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Event Date |
Tue Jul 11 CDT - Wed Jul 12 CDT (over 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Jul 11 1:00am - Wed Jul 12 1:00am |
Location |
Chicago Conference Center
205 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 |
Region | Americas |
This massive increase in EV charging infrastructure will have important implications for the grid, and present stakeholders with significant challenges - and opportunities.
It convenes top industry experts and utility professionals to examine how growing EV adoption rates will impact the network, and what investments are needed to ensure grid stability and benefit. Case studies of current utility programs and deployments will be discussed with an eye toward refining strategies, identifying technologies, and implementing business models that will ensure widespread EV adoption is optimized for all parties involved.
Topics to be Addressed Include:
• Latest in smart charging and wireless charging
• Trends in EV adoption and implications for utilities
• Innovations in charging infrastructure
• V2G advances, opportunities, challenges and pilots
• Providing incentives to increase consumer demand for EVs
• EV and battery advances, and implications for charging infrastructure
• Integrating and optimizing renewable energy resources
• Integration of EV charging into microgrids
• Energy storage and EV charging
• Utility case studies and programs to date
• Scaling up existing charging operator networks
• Impact of EVs on grid operations and planning
• Regulatory requirements and standards
• Reuse of EV batteries into grid-scale energy storage systems
• Modeling and grid architecture planning: ensuring that charging is a grid benefit
• Charging station operators perspective
• Municipal perspectives and initiatives
• EV manufacturer perspectives on charging infrastructure requirements
And more
2023 Speakers
Violetka Dirlea
EY-Parthenon Principal, Strategy and Transactions, Ernst & Young LLP
Oscar Rodriguez
Executive Chairman and CEO, NovaCHARGE
Adam Procell
CEO, Zeplug USA
Michael Stadler
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Xendee
Chris Phenner
Vice President, Business Development, FLASH
Nina Sadighi, P.E., SME
Sr. Program Manager, Electrical Engineering Base-Building Engineering Strategy, Global Reliability Team, Amazon
Sowmya Holla, P.E.
Senior Technical Program Manager, Electrical Engineering, Amazon
Mobeen Mahmood
Staff Power Electronics Engineer, Rivian Automotive
Victor Atlasman
Director of Engineering, Charging Ecosystems and Energy Storage Solutions, Atlis Motor Vehicles
Jim Cahaly
Business Development Manager, Intralogistics and Integrated Services, Wieland Electric
Tom Tansy
CEO, DER Security Corp Chairman, SunSpec Alliance
Chris Maguire
CEO, NextEdge
Katrina Smallacombe
Solutions Engineering Manager, Geotab
Andrew Ewing
Senior Solutions Engineering, Geotab
Amy Barzdukas
Chief Marketing Officer, WiTricity
Cole Rosson
Director, Business Development, Sparkion
Chris Foley
Survey Service Leader, Westwood Professional Services
John Incorvaia
Market Segment Leader, Renewable Energy & EV Charging, GPRS Inc.
2023 Sponsors
PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• AutoGrid
• wieland
• KEYSIGHT
GOLD SPONSORS:
• ZEPLUG
• NovaCharge
BRONZE SPONSORS:
• AURORA CIRCUITS