Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference
Speaker Presentations - April 2, 2007

  • Sunday, April 1, 2007
  • Monday, April 2, 2007
  • Tuesday, April 3, 2007
  • Wednesday, April 4, 2007

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    Time   Session Name
    8:00 - 10:00   Opening General Session
    Welcome:
    Will Kleindienst, Conference Chairman
    Annalloyd Thomason, Executive Director, Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute
    Welcome to Anaheim:
    Curt Pringle, Mayor of Anaheim
    South Coast Air Quality Management District Welcome:
    Miguel Pulido, Mayor of Santa Ana
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    Keynote Presentations:
    Neel Kashkari, U.S. Department of Treasury, Economic Risks of Oil and the President’s Plan to Make Us Secure
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    Pete McCloskey, Policy and Environmental Analyst, From California to Washington: How Policy and Business Innovation Can Slow Climate Change
    James Woolsey, Booz Allen Hamilton, Energy, Security and the Long War of the 21st Century
    T. Boone Pickens, BP Capital Management, A Peak at the Future Direction of Oil Markets

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    10:30 - 12:00   Session 1: Efficiency in the Waste Land: Why Biogas Is Emerging as a Promising Alternative Fuel
    Biogas holds great promise as an emerging transportation fuel. It can be used in light- and heavy-duty vehicles and is touted by some as a pathway to hydrogen. Sewage treatment plants and landfills are two sources that are gaining momentum in the United States. This session looks at the environmental and cost benefits, as well as some of the current innovations that will result in biogas as a new alternative fuel option.
    Moderator: Sarah Catz, University of California Irvine
    Claude Arnaud, Veolia Transport
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    Matt Barclay, Prometheus Energy
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    Jonas Ericson, BEST, City of Stockholm
    Steve Wilburn, FirmGreen Energy, Inc.
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    10:30 - 12:00   Session 2: All Charged Up: The Vibrant Marketplace for Heavy-Duty (HD) Plug-in Hybrids
    “If you build it, they will come” is not the mantra of many in the heavy-duty plug-in community. Alternatively, “if you’ll purchase it, they will build” is an approach that is getting the vehicles and technologies into fleets. An assessment of the environmental benefits as well as the technology viability allows for a compelling story of the business case that can be made for HD plug-in hybrids. Industry experts share their strategies on how to both fund the vehicles and maximize the potential payback.
    Moderator: Ewan Pritchard, Advanced Energy
    Bob Graham, Electric Power Research Institute
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    Randy Ray, International Truck and Engine
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    Roger Slotkin, Odyne Corporation
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    Mike Staran, Enova Corporation
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    Bill West, Southern California Edison
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    10:30 - 12:00   Session 3: Money Talks: The Business of Alternative Fuels and Vehicles for Policymakers
    Methods exist today to cut the transportation budget for city or state fleets, provide fueling infrastructure that could be used by the public, and lock in a fuel contract to ward against price fluctuations. You’ll walk away with a clear explanation of the opportunity; the experiences of other cities and states that are using alternative fuels; the various choices available to you; how fleet managers fund their operations; and the pitfalls to avoid to ensure success.
    Moderator: Annabel Cook, American Honda Motor Company
    Henry Hogo, South Coast Air Quality Management District
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    Ed Huestis, City of Vacaville
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    Rich Kolodziej, NGVAmerica
    Sam Swearngin, City of Kansas City
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    Patrick Vecchio, City of Smithtown
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    10:30 - 12:00   Session 4: California Dreamin': Forecast for Alternative Fuels
    History, regulation, litigation, and activism have all put California in the alternative fuels spotlight. Many of the players have given decades of their professional lives to finding transportation solutions for harmful smog. Drawing on their unusual experiences, this stellar lineup of experts gaze into their crystal balls to predict the next chapter for alternative fuels.
    Moderator: Todd Campbell, Clean Energy
    Dario Frommer, Mayer, Brown, Rowe
    Steve Howell, National Biodiesel Board
    Ed Kjaer, Southern California Edison
    Robert Lapsley, Pacific Ethanol
    Warren Mitchell, Clean Energy
    Paul Wuebben, South Coast Air Quality Management District
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    12:00 - 1:30   Honda Lunch
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    1:30 - 2:00   Tech Showcase - Cummins Westport ISL G: 2010 Emissions Today
    Jeff Campbell, Cummins Westport
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    2:00 - 3:30   Session 1: Fuelproof: Private Sector Infrastructure Innovation
    Market innovators are increasingly finding creative ways to overcome fuel infrastructure challenges. Home refueling for natural gas vehicles, called Phill, is on the market now. Government investment in ethanol infrastructure is at an all time high. Private businesses are committing to making alternative fuels available at their retail gas stations. Experts look at available and near market ready options for fueling AFVs.
    Moderator: Jim Harger, Clean Energy
    Rick Eaton, TransMontaigne Products Services
    Jim Larson, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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    John Lyon, FuelMaker
    Mitchell Pratt, Clean Energy
    Jon Van Bogart, CleanFUEL USA
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    2:00 - 3:30   Session 2: Import Matters: How Sweden Is Ending Its Dependence on Foreign Oil
    Sweden’s alternative fuel and energy planning demonstrates how a variety of fuels and technologies can work together to manage fuel supply and minimize environmental impacts. They’ve done this in part through their emphasis on the development of biogas and bioethanol fuel stocks combined with promotion of the most efficient hybrid and standard internal combustion engines that can accept these fuels.
    Moderator: Mark Simon, Clean Cities & New York City Department of Transportation
    Jonas Ericson, City of Stockholm
    Steve Sokolsky, WestStart-CALSTART
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    Peter Thulin, Lackeby Water Group
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    2:00 - 3:30   Session 3: Stemming the Tide: Fuel Policy Solutions for Cleaning up Ports
    Economic growth around ports and the resulting air pollution has focused the attention of many policymakers on how to clean it up. From Washington and Vancouver to New York and New Jersey, plans to stem the rise of smog-forming emissions from the ports’ trains, ships, cargo conveyors and trucks are underway. Those in the thick of it outline the problem, the risks and the fuel solutions that are defining future strategies.
    Moderator: Mike Gallagher, Westport Innovations
    Dana Blume, Port of Houston
    Darrell Desjardin, Port of Vancouver
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    Paul Johansen, Port of Los Angeles
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    Peter Ressler, Port of Seattle
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    2:00 - 3:30   Session 4: Creative Outlets: The Electric Promise of Plug-in Hybrids
    Eighty percent of the driving needs of the American public could be met by plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), capable of going 50 miles per day. Pronouncements like that one from the U.S. Department of Transportation have everyone from utilities to electric vehicle enthusiasts touting the technology as the panacea to America’s oil dependence and vehicle emissions challenges. Experts share what needs to happen to make PHEVs commercially viable.
    Moderator: Bob Riding, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
    Austan Librach, Austin-Energy & Plug-In Partnership
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    Joseph Oldman, City of Fresno
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    Efrain Ornelas, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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    David Ouwerkerk, General Motors Corporation
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    Jasna Tomic, WestStart-CALSTART
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    2:00 - 2:30   Tech Showcase - More Clean Air for Your Money through Diesel Retrofits
    Michael Coates, Diesel Technology Forum
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    2:30 - 3:00   Tech Showcase - Alternative Fuel Cylinders from the World’s Largest Manufacturer of Lightweight Cylinders
    Dr. Mark Lawday, Luxfer Gas Cylinders
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    3:00 - 3:30   Tech Showcase - On-site Refueling Infrastructure for Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Fleets
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    3:30 - 4:00   Tech Showcase - General Motors Alternative Fuel Lineup for 2007 and Beyond
    Mike McGarry, General Motors Corporation
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    4:00 - 5:30   Session 1: Small Fry: Future Prospects for Light-Duty Biodiesel
    Thinking about incorporating light-duty biodiesel vehicles into your fleet? Stories about the popularity of diesel cars in Europe to persistent rumors of OEMs bringing the vehicles into the U.S. market have left many questions hanging. Policymakers and OEMs join together in this discussion to forecast the variables that must align before there is a light-duty market for biodiesel.
    Moderator: Jennifer Weaver, ASG Renaissance
    Debbie Brodt-Giles, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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    William Craven, DaimlerChrysler
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    Dr. Greg Davis, Kettering University
    Mary Beth Stanek, General Motors Corporation
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    4:00 - 5:30   Session 2: Fields of Dreams: Growing the Ethanol Promise
    America’s investment in ethanol is expanding rapidly.  Infrastructure and vehicle sales have been bolstered by federal support and the economic and energy security benefits of a home grown fuel. This session explores future market growth and applications that have made it a fuel of choice for many fleets.
    Moderator: Clay Okabayashi, General Motors Corporation
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    Curtis Donaldson, CleanFUEL USA
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    Tim Gerlach, American Lung Association Upper Midwest
    Bill Honnef, VeraSun Energy
    Robert White, Ethanol Promotion Information Council
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    4:00 - 5:30   Session 3: Emission Impossible: Facing the Challenges of Climate Change
    The seriousness of the threats of global warming has everyone from cities to the United Nations working on solutions. What policy instruments exist to tackle the problem? What is the potential for transportation technologies and fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? These are among the questions this panel of experts will address to showcase transportation based strategies both domestically and abroad.
    Moderator: Greg Newhouse, San Diego Regional Clean Cities Coalition
    Garrett Fitzgerald, International Coalition for Local Environmental Initiatives
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    Jean-Daniel Saphores, University of California Irvine
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    Sven Thesen, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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    Peter Ward, California Energy Commission
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    James Westbrook, Bluescape Environmental
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    4:00 - 5:30   Session 4: Coast is Clear: Movement Toward a Fuel Cell Future
    Industry and government alike continue their momentum in advancing hydrogen and fuel cells. Hydrogen fuel stations can be found in some places and fuel cell vehicles are hitting the road in the form of demonstration projects. The prospects for a fuel cell future and the alternative fuels pathway are the focal points of this session.
    Moderator: Brian Wynne, Electric Drive Transportation Association
    Carl Baust, Orange County Transportation Authority
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    Analisa Bevan, California Air Resources Board
    Steve Ellis, American Honda Motor Company
    Britta Gross, General Motors Corporation
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    Steve Kukucha, Ballard Power Systems
    Pana Ratana, Shell Hydrogen
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    4:30 - 5:00   Tech Showcase - Southern California Gas Company
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    5:30 - 6:00   Tech Showcase - An Inconvenient Truth Presentation
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