Sponsored by Entergy

2023 Clean Fuels Summit

Raising Canes River Center | Baton Rouge, LA 

Parking in the River Center garage is cashless - please bring a credit card to park.
Online Registration Closed Friday, April 14th
Tickets $125 at the door
One-day price: $75 / Thursday only

April 19th

Starting at 7 AM: On Site Registration, Check-in, Badge Pickup
8:30 AM : Welcome Address: Ann Vail, Executive Director, LCF |  

9:00 AM Keynote Speaker

Ken McQueen,
Oklahoma’s Cabinet Secretary Of Energy And Environment 

General Sessions

• 9:30 AM State of Sustainable Fleets
  • Joe Annotti, Senior Vice President and Partner, GNA
• 10:00 AM - Mixed Fleets: Strategies to Discover What Works for Your Fleet
  • Mike Britt, President of Mike Britt Engineering
  • Pat Campbell, Business Development Manager - Cummins Alternative Technologies
• 10:45 AM - Walmart’s Energy and Transportation Transformation
  • Steve Chriss, Director, Energy Services at Walmart

Lunch with Exhibitors | 11:30 - 1:30 PM

Breakout Session #1 - 1:30 PM 

• General Session Room: Innovations in Maritime Decarbonization Efforts - Moderator: Joe Annotti, Senior Vice President and Partner, GNA
  • Chett Chiasson, Executive Director, Greater Lafourche Port Commission
  • Tony Odak, Chief Operating Officer, John W. Stone Oil Distributor LLC
  • Beau Berthelot, Vice President of Business Development & Director of Government Affairs, Maritime Partners, LLC
• Classroom #2: Preparing our Workforce for a Low Carbon Transportation Future - Moderator: Ann Vail, LCF Executive Director
  • James Gilmore, Jr., Bayard Management Group
  • Courtni Becnel, WORC Grant Coordinator, River Parishes Community College
  • Cherri Wells, Director of Workforce, River Parishes Community College
• Classroom #3: Fleet Case Study - AFV Conversion from Concept to Implementation - Moderator: Aspen Nero, Director of the SLCFP,
  • Jordan Stewart, LEED AP, Assistant Director, Office of Sustainability, Tulane University
  • Brian Lowe, Director of Transportation, Tulane University
  • Mark Leblanc, Construction Project Manager & Estimator, Tulane University
  • Scott Barrios, Manager, Electric Mobility Portfolio, Entergy

Breakout Session #2 - 2:30 PM

• General Session Room: National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Program Update
  • Tyler Herrmann, Project Manager, LCF
  • Cedric Grant, President, Grant Management
  • Matt Jones, Director of Government Relations, Francis Energy
• Classroom #2: Workplace Charging: Opportunities for Businesses Across the US. Moderator: Neil Kirschner, NETL
  • Zach Henkin, Center for Sustainable Energy
  • Ann Vail, Louisiana Clean Fuels
• Classroom #1: Clean School Bus Funding Success Stories – Moderator: Megan Fisher, Innovation Manager, Entergy
  • Monique Scott-Spaulding, Chief Operating Officer, EBR Schools
  • Richard Biedenharn, Electric Vehicle Program Manager,Cleco Power LLC
  • Malinda Sandhu, Director of Business Development, Lion Electric

Expo Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall | 3:15 – 5:30    
 

CFS Welcome Reception | 6-9 PM 

Sponsored by Cleco

at the Ox Bow Rum Distillery
$12 online - $15 at the door

APRIL 20th

7 AM: Onsite Registration Opens
8 AM: General Session Room
Opening Comments: EVs and the Grid
Scott Barrios, Manager, Electric Mobility Portfolio, Entergy

8:30 AM Breakout #3

• General Session Room: How a DOE Justice40 Pilot Program Tackles Energy and Environmental Justice
  • Margaret Smith, U.S. Dept of Energy
• Classroom #2: Propane Fleet Solutions - Moderator: Randy Hayden, Executive Director, LPGA
  • Tom Hopkins, Business Development Manager, ROUSH CleanTech
  • Adam Charles, Mechanic Shop Manager, EBR Schools
  • Kevin Pickett, Amerigas 
• Classroom #1: Funding Opportunity: Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Opportunity (CFI)
  • Aspen Nero, Environmental Planner at the Regional Planning Commission and Co-Director of the Southeast Louisiana Clean Fuel Partnership
  • Tom Haysley, Principal Planner, Regional Planning Commission
  • Tyler Herrmann, Project Manager, LCF

General Sessions

• 9:30 AM: Use Cases – Where do Med & Heavy Duty EVs fit in? - Moderator: Joe Annotti, GNA
  • Brad Wham, Sales Team Manager at Orange EV
  • Sam Spofforth, NREL
  • Patrick Wallace, PACCAR
• 10:15 AM: Designing the Truck Stop of the Future: Moderator: Dr. Chuck Carr Brown, Former LDEQ Secretary
  • Rushi Patel, Manager Diversified Energy at RaceTrac
  • Kim Okafor, General Manager, Zero Emission Solutions at Loves / Trillium
• 11:00 AM: Hydrogen as a Transportation Fuel: Moderator: Jason Lanclos, Director of the State Energy Office, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
  • Ryan Sookhoo, Director New Initiatives, Accelera by Cummins
  • Patrick Charette, Director – Hydrogen Fueling and Distribution Solutions, Nikola

11:45 AM Keynote Speaker

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards

Noon – 1 PM: Lunch with Exhibitors

Noon – 3 PM: Expo Hall Open
Door Prizes & Conference Adjourns   

Exhibitors

Official Hotel Of The Clean Fuels Summit

Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center
201 Lafayette Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70801, USA

Reservations: https://book.passkey.com/e/50450611