Wed September 12, 2018
Fast-Tracking Global Electric Vehicle Deployment [GCAS]
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Global Climate Action Summit
Fast Tracking Global Electric Vehicle Deployment
Please join a group of visionary, international business leaders and policymakers working to move the world's transportation systems to a clean, sustainable future. The event will be followed by a cocktail and appetizer reception and zero emission vehicle showcase at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (one half-block away from SPUR). Please RSVP as seating is limited.
Speaker Panel: September 12, 3:30 – 6 PM
Location: San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
654 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
Reception: September 12, 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
3:30 – 3:40 Opening Remarks
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Chief Program Officer, NRDC
3:40 – 4:40 The International Landscape for Electric Vehicles
Widespread, global adoption of electric vehicles will be needed to address climate change, air quality, and petroleum dependency. Business representatives from some of the world’s largest vehicle markets will discuss their efforts to help meet subnational and national-level commitments to electrify the transportation sector.
Anirban Ghosh, Group Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group
Li Xiaoshi, Executive Deputy Secretary-General, China EV100
Ryan Popple, CEO, Proterra
Anthony Eggert, Program Director, ClimateWorks Foundation
4:40 – 4:55 Break: Coffee and Tea
4:55 – 5:55 Charging Infrastructure: Bridging the Gap
Creating a ubiquitous charging network will be a key enabler for electric vehicle deployment. This visionary gorup of executives will discuss how their companies and governments around the world are taking steps to expand the charging infrastructure network for passenger vehicles and commercial fleets, including what needs to happen to bridge the gap.
Caroline Choi (VP Government Affairs, Southern California Edison
Sibu Janardhanan (VP North America, EV Box)
Alicia Barton (CEO and President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA)
Shao Danwei (Chairwoman, Star Charge, China) - Invited
5:55 – 6:00 Closing Remarks
6:30 - 8:00 EV Reception and Zero Emission Vehicle Showcase
The speaker session will be followed with a cocktail and appetizer reception and Zero Emission Vehicle showcase in partnership with Charge Across Town and Edison International. The reception will be half-a-block away at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA).
Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
PARTNERS
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Fast Tracking Global Electric Vehicle Deployment
Please join a group of visionary, international business leaders and policymakers working to move the world's transportation systems to a clean, sustainable future. The event will be followed by a cocktail and appetizer reception and zero emission vehicle showcase at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (one half-block away from SPUR). Please RSVP as seating is limited.
Speaker Panel: September 12, 3:30 – 6 PM
Location: San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
654 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
Reception: September 12, 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
3:30 – 3:40 Opening Remarks
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Chief Program Officer, NRDC
3:40 – 4:40 The International Landscape for Electric Vehicles
Widespread, global adoption of electric vehicles will be needed to address climate change, air quality, and petroleum dependency. Business representatives from some of the world’s largest vehicle markets will discuss their efforts to help meet subnational and national-level commitments to electrify the transportation sector.
Anirban Ghosh, Group Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group
Li Xiaoshi, Executive Deputy Secretary-General, China EV100
Ryan Popple, CEO, Proterra
Anthony Eggert, Program Director, ClimateWorks Foundation
4:40 – 4:55 Break: Coffee and Tea
4:55 – 5:55 Charging Infrastructure: Bridging the Gap
Creating a ubiquitous charging network will be a key enabler for electric vehicle deployment. This visionary gorup of executives will discuss how their companies and governments around the world are taking steps to expand the charging infrastructure network for passenger vehicles and commercial fleets, including what needs to happen to bridge the gap.
Caroline Choi (VP Government Affairs, Southern California Edison
Sibu Janardhanan (VP North America, EV Box)
Alicia Barton (CEO and President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA)
Shao Danwei (Chairwoman, Star Charge, China) - Invited
5:55 – 6:00 Closing Remarks
6:30 - 8:00 EV Reception and Zero Emission Vehicle Showcase
The speaker session will be followed with a cocktail and appetizer reception and Zero Emission Vehicle showcase in partnership with Charge Across Town and Edison International. The reception will be half-a-block away at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA).
Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
PARTNERS
Global Climate Action Summit
Fast Tracking Global Electric Vehicle Deployment
Please join a group of visionary, international business leaders and policymakers working to move the world's transportation systems to a clean, sustainable future. The event will be followed by a cocktail and appetizer reception and zero emission vehicle showcase at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (one half-block away from SPUR). Please RSVP as seating is limited.
Speaker Panel: September 12, 3:30 – 6 PM
Location: San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
654 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
Reception: September 12, 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
3:30 – 3:40 Opening Remarks
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Chief Program Officer, NRDC
3:40 – 4:40 The International Landscape for Electric Vehicles
Widespread, global adoption of electric vehicles will be needed to address climate change, air quality, and petroleum dependency. Business representatives from some of the world’s largest vehicle markets will discuss their efforts to help meet subnational and national-level commitments to electrify the transportation sector.
Anirban Ghosh, Group Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group
Li Xiaoshi, Executive Deputy Secretary-General, China EV100
Ryan Popple, CEO, Proterra
Anthony Eggert, Program Director, ClimateWorks Foundation
4:40 – 4:55 Break: Coffee and Tea
4:55 – 5:55 Charging Infrastructure: Bridging the Gap
Creating a ubiquitous charging network will be a key enabler for electric vehicle deployment. This visionary gorup of executives will discuss how their companies and governments around the world are taking steps to expand the charging infrastructure network for passenger vehicles and commercial fleets, including what needs to happen to bridge the gap.
Caroline Choi (VP Government Affairs, Southern California Edison
Sibu Janardhanan (VP North America, EV Box)
Alicia Barton (CEO and President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA)
Shao Danwei (Chairwoman, Star Charge, China) - Invited
5:55 – 6:00 Closing Remarks
6:30 - 8:00 EV Reception and Zero Emission Vehicle Showcase
The speaker session will be followed with a cocktail and appetizer reception and Zero Emission Vehicle showcase in partnership with Charge Across Town and Edison International. The reception will be half-a-block away at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA).
Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
PARTNERS
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Fast Tracking Global Electric Vehicle Deployment
Please join a group of visionary, international business leaders and policymakers working to move the world's transportation systems to a clean, sustainable future. The event will be followed by a cocktail and appetizer reception and zero emission vehicle showcase at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (one half-block away from SPUR). Please RSVP as seating is limited.
Speaker Panel: September 12, 3:30 – 6 PM
Location: San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
654 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
Reception: September 12, 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
3:30 – 3:40 Opening Remarks
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Chief Program Officer, NRDC
3:40 – 4:40 The International Landscape for Electric Vehicles
Widespread, global adoption of electric vehicles will be needed to address climate change, air quality, and petroleum dependency. Business representatives from some of the world’s largest vehicle markets will discuss their efforts to help meet subnational and national-level commitments to electrify the transportation sector.
Anirban Ghosh, Group Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group
Li Xiaoshi, Executive Deputy Secretary-General, China EV100
Ryan Popple, CEO, Proterra
Anthony Eggert, Program Director, ClimateWorks Foundation
4:40 – 4:55 Break: Coffee and Tea
4:55 – 5:55 Charging Infrastructure: Bridging the Gap
Creating a ubiquitous charging network will be a key enabler for electric vehicle deployment. This visionary gorup of executives will discuss how their companies and governments around the world are taking steps to expand the charging infrastructure network for passenger vehicles and commercial fleets, including what needs to happen to bridge the gap.
Caroline Choi (VP Government Affairs, Southern California Edison
Sibu Janardhanan (VP North America, EV Box)
Alicia Barton (CEO and President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA)
Shao Danwei (Chairwoman, Star Charge, China) - Invited
5:55 – 6:00 Closing Remarks
6:30 - 8:00 EV Reception and Zero Emission Vehicle Showcase
The speaker session will be followed with a cocktail and appetizer reception and Zero Emission Vehicle showcase in partnership with Charge Across Town and Edison International. The reception will be half-a-block away at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA).
Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94105
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