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Thursday, 22 July 2010 7:29 P.M.
EV-Focused
Business of Plugging In Conference Returns to Detroit, Announces
Key Speakers
Registration
is now open for the 2010 conference
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ARBOR, Mich. -- This October, The Business of Plugging
InSM conference returns to Detroit hosting
a diverse lineup of leaders from a number of different industries.
Representing sectors key to the success of wide-scale plug-in
electric vehicle (PEV) deployment, this year’s event
will unite automotive, utility, technology, finance and policy
leaders to continue the intelligent discussion surrounding
the global PEV market.
Speakers confirmed for the 2010 conference include:
- Michael
Brylawski, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy,
Bright Automotive
- Jay
Chmelauskas, President, Western Lithium
- Tony
Earley, Chairman & CEO, DTE Energy
- Jason
Forcier, VP of Automotive Solutions, A123 Systems
- Nancy
Gioia, Director, Global Electrification, Ford Motor Company
- Jon
Hykawy, Clean Technologies & Materials Analyst, Byron
Capital Markets
- George
Pataki, Counsel, Chadbourne & Parke LLP and Former Governor,
State of New York
- Chris
Preuss, President, OnStar
- Dan
Reicher, Director, Climate Change and Energy Initiative,
Google
- Mark
Reuss, President, General Motors North America
- Dipender
Saluja, Managing Partner, Capricorn Investment Group
- Tom
Stephens, Vice Chairman, Global Product Operations, General
Motors
- Mary
Ann Wright, Vice President, Global Technology and Innovation
Accelerators, Johnson Controls Power Solutions
- Yibing
Wu, President, CITIC Private Equity Funds Management Company,
Ltd.
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credit: Center for Automotive Research
The
Business of Plugging In conference is scheduled for October
12 - 14 at the Detroit Marriott at Renaissance Center. |
The
three-day conference will feature programming that covers all aspects
of the PEV industry, from the “Discovering the Lithium Trail”
session on involving the lithium value chain, to “We’re
Building Them—So, Who’s Going to Buy Them?,” a
panel dedicated to the successful adaptation of PEVs into today’s
market. Panels, sessions and workshops will shape the agenda of
the conference, held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance
Center.
“After
years of research and development, automakers will bring plug-in
electric vehicles to the mass market in 2010, requiring collaborative,
cross-industry development of an infrastructure to support them,”
said Knut Simonsen, vice president, DTE Energy. “The Business
of Plugging In is designed to cultivate discussions with stakeholders
on the impact this developing market will have on their industries,
the economy, the environment and consumers.”
A ride-and-drive
event exclusive to The Business of Plugging In attendees will also
take place at the conference, featuring the following highly anticipated
vehicles:
- 2011
Chevrolet Volt
- 2011
Ford Transit Connect EV
- 2011
Nissan LEAF
- 2011
Mercedes-Benz Smart fortwo Electric Drive
- Ford
F-150 Converted Hybrid Pickup
Registration
for The Business of Plugging In conference 2010 is open. Join the
PEV discussion and have a hand in ensuring the present and future
success of plug-in electric vehicles.
The first
Business of Plugging In conference in October 2009 was launched
with a grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).
For more information on registration, exhibition and sponsorship
for The Business of Plugging In, visit www.bpiconference.com.
About The Business of Plugging InSM
The Business
of Plugging In first took place in 2009 in Detroit, the center of
global automotive technology leadership, to cultivate discussion
among key stakeholders about developing a business model and infrastructure
that will support the introduction and future growth of plug-in
electric vehicles. Presenting Sponsors for 2010 are General Motors
(www.gm.com) and
DTE Energy (www.dteenergy.com).
The Center for Automotive Research, based in Ann Arbor, Mich. manages
the conference.
Source:
The Business of Plugging In
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Panelists
discussed lithium ion batteries at the 2009 Business of Plugging
In conference.
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A
look at some of the electric vehicles that were available for test
drives in 2009.
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