Agenda and panelists
November 16th, 2021 (Speakers within the panels in alphabetical order - f.l.t.r.)
Panel 1
The State of the E-mobility Industry
Welcome to the 5th Annual CharIN NA Conference! In this introductory panel, you’ll hear from key e-mobility leaders on the latest trends in EV charging station investment, infrastructure, and interoperable technologies like CCS and MCS.
Moderator:
Oleg Logvinov
IoTecha Corp.
Robert Barrosa
Electrify America, LLC
Sanjay Dayal
Ford Pro Charging
Cliff Fietzek
InCharge Energy, Inc.
Nathan Hill
Daimler Trucks North America
Panel 2
Transportation Electrification and the Grid
The rise of electric vehicles will necessitate an exponential increase in electricity demand, which carries major challenges for our aging power grid Hear from utility representatives and renewable experts about key technologies like battery storage and bidirectional charging, as well as the regulatory steps needed to sustain the transition to EVs.
Ian Beil
Portland General Electric (PGE)
Stephen Davis
Umlaut
Patrick Kelly
PowerFlex
Paul Stith
Black & Veatch
Panel 3
The magic of Plug and Charge
This event will feature discussion around “Plug and Charge” technology – user-friendly,
convenient, and secure way to charge EVs.
Christian Hahn
Hubject GmbH
Michael Macaluso
IoTecha Corp.
Satyajit Patwardhan
ConnectMyEV
Barry Sole
Lucid Motors
Panel 4
Range Anxiety in the Rear-View Mirror
In this panel, you’ll hear from auto industry, on-the-go and fleet charging infrastructure experts, and other key stakeholders on the technologies and approaches that have been developed to put range anxiety in the rearview mirror and accelerate EV adoption.
Sarah Hipel
Rivian Automotive
Jonathan Katz
Lucid Motors
Chris King
Siemens eMobility
Arcady Sosinov
FreeWire Technologies
Panel 5
EV Charging Policy: Federal, State, and Local Efforts to improve Charging Infrastructure
The current Administration and Congress have proposed massive investments in electric vehicles, with billions of dollars of federal, state, and local dollars set to trickle down to support EV infrastructure to accelerate the decarbonization of transportation. This panel will feature expert discussion between government and academic professionals on the range of established and proposed EV programs to help promote EVs.
David Hochschild
California Energy Commission
Ben Prochazka
Electrification Coalition
Sara Rafalson
EVgo
Rep. Paul Tonko
Congressman (D-NY-20)
Closing
Closing remarks
Oleg Logvinov
Chairman CharIN Inc.
04:45 pm
Networking Happy Hour
07:00 pm
End
Week flow of 5th CharIN NA Conference and Networking event & CharIN Testival NORTH AMERICA 2021
Sponsors of the CharIN Testival and Conference NORTH AMERICA
Silver Sponsor
ConnectMyEV, Inc.
Bronze Sponsor
DEKRA
Charging Tower Sponsor
Black & Veatch
Silver Sponsor
Hubject GmbH
Biergarten Sponsor
IoTecha Corp.
Food Park Sponsor
E-valucon Inc.
Bronze Sponsor
Mercedes-Benz AG
Wine Bar Sponsor
ABB
Testival Evening Reception Sponsor
ChargerHelp!