
Current Agenda
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9:00 am
Welcome from CEO
John Boesel – President and CEO, CALSTART
9:05 am
Mobile source strategy
Liane Randolph – Chair, California Air Resources Board
9:15 am
Build It Up: Supporting All Fleets with Publicly-Available Infrastructure
Moderator: Jeff St. John – Editor-in-Chief, Canary Media
Commissioner Patty Monahan – California Energy Commission
Salim Youssefzadeh – CEO and Co-Founder, WattEV
Stella Ursua – Programs & Partnerships Manager, GRID Alternatives
9:42 am
Fireside Chat: The Future of Green Hydrogen
Councilmember Felicia Williams – Pasadena City Council, District 2
Janice Lin – Founder and President, Green Hydrogen Coalition
10:00 am
Lightning Talk: Global lessons from California to accelerate zero-emission commercial vehicles
Cristiano Facanha – Director of Drive to Zero, CALSTART
Dawn Fenton – Vice President, Government Relations & Public Affairs, Volvo Group North America
10:28 am
Frontiers in Mobility: Moving Beyond California’s Car Culture
Moderator: Liz Morrison – Mobility Analyst, GreenBiz
Megan Richer – Director Of Public Policy, VIA
Denée Evans – Transportation Demand and Sustainability Manager, City of Richmond
11:00 am
Funding Paves the Way: Maintaining California’s Leadership in Commercial Fleet Transformation
Moderator: Jessie Lund – Lead Project Manager, Trucking and Off-road Initiative, CALSTART
Assemblymember Christopher M. Ward 78th Assembly District, CA
Assemblymember Laura Friedman 43rd Assembly District, CA
Assemblymember Steve Bennett 37th Assembly District, CA
11:30 am
California’s Ports and Corridors: Connecting Drayage and Shipping Centers to Zero-Emissions
Alycia Glide – Vice President, Clean Fuel & Infrastructure, CALSTART
Philippe Gerretsen -Director of Customer Fueling Solutions, Nikola Motor Company
Hector De La Torre – Assembly Appointed Member, California Air Resources Board
12:00 pm
Light Duty Solutions for California: More than One Size Fits All
Moderator: Robyn Marquis – Director, Innovative Mobility, CALSTART
Assemblymember Phil Ting 19th Assembly District, CA
Aaron McCall – Federal Advocacy Coordinator, California Environmental Voters
12:22 pm
Summary – Closeout
Jessica Olson – Vice President of Policy, CALSTART