Light breakfast (pastries and coffee) will be provided.

Break for VGIC members and non-member check-in.

Market development and policy innovation flourish at the hands of innovative thinkers, doers, and collaborators. VGIC is honored to be joined by three insightful policy leaders who see the opportunity for vehicle-grid integration (VGI) and are working to drive its progress.

Speakers Include:

• Tim Echols, Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission

• David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission

• Alice Reynolds, President, California Public Utilities Commission

• Nancy Ryan, PhD, Partner, eMobility Advisors (Moderator)

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) resources harnessed for virtual power plants (VPPs) offer immense potential for supporting grid reliability and additional services. What are the key barriers to developing V2G in VPPs? What stakeholder collaboration is required in order to scale these solutions?

Speakers Include:

• Ralph Adams, V2X Lead & Director of Utility Partnerships, BorgWarner

• Dave McCreadie, Director, EV-Grid Services, Ford Motor Company

• Quinn Nakayama, Senior Director, GRID Innovation R&D, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Drew Higgins, Board Chair, Texas Electric Transportation Resource Alliance (TxETRA) (Moderator)

Please be sure to include any dietary restrictions when you register. If you forgot, please reach out to our Marketing & Events Coordinator, Vicky Tran, at vtran@vgicouncil.org. Thanks for your cooperation.

Key pilots are the space to test and learn, creating a foundation to achieve meaningful scale and improve market introduction. How do we bridge managed charging pilots to mass-market implementation? What are the “green flags” and “red flags” when designing large-scale initiatives?

Speakers Include:

• Zeryai Hagos, Deputy Director, Office of Markets and Innovation, New York State Department of Public Service

• Cole Jermyn, Attorney - Energy Transition, Environmental Defense Fund

• Emmett Romine, Vice President of Customer Energy & Transportation Solutions, Xcel Energy

• Angela Kent, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, EnergyHub (Moderator)

Advancing managed charging initiatives and bidirectional charging use cases demands thoughtful consideration of existing forecasting tools, utility planning processes, and publicly available project siting tools. How do we ensure VGI resources are adequately planned for, and – just as important – how do we leverage these resources to modernize our grid and charging infrastructure planning?

Speakers Include:

• Sky Stanfield, Partner, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP

• Chanel Parson, Director, Clean Energy and Demand Response, Southern California Edison

• Jeffrey Lu, Staff, California Energy Commission

• Grace Pratt, Associate, Caliber Strategies (Moderator)

With emerging products and services, trends in new markets, and new customer profiles abound, what’s next for VGI? As questions, gaps, and barriers continue to emerge, this panel explores how to proactively shape the future of EVs as a grid asset.

Speakers Include:

• Noel Crisostomo, Physical Scientist, Office of Policy, U.S. Department of Energy

• Paula Gruendling, Supervisor -Transportation Electrification, California Public Utilities Commission

• Harris Schaer, Customer Success and CX Enhancement Manager, GM Energy

• Sophia Schuster, Policy Principal, Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council

• Zach Woogen, Interim Executive Director, VGIC (Moderator)

Speaker:

• Zach Woogen, Interim Executive Director, VGIC

Light appetizers and refreshments at the David Brower Center.