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2015 Conference Program
Pre-Conference Events | Tuesday, July 28
9:00am-3:00pm Drive Revolution | Plaza Conference Room (invite only)
10:00am-4:00pmUS Department of Energy, Federal Highway Administration & Oregon Department of Transportation Event | Mezzanine 2,3,4(invite only)
Schedule | Wednesday, July 297:30-4:00pm Ride & Drive | Outdoor Plaza
7:30-9:00am Continental Breakfast | Skybridge Terrace
7:30-9:00am New Member Breakfast | Mezzanine 2,3,4 *by invitation only
9:00-9:15am OPEning rEmarkSBridge Level Jeff Allen | Drive OregonAuditorium Wim Wiewel | Portland State University
9:15-9:45am Opening KeynoteBridge Level Ola Elvestuen | Chair, Energy and Environment Auditorium Committee; Member of Parliament, Norway; and Former Deputy Mayor, City of Oslo 9:45-10:15am Networking Break and Ride & Drive | Outdoor Plaza
10:15-11:30am COnCUrrEnT SESSiOnSSky Bridge A&B Building a Healthy Market for Used Electric Vehicles Moderator: Bengt Halvorson | High Gear Media Larry Dixon | NADA Ross Good | Chrysler Jonathan Morrison | Auto Advisory Services
Bridge Level Best Practices in Fast Charging CorridorsAuditorium Moderator: Andy Bartosch | ABB Inc. Tonia Buell | WSDOT Richard Hanley | Connecticut Department of Transportation Terry O’Day | NRG eVgo Rich Quattrini | ChargePoint
Plaza Conference Leading Utility Programs Room Moderator: John Morris | CLEAResult Karen Glitman | Vermont Energy Investment Corp Chuck Caisley | Great Plains Energy and KCP&L Senan McGrath | ESB eCars, ESB Marvin Moon | LADWP
11:30am-12:30pm Lunch and Ride & Drive | Outdoor Plaza
12:30-1:45pm COnCUrrEnT SESSiOnSSky Bridge A&B Here Come the Long Range EVs! Moderator: John Voelcker | High Gear Media Suhrid Bhat | ChargePoint Stephen Ellis | American Honda Motor Company Ashley Horvat | Plugshare David McCreadie | Ford Daniel Witt | Tesla Motors
Bridge Level Public Level 2 ChargingAuditorium Moderator: Amy Hillman | Car Charging Group James Francfort | Idaho National Laboratory Andrew Hudgins | National Renewable Energy Laboratory Ellen Mantus | National Research Council Michael Nicholas | Institute of Transportation, UC Davis
Plaza Conference Utility Regulation and Electric Vehicles Room Moderator: Ivy Wheeler | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Max Baumhefner | NRDC David Peterson | ChargePoint Nancy Ryan | E3 Kellen Schefter | Edison Electric Institute
1:45-2:15pm Networking Break and Ride & Drive | Outdoor Plaza
2:15-3:30pm COnCUrrEnT SESSiOnSSky Bridge A&B Electric - and ConnectedSponsored by Moderator: Wilfred Pinfold | Intel Corporation Dan Bowermaster | Electric Power Research Institute Chris Gearhart | National Renewable Energy Laboratory Matt Jones | Jaguar Land Rover Crystal Rutland | Empirical
Bridge Level Conquering Charging ChallengesAuditorium Moderator: Joel Pointon | JRP Charge Rich Byczek | Intertek Topher Edwards | NECA-IBEW Electrical Training Center Sarah Moore | City of Berkeley Lyuba Wolf | ChargePoint Jonathan Oakley | Aerovironment
Plaza Conference Maximizing the Economic Benefits of Electric Vehicles Room Moderator: Bill Nesmith | NASEO Thomas Ashley | Greenlots Eric Cutter | E3 Cedric Daniels | Alabama Power Company Jeffrey Rosenfeld | ICF International
3:30-4:00pm Networking Break and Ride & Drive | Outdoor Plaza
4:00-5:30pm Live Focus Group | Bridge Level Auditorium Sponsored by
5:30-7:30pm Evening Reception | Outdoor PlazaSponsored by
Schedule | Thursday, July 30
7:30-8:30am Continental Breakfast | Skybridge Terrace
7:30-8:30am Energizing Oregon Coalition Meeting Breakfast *by invitation only Mezzanine 2,3,48:30-8:45am OPEning rEmarkS | Bridge Level Auditorium Jeff Allen | Drive Oregon
8:45-9:15am OPEning kEynOTE | Bridge Level AuditoriumSponsored by Jim Piro | President & CEO, PGE
9:15-10:30am COnCUrrEnT SESSiOnSSky Bridge A&B Beyond Cars: Integrated Electric MobilitySponsored by Moderator: John MacArthur | TREC at Portland State University Mac Burns | Proterra Peter Dempster | Drive Now Dr. Vish Palekar | Mahindra GenZe Mette Hoé | Copenhagen Electric
9:15-10:30am Wireless Charging: Emerging Business ModelsBridge Level Moderator: Kevin Womack | U.S. Department of Auditorium Transportation Jeff Muhs | WiTricity Corp. Jeremy McCool | HEVO Power Wesley Smith | WAVE
Plaza Conference The Role of PhilanthropyRoom Moderator: Angus Duncan | Bonneville Environmental Foundation Karen Harris | John Merck Fund Patty Monahan | Energy Foundation Rashad Morris | Bullitt Foundation Margarita Parra | The Hewlett Foundation
10:30-11:00am Workplace Charging Awards | Bridge Level Auditorium Dr. Robert Graham | Director, EV Everywhere Networking Break
11:00am-12:15pm COnCUrrEnT SESSiOnSSky Bridge A&B Marketing Electric Cars Moderator: Chelsea Sexton | Lightning Rod Foundation Nick Nigro | Atlas Public Policy David Roberts | Vermont Energy Investment Corp Dr. Rosemarie Russo | City of Fort Collins & ASU
Bridge Level Workplace ChargingAuditorium Moderator: Robert Graham | U.S. Department of EnergySponsored by Michael Huggins | Port of Portland Tom Kelly | Neil Kelly Company Bronwyn Pierce | Hewlett Packard
Plaza Conference Policies that WorkRoom Moderator: Phil Barnhart | State of Oregon Andrew Dick | NESCAUM Sekita Grant | The Greenlining Institute Cassie Powers | National Association of State Energy Officials Harm Weken | FIER Automotive Yan Zhou | Argonne National Laboratory
12:15-1:15pm Lunch and Networking | Skybridge Terrace
1:15-2:30pm COnCUrrEnT SESSiOnSSky Bridge A&B How will Electric Vehicles Pay for Roads? Moderator: Diane Turchetta | U.S. DOT-FHWA Bob Siegel | Verizon Telematics Alex Schroeder | National Renewable Energy Laboratory Brady Tacdol | California Department of Transportation
Bridge Level Smart ChargingAuditorium Moderator: John Gartner | Navigant Research Brett Hauser | Greenlots & Open Charge Alliance Dexter Turner | OpConnect Jordan Ramer | EV Connect Pasquale Romano | ChargePoint Matt Stevens | CrossChasm Technologies Inc.
Plaza Conference EV TourismRoom Moderator: Tracy Woodard | Nissan North America Charlotte Argue | Fraser Basin Council Harry Dalgaard | Travel Oregon Ben Prochazka | Electrification Coalition
2:30-3:00pm ClOSing kEynOTE | Bridge Level Auditorium Peter Harrop | Founder and Chairman, IDTechEx
3:00-5:00pm Electric Bike Tour (sign-up required) Meet at Skybridge TerraceSponsored by
Post-Conference Events | Friday, July 31
8:00am-1:00pm Exploring the Evolving Role of Utilities in Transportation Electrification | Smith Hall, PSU Campus (sign-up required)
9:00am-12:00pm Masterclass with IDTechEx - Electric Vehicles: Markets, Trends, & Emerging Opportunities | Market Center Building, 1600 SW 4th (sign-up required)
9:30am-4:30pmElectric Byway Wine Tour | Meet in World Trade Center Plaza (sign-up required)
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Additional Exhibitors• City of Portland• The Coast to Coast E-Mobility Connection• Idaho National Laboratory• Telefonix L1 PowerPost
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