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

Now in its seventh iteration, the V2G Business, Policy & Technology Forum: Spring, April 28-30, 2026 in Los Angeles, 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.

Host sponsored by Southern California Edison, 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 Spring 2026 edition of the Forum.

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Who Attends?

John Holmes
Sr. Principal Energy Advisor
American Honda Motor Company

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

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
Head of Product and Strategic Marketing
Heliox, A Siemens Business

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)

Blake Heidenreich
Strategic AdvisorCustomer Solutions Program Design & Development
Southern California Edison

Randy Armstrong
Clean Transportation Product Manager
National Grid

Brian Calka
Sr. Vice President
Distribution Operations
DTE Electric

Sarah Hipel
Chief Strategist, Secure Digital Infrastructure for Energy and Mobility
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Rodney McGee
Chief Engineer, University of Delaware
Task Force Chair, NACS/J3400 and J3068, SAE International

Antony Martin
Group Product Manager - EV Charging
Lucid Motors

Ben Burns
Director of Energy Transition
Eaton

Jared Carson
Director of Sales
Synop

Tim Farquer
Superintendent
Mercer County Schools
and Founder, Bus2Grid

Adam Wilkinson
Lead Solution Architect
Irdeto

Leah Brams
Market Development Manager
Highland Electric Fleets

Thomas Carroll
Cyber Security Researcher
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

David Patterson
Executive Director
CHAdeMo Association North America

Maddy Strutner
Grid Services Manager
Toyota North America

Dave Bend
Vice President
Business Development and Client Growth
WeaveGrid

Julie Mitchell
Technology & Innovation Leader, Energy & Charging Business Unit
Stellantis

Ted Bohn
Principal Electrical Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory

Megan Jarriel
Systems and Controls Manager
Heliox

Shohei Nakamura
Assistant Chief Engineer
BEV Energy Service Ecosystem Development Dept.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Tom Tansy
CEO
DER Security Corp

Kristin Landry
Expert Product Manager
Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Toshiya Yamamoto
Vice President
Nichicon America

Willett Kempton
Professor
University of Delaware

Milena Kabashi
Manager, Transportation Electrification
DTE Energy