Agenda
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Ak-Chin Indian Community 5th Floor Conference Center, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 111 East Taylor Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004 (Directions, Parking, & Public Transportation Information)
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. EV Test Drives, Registration
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Welcome & Key Remarks (light breakfast included with registration)
Joel Levin, Executive Director, Plug In America
Kris Mayes, Co-Director, Arizona State University Energy Policy Innovation Council
Andy Tobin, Director, Arizona Department of Administration
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Transportation Electrification Market & Benefits for Arizona
Moderator: Director Andy Tobin, Arizona Department of Administration
Nick Nigro, Founder, Atlas Public Policy
Adam Stafford, Attorney, Western Resource Advocates
JoAnna Strother, Advocacy Director, American Lung Association
Andrew Christian, VP Business Development/Defense, Nikola
Francesca Wahl, Business Development & Policy Advisor, Tesla
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Arizona Utilities & Transportation Electrification Programs
Moderator: Alliance for Transportation Electrification
Kathy Knoop, Principal Environmental Scientist, Salt River Project (SRP)
Travis Madsen, Transportation Program Director, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP)
Kerri Carnes, Manager, Customer Technology Product Development, Arizona Public Service
Ted Burhans, Emerging Technologies & Innovation Director, Tucson Electric Power (TEP)
Tom Ashley, Vice President of Policy, Greenlots
12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch, Speaker, & Awards Ceremony (lunch included with registration)
Speaker: Chairman Bob Burns, Arizona Corporation Commission
Awards Ceremony: Presented by Katherine Stainken, Director of Government Affairs, Plug In America
1:45- 3:15 p.m. Envisioning a Long-Term Transportation Electrification Plan For Arizona
Transit agency actions: Led by Kent Leacock, Senior Director for Gov. Relations and Public Policy, Proterra; and Diane Brown, Arizona PIRG Education Fund
Utility actions: Led by Nick Nigro, Founder, Atlas Public Policy
Legislative actions: Led by Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club; Katherine Stainken, Policy Director, Plug In America
City actions: Led by Natalia Swalnick, Director of EV Programs, Electrification Coalition; and Kevin Devery, Fleet Manager, City of Tempe
Business actions: Led by Emily Duff, Associate, State Policy, Ceres
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks & Follow-Up
Ellen Zuckerman, Arizona Representative, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project