Highlights of the Program

2 days business program:

Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION:

Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.

leaders talk:

Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.

MULTIPLE STREAMS:

A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.

SMART TECHNOLOGIES:

Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.

roundtable discussion:

Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.

Program

Day 1 :
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026
08:00 - 08:50
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
08:50 - 09:00
OPENING ADDRESS
09:00 - 09:25
ELECTRIFYING SCHOOL BUSES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH GRANT FUNDING
John Juniker
Summit School Services LLC

John Juniker

Summit School Services LLC

  • Expanding clean bus access in underserved communities by leveraging federal and state grant programs
  • Reducing emissions in high-need areas to improve air quality for students and local communities
  • Lowering adoption barriers by using grants to offset upfront EV costs for school district budgets
  • Building a repeatable grant-funded model to scale EV adoption across Durham's wider fleet network
09:25 - 09:30
Q&A SESSION ON GRANT-POWERED EV ADOPTION FOR UNDERSERVED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
09:30 - 09:55
FLEET ELECTRIFICATION AROUND THE WORLD – BEST PRACTICES
Jae Ryu
Star Charge Americas Corp.

Jae Ryu

Star Charge Americas Corp.

  • Showcasing how fleets electrify in other countries, covering policy, incentives, and rollout models
  • Assessing drivers for electrification, from regulation to cost-benefit and total cost of ownership
  • Exploring the future of fleet electrification, including charging needs and grid integration impacts
09:55 - 10:00
Q&A SESSION ON GLOBAL FLEET ELECTRIFICATION DRIVERS AND NEXT STEPS
10:00 - 10:30
SPEED NETWORKING SESSION
  • Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
  • Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
  • Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues – don't forget your business cards!
10:30 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HEAVY-DUTY FLEET ELECTRIFICATION
11:30 - 11:55
OFF-GRID CHARGING AS INSTANT INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER GRID CONSTRAINTS
Stephen Kelley
L-Charge

Stephen Kelley

L-Charge

  • Examining how utility upgrade delays near 1,000 days create stranded assets and stalled pilots
  • Demonstrating off-grid DC fast charging that skips utility power, cuts timelines, and adds resilience
  • Presenting case studies from Tower Mobility, Manhattan Beer Distributors, plus LAX transit sites
  • Outlining trenchless, movable chargers with RNG plus cost comparisons to expand viable sites quickly
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON OFF-GRID CHARGING TO BYPASS UTILITY DELAYS
12:00 - 12:25
HOLISTIC ELECTRIFICATION PLANNING FOR ALL VOCATIONS AND VEHICLE CLASSES
Eric Zhang
Geotab

Eric Zhang

Geotab

  • Assessing EV capability by application, trip profile, and charging location power demands
  • Comparing class-by-class electrification suitability using NACFE Run On Less powertrain data
  • Leveraging the world's largest connected EV install-base to benchmark real-world efficiency
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON PLANNING SMARTER FLEET ELECTRIFICATION ACROSS EVERY VEHICLE CLASS
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH & VISITING THE ELECTRIC FLEETS EXHIBITION
13:30 - 14:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON ROLE OF POLICIES, STANDARDS AND REGULATION IN FLEET TRANSITION
14:00 - 14:25
STANDARDS ENABLING SCALABLE FLEET ELECTRIFICATION
Christian Thiele
SAE International

Christian Thiele

SAE International

  • Explaining how voluntary consensus standards reduce fragmentation and accelerate EV adoption
  • Detailing SAE charging standards like J1772 J3400 plus J2954 enabling interoperability
  • Establishing safety reliability plus performance frameworks for fleet scale deployment
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON SAE STANDARDS FOR SCALABLE EV CHARGING
14:30 - 14:55
ADVANCED BATTERY LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR ELECTRIFIED FLEETS
Tina Shoa
Simon Fraser University

Tina Shoa

Simon Fraser University

  • Monitoring fleet battery degradation to optimize duty cycles and extend usable service life
  • Applying AI and data to predict maintenance, improve safety, and maximize battery performance
  • Integrating charging strategy, thermal control, and second life plans to cut fleet TCO reliably
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON AI-DRIVEN BATTERY HEALTH AND SECOND LIFE
15:00 - 15:20
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:20 - 15:50
PANEL DISCUSSION ON SMART CHARGING AND ENERGY COST MANAGEMENT FOR FLEET OPERATIONS
15:50 - 16:15
POWERING FLEET ELECTRIFICATION: RESILIENT, SCALABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
Aron Bowman
ELM Companies

Aron Bowman

ELM Companies

  • Positioning fleet charging as a grid strategy, covering substations, interconnection, and demand charges
  • Reducing charging TCO via demand charge mitigation, load management, and energy optimization for ROI
  • Safeguarding uptime using storage plus microgrids during disruptions, avoiding stranded assets
  • Phasing buildouts to match fleet growth, managing interconnection timelines, incentives, and capex returns
16:15 - 16:20
Q&A SESSION ON GRID-READY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCALABLE FLEET CHARGING
16:20 - 16:45
BEYOND STATE OF CHARGE: AI BATTERY HEALTH FOR ZERO EMISSION FLEETS
Ian McAvoy
Volterra Technologies Inc.

Ian McAvoy

Volterra Technologies Inc.

  • Revealing how battery degradation, when unmonitored, drives range anxiety plus downtime costs
  • Deploying EVCare AI diagnostics to monitor state of health, shifting fleets to condition based upkeep
  • Pinpointing data gaps in OEM telemetry, plus interoperability hurdles, needed decision support tools
16:45 - 16:50
Q&A SESSION ON AI BATTERY HEALTH INTELLIGENCE FOR FLEETS
16:50 - 17:15
AT HOME FLEET CHARGING: RELIABLE, COST EFFECTIVE ON ROAD ELECTRIFICATION
Silke Kirchner
Ampure Charging Systems inc.

Silke Kirchner

Ampure Charging Systems inc.

  • Contextualizing 2025 EV sales above 20M with 2026 affordability plus charging access needs
  • Contrasting limited availability plus high install costs, noting rural areas show 64% lower density
  • Presenting mobile first charging to avoid incentives, cut installs, support 100 to 150 kWh packs
  • Sharing lessons from 1M mobile chargers in 100 plus countries with field returns below 0.3%
17:15 - 17:20
Q&A SESSION ON MOBILE FIRST AT HOME CHARGING FOR FLEETS
17:20 - 18:20
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
Day 2 :
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
08:00 - 08:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
08:30 - 08:40
OPENING ADDRESS
08:40 - 09:10
PANEL DISCUSSION ON GRID INTERCONNECTION AND SITE READINESS FOR LARGE FLEET DEPOTS
09:10 - 09:40
RESERVED PRESENTATION
09:40 - 10:05
SAE EV PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE - THE INTEROPERABLE PKI SOLUTION FOR EV CHARGING
Tim Weisenberger
SAE Industry Technologies Consortia

Tim Weisenberger

SAE Industry Technologies Consortia

  • Assembling EV OEMs, EVSE OEMs, CPOs, plus PKI providers to enable secure charging everywhere now
  • Engineering EVPKI with PKI experts guided by charging pros to meet current and future needs safely
  • Stewarding governance, technology rules, plus operations to match the evolving EV charging security
  • Scheduling 2026 operations launch, sharing successes, work ahead, plus compliant PKI supply chain
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON INTEROPERABLE EVPKI GOVERNANCE FOR SECURE CHARGING
10:10 - 10:30
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
10:30 - 11:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
11:00 - 11:25
DELVING INTO ELECTRIFICATION WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL LIFT TRUCK MARKET
Martin Boyd
Big Joe Forklifts

Martin Boyd

Big Joe Forklifts

  • Unpacking how industrial lithium-ion batteries remove barriers to lift truck electrification
  • Reframing expectations as integrated lithium-ion lift trucks can replace propane and diesel forklifts
  • Illustrating Legacy Drayage at Port of LA lowering costs, improving efficiency, and enabling cleaner, safer uptime
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON LITHIUM ION LIFT TRUCK ELECTRIFICATION OUTCOMES
11:30 - 11:55
RADIANT: POWERING EV FLEETS WITH CLEAN AND RESILIENT NUCLEAR MICROGRIDS
Ara Krikorian
Radiant Nuclear

Ara Krikorian

Radiant Nuclear

  • Addressing fleet EV charging barriers including utility capacity constraints and grid reliability
  • Demonstrating how dense on-site nuclear power solves fleet EV energy needs at grid-competitive cost
  • Positioning portable nuclear microgrids as a deployable now solution for fleets off or near the grid
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON NUCLEAR MICROGRIDS AS THE CLEAN POWER SOURCE FOR EV FLEETS
12:00 - 12:15
FEEDBACK AND RAFFLE DRAW
12:15 - 12:30
CLOSING REMARKS
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH

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