Smart EV 2011 Executive Leadership Forum

About
While Electric Vehicles (EVs) bring with them a great deal of promise for the United States including energy independence and significant environmental benefits, there are growing concerns over how the increased adoption of EVs will impact the Smart Grid. The Smart EV Executive Leadership Forum will bring together stakeholders in the U.S. electric vehicle market as well as representatives from the Energy and Utilities industry to talk about what utilities and policy makers need to know now to plan for the uptake and wider adoption of EVs. In addition, the event will discuss the needs of consumers – particularly EV owners – and specifically what they can expect in terms of new applications and rate structuring that will help them adjust to a new EV lifestyle.

The event will feature many prominent speakers from the industry, most of whom come from EDTA's membership. EDTA President, Brian Wynne, will also be participating on the 'Voice of the Consumer' panel. Participating EDTA members include:

Keynote Speaker: Brendan S. Jones, Director, Nissan LEAF Marketing & Sales Strategy,
Nissan North America, Inc.
Avery Ash, Manager of Regulatory Affairs, AAA
Watson Collins, Manager of Business Development, Northeast Utilities
Paul D. Heitmann, Smart Grid Director, ECOtality North America
Leo A. McCloskey, Vice President, Marketing, Airbiquity
John Murach, Director Business Planning & Corporate Performance, BG&E
Phil Ovitt, Senior Analyst, NRG Energy
Beth Sommers, Government Affairs Manager, Magna E-Car Systems
Mary Beth Stanek, Director, Federal Environmental & Energy Regulatory Affairs, General Motors
Robert Stewart, Manager of Advanced Technology and New Business, Pepco Holdings
Brian Wynne, President, Electric Drive Transportation Association

Contact
The event program is available at http://smartev2011.com/agenda.html