Clean Vehicles Now Conference Agenda

King County Conference, Clean Vehicle Ride-and-Drive, and Exhibits

7:00 – 9:00: Registrant Check-in, Coffee

• Ride-and-drive for conference participants
• Stationary clean vehicle exhibits

• Greg Nickels, Mayor, City of Seattle
• John Boesel, WestStart CEO
• Brian Wynne, President of the Electric Drive Transportation Association

• Ron Sims, King County Executive, Introductory Remarks
• Terry Tamminen, Former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and renowned author on climate change and clean energy

• Bill Van Amburg, WestStart-CALSTART, Moderator
• Mark Norman, CEO of Flexcar and Former Chairman, President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler, Canada
• Dr. Andrew Frank, Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, UC Davis
• Britta Gross, Manager, Hydrogen Infrastructure and Strategic Commercialization
• Gunnar Lindstrom, American Honda, Senior Manager of Alternative Fuel Department

1:15 – 2:45: Breakout Session Panel Discussions

Invitation-Only Special Executive Session for Regional Green Fleet Initiative
Participants will discuss near-term opportunities for the regional green fleet initiative.

"Would You Vote for It?"
Policy Environment and Opportunities
This session will address the questions: Which clean vehicles best meet our climate and energy policy goals, and which are viable in our current or projected policy environment? How soon will these vehicles be viable in our current or projected policy environment? What is our ideal policy direction for clean vehicles?

• KC Golden, Policy Director, Climate Solutions (Moderator)
• Mark Simon, New York City DOT Alternative Fuels Program
• Doug Howell, Climate Change Policy Advisor, King County
• Steve Marshall, Senior Fellow, Cascadia Center
• Ron Johnston-Rodriguez, Director of Economic Development, Port of Chelan County

"Would You Buy It?"
Consumer Attitudes and Opportunities
This session will address the questions: Which clean vehicles are most appealing for fleet managers, taxi drivers, and individual consumers to purchase? How do they stack up against one another in terms of price, function, fuel savings, greenhouse gas reduction, and availability? How soon will they be appealing on all of these counts?

• Tom Watson, King County EcoConsumer (Moderator)
• Ken Kurani, UC Davis, Research Engineer
• Win Mitchell, Director of Fleet Administration, King County
• Andrew Grant, Commercial Hybrid Consultant, and formerly of Yellow Cabs, Vancouver, British Columbia

"Would You Invest in It?"
Business Environment and Economic Development Opportunities
This session will address the questions: Which clean vehicles present a strong business case for entrepreneurs and job-seekers in the United States and the Puget Sound region? Which clean vehicles meet greenhouse gas reduction goals for corporate responsibility? How soon will clean vehicle businesses and a regional and national clean vehicle industry "take off"? What will it take to create an ideal business environment for clean vehicles?

• Rich Feldman, City of Seattle and Former Apollo Alliance Representative (Moderator)
• Greg Rock, Sustainability Manager, Green Car Company
• John Clark, President & Chief Operating Officer of V2Green, Inc.
• Todd Ellis, Imperium Renewables
• Steve Mayeda, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, MC Electric Vehicles

2:45 – 3:15: Breakout Session "Report Back"

3:15 - 4:00: Closing Speaker

• Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Astronaut, Apollo Xl