October 4, 2023. The faculty and presenter list for NGV23 “Better Than Zero” – NGVAmerica’s in-person 2023 Annual Meeting and Industry Summit – scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, October 23-25, at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California has been finalized to ensure a fully immersive fleet experience.
Attendees will learn how RNG-fueled vehicles are an affordable and practical solution to lower fuel costs and reduce emissions impact, how to order and accurately spec vehicles based on application and need, fueling options, the importance of team training, service and maintenance schedules, safety considerations and best practices as well as insights from fleets already converting to renewable natural gas.
Confirmed speakers and presenters include*:
- Sarah Abernethy
Powertrain Marketing Manager
Kenworth Truck Company
- Eric Bippus
Executive Vice President of Sales and Systems Development
Hexagon Agility
- David Clevenger
SVP of Operations Fleet / DC Maintenance
City Furniture
- Puneet Jhawar
General Manager – Global Spark Ignited Business
Cummins Inc.
- Shaun Lagos
Vice President of Construction
Clean Energy
- Chad M. Lindholm
Senior Vice President
Clean Energy
- Brett Lindsay
Director of Sales & Marketing, N.A.
Cummins Clean Fuel Technologies
- Steve Lode
President
National Ready Mixed Concrete Co., Inc.
- Rich Mulder
Vice President
Ozinga Renewable Energy Logistics
- Shawn Murphy
Global Engineering Manager, Downstream LNG & Low Carbon Solutions
Shell
- William Ong
Technical Support Manager
Cummins Inc.
- Mitchell Pratt
Chief Technology Officer
Clean Energy
- Chief Executive Officer
Rimere
- R. Eric Bevevino
Senior Director, US Channel Partner & Heavy Duty Sales
Valvoline Global
- Adam Comora
Co-CEO
OPAL Fuels
- Nuray Elci
General Manager, Renewables
Chevron/Beyond6
- Matt Gutschow
Director of Customer Service Programs
Hexagon Agility FleetCare
- Tyler Henn
Vice President & General Manager
Clean Energy Renewable Fuels
- Adam Richey
Senior Business Development Specialist, Renewables
Chevron/Beyond6
- Marc Rowe
General Manager – Fuel Sales
Trillium Energy Solutions
- Michael Salassa
Business Development Manager – CNG & LNG
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
- Danny Susdorf, P.E.
Operations and Project Manager
National Ready Mixed Concrete Co., Inc.
- Annalloyd Thomason
Chief Executive Officer/Co-Founder
AFVi
- Leo Thomason
Executive Director/Co-Founder
AFVi
- Marty Tufte
Corporate Fleet Director
WM
- Mike Zimmerman
General Manager
Cummins Clean Fuel Technologies
*additional speakers and faculty to be added.
The newest natural gas vehicle technology – including trucks with the new Cummins 15L X15N™ engine – will be on-site for attendees to examine and personally experience.
NGVAmerica’s Annual Meeting and Industry Summit is the only dedicated natural gas in transportation alternative fuels conference and show focused on the North American market and hosted and attended by the biggest players in this space. NGV23’s Presenting Hosts are Chevron/Beyond6 and Clean Energy.
NGVAmerica’s Board of Directors will convene during the conference, and the three-day agenda will include informative presentations and workshop sessions, recognition of NGV advocates and industry leaders, and an examination of how emerging NGV technologies and new sustainable transport solutions are transforming the goods movement industry.