ABOUT THE ZEB CONFERENCE

Accelerating the adoption of battery & fuel cell electric transit buses

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EVENT DETAILS
WHERE: LA Metro Headquarters 1 Gateway Plaza
WHEN: September 10th & 11th

Thanks to FTA’s support, ZEB Conference is FREE.

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WHAT’S NEXT IN CLEAN TRANSIT

The US Zero Emission Bus Conference will again bring together key transit, industry, & policy stakeholders in discussions covering the state of leading zero-emission technologies for buses: fuel cell electric and battery electric.

Building on the success of the 2016 London ZEB Conference, this event will increase the understanding of requirements needed to accelerate the roll out of a truly green transit network across the US. The US ZEB Conference is an open invitation to transit authorities, regional policy makers, and stakeholders to participate in the next wave of clean global public transit innovation.

Conference Hosts

Schedule

Expanding the knowledge base for ZEB adoption

9:00

Coffee and registration

9:30

Welcome & Mayor’s Address

Henriette Reker
Henriette Reker

Mayor of Cologne

9:40

Germany’s Zero Emission Transition

Christoph Dammermann
Christoph Dammermann

State Secretary of Economy, Innovation, Digitisation and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia

9:50

State of Play: Zero Emission Buses

Nikolas Soulopoulos
Nikolas Soulopoulos

Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Bart Biebuyck
Bart Biebuyck

Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking

10:20

Technological Readiness

Hans Bekkers
Hans Bekkers

VDL Bus & Coach bv

Geert Van Hecke
Geert Van Hecke

Van Hool

11:15

Impact of zero emission bus deployment

Michael Faltenbacher
Michael Faltenbacher

ThinkStep

11:25

Panel Session: What are the impacts of deployment zero emission buses on operation and maintenance?

Umberto Guida
Umberto Guida

UITP

12:45

Lunch Buffet & Exhibition

14:00

European Zero Emission Plans

Maja Bakran Marcich
Maja Bakran Marcich

Deputy Director General DG Mobility and TransportMobility & Transport, European Commission

14:15

Practicalities of Procurement

Jos Sales
Jos Sales

IRU

14:30

Panel Session: Creating demand - early lessons from implementing zero emission policies and procurement guidelines in your city

Thorsten Herbert
Thorsten Herbert

NOW

16:15

Are zero emission buses affordable?

Ben Madden
Ben Madden

Element Energy

16:30

Panel Session: Bringing the cost down - new business and financing models

Lionel Boillot
Lionel Boillot

FCH JU

17:45

Closing Remarks

Valerie Bouillon-Delporte
Valerie Bouillon-Delporte

Hydrogen Europe

19:00

Networking & Dinner

A shuttle service will be arranged between the conference and dinner venues

9:00

Coffee & Registration

9:30

Welcome Address

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

Hydrogen Europe

9:40

Address from Austria, Presidency of Council of the European Union

Hans- Jürgen Salmhofer
Hans- Jürgen Salmhofer

Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation & Technology

9:50

Activity in Asia

10:05

Activity in the US

Dan Raudebaugh
Dan Raudebaugh

Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE)

10:20

Planning for Large Scale Demand

Sectorial announcements and news.

11:40

Suppliers with Big Plans

What is the zero emission offer available from the suppliers? Pitches from:

  • Daimler EvoBus
  • Irizar e-mobility
  • Safra
  • Solaris
  • Van Hool
  • VDL
  • Volvo
  • Wrightbus
  • + others TBC

12:20

Panel Session: Practicalities of Infrastructure at Scale

Moderated by Element Energy

13:20

Closing Remarks

13:30

Lunch Buffet & Exhibition

9:00

Coffee and registration

9:30

Welcome & Mayor’s Address

Henriette Reker
Henriette Reker

Mayor of Cologne

9:40

Germany’s Zero Emission Transition

Christoph Dammermann
Christoph Dammermann

State Secretary of Economy, Innovation, Digitisation and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia

9:50

State of Play: Zero Emission Buses

Nikolas Soulopoulos
Nikolas Soulopoulos

Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Bart Biebuyck
Bart Biebuyck

Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking

10:20

Technological Readiness

Hans Bekkers
Hans Bekkers

VDL Bus & Coach bv

Geert Van Hecke
Geert Van Hecke

Van Hool

11:15

Impact of zero emission bus deployment

Michael Faltenbacher
Michael Faltenbacher

ThinkStep

11:25

Panel Session: What are the impacts of deployment zero emission buses on operation and maintenance?

Umberto Guida
Umberto Guida

UITP

12:45

Lunch Buffet & Exhibition

14:00

European Zero Emission Plans

Maja Bakran Marcich
Maja Bakran Marcich

Deputy Director General DG Mobility and TransportMobility & Transport, European Commission

14:15

Practicalities of Procurement

Jos Sales
Jos Sales

IRU

14:30

Panel Session: Creating demand - early lessons from implementing zero emission policies and procurement guidelines in your city

Thorsten Herbert
Thorsten Herbert

NOW

16:15

Are zero emission buses affordable?

Ben Madden
Ben Madden

Element Energy

16:30

Panel Session: Bringing the cost down - new business and financing models

Lionel Boillot
Lionel Boillot

FCH JU

17:45

Closing Remarks

Valerie Bouillon-Delporte
Valerie Bouillon-Delporte

Hydrogen Europe

19:00

Networking & Dinner

A shuttle service will be arranged between the conference and dinner venues

9:00

Coffee & Registration

9:30

Welcome Address

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

Hydrogen Europe

9:40

Address from Austria, Presidency of Council of the European Union

Hans- Jürgen Salmhofer
Hans- Jürgen Salmhofer

Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation & Technology

9:50

Activity in Asia

10:05

Activity in the US

Dan Raudebaugh
Dan Raudebaugh

Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE)

10:20

Planning for Large Scale Demand

Sectorial announcements and news.

11:40

Suppliers with Big Plans

What is the zero emission offer available from the suppliers? Pitches from:

  • Daimler EvoBus
  • Irizar e-mobility
  • Safra
  • Solaris
  • Van Hool
  • VDL
  • Volvo
  • Wrightbus
  • + others TBC

12:20

Panel Session: Practicalities of Infrastructure at Scale

Moderated by Element Energy

13:20

Closing Remarks

13:30

Lunch Buffet & Exhibition

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast + Registration

8:00 AM

Opening Address

Dan Raudebaugh, CTE's Executive Director and co-host of the ZEB conference, kicks off Day 1.

Dan Raudebaugh
Dan Raudebaugh

Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE)


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8:20 AM

Los Angeles' ZEV Commitment

8:40 AM

Welcome to Metro

   

Phil Washington
Phil Washington

LA Metro

CEO

8:50 AM

State of European Fuel Cell Electric Buses

Ben Madden
Ben Madden

Element Energy


Download Presentation

9:10 AM

State of European Battery Electric Buses

Umberto Guida
Umberto Guida

UITP


Download Presentation

9:50 AM

Session 1: Planning Our Zero Emission Future at Scale

Moderator: Steve Clermont, CTE

Current full fleet transition work underway.
 

Steve Clermont
Steve Clermont

Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE)

Senior Managing Consultant, Director of Planning and Development

Marc Manning
Marc Manning

LA Metro

Senior Director | Vehicle Engineering & Acquisition


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Sal Llamas
Sal Llamas

AC Transit

Chief Operating Officer


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Erik Johanson
Erik Johanson

SEPTA

Director of Innovation


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Bill Spraul
Bill Spraul

San Diego MTS

Chief Operating Officer, Bus


Download Presentation

11:30 AM

Lunch & ZEB Display Tours

See first hand the state of the art battery and fuel cell electric buses from BYD, Proterra, ENC, New Flyer and GreenPower Bus.

1:15 PM

Session 2: Operational & Infrastructure Considerations for Battery Electric Buses

Moderator: Chris Nelder, Rocky Mountain Institute

Various aspects of battery electric bus deployments that differ from traditional technology and efforts underway to address these differences.
 

Chris Nelder
Chris Nelder

Rocky Mountain Institute

Manager | EV-Grid Initiative

Matt Boothe
Matt Boothe

Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE)

Engineering Consultant, Propulsion Systems Specialist

Modeling for Procurement, Route Design & Charging Profile
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Cliff Henke
Cliff Henke

WSP

Assistant VP, Senior Analyst | Transit and Rail

Going Beyond the Pilot: Depot modifications planning and design considerations for whole-fleet ZEBs transitions
Download Presentation
Michele Chait
Michele Chait

Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3)

Director

Electric Rate Structures Supporting ZEBs
Download Presentation
Leah O’Dwyer
Leah O’Dwyer

ChargePoint

Head of eBus Solutions

Scaling for Large EV Infrastructure Deployments
Download Presentation

3:00 PM

Session 3: Fueling the "Other" Electric Bus

Moderator: Tyson Eckerle, Office of Governor Jerry Brown

How will the hydrogen industry provide for cost-effective and logistically feasible fuel cell electric bus fueling?

Tyson Eckerle
Tyson Eckerle

Office of Governor Jerry Brown

Deputy Director | ZEV Infrastructure

Oliver Bishop
Oliver Bishop

Shell Hydrogen

General Manager

Realizing Hydrogen As A Cost Competitive Fuel
Download Presentation
Ryan Erickson
Ryan Erickson

Trillium

GM | Strategic Development

Trillium/Love’s H2 station for OCTA & Others
Download Presentation
Salvador Aceves
Salvador Aceves

Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Senior Engineer | Engineering Directorate

Maximizing the range and affordability of H2 buses using cryo-compressed storage
Download Presentation
Nishchay Bharati
Nishchay Bharati

Cummins

Global Product Manager | Electrified Power Business Unit

Cummins' Perspective on Fuel Cells
Download Presentation

4:15 PM

Session 4: Support Programs Panel

Moderator: Dan Raudebaugh, CTE

Support programs and legislative frameworks for innovative transit development

Dan Raudebaugh
Dan Raudebaugh

Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE)

Mary Leary
Mary Leary

Federal Transit Administration | U.S. Department of Transportation

Acting Deputy, Associate Administrator | Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation

Leslie Goodbody
Leslie Goodbody

California Air Resources Board (CARB)

Engineer | Innovative Heavy Duty Strategies

Jen Deci
Jen Deci

U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Majority Professional Staff Member

8:00 AM

Welcome

Dan Raudebaugh
Dan Raudebaugh

Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE)

8:10 AM

Zero Emission Bus Resource Alliance

ZEBRA activities and opportunities for interested transit agencies

Lauren Skiver
Lauren Skiver

SunLine Transit Agency

CEO/General Manager


Download Presentation

6:30 PM

Dinner Reception at Sheraton Grand: The Deck

            Dinner Reception Sponsor: Ballard Power Systems

8:20 AM

Session 5: Voices from the ZEB Front Lines

Moderator: Mona Babauta, Golden Gate Transit

Transit leaders and case studies of key learnings

Mona Babauta
Mona Babauta

Golden Gate Transit

Deputy General Manager, Bus Divsion

Gary Miskell
Gary Miskell

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

Chief Information and Technology Officer

VTA's Smart Charge Bus to Grid Pilot
Download Presentation
Jon Nouchi
Jon Nouchi

City and County of Honolulu | Department of Transportation Services

Deputy Director

Planning for Honolulu's Electric Bus Future: Charging Forward with Renewables
Download Presentation
Richard Dooley
Richard Dooley

WeGo Public Transit

Maintenance Director

Nashville's Battery Electric Bus Experience
Download Presentation
Danny Ilioiu
Danny Ilioiu

King County Metro

Strategic Project Manager

Sustainability and Metro’s Zero-Emission Fleet
Download Presentation

10:05 AM

Session 6: Utility Programs for Transit & Process for Engagement

Moderator: Carrie Sisto, CPUC

Utility perspectives, existing transit pilot programs, and the process for engagement

Carrie Sisto
Carrie Sisto

CPUC, Energy Division

Analyst | Electric Vehicles

Joe Colett
Joe Colett

Portland General Electric (PGE)

Product Manager | Emerging Technologies

Electrified Mass Transit Pilot Projects: Lessons Learned
Download Presentation
Mike Wiley
Mike Wiley

PECO

Sr. Economic Development Specialist

Engaging your utility when partnering in electrification – where to start
Download Presentation
Ben Villagra
Ben Villagra

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

Program Manager

Electric Transit Programs at PG&E
Download Presentation
Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas

SCE

Manager, Pricing Design | Regulatory Operations

Understanding Electricity Pricing for Your Charging Strategy
Download Presentation
Darren Epps
Darren Epps

Southern Company

Product Development Specialist

Providing Solutions for Electric Buses & Fleets
Download Presentation

12:00 PM

Lunch Workshop: Diving Deeper into Fuel Cell Electric Buses – Benefits, Costs and Opportunities

    Box lunch and fuel cell bus workshop hosted by the California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) from 12 PM to 3 PM in the Union Station Conference Room. 

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast + Registration

8:00 AM

Opening Address

Dan Raudebaugh, CTE's Executive Director and co-host of the ZEB conference, kicks off Day 1.

Dan Raudebaugh
Dan Raudebaugh

Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE)


Download Presentation

8:20 AM

Los Angeles' ZEV Commitment

8:40 AM

Welcome to Metro

   

Phil Washington
Phil Washington

LA Metro

CEO

8:50 AM

State of European Fuel Cell Electric Buses

Ben Madden
Ben Madden

Element Energy


Download Presentation

9:10 AM

State of European Battery Electric Buses

Umberto Guida
Umberto Guida

UITP


Download Presentation

9:50 AM

Session 1: Planning Our Zero Emission Future at Scale

Moderator: Steve Clermont, CTE

Current full fleet transition work underway.
 

Steve Clermont
Steve Clermont

Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE)

Senior Managing Consultant, Director of Planning and Development

Marc Manning
Marc Manning

LA Metro

Senior Director | Vehicle Engineering & Acquisition


Download Presentation
Sal Llamas
Sal Llamas

AC Transit

Chief Operating Officer


Download Presentation
Erik Johanson
Erik Johanson

SEPTA

Director of Innovation


Download Presentation
Bill Spraul
Bill Spraul

San Diego MTS

Chief Operating Officer, Bus


Download Presentation

11:30 AM

Lunch & ZEB Display Tours

See first hand the state of the art battery and fuel cell electric buses from BYD, Proterra, ENC, New Flyer and GreenPower Bus.

1:15 PM

Session 2: Operational & Infrastructure Considerations for Battery Electric Buses

Moderator: Chris Nelder, Rocky Mountain Institute

Various aspects of battery electric bus deployments that differ from traditional technology and efforts underway to address these differences.
 

Chris Nelder
Chris Nelder

Rocky Mountain Institute

Manager | EV-Grid Initiative

Matt Boothe
Matt Boothe

Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE)

Engineering Consultant, Propulsion Systems Specialist

Modeling for Procurement, Route Design & Charging Profile
Download Presentation
Cliff Henke
Cliff Henke

WSP

Assistant VP, Senior Analyst | Transit and Rail

Going Beyond the Pilot: Depot modifications planning and design considerations for whole-fleet ZEBs transitions
Download Presentation
Michele Chait
Michele Chait

Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3)

Director

Electric Rate Structures Supporting ZEBs
Download Presentation
Leah O’Dwyer
Leah O’Dwyer

ChargePoint

Head of eBus Solutions

Scaling for Large EV Infrastructure Deployments
Download Presentation

3:00 PM

Session 3: Fueling the "Other" Electric Bus

Moderator: Tyson Eckerle, Office of Governor Jerry Brown

How will the hydrogen industry provide for cost-effective and logistically feasible fuel cell electric bus fueling?

Tyson Eckerle
Tyson Eckerle

Office of Governor Jerry Brown

Deputy Director | ZEV Infrastructure

Oliver Bishop
Oliver Bishop

Shell Hydrogen

General Manager

Realizing Hydrogen As A Cost Competitive Fuel
Download Presentation
Ryan Erickson
Ryan Erickson

Trillium

GM | Strategic Development

Trillium/Love’s H2 station for OCTA & Others
Download Presentation
Salvador Aceves
Salvador Aceves

Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Senior Engineer | Engineering Directorate

Maximizing the range and affordability of H2 buses using cryo-compressed storage
Download Presentation
Nishchay Bharati
Nishchay Bharati

Cummins

Global Product Manager | Electrified Power Business Unit

Cummins' Perspective on Fuel Cells
Download Presentation

4:15 PM

Session 4: Support Programs Panel

Moderator: Dan Raudebaugh, CTE

Support programs and legislative frameworks for innovative transit development

Dan Raudebaugh
Dan Raudebaugh

Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE)

Mary Leary
Mary Leary

Federal Transit Administration | U.S. Department of Transportation

Acting Deputy, Associate Administrator | Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation

Leslie Goodbody
Leslie Goodbody

California Air Resources Board (CARB)

Engineer | Innovative Heavy Duty Strategies

Jen Deci
Jen Deci

U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Majority Professional Staff Member

6:30 PM

Dinner Reception at Sheraton Grand: The Deck

            Dinner Reception Sponsor: Ballard Power Systems

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast + Registration

8:00 AM

Welcome

Dan Raudebaugh
Dan Raudebaugh

Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE)

8:10 AM

Zero Emission Bus Resource Alliance

ZEBRA activities and opportunities for interested transit agencies

Lauren Skiver
Lauren Skiver

SunLine Transit Agency

CEO/General Manager


Download Presentation

8:20 AM

Session 5: Voices from the ZEB Front Lines

Moderator: Mona Babauta, Golden Gate Transit

Transit leaders and case studies of key learnings

Mona Babauta
Mona Babauta

Golden Gate Transit

Deputy General Manager, Bus Divsion

Gary Miskell
Gary Miskell

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

Chief Information and Technology Officer

VTA's Smart Charge Bus to Grid Pilot
Download Presentation
Jon Nouchi
Jon Nouchi

City and County of Honolulu | Department of Transportation Services

Deputy Director

Planning for Honolulu's Electric Bus Future: Charging Forward with Renewables
Download Presentation
Richard Dooley
Richard Dooley

WeGo Public Transit

Maintenance Director

Nashville's Battery Electric Bus Experience
Download Presentation
Danny Ilioiu
Danny Ilioiu

King County Metro

Strategic Project Manager

Sustainability and Metro’s Zero-Emission Fleet
Download Presentation

10:05 AM

Session 6: Utility Programs for Transit & Process for Engagement

Moderator: Carrie Sisto, CPUC

Utility perspectives, existing transit pilot programs, and the process for engagement

Carrie Sisto
Carrie Sisto

CPUC, Energy Division

Analyst | Electric Vehicles

Joe Colett
Joe Colett

Portland General Electric (PGE)

Product Manager | Emerging Technologies

Electrified Mass Transit Pilot Projects: Lessons Learned
Download Presentation
Mike Wiley
Mike Wiley

PECO

Sr. Economic Development Specialist

Engaging your utility when partnering in electrification – where to start
Download Presentation
Ben Villagra
Ben Villagra

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

Program Manager

Electric Transit Programs at PG&E
Download Presentation
Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas

SCE

Manager, Pricing Design | Regulatory Operations

Understanding Electricity Pricing for Your Charging Strategy
Download Presentation
Darren Epps
Darren Epps

Southern Company

Product Development Specialist

Providing Solutions for Electric Buses & Fleets
Download Presentation

12:00 PM

Lunch Workshop: Diving Deeper into Fuel Cell Electric Buses – Benefits, Costs and Opportunities

    Box lunch and fuel cell bus workshop hosted by the California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) from 12 PM to 3 PM in the Union Station Conference Room. 

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