Day 2: Brilliant Transportation Track
September 18, 2007 8:00 a.m.- 4:15 p.m.
Topics Covered:
People on the Move -- Auto Innovations
In a nation content with the status quo, how do we engage and excite an apathetic populous to the possibilities of a Brilliant Future? Those taking charge will share their current successes and plans for the future in revolutionizing how we move people cleaner and smarter.
- MC Electric Vehicles, Steve Mayeda (moderator)
- Flexcar, Mark Norman, CEO
- University of California-Davis, Andrew Frank, Professor
- Zenn Motors, Brian Cott, CEO
Emerging Solutions to the Transportation Puzzle
From British Columbia to Baja California, San Francisco to Boston, and Maine to Florida—How are we converting the hundreds of thousands of miles of highway into a stronger, greener resource? Electrification of truck stops and rest stops, changing fueling infrastructure, distributed charging systems—what initiatives already exist or could emerge that will fundamentally change the economy, ecology and security of the highways in North America and beyond?
- Cascadia Project, Steve Marshall (moderator)
- WestStart-CALSTART, John Boesel, President and CEO
- Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Canada, Alison Setton, P. Eng., MBA, Manger, Hydrogen Highway
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Dr. Jud Virden, Manager, Automotive and Transportation Technology*
Solution Showcase- The Future of Fleets
As companies face challenges marrying economics and environments in their transportation and logistics, what innovative solutions are being developed to meet this repidly growing demand? Which strategies have made demonstration and technology implementation most successful?
- Green Car Company, Greg Rock, Co-Founder (moderator)
From Wells to Wheels: Solving the Fueling Challenge
Knowledge of biofuels and alternative fuels has hit the mainstream. How will the technology and infrastructure keep up? A system designed around fossil fuels is in need of major overhaul. Where are the people, the companies, and the innovations that are making it possible and how?
- Jeff Canin, Consultant (moderator)
- Brian BolsterGoldman Sachs, , VP of Biofuels
- John HoweVerenium, , Vice President Public Affairs
- Imperium Renewables, Todd Ellis, Director of Business Development
- Seaport Petroleum, Randy Thomas, President
* To be confirmed
Who Should Attend?
With a world-class program and speakers comes a world-class audience. Corporations and governments are looking for alternative transportation solutions to integrate into their fleets and plans. We are targeting an audience that is a mixture of high-level industry leaders, government infrastructure and policy decision-makers, vendors of innovative products and services, researchers, investors, university/academic leaders and NGOs:
• Fleet Managers - Utilities, military, municipal, corporate operations: Vehicle Control Officer, Motor Vehicle Officer,
Motor Vehicle Manager, Transportation Officer
• Federal & State Agencies - National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration Director, State Directors of
Transportation, Federal and State Transportation Planners, Government Officials & Policymakers
• Transportation Engineers- Principal, Senior Transportation Engineer, Senior Traffic Engineer, Senior Planner,
Engineers, Engineering Bureaus, Consultants
• Research Institutions - Director, Program Manager,Traffic/Transportation Analyst, Representatives from research
and education
• Automakers - CEO, CFO, Director of Innovation, R&D or Sustainability, Lead Designer
• Freight Mobility - CEO, CFO, COO, Managing Director, Fleet Manager, Senior Vice President for Business
Development or Marketing, Vice Presidents
• Fuel Industry - Fueling Developers and Producers, Agricultural Industry, Wholesalers, Suppliers
• Other Interested Groups - Legal experts from the US and abroad, Insurers, Investors, Media
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