EVENT PROGRAM
From initial community advocacy to electrifying a full depot and managing on-going ZEB operations, conference content spans the entire journey to zero-emission
Wednesday, Sept 15
7:30 am
Attendee Check-in
Prefunction Space
8 am - noon
1:15 - 2:30 pm
ZEB 101 Class
Add-on event. Expand your knowledge on ZEBs before the main sessions! Taught by CTE's engineering staff.
Denver Room (1-3)
Tour of Denver's Regional Transportation District (RTD)
Seats full. Hear directly from RTD staff about their fleet of 36 electric buses
5 - 7 pm
Zero Emission Bus Resource Alliance Reception
By invitation only
Thursday, Sept 16
7 - 8:30 am
Networking Breakfast & Check In
Mix and mingle with attendees and 20+ industry sponsors shaping our ZEB future
Prefunction Space
8:30 - 9 am
Welcome & Introduction
Colorado Ballroom
Call to Order
Dan Raudebaugh
Executive Director
CTE
Virtual Welcome
Jared Polis
Governor
State of Colorado
Welcome to Denver
Debra Johnson
GM and CEO
RTD
9 - 9:30 am
3rd Edition Debate Challenge!
Exploring the Defining Features of ZEB Implementations Across Transit, Schools, and Airport Operations
Colorado Ballroom
Moderator
Dan Raudebaugh
Executive Director
CTE
Sal Llamas
Chief Operating Officer
AC Transit
Gil Rosas
Energy Education Specialist
Stockton Unified School District
9:30 - 10 am
Moderator
Dan Raudebaugh
Executive Director
CTE
Sal Llamas
Chief Operating Officer
AC Transit
Gil Rosas
Energy Education Specialist
Stockton Unified School District
Frameworks for the New Zero Emission Transportation Paradigm
Colorado Ballroom
Stacey Simms
Senior Portfolio Manager- EV Fleet Strategies
Xcel Energy
Dexter Turner
Co-Founder and CEO
OpConnect
Melinda Pagliarello
Senior Director, Environmental Affairs
Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA)
Mike Hursh
General Manager
AC Transit
10 - 10:20 am
10:20 - 11:20 am
Coffee Break
Breakout Sessions
Prefunction Space
The Other Electric Bus
Transit Leaders Discuss Experiences with Fuel Cell Electric Technology
Denver Room (1-3)
Moderator
Jason Hanlin
Senior Director
CTE
Delivering A Turnkey Hydrogen Solution for the Transit Bus Market
John Hroncich
Director, North American Transit Sales
BAE Systems
Planning a Fuel Cell Bus Program
Roland Cordero
Project Director
Foothill Transit
Current Status of Fuel Cell Buses in U.S. Transit Fleets
Matthew Post
Hydrogen Systems Researcher
NREL
Zero Emission Buses Should Also Be Sustainable
Tim Sasseen
Market Development Manager
Ballard
St. Louis Metro
Leading One of the Largest ZEB Depot Installations in America
Denver Room (4-6)
Moderator
Amy Posner
Engineering Consultant
CTE
Jonah Crespo
Infrastructure Engineering & Construction Project Manager
New Flyer
Michael Hollingshead
Project Manager
Burns & McDonnell
Chance Baragary
Project Director
Metro St. Louis
Resilience
Reducing Risk Through Distributed Energy Resources
Penrose Ballroom
Moderator
Jen Lehmann
Consultant
CTE
A Microgrid for Transit Case Study on Martha’s Vineyard
Cole Roberts
Americas Energy Leader
Arup
One Public Transit's Triple Bottom Line Approach to Fleet Electrification
Tim Victor
Business Development, EV Infrastructure
Scale Microgrid Solutions
Delivering Energy Resilience, Reliability & Sustainability for Montgomery County's Electric Bus Fleet
Nicole Geneau
Senior Vice President, Development, EaaS
AlphaStruxure
Resiliency and V2X Infrastructure - Lessons from Pekin Deployment with Blue Bird School Bus & Nuvve
Joseph Gottlieb
Chief Technical Officer
Rhombus Energy Solutions
Implementing Via’s Strategic Plan: Social Needs & Resilient Hub
Bill Patterson
CFO
Via Mobility
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Keynote Presentation: Proterra
Lunch
Colorado Ballroom
John Walsh
Chief Commercial Officer
Proterra
12:30 - 2:05 pm
Leading ZEB Deployments
Colorado Ballroom
Moderator
Steve Clermont
Director of Planning and Deployment
CTE
Results Overview from Zero-Emission Transit Bus Technology Analysis (ZETBTA) Study
Colorado Ballroom
Cecil Blandon
Maintenance Director
AC Transit
Colorado Ballroom
Battery Electric Bus Deployments
Richard DeRock
General Manager
Link Transit
Kyle Whatley
Zero Emissions Bus Project Specialist
San Diego MTS
Jeff Hiott
Vice President - Imagination,
Research, & Industry Benchmarking
Capital Metro
Jason House
Assistant Chief Engineer
Chicago Transit Authority
Fuel Cell Bus Deployments
Colorado Ballroom
Lauren Skiver
CEO/General Manager
SunLine
Kim Okafor
Manager of Strategic Business Development
Trillium
Kirt Conrad
Executive Director/CEO
SARTA
Jane Sullivan
Grants and Governmental Affairs Director
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District
2:05 - 2:20 pm
Keynote Presentation: BYD
Colorado Ballroom
Randy Premo
Regional Sales Manager for NE
BYD
2:20 - 2:45 pm
Coffee Break
Breakout Sessions
2:45 - 3:45 pm
Prefunction Space
1.21 Gigawatts!?!
The Future of Charging
Denver Room (4-6)
Moderator
Matt Boothe
Senior Engineering Consultant
CTE
Standardizing and Commercializing High Power Charging for Transit Fleets
Kendell Whitehead
Heavy Vehicle Charging Solutions Sales, Western Region, ABB
Using Digital Solutions to Reduce the Total Cost of Ownership for Electrified Fleets
Mitch Henke
Product Manager eMobility SW
SIEMENS
Providing An All-In-One Telematics and Charge Management System
Trishan Peruma
Head of Business Development North America
ViriCiti
Wireless Technology Success at AVTA
Mike Masquelier
CTO
WAVE
Key Learnings from Europe's Largest Airport Charging Projects
David Aspinwall
President - North America
Heliox
Optimizing Battery Bus Operations
Considerations for Technology Performance and Systems Planning
Denver Room (1-3)
Moderator
Joel Donham
Senior Engineering Consultant
CTE
Young Park
Senior Project Manager, Bus Electrification
TriMet
Ian Redhead
Deputy Director
Kansas City Airport
Mike Steiner
Key Accounts Specialist
Holy Cross Energy
Ethan Warren
Transportation Analyst
Capital District Transit Authority
All About the Benjamins
Case Studies of Creative Financing
Penrose Ballroom
Moderator
Steve Clermont
Director of Planing and Deployment
CTE
Leveraging Environmental Commodities to Accelerate Fleet Transitions
Evan Rosenberg
Senior Manager, Business Development
SRECTrade
Maryland Embarks On Largest Electric School Bus Deal in U.S.
Rich DiMatteo
EVP of Capital Markets
Highland Electric
From New York to California: Scaling Fleets With Charging-as-a-Service
Vic Shao
CEO and Founder
AMPLY Power
4 - 6:30 pm
Happy Bus Hour
On-Site Displays of Leading Zero Emission Buses from:
7 - 10 pm
Conference Dinner at History Colorado Center
Dine with speakers and attendees while enjoying complementary access to museum. Transportation provided to event. Purchase your ticket when you register!
Friday, Sept 17
8:30 - 9 am
Day 2 Kickoff
9:00- 10:15 am
Colorado Ballroom
Join the Worldwide Party!
Largescale Deployments from Across the Globe
Colorado Ballroom
Accelerating the Zero-Emission Bus Market in Latin America
Oscar Delgado
Zero-Emission Fleets Center Manager
ICCT
Global Deployment of Fuel Cell Electric Buses – From Europe, Asia, & Canada
Tim Sasseen
Market Development Manager
Ballard
A Comparative Analysis of Battery Electric, CNG, and Diesel Bus Operations in PMPML (Pune, India)
Pooja Phadke - Ghangurde
Founder
Athena Policy Lab, California
Sardjono Jhony Tjitrokusumo
President Director
TransJakarta
10:15 - 10:30 am
Keynote Presentation: NICE America Research, Inc.
Colorado Ballroom
Anthony Ku
CTO
10:30 - 10:45 am
10:45 - 11:45 am
Coffee Break
Breakout Sessions
Prefunction Space
Cultivating Human Capital
From the Workforce to Community Partnerships
Denver Room (4-6)
Moderator
Jen Lehmann
Consultant
CTE
Zero Emission Buses are Here: Are Technicians Ready?
Xinge Wang
Deputy Director
International Transportation Learning Center
ChargerHelp: Recreating the Business
Kameale Terry
CEO
ChargerHelp!
Ensuring Equitable ZEB Deployment
Nicole Wong
Campaign Manager -Green For All
DreamCorps
Partnerships for Fleet Electrification
Landon Hilliard
Safe Routes to School Coordinator
Boulder Valley School District
Measure Twice Cut Once
Planning Tools & Best Practices
Penrose Ballroom
Moderator
Joel Donham
Senior Engineering Consultant
CTE
Systems Level Planning for Boston's 120 Battery Electric Bus Fleet
Jonathan Levy
Senior Engineer
Microgrid Labs
Planning a Sustainable Funding Structure through P3 Partnerships
Diana Kotler
Executive Director
Anaheim Transportation Network
Fleet Electrification Planning for Grossmont Union High School District
Karim Farhat
Director of Mobility Solutions
ENGIE
Lessons Learned from Stockton Unified School District’s Electric School Bus Deployment
Sarah Woogen
Head of USA Operations & Analytics
The Mobility House
Demystifying Commercial EV Range: Real World Route Data You Can Count On
Nick Bettis
Director of Marketing & Sales Operations
Lightning eMotors
Enabling Hydrogen Fuel
Innovations to Bring Down the Cost & Facilitate Widespread Adoption
Denver Room (1-3)
Moderator
Jason Hanlin
Senior Director
CTE
Al Burgunder
Director, Clean Hydrogen
Linde
Seth Terry
CEO
New Day H2
Bob Oesterreich
VP Global Hydrogen Sales
Chart
Tom Mourmouras
Commercial Manager, Heavy Duty
Shell
11:45 am - 1 pm
Wrap Up Networking Lunch in Outdoor Plaza
1 - 5 pm
Tour of Lightning eMotors Manufacturing Facility
Complimentary add-on event. Get an inside look at electric shuttle manufacturing in Loveland, Colorado.