Thank you to all who attended the 2025 Asilomar Conference and helped make it a great success.
Asilomar 2025
Preliminary Schedule
MONDAY, | |
| 4:00pm | Lodging Check-In for Deep Dive Attendees |
TUESDAY, |
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| 10:00am | STEPS+ Symposium Deep Dives (Limited space available) |
| 3:00pm | Lodging Check-In for Main Conference Attendees |
| 4:00pm | Conference Registration Begins |
| 4:30pm | Welcome Reception |
| 6:00pm | Welcome BBQ Dinner |
WEDNESDAY, |
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| 7:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Session 1: Transportation Innovation and Evolving Politics |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 2:00 pm | Session 2: Low Carbon Fuel Challenges |
| 3:15 pm | Session 3: Decarbonizing the Commercial Vehicle Sector |
| 4:15 pm | Break |
| 4:45 pm | Session 4: Rethinking Urban Mobility |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 pm | Monterey Bay Aquarium Reception |
THURSDAY, | |
| 7:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:45 am | Welcome Back and Keynote |
| 9:05 am | Session 5: Vehicle Electrification Policy and Politics |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 11:00 am | Session 6: Exploring Next Generation Vehicle Policy: Beyond Tailpipes |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 2:00 pm | Session 7: EV Charging Infrastructure and Grid Readiness |
| 3:45 pm | Break |
| 4:15 pm | Session 8: Asilomar Wrapped: Turning Headwinds into Tailwinds |
| 5:30 pm | BBQ Dinner |
FRIDAY, | |
| 9:00am | Side Meetings |
Registration Information
Registration for Asilomar 2025 is now open. Invitations have been sent out. Please check your email and click on the registration link that was sent to you.
A registration cost breakdown can be found here.
Steering Committee
- Dan Sperling (Chair), University of California, Davis
- Anup Bandivadekar, Hewlett Foundation
- John Boesel, Calstart
- Pierpaolo Cazzola, University of California, Davis
- Giovanni Circella, Ghent University and University of California, Davis
- Anthony Eggert, ClimateWorks Foundation
- Katherine Garcia, Sierra Club
- David Greene, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Adam Gromis, Uber
- Javier Guzman, ExxonMobil
- Roland Hwang, University of California, Davis
- Alan Jenn, University of California, Davis | Chair, TRB Energy Committee
- Aravind Kailas, Volvo Group North America
- SatKartar Khalsa, Climate Imperative
- Andreas Klugescheid, BMW/ACEA
- Alice Lee, American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
- Patty Monahan, California Energy Commission (ret'd)
- Rachael Nealer, Chair, TRB Alternative Fuels Committee
- Gil Tal, University of California, Davis
- Terry Travis, EVNoire
- Michael Wang, Argonne National Laboratory
- Kari Watkins, University of California, Davis
Sponsors
Please Note
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