The Smart EV 2011 Executive Leadership Forum - Integrating the Electric Vehicle into the Smart Grid

Thank you to all of our presenters and participants. This year’s Smart EV Executive Leadership Forum attracted a stirring lineup of individuals from the Energy, Utility, and Automotive industries. Attendees found the content very strong, the dialogue stimulating, and the message worth sharing with colleagues back home.

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While Electric Vehicles (EVs) bring with them a great deal of promise for the United States including energy independence and significant environmental benefits, there are growing concerns over how the increased adoption of EVs will impact the Smart Grid. The Smart EV Executive Leadership Forum will bring together stakeholders in the U.S. electric vehicle market as well as representatives from the Energy and Utilities industry to talk about what utilities and policy makers need to know now to plan for the uptake and wider adoption of EVs. In addition, the event will discuss the needs of consumers – particularly EV owners – and specifically what they can expect in terms of new applications and rate structuring that will help them adjust to a new EV lifestyle.

The forum will comprise presentations and panels addressing the following questions:

What is the role of EV in Smart Grid?
What do utilities need to know now to plan for the uptake and wide adoption of EVs?
What is the role of connected vehicle technology?
What types of applications will best help consumers and ecosystem partners alike as they share information to help balance the grid and manage complex billing and charging?
What can we expect the role of charging stations to be in this discussion?
What do consumers want from their electric vehicle manufacturers, infrastructure developers, and from their utilities in terms of preparing for their new lifestyle?
What do policymakers need to know about EV adoption and Smart Grid?
Who are the early buyers of EVs?
What has their initial experience been like?

Brendan S. Jones
Director, Nissan LEAF Marketing & Sales Strategy
Nissan North America, Inc.

Brendan Jones is director, Nissan LEAF Marketing and Sales Strategy,
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA). In this role, he is responsible for developing and executing the marketing strategy for Nissan LEAF, the world’s first and only all-electric car for the mass market. Read more...

	Avery Ash Manager of Regulatory Affairs AAA Avery Ash serves as Manager of Regulatory Affairs for AAA and has been integral in developing the Association’s engagement strategy for electric vehicles. This includes the roll-out of AAA’s first-in-nation level 2 and level 3 charging services as well as an engagement and education strategy to serve AAA’s more than 52 million members. Read More...
	Steven Bayless Director, Telecomm & Telematics ITS America Steven H. Bayless is the Director of Telecommunications and Telematics at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America). He is responsible for providing guidance to ITS America’s Board of Directors and senior staff on matters involving wireless and the automotive industry. Read more...
	Jeff Conklin Senior Director, Energy Utility & Smart Energy Practice J.D. Power and Associates Jeff Conklin is a Senior Director in the Energy Practice at J.D. Power and Associates. He is responsible for the company’s overall efforts in conducting customer satisfaction studies for the energy utility industry. He also directs the company’s services in support of the energy utility industry’s rollout of the smart grid. Read more...
	Paul D. Heitmann Smart Grid Director ECOtality North America Paul currently serves as the Utility Stakeholder representative for ECOtality North America, and has a background in utility demand response programs, and smart grid applications such as electric vehicle load management. Paul served as a founding member of the Mid Atlantic Grid Interactive Cars consortium, and has been initiating programs for comprehensive Demand Response and Smart Charging solutions for government and utility customers that are entering the EV/EVSE market. Read more...
	Angela Greiling Keane Reporter, Bloomberg News Angela Greiling Keane is a reporter for Bloomberg News based in Washington, D.C. covering transportation regulation. Her beat includes focusing on federal car policy and regulation and the Postal Service. Read more...
	Clay Luthy Global Distributed Energy Resource Leader IBM, Energy & Utilities In his role, Clay Luthy is focused on building a relevant ecosystem, defining corporate initiatives, and determining IBM's go-to-market strategy across the electric vehicle management, demand management, distributed generation, and distributed storage technology areas. Read more...
	Leo A. McCloskey Vice President, Marketing Airbiquity Mr. McCloskey leads Airbiquity's marketing activities, bringing nearly two decades of experience in networked-services marketing to the company. His expertise in services and networks has been honed in North America, Europe, and Japan. He has held senior leadership positions at IntelliTax, Nexagent, Ebone and Terabeam. Read more...
	Rick Morgan Commissioner District of Columbia Public Service Commission Richard E. (Rick) Morgan began a second four-year term on the District of Columbia Public Service Commission in July 2007. Commissioner Morgan was the founding chair of the Task Force on Climate Policy of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), having served in that role from 2007 through 2010. He is a member of NARUC’s Energy Resources and Environment Committee, its Smart Grid and Demand Response Collaborative, and he serves on the Association’s Board of Directors. Read more...
	John Murach Director Business Planning & Corporate Performance BG&E John Murach is currently the Director of Business Planning & Corporate Performance with Baltimore Gas & Electric Company. In that role, he oversees BGE business planning, industry benchmarking and utility wide performance reporting activities. In addition, John is an internal resource on technology areas including distributed generation, distributed resources and energy applications on the customer side of the meter, and currently leads BGE’s Electric Vehicle planning and readiness efforts. Read More...
	Mike Omotoso Senior Manager, Global Powertrain Forecasting J.D. Power and Associates Mike Omotoso is Senior Manager of Global Powertrain Forecasting at J.D. Power and Associates. He is responsible for overseeing the development and maintenance of the global engine and transmission forecast, as well as the U.S. Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales Forecast and the Japanese Hybrid and Electric Light Vehicle Sales Forecast. He also contributes to the Global Light Vehicle Diesel Sales Forecast. Read More...
	Phil Ovitt Senior Analyst NRG Energy Phil Ovitt is a Senior Analyst for electric vehicle policy and business development at NRG Energy, connecting NRG’s policy efforts in Washington, DC to its electric vehicle network business, eVgo. Prior to NRG, Phil was the Policy Analyst for carbon investment manager C-Quest Capital in Washington, DC. He also served as the Legislative Assistant for energy and environment to then-U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, the current Governor of Kansas. Read More...
	Jack Pokrzywa Director, SAE Ground Vehicle Standards SAE International He is responsible for the overall performance of the SAE Ground Vehicle Standards support system, including new business development, international standards harmonization, and liaison with other standards development organizations. In his responsibility for managing SAE Ground Vehicle Standards, he interacts regularly with trade associations, government agencies, national, regional and international standards developing organizations, and inspection authorities. Read more...
	Christopher Perdue Director, Smart Energy Practice J.D. Power and Associates Christopher Perdue is a Director in the Smart Energy Practice at J.D. Power and Associates. He is responsible for key strategic industry supplier relationships, including national and regional energy trade organizations and shares team responsibilities for development and growth of new product and service initiatives. Read more...
	Lee Slezak Vehicle Systems Manager, Vehicle Technologies Program U.S. Department of Energy Lee Slezak manages the Vehicle Systems Activities for the Vehicle Technologies Programs within the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Lee is responsible for oversight of $400 million in Transportation Electrification Recovery Act Funding. Read more...
	Beth Sommers Government Affairs Manager Magna E-Car Systems Beth L. Sommers is currently serving as the Government Affairs Manager for Magna E-Car Systems, which is a global leader in the development, manufacture and integration of a wide range of hybrid and electric products and total vehicle systems. Beth came to E-Car with over 15 years of alternative energy and advanced propulsion experience and is responsible for the programs and communications for all of Magna E-Car Systems’ global government activities. Read More...
	Mary Beth Stanek Director, Federal Environmental & Energy Regulatory Affairs General Motors Dr. Mary Beth Stanek leads new business development for R&D and infrastructure planning for advanced technical applications. In addition, Mary Beth works with several agencies and trade organizations on advancing environment and energy initiatives. Read more...
	Robert Stewart Manager of Advanced Technology and New Business Pepco Holdings Rob Stewart is Manager, Advanced Technology and New Business for PHI’s Strategic Initiatives Group. In his present role, Rob leads an effort that is responsible for further developing and managing PHI’s approach to evaluating and deploying advanced technologies and concepts for application on the electric system. Read More...
	Tom Tiernan Editor Platts Electric Power Publications Tom Tiernan has been covering the electric utility sector and smart grid developments for Platts' publications for several years. His stories appear in Megawatt Daily, Electric Utility Week, Global Power Report and other newsletters. His current focus includes coverage of smart grid developments, electric vehicles and federal and state regulatory issues from Platts' Washington office. Read more...
	Mike VanNieuwkuyk Executive Director, Global Vehicle Research J.D. Power and Associates Mike VanNieuwkuyk is Executive Director of Global Vehicle Research at J.D. Power and Associates. He established and leads the company’s focus on the automotive industry supply base, providing research and consultative services to automotive suppliers in the United States, Europe and Asia, with a focus on emerging technologies. He assists suppliers in developing and bringing new products to market and aligning their business to the needs of OEMs. He has held this position since 2006. Read More...
	Brian Wynne President Electric Drive Transportation Association Brian Wynne was appointed President of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) in April 2004. He acts as chief staff executive of this member-based international organization, which promotes battery, hybrid, plugin and fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure. Read more...
	Kathryn Zyla Director of Research and Policy Analysis Georgetown Climate Center Kathryn Zyla is the Director of Research and Policy Analysis for the Georgetown Climate Center, where she oversees work on state and federal climate, energy, and transportation policy. Kathryn previously served as a Senior Associate in the Climate and Energy Program at the World Resources Institute, where her work focused on greenhouse gas emissions markets, Read more...

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