Midwestern Summit Program
PIVOT TO THE STATES for BOLD ACTION on Electric Vehicle Charging
January 23,2023 – 11:00 am Central Time on YouTube
Welcome Remarks
Emcee: Drew Caputo | Chief Program Officer, NRDC
11:00 AM CST
Federal Level Keynote Address
Gabe Klein | Executive Director, Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
11:05 AM CST
State Level Keynote Address
J.B. Pritzker | Governor of Illinois
11:15 AM CST
Hitting the Road: Electric Trucks, Buses and Vans!
11:20 AM CST
Moderator: Patricio Portillo | Senior Advocate, Climate and Clean Energy Program, NRDC
José Miguel Acosta Córdova, MUPP | Senior Transportation Policy Analyst, Little Village Environmental Justice
Phil Angelides | President, Riverview Capital Investments and Partner, EVC Partners LLC
Rachel Zook | Project Manager, Partnerships, Nuvve
Getting it Built, Turned On + Keeping it On
12:00 PM CST
Moderator: Nancy Ryan | Partner, eMobility Advisors
Cory Bullis | Public Affairs Director, FLO EV Charging
Drew Bennett | Executive Vice President of Network Operations, Volta
Christopher Budzynski | Director of Utility Policy, Exelon
Digging Deep—not just the money!
12:45 PM CST
Lynda Tran | Director of Public Engagement and Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, US Department of Transportation (US DOT)
Brittney Kohler | Legislative Director, Transportation & Infrastructure Services, National League of Cities
Geoff Gibson | Senior Program Manager, Forth
Chris Bast | Principal, Hua Nani Partners
Katherine Peretick | Commissioner, Michigan Public Services Commission
Closing Segment
1:30 PM CST
Colleen Quinn | Founder and Partner, eMobility Advisors
Max Baumhefner | Senior Attorney, Climate & Clean Energy Program, NRDC
