National Fuel Cell Symposium: Enabling the Clean Energy Paradigm

Program Agenda and Videos

February 27, 2014

Welcoming Remarks
9:00 a.m
Howard Gillman, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UCI
Michael Drake, Chancellor, UCI
Barry Wallerstein, Executive Director, South Coast AQMD

Keynote Address: The California Opportunity
9:30 a.m.
Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board (View Video)

Setting the Stage: An Introduction to Fuel Cells
10:00 a.m.
Scott Samuelsen, Director, National Fuel Cell Research Center (View Video)

10:30 AM Break

Panel: Stationary Fuel Cells
10:45 a.m.
Mike Tollstrup, Executive Director, California Stationary Fuel Cell Collaborative
Moderator
Chip Bottone, CEO, FuelCell Energy
David Wright, CEO, ClearEdge Power
Peter Gross, Vice President, Mission Critical Systems, Bloom Energy

12:00 PM Lunch

Welcoming Remarks
1:00 p.m.
Greg Washington, Dean, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UCI

Keynote Address: Natural Resource Challenges
1:15 p.m.
John Laird, Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency (View Video)

Panel: Fuel Cell Vehicles
1:45 p.m.
Jack Brouwer, Associate Director, National Fuel Cell Research Center, Moderator
Chris Hostetter, Group Vice President - Strategic Planning, Toyota Motor Sales USA
Robert Bienenfeld, Assistant Vice President of Environment and Energy Strategy, American Honda Motor
Charlie Freese, Executive Director - Powertrain Engineering, General Motors
Mike O’Brien, Vice President of Product and Corporate Planning, Hyundai Motor America
Ronald Grasman, General Manager for U.S. Fuel Cell Vehicle Operations, Mercedes-Benz

3:15 PM Break

Panel: Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure
3:30 p.m.
Catherine Dunwoody, Executive Director, California Fuel Cell Partnership, Moderator
Dr. Tim Brown, President and Co-Founder, FirstElement Fuel, Inc.
Jim McKinney, Program Manager, Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, California Energy Commission

Keynote Address: Utility Perspective
4:30 p.m.
Bert Valdman, Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning, Edison International

Conclude
5:00 p.m.