Tuesday, September 5, 2023
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

 

John Drake
Vice President, Transportation, Infrastructure, and Supply Chain Policy 
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 
 

9:05 AM - 9:35 AM
Keynote Address
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM

 

Gabe Klein
Executive Director
Joint Office of Energy and Transportation 
 

9:35 AM - 10:15 AM
View From the Builders: The Complex Connections of a National EV Network
9:35 AM - 10:15 AM

 

Kerri Stewart
Chief Strategy Officer
Miller Electric Company
                    
Joshua Rodriguez  
Program Director for Environment 
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
                    
Sarah Adair
Director, Public Policy – Electrification and Emerging Technologies
Duke Energy

Joseph Montano
Chief Lobbyist and Manager of Government Relations     
Samsung SDI America
                    
Moderator: Heath Knakmuhs 
Vice President and Policy Counsel
Global Energy Institute, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
 

10:15 AM - 11:10 AM
The Challenges For the Freight and Logistics Sector: Trucking, Railroads, and Ports
10:15 AM - 11:10 AM

 

Peter Thomas
Corporate Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Wabtec
                
Andrew Okuyiga
Vice President, Public Affairs
UPS 

Kevin Rhodes
Vice President, Battery & Advanced Energy Storage
Caterpillar Inc.

Cary Davis
Vice President, and General Counsel 
American Association of Port Authorities

Moderator: Andrew Brady
Assistant Vice President
Union Pacific 

11:15 AM
Closing Remarks
11:15 AM

 

John Drake
Vice President, Transportation, Infrastructure, and Supply Chain Policy 
U.S. Chamber of Commerce