Veloz – March Symposium Presentations

Veloz Symposium
March 14, 2018
San Diego Gas & Electric Innovation Center

Veloz Slides

Welcome
Caroline Winn, Chief Operating Officer, San Diego Gas & Electric
Peder Norby, Former San Diego County Commissioner (slides included in Veloz Slides above)

Research about Consumer Behavior and Electric Cars
Ken Kurani, Ph.D., Associate Researcher, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis

Veloz Outreach Campaign Progress (presentation not available)
Lisa Chiladakis, Manager, Technology & Programs, Veloz; Laura Davis, Managing Director, Division of Labor

 Electrify America Infrastructure & Outreach Investments (presentation not available)
Richard Steinberg, Senior Director, Green Cities, Marketing and Communications, Electrify America 

GO-Biz Briefing
Tyson Eckerle, Deputy Director of Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)

Automaker Updates:  How to Ramp Up Marketing to Reach the Mass Market and Support Veloz’s Mission
Jack Broadbent, Chief Executive Officer, Bay Area Air Quality Management District

• BMW – Angela Konert, Vice President of Government and External Affairs – California
• General Motors – Robert Babik, Director, Environment, Energy and Safety Policy
• Honda – Robert Bienenfeld, Assistant Vice President, Environment and Energy Strategy
• Kia – Steve Kosowski, Manager, Long Range Strategy & Planning

Utility Updates:  Making Electric Cars More Appealing by Increasing the Charging Network (No presentations available due to Q/A format)
Toby Barlow, Creative Director, Lafayette American

• Pacific Gas & Electric – David Sawaya, Interim Director of Clean Transportation
• San Diego Gas & Electric – Linda Brown, Senior Director, Clean Transportation
• Southern California Edison – Mike Backstrom, Managing Director of Energy and Environmental Policy
• Los Angeles Department of Water and Power – Marvin Moon, Director of the Power Engineering Division

Best.Drive.EVer Update
Karen Weber, Charge Across Town