Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference & Expo 2023
Agenda & Speaker Presentations
Keynotes & Plenary Panels
Keynote SPEAKER
Ryan Krogh, John Deere
Plenary Panel — From Good Ideas to Success Stories
Leigh Shamblin, NCSU Poole College of Management
Dejan Antunović, PepsiCo
Jamie Cooke, Montgomery County, MD
Al Curtis, Cobb County, GA
Rick Longobart, City of Raleigh, NC
Plenary Panel − Advancements in Medium/Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Infrastructure
Rick Sapienza, NC Clean Energy Technology Center
Mark Childers, Thomas Built Buses
Ameya Joshi, Corning
Marcus Suvanto, Kempower
Jennifer Weaver, Clean Fuels Alliance America
Stuart Weidie, Alliance AutoGas
Plenary Panel − Advancements in Light-Duty Vehicles and Infrastructure
Heather Brutz, NC Clean Energy Technology Center
Brian Bradford, Jule Power
Bob Glaser, NC Automobile Dealers Association
Chris Thomas, Stellantis
Ryan Kennedy, Atom Power
Track A: Funding and Planning
Federal Funding Sources
Brian Lips, NC Clean Energy Technology Center
Anne Blair, Electrification Coalition — PDF Presentation
William Carnright, Environmental Protection Agency — PDF Presentation
Eleni Petrow, Gladstein Neandross & Associates — PDF Presentation
Data for Sustainability and Success
Shelly Parker, GoTriangle
Steve Hemenway, Verizon Connect — PDF Presentation
Tim Fitzgerald, District of Columbia — PDF Presentation
Al Curtis, Cobb County, GA — PDF Presentation
Cheri Norry, Cobb County, GA — PDF Presentation
Mike Tererri, AssetWorks — PDF Presentation
Innovative Financing
Alleyn Harned, Virginia Clean Cities
Chris Canavati, NCL Government Capital — PDF Presentation
Greg Fields, bp pulse fleet — PDF Presentation
Holmes Hummel, Clean Energy Works — PDF Presentation
Kirsten Johnshoy, Sourcewell — PDF Presentation
Training for Success
Allison Carr, NC Clean Energy Technology Center
Chris Facente, Central Piedmont Community College — PDF Presentation
Jennifer Mefford, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) — PDF Presentation
Keith Rivers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) — PDF Presentation
Track B: Vehicle Technologies
New Horizons: AI and Autonomous Vehicles
Alexander Kolpakov, Tampa Bay Clean Cities
Jeffrey Barghout, Robocist, Inc. — PDF Presentation
Ali Karimoddini, NC Agricultural & Technical State University — PDF Presentation
Jeremiah Mancini, Forward Thinking Systems — PDF Presentation
Sarah Searcy, NC Department of Transportation
Sustainable Trucking Solutions
Dave Schaller, North American Council for Freight Efficiency — PDF Presentation
Colin Huwyler, Optimus Technologies — PDF Presentation
Mark Riley, Clean Energy Fuels — PDF Presentation
Advancements in Engines, Powertrains, and Batteries
Eric Bippus, Hexagon Agility — PDF Presentation
Robert Gordon, DeKalb County, GA — PDF Presentation
Ameya Joshi, Corning — PDF Presentation
Brett Stein, ACCURE Battery Intelligence — PDF Presentation
Off-Road Equipment
Sara Nichols, Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition
Robert Bond, Tri-Lift Industries — PDF Presentation
Jake Coker, Enviro-PPS — PDF Presentation
Jack Lytton, Ingles — PDF Presentation
Raymond Wang, HEVI — PDF Presentation
Track C: Fueling & Charging Infrastructure
Long-Term Planning for Infrastructure Deployment
Carter Spradling, Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Manuel Aguirre, Volvo Energy
Dejan Antunović, Pepsi Co.
Buford Barr, New Day Hydrogen
Sage McLaughlin, Edison Energy
Managing Demand Charges
Barry Carr, ABM Industries
Philip Exley, Proterra Energy
Tom DelViscio, Duke Energy
Silke Kirchner, Webasto
New Models for Fueling and Charging
Caitlin Rose, Southeast Sustainability Directors Network
Daniel Friedman, Resonant Technology Capital, LLC
Ryan Kennedy, Atom Power
John Plant, Chevron Renewable Energy Group
Stuart Weidie, Alliance AutoGas
Integrating Facility and Fleet Energy Planning
Megan Upchurch, Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition
Andy Abrams, EVauto
Ahron Berney, Montgomery County, MD
Elizabeth Hughes, Mobility House
William Pfleger, Schneider Electric