Agenda
Note: Subject to change -- Session details and speaker roster TBA
Monday, October 26, 2026
2.00 - 5.00 pm
Pre-Conference Basics Class: Introduction to V2G
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
8:00 – 9:00 am
Welcome Coffee and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:45 am
Opening Session: Challenges of Achieving End-to-End V2G at Scale
Standards as policy and regulatory enablers
Interoperability as the industry’s defining challenge
Aligning OEMs, utilities, aggregators, and charging providers
Grid-capacity constraints and electrification growth
How V2X improves grid utilization
Scaling from pilots to operational systems
9:45 – 10:30 am
Introducing a Standards-Compliant, V2G End-to-End Demonstration
10:30 – 11:00 am
Networking Coffee Break
11:00 – 1:00 pm
V2G Testbed Demo / Exhibits and Additional Demos / Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Attendee Roundtable Brainstorming
2:00 – 2:15 pm
Coffee Break
2:15 – 3:30 pm
TRACK A: From Plug & Charge to Grid Control: End-to-End Cybersecurity for V2G
2:15 – 3:30 pm
TRACK B: Selecting Certification Path: UL 1741 SC or UL 1741 SB CRD
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Networking Coffee Break
4:00 – 5:15 pm
TRACK A: Moving Beyond Pilots: What Do We Need to Scale, and What Does that Look Like Commercially?
4:00 – 5:15 pm
TRACK B: Avoiding Stall in Pilots: What Readiness Actually Requires
5:15 – 6:45 pm
Reception
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
8:00 – 9:00 am
Welcome Coffee and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:45 am
Opening Address: Design and Testing of the Low-cost, Interoperable V2G Ecosystem
9:45 – 10:45 am
Prioritizing Affordability: Policy, Regulation & Market Design Roadmap for VGI and Scalable V2G
Affordability – What is the current sentiment / preferences of PUCs: How will VGI/V2G impact the ‘regular’ ratepayers
How can the benefits for non-participating parties be extracted / realized?
Regulation’s role in interoperability
Tariffs and compensation structures
Wholesale market participation
Interconnection and certification barriers
Federal and state coordination needs
10:45 – 11:15 am
Networking Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:30 pm
Standards, Integration Architectures & Interoperability
ISO 15118, OCPP, SAE, IEEE and OpenADR evolution
Multi-vendor interoperability realities
Vehicle-to-charger communication challenges
Backend software integration issues
Certification and testing requirements
12:30 – 2:15 pm
Lunch and Demos
2:15 – 3:30 pm
Scaling V2G in Practice: Utility, Program, and Market Lessons from Massachusetts
Lessons from real-world residential and school bus V2G pilot deployments in Massachusetts
What utilities need to operationalize and scale V2G programs successfully
How to assess and communicate V2G value to customers
Key barriers and opportunities related to installation feasibility, standards, and interoperability
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Networking Coffee Break
4:00 – 5:00 pm
TRACK A: What We Have Learned About V2G End-to-End Interoperability
3:45 – 5:00 pm
TRACK B: Customer Compensation Panel: Participation, Incentives & Behavioral Opportunities
Revenue streams with strongest potential
Customer economics and incentives
Incentive structures that work
Enrollment and onboarding friction
Utility system and capacity value
Fleet versus residential economics
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Reception
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Concurrent Workshops
8:00 – 9:00 am
Morning Coffee and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 12:00 pm
Workshop 1: Deeper Dive into VGI Policy & Regulatory Issues
9:00 – 12:00 pm
Workshop 2: End-to-End Demonstration Testbed Debrief / Workshop on Takeaways
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