FFCA California

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 Click HERE* to View Breakout Agenda.*
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 ( 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) 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)
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) 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)
8:00 a.m.	Day 2 Welcome Keynote Address (Summary) Introduction to Peter Keller - Elizabeth Warren, Executive Director, FuturePorts Peter Keller, President, NYK Line ( 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) 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 ( Presentation, 1.3 MB) Thomas Jelenic, Assistant Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach - San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Trucks Program ( Presentation, 2.1 MB) Chris Cannon, Lead Consultant, Clean Trucks Program, Port of Los Angeles-San Pedro Bar Clean Trucks Program ( Presentation, 2.1 MB) Sarah Flagg, Seaport Air Quality Program Manager, Port of Seattle - Review of North American Ports Clean Truck Programs ( Presentation, 5.6 MB) Tom Fulks, West Coast Representative, Diesel Technology Forum - Implementation of US EPA 2010 On-Road Emission Standards ( 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) 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 ( 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 ( Presentation, 236 KB)
10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break in the Expo Hall (Break Sponsored by Nett Technologies)
11:00 a.m.	Breakout Sessions: Innovative Technologies to Improve Air Quality and Reduce the Carbon Footprint Click HERE* to View Breakout Agenda.* 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) 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) 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) 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 ( Presentation, 1.9 MB) Cynthia Marvin, Assistant Division Chief, California Air Resources Board - California Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program (Prop 1B) ( 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) ( 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 ( 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) 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 ( 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)

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)

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 ( Presentation, 1.6 MB)
Dale Neef, Managing Director, DNA Maritime LLC - Update on IMO and the Shipping Industry’s Efforts to Reduce CO2 Emissions ( Presentation, 2 MB)
Christopher Patton, Environmental Affairs Officer, Port of Los Angeles - World Ports Climate Initiative, C40, IAPH and GHG Emission Reduction Plan ( Presentation, 6.4 MB)
Richard Cameron, Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach - Port of Long Beach Climate Change/Greenhouse Gas Strategic Plan ( Presentation, 5.4 MB)

10:30 a.m.

Networking Break in the Expo Hall (Break Sponsored by 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)

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)

Moderator: Michael R. Christensen, Deputy Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles

Mike Simon, Director, Commercial Business Development, Electromagnetic Systems Division, General Atomics ( Presentation, 1.2 MB)
William Villalon, Vice President, Land Transportation and Product Development, APL Logistics ( Presentation, 860 KB)
Felix Oduyemi, Senior Project Manager, Southern California Edison
Chris Fox, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Hanesbrands Inc. ( 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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