Plug-in Electric Vehicles 2008

Conference Agenda

Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
June 11-12, 2008

Wednesday, June 11

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.   Opening lunch
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.     Panel 1: “Imagining the Plug-In Future”
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.     Panel 2 : “Plug-In Electric Vehicles: Where Are We Today?”
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.     Reception
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.     Banquet dinner

Thursday, June 12

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.       Breakfast address
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.     Panel 3: “Federal Policy Toward Plug-In Vehicles”
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.   Closing address

Confirmed panelists include:

  • Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.)
  • Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
  • Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA)
  • Troy Clarke, President, GM North America
  • Mark Fields, President, Ford North America
  • Tom Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist, New York Times
  • Andy Karsner, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Felix Kramer, Founder, Cal Cars
  • Tom Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute
  • Deron Lovaas, Vehicles Campaign Director, NRDC
  • John Podesta, President, Center for American Progress
  • Dan Reicher, Director, Climate and Energy Initiatives, Google.org
  • Chelsea Sexton, Executive Director, Plug-In America
  • Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Energy and Environment Correspondent, Economist
  • Jon Wellinghof, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Jim Woolsey, Venture Partner, Vantage Point Venture Partners
  • Peter Darbee, CEO, Pacific Gas & Electric