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Battery Technology: Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderator: Denise Gray, Director, General Motors Company
Yet Ming Chiang, Ph.D., Kyocera Professor of Ceramics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Co-founder, A123Systems, Inc.
Dania Ghantous, Vice President, Technology and Battery Development, Imara Corporation
John Patten, Ph.D., Director, Manufacturing Research Center, Western Michigan University
Jeffrey Sakamoto, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Ann Marie Sastry, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Sakti3
Paul F. Skalny, Director, National Automotive Center, Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)

How Government Policy Can Shape An Industry
Moderator: Maria Thompson, General Manager, Government Solutions Group, A123Systems, Inc.
David Howell, Team Lead, Hybrid and Electric Systems, Vehicle Technologies Program, U.S. Department of Energy
Doug Parks, Sr. Vice President, Business Development and Attraction, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Michael A. Schen, Ph.D., Senior Scientific Advisor to the Director, Technology Innovation Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jan-Olaf Willums, Ph.D., Chairman, InSpire Invest
Jeff Ziarko, Legislative Assistant, Congressman Sander Levin

Building Batteries: From Concept To Commerce
Moderator: Karina Morley, Global Vice President, Controls and Electronics Engineering, Ricardo
Michael G. Andrew, Director of Government Affairs and External Communication, HEV Battery Systems, Power Solutions, Battery Technology Center, Johnson Controls - Saft Advanced Battery Systems
Ric Fulop, Vice President of Business Development and Co-founder, A123Systems, Inc.
Ravi Ramanathan, Director, Global Business Development, The Dow Chemical Company
Mark Swenson, Vice President, Manufacturing Engineering & Vehicle Production Engineering, Nissan North America, Inc.

Plug-In Ready Cities
Moderator: Britta K. Gross, Director, Global Energy Systems and Infrastructure Commercialization, General Motors Company
Patrick Davis, Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Enid Joffe, Co-Owner, Clean Fuel Connection, Inc.
Mike Ligett, Director, Emerging Technologies, Progress Energy Corporation
Matt Mattila, Project Manager, Project Get Ready Initiative in the MOVE group, Rocky Mountain Institute
Luke Schneider, Chief Technology Officer, Zipcar, Inc.

PHEV/EV Infrastructure: Different Business Models?
Moderator: Mike Delaney, Investment Professional, DTE Energy Company
Mark Duvall, Director Electric Transportation, Electric Power Research Institute
Daniel Ford, CFA, Managing Director, Head of U.S. Utilities Equity Research, Barclays Capital
Philip G. Gott, Director, Automotive Consulting with the Global Automotive Group, Global Insight
Richard Lowenthal, Chief Executive Officer, Coulomb Technologies, Inc.

Managing The Cost Of Carbon
Moderator: John Sullivan, Ph.D., Environment Scientist, Energy Systems, Argonne National Laboratory
John German, Senior Fellow, Program Director, International Council on Clean Transportation
John F. Sase, Principal, Sase Associates
Martin B. Zimmerman, Ford Motor Company Clinical Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Business Administration, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

PEVs, The "Smart Grid" And Clean Energy
Moderator: Robert Robinson, Vice President, Booz & Co.
Jim Lyons, Partner and Chief Technology Officer, Novus Energy Partners
Ron Prosser, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Prosser Group
Mike Rowand, Director, Advanced Customer Technologies, Duke Energy
Dipender Saluja, Partner, Capricorn Investment Group and Chief Executive Officer, Automatiks

Greening America's Fleets: The Medium-Duty Truck Market Shifts Into Gear
Moderator: Bob Johnson, Director, Fleet Relations , National Truck Equipment Association
Alex Bernasconi, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Service, ISE Corporation
Gregory Fisher, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fisher Coachworks
Lyle Shuey, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Bright Automotive, Inc.
Dave Tarrant, Chief Executive Officer, Workhorse Custon Chassis and Vice President and General Manager, Light Duty Vehicles and Joint Ventures, Navistar

From ICE To PEV: What Components Are In? What Components Are Out?
Moderator: Roland Kibler, Manager, Technology Development, NextEnergy
Michael Bull, Director of Technology, Automotive, Novelis Corporation
Chris Hennessy, Chief Technologist, AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc.
Juergen Reers, Managing Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
J.E. "Ted" Robertson, P.E., Chief Technical Officer &. Executive Vice President of New Product Creation, Magna International Inc.

Creating The PEV Ready Workforce
Moderator: Kristin Dziczek, Group Director, Labor and Industry Group, Center for Automotive Research
Robert Graham, Manager, Southern California Edison
Simon Ng, Ph.D., P.E., Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellow Director, Alternative Energy Technology Professor, Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University
Ann Marie Sastry, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical, Biochemical, and Materials Science and Engineering, Advanced Battery Coalition of Drivetrains, University of Michigan
William Stark, Director, Center for Alternative Fuels, Macomb Community College

The Consumer: Who, When And Why?
Moderator: Brett Smith, Automotive Analysis Group Director and Assistant Research Director, Center for Automotive Research
Richard Canny, Chief Executive Officer, Think
Felix Kramer, Founder, California Cars Initiative
Tony Posawatz, P.E., Vehicle Line Director, Chevrolet Volt, General Motors Company, and Co-Chairman, Electric Vehicle Drive Association
Karl Simon, Director, Compliance and Innovative Strategies Division, Environmental Protection Agency
John Waraniak, Vice President, Vehicle Technology, Specialty Equipment Market Association

Automotive Supplier Development
Moderator: Daron L. Gifford, Vice President, A.T. Kearney
John Ferris, Voltec Program Planning Manager, General Motors Company
Sherif Marakby, Chief Engineer, Sustainable Mobility, Ford Motor Company
Jim Romine, President-Component Business Unit and Executive Vice President Engineering, Yazaki North America
Jochem Wolschendorf, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, FEV, Inc., North American Technical Center

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