Mobility and Connectivity, |
3:50 – 4:00 |
Electrification of the Gig Economy •Paul Francis, CEO & Co-founder, KIGT |
4:00 – 4:30 |
Trends in Fleet Electrification •Tony Chang, Director Strategic Partnerships, ChargePoint •Ernesto Martinez, Acquisitions Superintendent, Long Beach Financial Management •Brian Bustamante, Sr. Advisor Government & Institutions, SC Edison •Justin Beck, Capital Projects Coordinator, City of Long Beach |
4:30 – 5:00 |
Innovators Showcase •eCamion, Tanya Krackovic, VP Special Projects – Sustainability •ElectricFish, Anurag Kamal, CEO •Evolectric, Jakson Alvarez, Co-CEO & CFO •IQHi, Mira Li, Founder & CEO •Parthian Energy, Farshid Roumi, Founder & CEO •Sensagrate, Darryl Keeton, Founder & President •Veloce Energy, Randy Palombi, Chief Commercial Officer & Co-founder |
5:00 – 7:30 |
Reception & EXPO |
Arcadis
Black & Veatch
California Air Resources Board
ChargePoint
Commute with Enterprise
Evolectric
IQHi
LACI
Orange County Power Authority
Orange County Transportation Authority
Parthian Energy
Rexel Energy Solutions
Sensagrate
South Coast Air Quality Management District
UC Irvine
Veloce Energy
Volvo Group N.A.
Platinum Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
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