V2G Business, Policy & Technology Forum

Addressing Challenges, Achieving the Potential of V2G

6th Edition | October 21 - 23, 2025 | American Center for Mobility, Detroit

The leading venue for V2G discussion and networking
in the U.S.

Thank you to all the speakers, sponsors and attendees who made the 5th edition of the V2G Business, Policy & Technology Forum, May 6-8, 2025 in San Ramon a success!

Mark your calendar
for the Fall V2G Forum, which will be in October 21-23, 2025 in Detroit. Now in its sixth iteration, the event brings together top industry players, working groups, utility professionals and others who are focused on the successful development and implementation of vehicle-to-grid in the United States.

Carefully curated by a distinguished Program Committee, the Forum offers a neutral, non-commercial venue in which different V2G stakeholders can come together to work on accelerating V2G standardization and adoption in North America.

The goal is to examine obstacles and challenges to effectively achieving the potential of V2G, and to identify appropriate solutions and implementation success strategies for grid operators and other stakeholders across market verticals.

If V2G is important to the future of your organization, you are encouraged to take part in the official Fall 2025 edition of the Forum.

"Excellent, outstanding! Relevant, focused and high-value"

Ted Witham, PE, Eaton Corporation

"Excellent conference. Great networking!"

- Bjoern Christensen, Managing Director,
Next-Dimension Advisors

"Great! Didn't think I could learn much more on the topic but the Forum was very enlightening."

- Joshua McDonald, Consulting Engineer, Southern California Edison

Who Attends?

  • Network strategists and executives at investor-owned, municipal, and rural utilities

  • Grid operations engineers and planners

  • EV program managers and fleet managers

  • Charging station infrastructure owners

  • Consultants and system integrators

  • EV manufacturers

  • Charging network operators

  • Regulatory and standards experts

  • Technology innovators and equipment vendors

  • Energy storage, communications, and power control solutions providers

  • Urban planners and municipal transporation analysts

  • Researchers and analysts

  • Renewable energy providers and technology vendors

  • Financial and strategic investment professionals

Live Demos of V2G Systems

Leveraging a bidirectional interconnection with the DTE Energy grid, exhibitors will be on hand at the American Center for Mobility (ACM) to showcase the latest standards-compiant V2G systesms in action. Contact us to arrange your company's demo participation!

Speakers

Confirmed for the October 21-23 Forum in Detroit. More to be announced

John Holmes
Sr. Principal Energy Advisor
American Honda Motor Company

Blake Heidenreich
Strategic Advisor
Southern California Edison

Frances Bell
Founder and CEO
Bidirectional Energy

James Mater
Director of Strategy, Smart Grid
QualityLogic

Glenn Skutt
Chief Technology Officer
Fermata Energy

Alex Macharia
VGI Program Manager
The Mobility House

Mengjia Cao
High Voltage Charging Standards and Regulations Leader
General Motors

Joshua McDonald
Consulting Architect and Engineer
Southern California Edison

Kate Peters
Energy Research Associtate
The Brattle Group

Elijah Sinclair
Senior Program Manager
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Garrett Fitzgerald
Sr. Director, Electrification
Smart Energy Power Alliance

Willett Kempton
Professor
University of Deleware

Yukihiro Hatagishi
Electric Vehicle Charging Hardware Systems Researcher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Tim Zgonena
Principal Engineer
Distributed Energy Resources and Equipment
UL

Bjoern Christensen
Chief Executive Officer
Next Dimension

Andrew Cifala
Strategic Planner for
Grid Modernization
Keysight Technologies

Reuben Sarkar
CEO and President
American Center
for Mobility

Greggory Kresge
Senior Manager
World Resources Institute

Keyur Shah
Senior Manager
Global Charger Controls and Software, Heliox

Richard "Barney" Carlson
Principal Research Engineer
Idaho National Laboratory

Frances Cleveland
President and Principal Consultant
Xanthus Consulting International

Zach Woogen
Executive Director
Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC)

Frank Tuffner
Staff Research Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Randy Armstrong
Clean Transportation Product Manager
National Grid

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