Program Agenda

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The FFCA California Steering Committee developed a conference agenda that included the top experts from throughout the goods movement industry. The three-day conference was comprised of general sessions, a variety of breakout session tracks, technology displays and demonstrations, networking opportunities, and off-site tours.

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Day 1 - Monday, March 23, 2009
Day 2 - Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Day 3 - Wednesday, March 25, 2009
 

DAY 1 – Monday, March 23, 2009

8:00 a.m. Conference Registration Opens
 
9:00 a.m.

Pre-Conference "FFCA 101" Sessions
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11:00 a.m. Lunch Break
 
12:45 p.m. Official Conference Opening
  • Mayor Bob Foster, City of Long Beach
     
1:00 p.m

Host Welcome and FFCA Overview: "Thinking Globally and Acting Locally – Goods Movement, Air Quality, & Climate Change" (Summary)
Moderator: Councilwoman Janice Hahn, City of Los Angeles, 15th District

  • Deborah Jordan, Air Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
  • James Goldstene, Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board
  • Peter Greenwald, Senior Policy Advisor, South Coast Air Quality Management District
  • James Hankla, President, Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners
  • S. David Freeman, President, Port of Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners
     
2:00 p.m. Keynote Address: Working Towards a Robust, Sustainable Economic Recovery and a New Energy Economy (Summary)
  • KC Golden, Policy Director, Climate Solutions (PDF Presentation, 1.8 MB)
     
2:15 p.m.

FFCA Leaders’ Roundtable: Part One - Setting the Stage (Summary)

Moderated Roundtable: The Economic, Energy and Environmental Challenges Facing the Goods Movement Industry (Roundtable Sponsored by Southern California Edison)
(Summary)
SoCalEdison
Moderator: David Abel, Publisher/Editor-In-Chief, Verde Xchange News

  • Tom Skancke, Commissioner, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission; President / Founder, The Skancke Company
  • Dale Bonner, Secretary, California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
  • Chris Lytle, Chief Operating Officer, Port of Long Beach
  • Fred Malesa, Vice President, International Intermodal, BNSF Railway
  • Matthew Schrap, Director, Environmental Affairs, California Trucking Association
3:30 p.m. Snack Break (Break Sponsored by the Port of Oakland)
 PortofOakland
3:45 p.m. Keynote Address: The Importance of California’s Clean Air Programs to the Community, Environment and the Economy
  • Introduction to Christopher Patterson, Councilwoman and South Coast AQMD Board Member, Tonia Reyes Uranga
  • Christopher Patterson, President and CEO, Daimler Trucks North America 
     
4:15 p.m.

FFCA Leaders’ Roundtable: Part Two - Taking Positive Steps Forward

Moderated Roundtable: California – An Epicenter for Green Jobs Growth and Development of a Sustainable Goods Movement System (Roundtable Sponsored by the Propane Education and Research Council)
(Summary)
PERC
Moderator: James Till, Director, Regional Technology Center, Cal State University Long Beach

  • Barry Sedlik, Chair, California Green Collar Jobs Council
  • Gail Schwandner, Dean, Workforce Development, Long Beach City College
  • Bill Lyte, Co-Founder, Technoplex
  • Mark Zucker, Director of U.S. Operations, Inland Kenworth
  • David Pettit, Senior Attorney and Director, Southern California Air Quality Project, Natural Resources Defense Council
     
5:30 p.m. Expo Hall Grand Opening and Day One Reception
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DAY 2 – Tuesday, March 24, 2009

7:00 a.m. Breakfast in the Expo Hall Among the Clean Truck Booths (Breakfast Sponsored by Freightliner)
Freightliner
8:00 a.m. Day 2 Welcome Keynote Address (Summary)
  • Introduction to Peter Keller - Elizabeth Warren, Executive Director, FuturePorts
  • Peter Keller, President, NYK Line (PDF Presentation, 8.3 MB)
     
8:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Update on California and National Clean Trucks Programs (Panel Co-Sponsored by Westport Innovations and TEC of California) (Summary)
Westport TEC of California
Moderator: Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal, California State Assembly, 54th District

  • Tony Brasil, Manager, In-Use Control Measures Section, California Air Resources Board - CARB On-Road Diesel Rule, Port Truck Drayage Rule, AB32 (PDF Presentation, 1.3 MB)
  • Thomas Jelenic, Assistant Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach - San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Trucks Program (PDF Presentation, 2.1 MB)
  • Chris Cannon, Lead Consultant, Clean Trucks Program, Port of Los Angeles-San Pedro Bar Clean Trucks Program (PDF Presentation, 2.1 MB)
  • Sarah Flagg, Seaport Air Quality Program Manager, Port of Seattle - Review of North American Ports Clean Truck Programs (PDF Presentation, 5.6 MB)
  • Tom Fulks, West Coast Representative, Diesel Technology Forum - Implementation of US EPA 2010 On-Road Emission Standards (PDF Presentation, 1.6 MB)
     
 
9:30 a.m. Moderated Roundtable Discussion: How Cleaner Trucks are Delivering a Cleaner Tomorrow (Roundtable Co-Sponsored by Clean Energy and Kenworth) (Summary)

CleanEnergy Kenworth

Moderator: Mayor Ron O. Loveridge, City of Riverside
  • J. Michael Gallagher, President/Chief Operating Officer, Westport Innovations
  • James Jack, Executive Director, Coalition for Responsible Transportation (PDF Presentation, 1.2 MB)
  • Robert A. Curry, Sr., President, California Cartage Company
  • Brad Fauvre, President, Velocity Vehicle Group
  • Sean Wilson, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Westrux
  • Jim Fancher, Marketing Product Manager, Volvo Power
  • Brad Edgar, President and Chief Technology Officer, Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls (PDF Presentation, 236 KB)
     
10:30 a.m. Coffee Break in the Expo Hall (Break Sponsored by Nett Technologies)

NettTech

 
11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions: Innovative Technologies to Improve Air Quality and Reduce the Carbon Footprint
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  • Session 1: ON-ROAD (OEMs, after treatment providers, alternative fuels, etc.)
  • Session 2: OFF ROAD TRUCK & RAIL (electric and hybrid RTG cranes, low emission locomotive equip., etc.)
  • Session 3: MARINE (low emission tug projects, cold ironing updates, etc.)
  • Session 4: INFRASTRUCTURE (green building technologies, renewable energy, etc.)
     
12:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Address (Luncheon Sponsored by the Southern California Gas Company)

SoCalGas
  • Introduction of the Mayor by Hal Snyder, Vice President, Customer Programs, Southern California Gas Company
  • Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City of Los Angeles
     
1:00 p.m.

FFCA Leaders’ Luncheon Roundtable Discussion

Moderated Roundtable Discussion: Moving Quickly Towards Clean Air and Transportation Project Investments to Stimulate the Economy (Roundable Sponsored by AECOM) (Summary)
AECOM
Moderator:  John Husing, President Economics & Politics, Inc.
  • John Barna, Vice President, AECOM
  • Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments
  • Tom Adams, President, California League of Conservation Voters Board
  • Senator Alan Lowenthal, California State Senate, 27th District
  • Scott Moore, Vice President, Public Affairs, Union Pacific
  • Mario Cordero, Commissioner, Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission
     
2:00 p.m. Networking Break in the Expo Hall
 
3:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: Funding Programs for Green Growth and Clean Air Initiatives (Panel Sponsored by Trillium) (Summary)
Trillium
Moderator, Richard Sinkoff, Director of Environmental Programs, Port of Oakland
  • Gay MacGregor, Director, Regional & State Air Programs, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency – U.S. EPA's National Clean Diesel Campaign - Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PDF Presentation, 1.9 MB)
  • Cynthia Marvin, Assistant Division Chief, California Air Resources Board  - California Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program (Prop 1B) (PDF Presentation, 1.4 MB)
  • Mike Trujillo, Automotive Engineer, California Energy Commission - California's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology, Clean Air and Carbon Reduction Program (AB 118) (PDF Presentation, 76 KB)
  • Vicki White, Program Supervisor, South Coast Air Quality Management District - Local Funding Programs Available through the South Coast Air Quality Management District (PDF Presentation, 540 KB)
     
4:30 p.m.

Moderated Roundtable Discussion: The Move Toward Cleaner Fuels – By Choice or Necessity? (Panel Sponsored by Applied LNG Technologies) (Summary)

ALT

Moderator: Henry Hogo, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, Mobile Source Division, Science & Technology Advancement Office, South Coast Air Quality Management District

  • Joe Sparano, President, Western States Petroleum Association (PDF Presentation, 1.1 MB)
  • Jim Harger, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Clean Energy Fuels
  • Roy Willis, President, Propane Education & Research Council
  • Jeff Reed, Director, Strategic Development, Southern California Gas Company
  • Mark Stehly, Assistant Vice President, Environment and Research Development, BNSF Railway Company
     
5:30 p.m. Day Two Adjourns
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DAY 3 – Wednesday, March 25, 2009

7:30 a.m.

Registration Opens, Breakfast in the Expo Hall (Breakfast Sponsored by Los Angeles Department of Water & Power)

LADWP
 

8:50 a.m. Welcome Remarks

  • Jack Broadbent, Chief Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
     
9:00 a.m. Panel Discussion: Initiatives to Reduce Criteria and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Goods Movement (Panel Sponsored by Capacity of Texas) (Summary)

Capacity

Moderator: Derek Walker, Director, State Climate Campaign, Environmental Defense Fund
  • Dan Donohoue, Chief, Emissions Assessment Branch, California Air Resources Board - AB32, California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (PDF Presentation, 1.6 MB)
  • Dale Neef, Managing Director, DNA Maritime LLC - Update on IMO and the Shipping Industry’s Efforts to Reduce CO2 Emissions (PDF Presentation, 2 MB)
  • Christopher Patton, Environmental Affairs Officer, Port of Los Angeles - World Ports Climate Initiative, C40, IAPH and GHG Emission Reduction Plan (PDF Presentation, 6.4 MB)
  • Richard Cameron, Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach - Port of Long Beach Climate Change/Greenhouse Gas Strategic Plan (PDF Presentation, 5.4 MB)
     
10:30 a.m. Networking Break in the Expo Hall (Break Sponsored by Freightliner)
Freightliner
11:15 a.m. Breakout Sessions: Next Steps
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  • Session 1: 
Making Alternative Fuels Work in Port Drayage
  • Session 2: 
An Update on Zero Emission Container
Movement Technologies
 
12:30 p.m.

Goods Movement Stakeholders Luncheon (Sponsored by Electric Vehicles International)
Electric Vehicles International
Luncheon Remarks: Art Robins, Vice President of U.S. Operations, Electric Vehicles International
 

1:00 p.m. Moderated Roundtable Discussion - Seeing the Future of Freight Movement and Low Carbon Supply Chains (Roundtable Sponsored by General Atomics) (Summary)
GeneralAtomics
Moderator:  Michael R. Christensen, Deputy Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
  • Mike Simon, Director, Commercial Business Development, Electromagnetic Systems Division, General Atomics (PDF Presentation, 1.2 MB)
  • William Villalon, Vice President, Land Transportation and Product Development, APL Logistics (PDF Presentation, 860 KB)
  • Felix Oduyemi, Senior Project Manager, Southern California Edison
  • Chris Fox, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Hanesbrands Inc. (PDF Presentation, 1.5 MB)
  • Uri Kogan, Program Manager, Supply Chain Social & Environmental Responsibility, Hewlett-Packard
     
2:00 p.m. Off-Site Tours
  • Foss “Green Assist”™  Hybrid Tug
  • Clean Energy: World’s Largest LNG Station
     
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