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2020 AltWheels 'Virtual' Fleet Day Agenda and Presentations

Links to videos in Agenda below

The AltWheels 2020 virtual event, Sustainable Transportation in a Post-COVID World:  Creating Opportunity from Uncertainty, went national and drew 378 registrants to hear keynote talks from Anirban Basu, Chairman & CEO Sage Policy Group and Bill Van Amburg, Executive Vice President, CALSTART as well as a series of panels and interviews of industry leaders from organizations such as Ford, Toyota, UPS, National Grid, US Environmental Protection Agency, Verizon Connect and Blackburn Energy to name a few. 

2020 AltWheels Virtual Fleet Day Agenda with Links to Presentations

Monday, October 5, 2020

 

Welcome & Introduction:

Alison Sander, Founder AltWheels

Barry Carr, Clean Communities of Central New York – Master of Ceremonies

Morning Keynote:

Return of the Economist: Covid-19 Economic Update: Anirban Basu, Chairman & CEO Sage Policy Group

Verizon Connect – Fuel Efficiency Dashboard

 

1:1 with Industry Experts on Future Fleet Trends

  • Edmond Young, Fuel Cell Infrastructure & Advanced Hydrogen Fuel Station Development Manager – Toyota Motor North America

  • Travis Hunt, Business Development Manager – Ford Commercial Solutions

  • Eric Foellmer, Director of Marketing – XL Fleet

  • Charlie Myers, President – Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition

Moderator: Cathy Morrissey, Member – AltWheels Fleet Day Advisory Committee

 

Alison Sander, AltWheels Founder: Implications of Living in an Era of Extreme Climate Change

 

Ford Escape

Nissan Ariya Social 16:9 Clean

Toyota Mirage

Afternoon Keynote:

Strategies and best practices for decarbonizing transportation: how to make progress during COVID

Bill Van Amburg, Executive Vice President – CALSTART

Blackburn Energy

Leading strategies from fleet managers managing in Uncertain Times: How to find opportunities in the current environment

  • Michael McDonald, Sr. Director Sustainability & Government Affairs – UPS

  • Robert Riddle, Director Division of Motor Fleet Management – North Carolina

  • Dave Schaller, Industry Engagement Director – North American Council for Freight Efficiency

  • Sejal Shah, Senior Program Manager Electric Vehicle & Demand Response – National Grid

Moderator: Jessica Wilcox, Coordinator – Granite State Clean Cities

 

Leaders moving into alternative fuels and transportation in medium/heavy duty

  • Joe Rudolph, Vice President, Commercial Fleet Sales – ROUSH CleanTech

  • Steve Whaley, Director of Autogas Business Development – Propane Education & Research Council

  • Abby Swain, Regional Manager SmartWay – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1 New England

  • Mark McGrew, Senior Sales Manager – The Lion Electric Company

Moderator: Ben Mandel, Northeast Regional Director – CALSTART

 

Congratulations to Greg Green who won the signed Ansel Adams poster as part of this year's AltWheels Fleet Day. Greg answered the most questions correctly and fastest throughout the day to win this great prize!

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