Panelists & Speakers

Alex Gruzen

Chief Executive Officer
WiTricity

Keynote 1

Nils-Gunnar Våstedt

Head of Innovation R&D
Scania

Keynote 2

Andrew Daga

Chief Executive Officer
Momentum Dynamics

Luncheon - Keynote 3

Mike Rowand

Director, Technology Development
Duke Energy

Keynote 4

Antonio Villagomez

Sr Director of Renewable Energy, Efficiency, & Sustainability
Walmart

Fireside Chat

Jennifer Wheeler

Sr Manager of Supply Chain Sustainability
Walmart

Fireside Chat
Session 3

Michael Masquelier

Chief Executive Officer
WAVE IPT

Session 1

William Carpenter

Project Developer
Elonroad

Session 1

Stéphane Laporte

Project Manager
Vedecom

Session 1

Kenji Morita

JARI - Japan Automobile Research Institute

Session 1
Session 9

Stefan Tongur

Business Development Manager
Electreon

Session 1

Zariff Meira Gomes

Technical Lead of Wireless Charging Systems
VEDECOM

Session 1

Allie Kelly

Executive Director
The Ray

Session 2

Tim Drake

Vice President, Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)

Session 2

Antje Graul

Assistant Professor, Marketing
Utah State University

Session 2

Fred Silver

Vice President
Calstart

Session 2

Doug Wilson

Senior Lecturer
University of Auckland

Session 2

Andrew Wishnia

Minority Senior Policy Advisor
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Session 2

Chris Gearhart

Director of Integrated Mobility Sciences
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Session 3

Hal Johnson

Manager of Project Development and Systems Planning
Utah Transit Authority

Session 3

Dale Prows

Head of Hydrogen Supply Chain
Nikola Motor Company

Session 3

Dennis Rodriguez

Head of External Affairs – Western U.S.
Siemens Corporation

Session 3

John Salmon

Assistant Professor
Brigham Young University

Session 3

Lee Slezak

Grid & Infrastructure R&D Manager
DOE Vehicle Technologies Office

Session 4

Morris Kesler

Chief Technology Officer
WiTricity

Session 4

Andreas Wendt

Project Leader, Stationary and Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer
Toyota

Session 4

Rakan Chabaan

Principal Engineer – Technical Lead of Advanced Wireless Charging
Hyundai Kia America Technical Center

Session 4

Takamitsu Tajima

Large Project Leader of Dynamic Charge System, Chief Engineer
Honda

Session 4

Richard Sholer

Manager – Charging Systems, Electrified Powertrain Systems
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)

Session 4

Jae Lee

Senior Manager
Toyota

Session 5

Pam Fisher

Director of Economic Development
Indiana Department of Transportation

Session 5

Nadia Gkritza

Professor, Civil, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Purdue University

Session 5

Jason Quinn

Associate Professor, Engineering
Colorado State University

Session 5

Selena Sheng

Research Fellow, Energy Centre
University of Auckland

Session 5

John Haddock

Professor, Civil Engineering
Purdue University

Session 6

Simon Bickerton

Professor
University of Auckland

Session 6

Matt Christensen

Senior Business Development Manager
Kiewit Engineering Group

Session 6

Marv Halling

Head of Structural Engineering
Utah State University

Session 6

Tim Ularich

Consultant

Session 6

Rick Young

Vice President/Program Manager
AECOM

Session 6

Jason Marenda

Department Manager
Power Engineers

Session 7

Ziqi Song

Director, Transportation Infrastructure Management and Engineering Laboratory
Utah State University

Session 7

Matt Thomas

Senior Vice President
Kiewit

Session 7

Alan Westenskow

Director, Business Development
Proterra

Session 7

David Eckels

Founding Partner
EVIA - Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Advisors

Session 7

Shawn Grant

Rocky Mountain Power

Session 7

Burak Ozpineci

Research and Development
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Session 8

Khurram Afridi

Associate Professor
Cornell University

Session 8

Toshiyuki Fujita

University of Tokyo

Session 8

Jason Pries

Research and Development Staff Member
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Session 8

Abhilash Kamineni

Assistant Professor
Utah State University

Session 8

Duleepa Thrimawithana

Senior Lecturer
University of Auckland

Session 8

Ky Sealy

Senior Principal Engineer
WiTricity

Session 9

Daniel Mikat

Senior Program Manager
Toyota

Session 9

Robert Sutton

Senior Vice President
TDK R&D Corporation

Session 9

Chris Fawson

Utah State University

Session 9

Jesse Schneider

EVP, Technologies
Nikola Motor Company

Session 9

Jeff Muhs

Associate Director, CSU Energy Institute
Colorado State University

Session 10

Barney Carlson

Principle Research Engineer
Idaho National Lab

Session 10

Ryan Gerdes

Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech

Session 10

Joachim Taiber

Chief Technology Officer
ITIC

Session 10

Ahmed Mohamed

Research Engineer
National Renewal Energy Laboratory

Session 10

Duncan Woodbury

Critical Infrastructure Security Professional
Dream Team

Session 10

Regan Zane

Professor
Utah State University

Committee Member

Grant Covic

Professor
University of Auckland

Committee Member

David Christensen

SELECT Executive Director
Utah State University

Committee Member

Angie Griffeth

Program Coordinator
Utah State University

Committee Member