Panelists & Speakers

CERV 2023

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Alex Schroeder

Chief Technology Officer
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation

Fireside Chat

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Andrew Rogers

Chief Counsel
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), US Department of Transportation

Fireside Chat

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Alex Gruzen

Chief Executive Officer
WiTricity

Keynote 1

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Brad Wieferich

Interim Director, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Engineer
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)

Lunch Keynote 2

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Carlos Braceras

Director
Utah DOT

Lunch Keynote 2

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Amir Golalipour

Highway Research Engineer
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

Keynote 3

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Regan Zane

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; ASPIRE Center Director
ASPIRE, Utah State University

Welcome Address Day 1
Closing Remarks

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Grant Covic

Professor
University of Auckland

Welcome Address Day 2

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Adam Buttgenbach

Director of Fleet Engineering & Sustainability
PepsiCo

Session 1

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Dave Schaller

Industry Engagement Director
North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE)

Session 1

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Jed Proctor

Manager of Infrastructure Strategy for Zero Emissions Vehicles
Diamler Truck North America

Sesson 1

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Lance Barton

Medium Duty Sales Manager - West Region
Kenworth Truck Company

Session 1

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Geraldina Romo

Planning Manager
Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA)

Session 2

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John Kresse

Director - Advanced Electrification Technologies
Cummins Inc.

Session 2

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Michael Masquelier

Chief Commercial Officer
ASPIRE, Utah State University

Session 2
Session 6

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Morris Kesler

Chief Technology Officer
WiTricity

Session 2

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Richard van den Dool

CEO
IPT Technology

Session 2

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Ryan Reed

Director of Research & Development
Kenworth Truck Co. a division of PACCAR

Session 2

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Eric Coquelle

Session 3

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Miguel Zarzuela

Project Manager
CIRCE Technology Center

Session 3

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Richard Scholer

Manager, Charging Systems
Stellantis

Session 3

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Zariff Meira

Wireless Charging Systems Engineer
VEDECOM

Session 3

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Alia Hall

Segment Head, Driveline & Electrification
Continental Engineering Services North America, Continental Automotive Inc.

Session 4

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Andreas Wendt

Managing Director
ElectReon Germany GmbH

Session 4
Session 7

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Jan Pettersson

Director for Strategic Development
Swedish Transport Administration

Session 4
Session 11

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Michael Weigelt

Research Associate, Co-Founder
Univeristy Erlangen-Nuremberg ; Seamless Energy Technologies

Session 4

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Nathan Kalesnikoff

Technical Sales Manager
Siemens Mobility, Inc.

Session 4

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P.T. Jones

Senior Technical Professional
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Session 4

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Brian Burkhard

Global Technology Leader for Advanced Mobility Systems
Jacobs

Session 5

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Michele Mueller

Senior Project Manager for Connected, Automated, and Electrified Vehicles
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)

Session 5

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Ryan Bankerd

Director of Automotive Sustainability
United Parcel Service (UPS)

Session 5

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Stefan Tongur

VP of Business Development
Electreon

Session 5

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Benjamin Hart

Executive Director
Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA)

Session 6

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John Porcari

Co-founder of EIP Former White House Port & Supply Chain Envoy Former Deputy Secretary of US DOT

Session 6

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Ken Kelly

Chief Engineer for Commercial Vehicle Electrification
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)

Session 6

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Neal Pollard

Executive VP
RSD Container Yard Services

Session 6

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Tammie Bostick

Executive Director
Utah Clean Cities Coalition (UCCC)

Session 6

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Jesse Schneider

CEO/CTO
ZEV Station

Session 7

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Ky Sealy

Engineering Fellow
WiTricity

Session 7

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Peter Jager

Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)

Session 7

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Chris Mi

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, Center for Electric Drive Transportation
San Diego State University (SDSU)

Session 8

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Dionysios Aliprantis

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University

Session 8
Session 11

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Jae Seung Lee

Senior Manager of Electronics Research Department of Research Strategy
Toyota Research Institute of North America

Session 8

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Lee Slezak

Vehicle Systems Manager
US Department of Energy, Vehicle Technologies Office

Session 8

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Maximilian Kneidl

Research Associate, Co-Founder
Univeristy Erlangen-Nuremberg ; Seamless Energy Technologies

Session 8

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Veda Prakash Galigekere

Senior R&D Staff, Group Leader of Electric Drives Research Group
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Session 8

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John Haddock

Professor, Civil Engineering
Purdue University

Session 9

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Marvin Halling

Professor of Structural Engineering, Head Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Utah State University

Session 9

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Mauricio Esguerra

Co-Founder and CEO
MAGMENT

Session 9

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Richard Young

VP, US West Transportation
AECOM

Session 9

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Simon Bickerton

Professor, Mechanical Engineering Director, Centre for Advanced Composite Materials
University of Auckland

Session 9

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Soheil Nazarian

Professor, Civil Engineering
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

Session 9

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Barney Carlson

Principal Research Engineer
Idaho National Lab (INL)

Session 10

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James Campbell

Director of Innovation and Sustainability
Rocky Mountain Power

Session 10

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John Kisacikoglu

Team Leader, Electric Vehicle Grid Integration Group
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)

Session 10

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Masood Parvania

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Utah

Session 10

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Toru Miyazu

Assistant Senior Research Engineer
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc Innovative Technology Laboratory (Frontier) R&D Center

Session 10

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Chris Gearhart

Director, Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)

Session 11

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Kaylyn Bopp

Transportation Project Leader, Center for Integrated Mobility Science
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)

Session 11

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Patrick Fowler

Senior Account Manager
ESRI

Session 11

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Allie Kelly

Executive Director
The Ray

Session 12
Session 13

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Carl Coward

Co-founder and Managing Partner
Focus Capital Partners

Session 12

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Joseph Spence

Investor, Entrepreneur

Session 12

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Tim Stewart

President
US Oil & Gas Association

Session 12

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Doug Wilson

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director, Transportation Research Centre
University of Auckland

Session 13

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Konstantina (Nadia) Gkritza

Professor, Civil Engineering Director, Sustainable Transportation Systems Research Group
Purdue University

Session 13

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Lynne Yocom

Fiber Optics Director
Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)

Session 13

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Tallis Blalack

Managing Director
ASPIRE, Utah State University

Session 13