APRIL 23 | DAY 1 SCHEDULE | Delta Innovation Hub, 210 Spring St, Athens, GA 30602
6:00pm-7:00pm | Opening Reception
APRIL 24 | DAY 2 SCHEDULE | The Classic Center, 300 N Thomas St, Athens, GA 30601
8:00am | Registration Open / Continental Breakfast | Athena Ballroom
8:30am | Opening and Welcome Remarks | Athena Ballroom
8:40am | Founding Partner Remarks | Athena Ballroom
- Tony Ferguson, Region Director, Georgia Power
- Stuart Countess, President & CEO, Kia Georgia
- Joe George, President, Mobility Solutions Group, Cox Automotive
9:10am | Keynote Speaker & Facilitated Panel | Commissioner Tim Echols | Athena Ballroom
- Andrew Heath, Deputy Chief Engineer, Georgia Department of Transportation
- Sam Ham, Director Alternative Power, Yancey Bus Sales and Service
- Emil Abdelshehid, Assistant Director, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
10:30am | State of E-Mobility Overview | Athena Ballroom
- Asher Dozier, E-Mobility Engagement Lead, UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government
10:55am | Workforce Study Fireside Chat | Facilitated by Georgia Power | Athena Ballroom
- Anna Chafin, President & CEO of Workforce, Savannah Economic Development Authority
- Greg Wilson, Associate Director Workforce and Economic Development, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
11:25am | Opportunities and Challenges for Electrifying Mobility | Athena Ballroom
- Jeri Reichel, Sr Strategic Planning Director, Consumer Solutions, Cox Automotive
- Stephanie Armistead, Sustainability Lead, Chick-Fil-A Corporate Support Center
- Ashley Blackwell, Deputy Director, Electrification Coalition
- Anastasia Klosterman, Zero Emissions Transportation Consultant, 1898 & Co. – Part of Burns & McDonnell
12:00pm | Lunch | Athena Ballroom
12:30pm | Welcome & Industry Outlook Panel | Provost Jack Hu | Athena Ballroom
- Stuart Countess, Chief Operating Officer for Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc
- Aaron Luque, Founder, CEO, and Board Chairman of EnviroSpark Energy Solutions
- Dave Dennison, Vice President of Engineering at Archer Aviation
- Rhonda Allen, Chief Customer Experience Officer for MARTA
1:30pm | Facilitated Breakout Sessions
- SMART Automation Certification Alliance Overview | Olympia Room
- Jim Wall, Executive Director, SMART Automation Certification Alliance
- Communities Engaged in Electric Mobility | Athena Ballroom
- Bob Hughes, Chief Wisdom Officer, Rowen Foundation
- Christian Sigman, City Manager, City of Brookhaven
- Justin Ellis, Program Manager / Operational Strategy and Impact Analysis, UGA Office of Sustainability
- Cybersecurity Panel | Parthenon Room
- Lincoln Wood, Electrification Policy Manager, Southern Company
- Roberto Perdisci, Director, Institute for Cybersecurity and Privacy, Patty and D.R. Grimes Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, UGA School of Computing
2:30pm | Refreshment Break | Athena Ballroom
2:40pm | Facilitated Breakout Sessions
- Community Funding Sources & Strategies | Olympia Room
- Todd Allums, Director, Utility Relations & Strategic Programs, EnviroSpark Energy Solutions, Inc.
- Glenn Halliday, CEM, Electric Transportation, Georgia Power
- Folashade Alao, PhD, Principal, Program Analyst, Transportation Planning Department, Atlanta Regional Commission
- Beatrice Shakal, Policy Planning Coordinator, Georgia Department of Transportation
- Student Success Stories Panel | Athena Ballroom
- Jennifer Jiménez Hernandez, Georgia Gwinnett College
- Keven Gallegos, Gwinnett Technical College
- Dean Huynh, Gwinnett Technical College
- Kate Winters, University of Georgia
- MAGNET Program Overview in collaboration with University of Alabama and Mississippi State University | Parthenon Room
- Moderator: Michael Oatridge, AMP Executive Director, The University of Alabama, Alabama Transportation Institute
- Allen Parrish, Interim VP, Research & Economic Development, The University of Alabama, Alabama Transportation Institute
- Clay Walden, Executive Director, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS), Mississippi State University
- Bjorn Birgisson, Professor and Chair, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, University of Georgia
- Lincoln Wood, Electrification Policy Manager, Southern Company
3:45pm | Closing Remarks | Athena Ballroom
