Barry Carr, Coordinator, Clean Communities of Central New York

Jessica Wilcox, Transportation Program Specialist, Granite State Clean Cities

Masters of Ceremonies

 

AltWheels Video Montage - Through the Years

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8:30-8:45

WELCOME Alison Sander; AltWheels Founder

Mike Wankum, Meteorologist, WCVB

 

8:45-9:30

Keynote Speaker

Mike Antich, Associate Publisher/Editor at Automotive Fleet Magazine

Top Fleet Management Trends in 2023 and Beyond

               

9:30-10:15

OEM Panel/What’s Coming Down the Pike: Electrification, Supply Chain & Availability Issues

• Lisa McGhee, Business Development Manager, GreenPower Motor Company

• Albert Burleigh, National Director Electric Vehicle Sales, Blue Bird Corporation

Moderator: Craig Peters, Coordinator, Capitol Clean Cities of Connecticut

 

10:15-11:00

Fleet Managers Navigating Complex Shifts & Building Out the Toolkit

• Bill Coughlin, Director of Central Fleet Management, City of Boston

• Ezekiel Wheeler, CEO, Intelligent Labor and Moving

• Lisa Drake, Program Manager, Fleet Electrification, Merchants Fleet

• Peter Belloli, Fleet Manager, MilliporeSigma

Moderator: Jennifer Kritzler, Lead Project Manager - Northeast Fleets, Calstart

 

11:00-11:15

BREAK

 

11:15-12:00

Building the 21st Century Toolkit: Telematics, Infrastructure, and other Tools 

• Logan Kiernan, Field Solution Engineer, Public Sector, Samsara

• Kathleen Connors, CEO, Voltrek  

• Nick Casas, Vice President Commercial Fleet Sales, Nuvve

• Prabhu Rao, Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, IVYS

Moderator: Sejal Shah, Senior Program Manager, National Grid

 

12:00-12:45

LUNCH         

Alternative Fuel & EV Showcase

Ride and Drive Opportunities

 

12:45-1:30

Creating Resilient Fleets: Medium and Heavy-Duty Electrification. What is available, what can you get now, charging infrastructure, grid adequacy

• Maaz Haider, Manager, Electric Truck Transition, Environmental Defense Fund

• Ben Hartford, Director of Sales – East, Zev X

• James Sherman, Chief Development Officer, Rountrip EV Solutions

• Chance Parker, Northeast Regional Sales Manager, Lightning E-Motors

Moderator:  David Keefe, Coordinator, Greater Rochester Clean Cities  

 

1:30-2:15

Electrification Information Resource Mapping: What are Utilities Doing to Help Pave the Way?

• Marie Raphael, Program Manager, New Product Implementation, National Grid

• Jake Buckman, Program Manager of Electric Vehicle Implementation, Eversource

• Jeremy Hunt, Policy Advisor & Analyst, NESCAUM

Moderator:  Steve Russell

 

2:15-3:00

Wrap Up: Where are we Making Progress? What are We Missing? 

• Ben Mandel, Senior Director, Cal Start  

• Mike Antich, Associate Publisher/Editor at Automotive Fleet Magazine

• Chuck Feinberg, Chairman, NJ Clean Cities Coalition

• Tony Bandiero, Executive Director, Eastern Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Transportation

• Jim Anderson, Vice President Sales, Anderson Blue Bird Bus Sales of New England

• John Keeter, Fleet Manager Cambridge Dept of Public Works 

• Vincent Micozzi, Director of Fleet Policy and Administration, City of Boston 

Moderated by Erin Russell-Story; Regional Manager, Clean Cities Northeast Region

 

3:00-4:30

Ride & Drive and Exhibits

3:30-4:30

Networking Cocktail Hour

Complimentary appetizers, cash bar