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All sessions listed below are in Pacific Time (PT).  View the Schedule summary here.

Monday, October 26th, 2020
11:30am to 12:30pm
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Strategies from the Top Sustainable Fleets

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Government, municipal and commercial fleets are adopting low and zero emissions fuels and vehicles in an effort to meet climate goals, state and city regulations, and in some cases lower fuel costs. Hear from the leading low and zero emission fleets on tactics and lessons learned.

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Christine Weydig
  • Philip Saunders
  • Angie Slaughter
  • Katie Fehrenbacher
  • Zach Freeze

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1:00pm to 1:30pm
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Software Will Define The Future of E-Mobility

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As we enter the electric vehicle revolution globally, it has become clear that owning, charging and driving an EV has stark differences from driving an internal combustion engine vehicle. The driver's experience with an EV will rely on software, more than hardware. Learn about how in-vehicle integration, apps and industry partnerships will help pave the way for both consumer adoption and business fleet integration.

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Urban Mobility

Speakers

  • Colleen Jansen
  • Gregor Hembrough
  • Katie Fehrenbacher

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1:30pm to 2:00pm
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The EV Infrastructure Challenge: Clean, Equitable, Smart

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With California Governor Gavin Newsom's new executive order calling for no new gas car sales by 2035, infrastructure must be quickly deployed to get ready for an electric car surge. But charger deployments also need to ensure that EVs can tap into clean energy, are available to all, and are smart enough to help manage the grid in various ways.

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Patty Monahan
  • Clifford Rechtschaffen
  • Erika Myers

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Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
11:30am to 12:00pm
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Sustainable Transportation Strategies for Companies

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Corporations around the globe are looking at transportation-related emissions — across Scopes 1, 2 & 3 — and looking at creative ways to reduce them. Hear from leaders that have taken the plunge and made progress.

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Emerging Technology

Speakers

  • Andy Jefferson
  • Sandra Rolling
  • Andrew Savage

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12:00pm to 12:30pm
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What We Need to Rapidly Scale Electric Vehicles

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Trucks, buses and passenger cars are beginning to go electric in regions across the U.S., but we need to kick-start the amount of EVs on the roads and EV infrastructure deployed to meet a more dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and clean up our air. What do we need to quickly scale the electrification of transportation?

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Ross Rachey
  • Katie Fehrenbacher

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1:00pm to 1:30pm
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How to Make California's Grid Ready For Millions of EVs

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The US will need more than 13 million chargers to support EV drivers by 2030, but today there are just 200,000. How will utilities, companies, policy makers and infrastructure providers help ensure the power grid will be ready for the growth of the electric vehicle market?

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Hannon Rasool
  • David Sawaya
  • Sue Gander

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1:30pm to 2:00pm
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The Zero-Emission Automaker

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Global automakers are pledging to hit holistic environmental goals like 100% zero emissions and becoming carbon neutral. These targets don't only include decarbonizing the vehicle lineups, but also using clean energy for operations, and investing in new carbon-free tools. Learn more about how automakers are setting and planning to reach these goals.

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Dane Parker
  • Heather Clancy
  • Jason Mathers

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Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
11:30am to 12:00pm
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The Tipping Point for Commercial Zero Emission Vehicles

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The electric truck and bus market is growing rapidly, with dozens of medium and heavy duty vehicle models available by the end of the year. But it'll still take broad partnerships and collaboration to accelerate the transition of trucks and buses to zero emissions. This session will use CALSTART's Global Drive to Zero program as a framework for looking at how to accelerate the adoption of zero emission commercial vehicles. 

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles

Speakers

  • Angela Hultberg
  • Bill Van Amburg
  • Russ Musgrove

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12:00pm to 12:30pm
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How Innovative Financing Can Scale ZEV Trucks & Buses

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One of the keys to accelerating the adoption of commercial zero emission vehicles is the emergence of new financing models, from all-in leases to climate funding. What new financing tools are companies and financiers adopting that can unlock more rapid scaling of zero emission trucks and buses? 

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles

Speakers

  • Niki Okuk
  • Andrew Kessler
  • Chelle Izzi
  • Vic Shao

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1:00pm to 2:00pm
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The Path Forward to Sustainable Aviation

Workshop

While the pandemic has thrown a wrench into the aviation sector's decarbonization efforts, the industry is still pushing toward sustainability goals to meet global commitments and support environmental-focused customers. How will the industry build back while prioritizing sustainability?

Tracks

  • Emerging Technology

Speakers

  • Joel Makower
  • Chris Cooper
  • Sara Bogdan
  • Lauren Riley
  • Raoul Sreenivasan

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Thursday, October 29th, 2020
11:30am to 12:00pm
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How Utilities Can Accelerate EVs

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Oregon utility Portland General Electric has been at the forefront of accelerating electric vehicle adoption for residents and companies. Learn how EVs are being used a grid benefit in PGE's footprint and why utilities need to be more aggressively embracing EVs.

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Maria Pope
  • Katie Fehrenbacher

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12:00pm to 12:30pm
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VERGE Accelerate: Transport Pitch Session

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VERGE Accelerate is a series of fast-pitch competitions featuring leading startups advancing the clean economy. Today’s session highlights five entrepreneurs building solutions related to transportation. Hear expert reactions to each pitch and then cast your vote to help determine the winner, who will get to pitch in the main stage finals on Friday, October 30.

Speakers

  • Heather Clancy
  • Patrick Sagisi
  • Danielle J. Harris
  • David Manosalvas-Kjono
  • Damien Despinoy
  • Amanda Hall
  • Anurag Kamal
  • Andrew Krulewitz

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Leveraging Market-Based Incentives to Decarbonize Transportation

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Market-based incentives play an important role in accelerating transportation decarbonization for organizations in many industries across the country. In this session, we will discuss current and planned low carbon fuel incentive programs, how to leverage the incentives these programs provide, and key insights surrounding emerging markets and technologies.

Tracks

  • Emerging Technology

Speakers

  • Katie Fehrenbacher
  • Dave Meyer
  • Cory Ann Wind

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1:00pm to 1:30pm
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The Next Pressing Problem: Decarbonizing California's Transportation

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While California is starting to meet its clean energy goals, its emissions from transportation have been rising thanks to a combination of long commutes, sprawling housing development, under funded transit options and a booming trucking industry. But the state is now aggressively tackling transportation emissions across many fronts. Hear how from the clean air chief of California. 

Speakers

  • Mary Nichols
  • Katie Fehrenbacher

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1:30pm to 2:00pm
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Decarbonizing Industrial Supply Chain Energy

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Eliminating energy-related GHGs from industrial commodities is critical to achieving a zero-carbon energy system. Learn about the REBA Institute's initiative to help companies send zero-carbon demand signals to decarbonize these hard-to-abate, energy-intensive industrial sources at the base of their supply chains.

Speakers

  • Phil Rausch
  • Jennifer Snook
  • Ryan Spies

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Circular Transportation: From Waste to Fuel Tank

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Companies are working with cities and local businesses to develop circular fueling systems, taking waste feedstocks — like recycled cooking oil, agriculture fats, biogas from decomposing matter — and processing them into fuels for trucks and buses. How do these systems work and how can we scale them?

Tracks

  • Emerging Technology
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Jeremy Baines
  • John DeDea
  • Katie Fehrenbacher

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Friday, October 30th, 2020
11:30am to 12:00pm
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On-Demand Food Delivery and Low Emissions — Can We Have Both?

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Just a few years ago, a hungry consumer who wanted food delivered quickly often had a single option: pizza. Then came the delivery apps, providing ready access to almost any food imaginable. Demand for online grocery deliveries also has accelerated, in part due to coronavirus and social-distancing orders. These options are great for consumers, but what impact are they having on urban air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions? Models show that it’s possible to build a food delivery system that lowers emissions, but the trend toward faster delivery may make that impossible. Hear from the delivery companies and transport experts who are trying to build a modern delivery system that benefits both consumers and the environment.

Speakers

  • Anne Goodchild
  • Anja Huber
  • Kelly Ferguson

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Why We Need to Electrify Ride-hailing

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Ride-hailing giants Lyft and Uber have set goals to electrify every car on their platforms, including driver-owned vehicles. These unprecedented goals will require sweeping partnerships and aggressive policies. How will they get there?

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Sam Arons
  • Julia Pyper
  • Sahar Shirazi

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12:00pm to 12:30pm
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The Rise of City Zero Emission Zones

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Cities across Europe and China are setting goals to ban fossil fuel vehicles from city centers, and some regions in the U.S. are starting to adopt this trend, too. Learn about the driving forces behind this movement, and how companies are addressing the challenges and leveraging the opportunities of zero emission city zones. 

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Urban Mobility
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Shin-pei Tsay
  • Matt Petersen
  • Katie Fehrenbacher

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1:00pm to 1:30pm
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Leading The Charge To Electrify Transportation

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Consumers, businesses and fleets in the U.S. are beginning to adopt electric vehicles thanks to technical innovation, state and local policies, and a plethora of new EV models. But what will it take to make the transportation revolution happen even faster?  After all, the economy will benefit, the climate is demanding it, and drivers across America are hungry for the fun of an EV ride. We'll dive into what levers the US still needs to pull and what it will take from leadership with Cathy Zoi, the CEO of EVgo and the former Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) at the U.S. Department of Energy.

Tracks

  • Electric Vehicles
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Cathy Zoi
  • Katie Fehrenbacher

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1:30pm to 2:00pm
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Cities Reclaim Streets From Cars

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Cities around the world — from Paris to Seattle to Oakland — have seized on the opportunity of the health crisis to create programs that take back streets from cars for pedestrians and bikes. Hear from city leaders how they implemented these programs and learn about how these mobility solutions could remake cities after COVID. 

Tracks

  • Urban Mobility
  • Smart Infrastructure

Speakers

  • Warren Logan
  • Dawn Schellenberg
  • Laura Bliss

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