Program Agenda

Between the workshops, trade show and the Ride & Drive, the three-day event provided a one-stop-shop for attendees to build effective relationships with providers of state-of-the art electric, fuel cell, natural gas, hybrid, propane and other alternative/clean fuel technologies. Attendees also acquired information about the millions of dollars available in grant funding for these projects.

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  • DAY ONE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008
    • 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In
    • 8:00 am Registration Opens
    • 8:45 am Welcome Address: Introduction & Overview of "Money Monday"
      • Dennis Yates, Mayor, City of Chino and Governing Board Member, South Coast Air Quality Management District
    • 9:00 am Panel Presentation: South Coast AQMD Funding Opportunities
      • MSRC and AB2766: Cynthia Ravenstein, Contracts Administrator, MSRC (Presentation PDF, 1.0 MB)
      • Carl Moyer Program, Prop 1B Overview, and AQIP: Fred Minassian, Technology Implementation Manager, South Coast AQMD (Presentation PDF, 748 KB)
      • Technology Advancement Program: Matt Miyasato, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast AQMD (Presentation PDF, 1.7 MB)
      Q&A
    • 10:00 am Panel Presentation: Financial Success Stories: Reducing Emissions and Operating Costs
      Moderator: Dwight Hanson, Regional Sales & Marketing Manager, Cummins Westport
      • Solid Waste Collection: Joseph Oldham, Fleet Manager, City of Fresno (Presentation PDF, 1.4 MB)
      • Transit: John Drayton, Manager, Vehicle Acquisition, LAMTA (Presentation PDF, 1.0 MB)
      • On-Road Trucking: Mike Britt, Pacific Region Automotive Manager, UPS (Presentation PDF, 492 K)
      Q&A
    • 11:00 am Keynote Address: Developing Advanced Medium and Heavy Duty Truck Technologies in Light of Continued High Energy Prices and Air Quality Issues
      • Jim Hebe, Senior Vice President, Sales and Operations, Navistar, Inc. (Presentation PDF, 10.4 MB)
    • 11:30 am Coffee Break: Sponsored by Navistar Inc.
    • 12:00 pm Brown Bag Lunch Provided for Working Lunch
    • 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Panel Presentation: ARB's Statewide Truck and Bus Rule and Prop 1B for Trucks Involved in Goods Movement
      • Ron Nunes, Air Resources Engineer, California Air Resources Board (Presentation PDF, 712 KB)
      • Fred Minassian, Technology Implementation Manager, South Coast AQMD (Presentation PDF, 156 KB)
      • Jon Leonard, Director, Transportation & Energy Group, TIAX, San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Trucks Program (Presentation PDF, 592 KB)
    • 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Workshop: ARB's Statewide Truck and Bus Rule; and Prop 1B for Trucks Involved in Goods Movement (Ballroom C)
    • 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Panel Presentation: ARB's In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation and the SCAQMD SOON Program for Off-Road Equipment Operators
      • Elizabeth Yura, Air Resources Engineer, California Air Resources Board (Presentation PDF, 264 KB)
      • Randall Pasek, Air Quality Specialist, South Coast AQMD (Presentation PDF, 1.1 MB)
    • 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Workshop: ARB’s In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation and the South Coast AQMD SOON Program for Off-Road Equipment Operators (Ballroom C)
    • 2:30 pm Panel Presentation: Private Funding Opportunities
      Moderator: Erik Neandross, Chief Executive Officer, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates
      • Federal Tax Credits for Alternative and Renewable Fuels: Michel Monconduit, Fuels Program Analyst, Internal Revenue Service
      • Private Sector Infrastructure Partnerships: Chad Lindholm, Regional Manager, Southern California and Arizona, Clean Energy Fuels (Presentation PDF, 1.6 MB)
      • Calculating IRR and NPV for Alternative Fuels: Brad Fauvre, President, Velocity Vehicle Group (Presentation PDF, 656 KB)
      • Realities of Selling Greenhouse Gas Credits in Carbon Markets: Josh Margolis, Chief Executive Officer, CantorCO2 (Presentation PDF, 1.9 MB)
      Q&A
    • 3:30 pm Panel Presentation and Workshop: AB 118 – California's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program
      • Tim Olson, Manager, Emerging Fuels and Technology Office, California Energy Commission (Presentation PDF, 120 KB)
      • Jack Kitowski, Chief of On-Road Controls Branch, California Air Resources Board (Presentation PDF, 1.4 MB)
    • 5:00 pm Adjourn


  • DAY TWO: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008
    • 8:00 am Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast Adjacent to Ballroom
    • 8:30 am Official Welcome
      • Ronald O. Loveridge, Mayor, City of Riverside and Governing Board Member, South Coast AQMD
    • 8:45 am Panel Presentation: Moving Beyond NOx and PM: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation
      • Introduction & Overview / Moderator: Henry Hogo, Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast AQMD
      • Impacts of AB32 on Fleet Operations: Jeff Weir, Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Resources Board (Presentation PDF, 476 KB)
      • How to "Green the Fleet" and "Reduce Your Carbon Footprint": Martin Bowman, Fleet Operations Manager, City of Riverside (Presentation PDF, 1.5 MB)
      • Fuel Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Considerations: Jennifer Pont, Principal, Transportation and Energy Systems, TIAX (Presentation PDF, 624 KB)
      Q&A
    • 10:10 am Coffee Break: Sponsored by the Port of Long Beach
    • 10:30 am Panel Presentations: Innovative Partnerships for New Clean Air Vehicle Technologies
      • NGV Purchasing Co-Op and Class 7/8 CNG Drayage Truck / Moderator: William Zobel, Manager, Clean Transportation Programs, Southern California Gas Company (Presentation PDF, 1.5 MB)
      • Hydraulic Hybrid Delivery Truck: Matt Haber, Deputy Director, Air Division, U.S. EPA Region 9 (Presentation PDF, 2.8 MB)
      • Hydrogen Natural Gas (HCNG) Transit Engine: Kwangsup Hwang, General Manager, Engine Division, Doosan Engine (Presentation PDF, 1.8 MB)
      • Multi-Purpose CNG Vehicle: Dave Barnhart, Chief Engineer, Vehicle Production Group (Presentation PDF, 664 KB)
      Q&A
    • 11:30 am Expo Hall Grand Opening (Exhibit Hall A)
    • 12:30 pm Keynote Luncheon: Sponsored by Southern California Gas Company

      Introduction of Keynote Speaker
      • William Zobel, Manager, Clean Transportation Programs, Southern California Gas Company

      Keynote Address: A Forward Looking Perspective on Future Medium and Heavy Duty Truck Technologies in Light of Continued High Energy Prices and Air Quality Issues
      • Mike Jackson, General Manager, Product, Marketing and Strategy, Daimler Trucks North America (Presentation PDF, 764 KB)
    • 1:45 pm Networking Break (Exhibit Hall A)
    • 2:30 pm Panel Presentation: Electrification of Transportation Technologies
      • Connection and Communication to a Smart Grid / Moderator: Ed Kjaer, Director of Electric Transportation Division, Southern California Edison (Presentation PDF, 328 KB)
      • Light Duty EVs: David Patterson, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Mitsubishi (Presentation PDF, 2.9 MB)
      • Plug-in Hybrids: Wally Dubno, Program Manager, Quantum Technologies (Presentation PDF, 1.1 MB)
      • Medium and Heavy Duty Electrics: Balwinder Samra, Chief Executive Officer, Balqon Corporation (Presentation PDF, 1.9 MB)
      Q&A
    • 3:30 pm Panel Presentation: A Timeline for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles
      • Introduction & Overview / Moderator Catherine Dunwoody, Executive Director, California Fuel Cell Partnership (Presentation PDF, 440 KB)
      • CARB ZEV Program: Analisa Bevan, Manager, ZEV Implementation, California Air Resources Board (Presentation PDF, 940 KB)
      • Existing and Future ‘Low Carbon' Hydrogen Fuel Sources: Nick Mittica, Commercial Manager North America and Asia, Hydrogen Energy Systems Group (HES), Air Products (Presentation PDF, 880 KB)
      • Commercialization of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles: Stephen Ellis, Manager, Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Marketing, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Presentation PDF, 6.0 MB)
      Q&A
    • 4:30 pm Expo Hall Reception (Exhibit Hall A)


  • DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008
    • 7:30 am Registration Opens / Breakfast in Expo Hall
    • 8:30 am Official Welcome
      • Jane Carney, Governing Board Member, South Coast AQMD
    • 8:45 am Keynote Address: Driving the Development of New and Improved Automotive Technology
      • Cristin Lindsay, Senior Director, Progressive Automotive X PRIZE (Presentation PDF, 3.1 MB)
    • 9:10 am BREAKOUT SESSION 1: Small Volume Manufacturers and Retrofits for Lower Fuel Costs and Emissions
      1. Alternative Fuels (Meeting Room 107ABC)
        Moderator: Mark Barton, President, Trillium USA
        • Jim Moore, President, Emission Solutions, Inc. and Sean Wilson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Westrux International (Presentation PDF, 1.1 MB)
        • Greg Zilberfarb, Commercialization and Outreach Project Manager, PERC (Presentation PDF, 1.4 MB)
        • John Sledge, General Sales Manager, BAF Technologies (Presentation PDF, 720 KB)
        • Tony Matijevich, President, Creative Bus Sales (Presentation PDF, 956 KB)
        • Richard Turner, Vice President, Baytech (Presentation PDF, 5.3 MB)
      2. Low Emission Solutions for Off Road Diesel Applications (Meeting Room 104B)
        Moderator: Rebecca Schenker, Senior Associate, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates
        • Scott Ruhlen, Director, Business Development, Cummins Cal Pacific (Presentation PDF, 3.0 MB)
        • Peter Bruenke, Director, North America, HUSS, LLC (Presentation PDF, 1.5 MB)
        • Monet Wong, Project Engineer, Solid Waste Management Department, LA County Sanitation Districts (Presentation PDF, 1.9 MB)
        • Scott McBryde, Emissions Territory Manager, Western Region, Caterpillar Emissions Solutions Group
        • Charlie Cox, Emissions Technology Consultant, Ironman (Presentation PDF, 1.5 MB)
        • Gordon Jenkins, California Regional Manager, DCL (Presentation PDF, 2.7 MB)
    • 10:30 am Break
    • 10:45 am BREAKOUT SESSION 2: OEM Products for 2009 and Beyond
      1. Light and Lean: Efficient, Low Emission, and Low Cost Light Duty Commercially Available Options (Meeting Room 104B)
        Moderator: Lisa Mirisola, Program Supervisor, Technology Advancement Office, South Coast AQMD
        • Annabel Cook, AFV Consultant, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Presentation PDF, 3.1 MB)
        • David Patterson, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Mitsubishi (Presentation PDF, 1.4 MB)
        • Bob Sanseverino, National Account Manager, Ford (Presentation PDF, 1.8 MB)
        • Dave Barthmuss, Group Manager, Western Region, Environment and Energy Communications Team, General Motors (Presentation PDF, 852 KB)
        • Reginald R. Modlin, Director, Environmental Affairs, Chrysler LLC (Presentation PDF, 488 KB)
        • Justin Ward, Assistant Manager Advanced Technology Vehicles - FC&HV Group, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America
      2. Medium and Heavy Duty Products (Meeting Room 107ABC)
        Moderator: Shaunt Hartounian, Account Manager, Clean Energy
    • 12:30 pm RIDE & DRIVE (Adjacent to Parking Lot C1)
    • 12:30 pm NGV Pavilion: sponsored by the CNGVP
    • 1:00 pm Expo Hall Luncheon (Exhibit Hall A)
    • 2:30 pm Adjourn



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