Presented by SCAG & SCAG Clean Cities

Focus on Fleets Conference

     Friday September 30, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

     Conference Partners: LA County, MEMA, NAFA (Pacific Southwest), APWA

Admission to the Focus on Fleets conference requires pre-registration.
Please check back for session updates; schedule is subject to change

 
9:30 am - 10:00 am
 
Networking Breakfast & Welcome

 

 

  • Presenter
    Rick Sikes
    Fleet Superintendent
    City of Santa Monica
 
 
10:00 am - 10:20 am
 
Morning Keynote

 

 
 
 
10:20 am - 11:40 am
 
"The opportunity of our lifetime- will we meet it?"

 

 

A frank and cutting edge discussion about the alternative transportation plans for the regions Fleets and Cities.


  • Moderator
    Rick Teebay
    County of Los Angeles
    Office of Sustainability

  • Panelist
    Tom Cackette
    Chief Deputy Executive Officer
    California Air Resources Board

  • Panelist
    Hasan Ikhrata
    Executive Director
    Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

  • Panelist
    John Mikulin
    Environmental Protection Specialist
    United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9

  • Panelist
    Dr. Matt Miyasato
    Asst Deputy Executive Officer
    Technology Advancement Office
    AQMD

  • Panelist
    Peter Ward
    Program Manager
    Alternative Fuel & Vehicle Technology Program
    California Energy Commission
 
 
11:50 am - 12:50 pm
 
Lunch Speaker: Eric Corey Freed
"Spills, Sins & Starbucks: how we designed our cities around oil"

 

 

Eric Corey Freed, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP, is Principal of organicARCHITECT, an architecture and consulting firm in California, with nearly 20 years of experience in green building. Eric is considered a leader in the field; named by San Francisco Magazine "Best Green Architect" in 2005 and "Best Visionary" in 2007; and "Green Visionary" by 7x7 Magazine in 2008.

 
 
12:55 pm - 1:45 pm
 
Part I: Fleet Challenges & Successes
 

An audience driven discussion facilitated by Rick Longobart.

 

  • Moderator
    Rick Longobart
    Facilities, Fleet, and
    Stores Manager
    City of Santa Ana

  • Panelist
    Paul Condran
    Fleet Manager
    City of Culver City

  • Panelist
    Dale Morin
    Automotive Engineering Environmental
    & Training Manager
    UPS - West Region
 
 
 
Part II: Breaking Fleet News for Southern California
 

An overview of the latest news regarding alternative technology plans & implementations by Fleets in the Southern California area including the very recent announcement that the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo will be the first federal facility to replace 100 percent of its general purpose fleet with electric vehicles.

Joining the Panel: Camron Gorguinpour, PhD, Special Assistant, United States Air Force
                                                                          Office of the Assistant Secretary
                                                                          Installations, Environment & Logistics

 
 
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
 
Special Session: KPCC Live Broadcast with Patt Morrison

 

 

Patt Morrison


  • Panelist
    Claire Bowin
    City Planner
    Policy Planning and Historic Resources Division
    City of Los Angeles

  • Panelist
    Enid Joffe
    President and Co-Founder
    Clean Fuel Connection, Inc.

  • Panelist
    Rick Teebay
    County of Los Angeles
    Office of Sustainability

  • Panelist
    Peter Ward
    Program Manager
    Alternative Fuel & Vehicle Technology Program
    California Energy Commission
 
 
 
 
Expo Hall Floor Visit and Ride & Drive Experience

 

 
 
 
 
 
Evening network event

 

 

Rooftop dinner and drinks immediately following the conference.