California has always been at the forefront of environmental leadership, from its elected officials to its everyday residents. Since its creation in 1975, CAPCOA and its members-leaders of all 35 local and regional air districts in California-have focused on ensuring this trend continues unabated, with enthusiastic drive and dedication toward cleaning the air and ensuring the residents of California have a healthy environment in which to live and thrive.
Today, more than ever before, we have all come to recognize that this can only be achieved if we push the envelope to develop and use better, cleaner technologies that address air pollution, global warming, and petroleum dependency. Meeting the challenges ahead will depend on increased research into alternatives to oil and conventional fuels and challenge the way we have traditionally worked.
CAPCOA is proud to host The Future is Green Conference & Expo on New and Emerging Clean Air Technologies and Innovations on September 14-16, 2008, at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California. The Future is Green Conference & Expo is one more step toward achieving a cleaner, greener tomorrow and reducing our carbon footprint.
Monday's Opening Plenary Session features a short video by U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and presentations by State Senator Alan Lowenthal; U.S. EPA Region IX Administrator Wayne Nastri; Mary D. Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board; Fran Pavley, co-author of the landmark Assembly Bill 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act; and Lynda Ziegler, Senior Vice President of Customer Service at Southern California Edison. Our Monday luncheon keynote is presented by T. Boone Pickens, Chairman & CEO of BP Capital, who will discuss his new energy plan to achieve energy independence to clean the air and to reduce global warming.
Today's new and emerging technologies will be discussed by our ten expert panels featuring more than 60 esteemed speakers over two days and further highlighted in our exhibit, which includes more than 70 exhibitors and 30 vehicle displays.
Won't you please join as at The Future is Green and bring us that much closer to developing and commercializing clean air and low-carbon energy technologies? If we work together, we can achieve a cleaner, greener tomorrow and ensure for ourselves and future generations that The Future is Green!
Barbara Lee, CAPCOA President
Program
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| Sunday, September 14, 2008 | |
| 8:00 am | Registration/Check-in Starts |
| 9:00 am - 4:30 pm | Special Pre-Conference Workshop for Entrepreneurs “How-to Develop a Green Technology Business,” Presented in Conjunction with U.S. Small Business Administration, Grand Ballroom |
| 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Special Pre-Conference Workshop for Teachers “Global Warming, Renewables & Environmental Protection,” Meeting Room 201A&B |
| 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm | “The Future is Green” Exhibit Opens to Public Free, as well as Workshop and Conference Attendees, Exhibit Hall B |
| 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Sunday Evening Exhibit Reception for Conference Attendees, Exhibit Hall B, Sponsored by Sterling Truck Corporation |
| Monday, September 15, 2008 | |
| 7:00 am | Registration Desk for Conference Opens, Lobby |
| 7:30 am | Exhibit Opens with Continental Breakfast, Exhibit Hall B |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Opening Plenary Session, Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: CAPCOA President Barbara Lee | |
| – Bob Foster, Mayor of Long Beach | |
| – Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senator [Video] | |
| – Alan Lowenthal, State Senator | |
| – Wayne Nastri, Region IX Administrator, U.S. EPA | |
| – Mary D. Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board | |
| – Fran Pavley, Former California Assemblymember | |
| – Lynda Ziegler, Sr. Vice President Customer Service, Southern California Edison | |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall B |
| 10:30 am - 11:45 pm | Panel 1: Renewable Power Generation, Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: V. John White, Executive Director, Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies | |
| – James D. Boyd, Commissioner & Vice Chair, California Energy Commission | |
| – David Nahai, CEO & General Manager, Los Angeles Department. of Water & Power | |
| – Mike Marelli, Manager of Renewable & Alternative Power Dept., Southern California Edison | |
| – Hal LaFlash, Director Emerging Clean Technology Policy, Pacific, Gas & Electric | |
| – David A. Berokoff, Manager of Technology Development | |
| 11:45 pm - 1:20 pm | Lunch & Keynote, Promenade Ballroom |
| INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE by Michael Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor & Board Member of South Coast Air Quality Management District | |
| – KEYNOTE BY T. BOONE PICKENS, Chairman & CEO, BP Capital “The Pickens Plan: A Conversation with T. Boone Pickens” | |
| Q&A | |
| 1:20 pm - 2:45 pm | Panel 2A: On-Road Heavy-Duty Clean Fleet Vehicles & Technologies, Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: Barry R. Wallerstein, Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District | |
| – Tony Picarello, Vice President Heavy Duty Sales & Marketing, Westport Innovations | |
| – David Mazaika, Chairman of the Board, ISE Corporation | |
| – Brad Bohlmann, Business Development Manager for Advanced Technology Team, Eaton | |
| – Marty Lassen, Director of Commercial Development & Marketing, Johnson Matthey | |
| – Mike Roeth, Director of Global Advanced Engineering, Navistar, Inc. | |
| – Bradley C. Fauvre, President, Los Angeles Freightliner | |
| 1:20 pm - 2:45 pm | Panel 2B: Green Building & Energy Efficiency, Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: Terry Dressler, CAPCOA Vice President & Air Pollution Control Officer, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District | |
| – Hashem Akbari, Heat Island Group Leader, Lawrence Berkeley Labs | |
| – James T. Williams, Principal, Williams+Paddon Architects+Planners Inc. | |
| – Walker Wells, Program Director, Global Green USA | |
| – Bruce Baccei, Supervisor of Energy Efficiency Emerging Technologies, Sacramento Municipal Utility District | |
| 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall B |
| 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm | Panel 3A: On-Road Light-Duty Clean Vehicles & Technology |
| MODERATOR: Michael P. Walsh, International Consultant |
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| – Ed Kjaer, Director of Electric Transportation, Southern California Edison | |
| – Robert Babik, Director of Vehicle Emissions Issues, General Motors | |
| – Jaycie Chitwood, Senior Strategic Planner, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. | |
| – Andy S. Mabutol, Senior Engineer, Regulatory Affairs & Certification, Sr. Manager & Engineer, Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America, Inc. | |
| – Catherine Dunwoody, Executive Director, California Fuel Cell Partnership | |
| – Stephen Ellis, Manager of Fuel Cell Vehicles & Marketing, American Honda Motor Company | |
| 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm | Panel 3B: Green Consumer Products, Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: Jim Wagoner, Air Pollution Control Officer, Butte County Air Quality Management District | |
| – Robert Hamm, Deputy Director of Maintenance & Operations, Los Angeles Unified School District | |
| – Karl Bruskotter, Environmental Analyst, City of Santa Monica | |
| – Priscella Wagemann, Field Marketer, Johnson Diversey, Inc. | |
| – Clark Parker, President, Natural Solutions | |
| – Linda Chipperfield, Vice President of Marketing & Outreach, Green Seal | |
| – Luis Cabrales, Senior Campaign and Outreach Associate, Coalition for Clean Air | |
| 4:45 pm - 6:45 pm | Exhibit Reception, Exhibit Hall B, Sponsored by Freightliner |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2008 | |
| 7:30 am | Registration Desk for Conference Opens, Lobby |
| 7:30 am | Exhibit Opens with Continental Breakfast, Exhibit Hall B |
| 8:30 am - 8:45 am | Opening Comments, Grand Ballroom |
| 8:45 am - 10:00 am | Panel 4A: Off-Road Clean Fleet Vehicles & Technologies (Federal Sources), Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: Jack Broadbent, Executive Officer, Bay Area Air Quality Management District | |
| – Peter Greenwald, Senior Policy Advisor, South Coast Air Quality Management District | |
| – Robert Freeman, Airports Environmental Manager, Los Angeles World Airports | |
| – Sal Caro, Vice President, Advanced Cleanup Technologies Inc. | |
| – Christopher S. Weaver, President, Engine, Fuel & Emissions Engineering Inc. | |
| – Michael E. Iden, General Director-Mechanical, Union Pacific | |
| 8:45 am - 10:00 am | Panel 4B: Green Agriculture Equipment & Operations, Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: Dave Warner, Director of Permit Services, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District | |
| – Mark Stout, Solar Energy Consultant | |
| – D. Ken Giles, Professor, University of California Davis | |
| – Joseph Heinzmann, Director of Business Development, FuelCell Energy | |
| – Jeffrey Dasovich, Senior Vice President, Microgy | |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall B |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Panel 5A: Off-Road Clean Fleet Vehicles & Technologies (Traditional Sources), Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: Larry Allen, Air Pollution Control Officer, San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District |
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| – Charlie Cox, Emissions Compliance Consultant, Ironman Parts | |
| – Peter Bruenke, Director for North America, HUSS, LLC | |
| – Phillip Ford, President, Capacity | |
| – Ray Gorski, MSRC Technical Advisor | |
| – Anne Whittington, Supervisor of Environmental Assessment, Port of Oakland | |
| – Kevin Maggay, Environmental Specialist, Port of Los Angeles | |
| – Thomas Jelenic, Senior Environmental Specialist, Port of Long Beach | |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Panel 5B: Clean Transportation System Technologies, Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: Larry Greene, Air Pollution Control Officer, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District | |
| – Nancy Pfeffer, President, Network Public Affairs | |
| – Jean Roggenkamp, Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, Bay Area Air Quality Management District | |
| – Matt Barth, Professor, University of California Riverside | |
| – Kathyrn Phillips, Transportation Director, Environmental Defense Fund | |
| 12:00 pm - 1:20 pm | Buffet Lunch in Exhibit Hall B |
| 1:20 pm - 2:45 pm | Panel 6: Clean Fuel Technologies, Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: Tom Christofk, Air Pollution Control Officer, Placer County Air Pollution Control District | |
| – Michael D. Jackson, Senior Director of Transportation Technology, TIAX | |
| – John Boesel, President & CEO, CALSTART | |
| – Robert L. McCormick, Principal Engineer in the Fuels Performance Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory | |
| – Michael L. Eaves, Asst. Vice President Technology Advancement, Clean Energy | |
| – Kevin Markey, Vice President of Operations, ALT | |
| – Sanjeev Choudhary, General Manager, PHEV Systems, A123Systems | |
| – Ed Heydorn, Business Development Manager, Air Products & Chemicals Inc. | |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall B |
| 3:30 pm | The Future is Green Expo Closes After Break |
| 3:30 pm - 4:20 pm | Where Do We Go From Here? Grand Ballroom |
| MODERATOR: Barbara Lee, CAPCOA President |
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| – Barry Wallerstein “On-Road Clean Vehicles & Technologies” | |
| – Jack Broadbent “Off-Road Clean Vehicles & Technologies” | |
| – Larry Greene “Clean Transportation Systems” | |
| – Tom Christofk “Clean Fuels & Green Consumer Products” | |
| – John White “Renewables & Green Building & Energy Efficiency” | |
| – Dave Warner “Green Agricultural Equipment & Operations” | |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Door Prizes Awarded |
| 4:30 pm | Conference Adjourns |