Agenda
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. – Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – Workshop Welcome
- Thomas Lawson, President, California NGV Coalition
- Dwight Robinson, South Coast AQMD Governing Board Member & CA NGV Partnership
9:20 a.m. – Setting the Stage for Clean and Competitive Ports
- Judy Mitchell, South Coast AQMD Governing Board Member – Critical Plans and Milestones for Achieving Clean Air
9:45 a.m. – Hauling Freight without the Weight of Emissions
- Moderator: Chris Cannon, Director of Environmental Management, Port of Los Angeles
- George Minter, Regional Vice President, External Affairs & Environmental Strategy, Southern California Gas Company – Achieving Maximum Environmental Benefits in the Most Cost-Effective Manner Possible
- Jose Castaneda, Business Development, Cummins Westport – Production, Capacity and Availability of Ultra Low Emission Heavy-Duty Trucks and Engines
- Dr. Kent Johnson, Associate Research Engineer, UC Riverside CE-CERT – Ultra Low Emission Natural Gas Engines: Better Than Advertised
10:45 a.m. – Networking Break
11:00 a.m. – Already on the Road
- Moderator: Heather Tomley, Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach
- Vic LaRosa, CEO & President, TTSI – Zero Emissions Road Test
- David Christy, Fleet Manager, Amerit Fleet Services – 100% Natural Gas HD Truck Up Time
- Mike DelBovo, President, Saddle Creek Logistics – Reliable Goods Movement with Natural Gas Trucks
- Ken Marko, Senior National Fleet Engineer, Frito-Lay, Inc. – Reducing Emissions with Natural Gas Trucks and a National Fueling Infrastructure
12:00 p.m. – Buffet Lunch & Natural Gas Truck Display
12:45 p.m. – Renewable Natural Gas, A Resource for Low Carbon Economic Development
- Moderator: Jonathan Parfrey, Executive Director, Climate Resolve
- Evan Williams, President, Cambrian Energy Development LLC – RNG, A Plentiful Resource for California Low Carbon Fuels
- Harrison Clay, Vice President, Strategic Development, Global Environmental Products, BP – RNG, The Real Deal for Low Carbon Fuel
1:30 p.m. – Mile Markers on the Clean Trucking Highway
- Moderator: Thomas Jelenic, Vice President, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association
- Eric Bippus, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Agility Fuel Systems – Continued OEM Integration of Today’s Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Trucks
- Jason Shearer, Director of Services, Velocity Vehicle Group – OEM Support and Best Practices for Reliable Natural Gas Truck Operations
- Greg Roche, Vice President, Clean Energy Fuels – A Robust Fueling Infrastructure
2:15 p.m. – Networking Break
2:30 p.m. – Incentive Funding
- Moderator: Fred Minassian, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast AQMD
- Alex Cherin, SVP of Englander, Knabe & Allen and Executive Director of CTA Intermodal Conference – Challenges and Opportunities for Natural Gas Incentive Funding in California
- Lacy Buckingham, Grants Supervisor, Clean Energy Fuels – Overview of Grants and Incentives
3:15 p.m. – The Road Forward
- Joe Lyou, President & CEO, Coalition for Clean Air and South Coast AQMD Governing Board Member – The Path to Clean Air and Ultra Low Emission Freight Transportation
3:30 p.m. – Concluding Remarks
- Rich Dines, Harbor Commission, Port of Long Beach Commissioner and Marine Clerk, International Longshore and Warehouse Union
- Thomas Lawson, President, California NGV Coalition
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