Conference Speakers
Charlie Allcock
Business Development Director
Portland General Electric (PGE)
Community Preparedness: Getting PEV Ready
Charlie Allcock directs PGE’s business development team, working with the regional, state, and local economic development organizations to enhance business growth, promote economic vitality, and attract new companies to the greater Portland and Salem areas in the State of Oregon. … Continue reading
Tanvir Arfi
Global President
SPX Service Solutions
Business Panel: Making the Case for PEVs; Now, and in the Future
Tanvir Arfi is a business transformation leader with eighteen years of experience in engineering, supply chain management, operations and general management. He is currently the Global president of SPX Service Solutions, a division of SPX Corporation with 3500 employees, operations … Continue reading
Haukur Asgeirsson
Manager, Power Systems Technologies
Detroit Edison – DTE Energy
Vehicle-to-Grid and Grid-to-Vehicle Connectivity
Haukur (Hawk) Asgeirsson is the manager of Power Systems Technologies at Detroit Edison, a DTE Energy Company. In his current position, he is responsible for employing Distributed Energy Resources (DER) into the T&D planning and operating process, managing all DER … Continue reading
Scott Baker
Business Solutions Analyst
PJM Interconnection
Vehicle-to-Grid and Grid-to-Vehicle Connectivity
Scott Baker is a Business Solutions analyst in the Applied Solutions division of PJM, where he researches emerging technology and policy issues in the electric power sector and administers alternative technology pilot demonstration projects. Prior to joining PJM, Mr. Baker … Continue reading
Jay Baron
President and CEO
Center for Automotive Research
PEVs: Getting Plugged In to the Newest Technology
Jay Baron is president and chief executive officer for the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), a nonprofit research organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In September 2010, Dr. Baron was also named chairman of the organization. In addition to these … Continue reading
Chad Bell
Senior Director/Platform Lead, Personal Mobility & Transportation
Best Buy Co.
The E-volution of Transportation
Chad Bell is the platform lead for Personal Mobility and Transportation at Best Buy Co., Inc., a leading retailer of consumer electronics. In this position, Bell is responsible for managing the overall business unit and growing the company’s fledgling presence … Continue reading
Hervé Borgoltz
Chief Executive Officer
Douaisienne de Basse Tension
PEV Infrastructure: Different Business Models for Charging
Born in Loir-et-Cher, Hervé Borgoltz graduated from the EDHEC in Lille in 1976 and holds a postgraduate degree from the Université de Paris Dauphine which he received in 1977. He continued his studies with an MBA in Berkeley, San Francisco … Continue reading
Watson R. Collins III
Manager, Business Development
Northeast Utilities (NU)
Utility Perspectives on PEV Readiness
Watson Collins is manager of business development for the Northeast Utilities system, which includes electric utilities in Connecticut, western Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He began his career with NU in 1984 and in 2008 joined the company’s enterprise planning and … Continue reading
James L. Connaughton
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Public and Environmental Policy
Constellation Energy
Government Panel: Politics, Policy and the Electrified City
The Honorable James L. Connaughton, executive vice president, corporate affairs, public and environmental policy, directs Constellation Energy’s environmental and energy policy matters, as well as public and government affairs. He leads a comprehensive public and environmental policy agenda as the … Continue reading
Sean Conway
Director Special Projects
Bright Automotive, Inc.
Commercial User – The First Frontier
Sean Conway is in charge of vehicle development activities for Bright Automotive products and services. His experience and expertise, as well as his passion for innovation, customer value, and positive environmental impact, are in creating large-scale automotive products covering the … Continue reading
