2018 Clean Cities Green Drives Conference and Expo
Event Information
Description
Please join us at the 7th annual Green Drives$ Conference and Expo, an event hosted by the Lake Michigan Clean Cities Consortium, a collaboration between Chicago Area Clean Cities, South Shore Clean Cities, and Wisconsin Clean Cities. As one of the largest green-transportation conferences held in the Midwest, this one-day event is a must-attend event for public and private fleets, including commercial and municipal fleet managers, as well as federal, state and local government officials, vehicle manufacturers, dealerships, fuel suppliers, conversion companies, small businesses, and environment, clean-tech and clean-energy professionals.
Speakers and highlights of this year's program include:
- John Davis, the Emmy Award-winning host of “MotorWeek,” television’s longest-running automotive series.
- John Boesel, President and CEO, CALSTART.
- Dean Stapleton, Senior Manager, Alternative Fuels, Penske Truck Leasing.
- Adam Goldstein, Managing Partner and Chief Technical Officer for North American Operations, STAG USA.
- Julie Furber, Executive Director, Electrification Business, Cummins.
- Richard D. Cupka Jr., Sustainability and Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) Program Manager Commercial Vehicles, Ford Motor Company.
- Susan Keenehan, Regional Director, North Central Region, General Motors Fleet.
- Advanced technologies, electric vehicles and alternative fuels will be showcased, including three dozen green vehicles and 20 indoor exhibitors.
- An alternative-fuel-vehicle ride-and-drive will be held.
- Businesses and municipalities will discuss how they went green with their fleets and saved money!
For out of town attendees, a block of hotel rooms has been reserved:
- Hampton Inn Chicago/Naperville, 1087 E. Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563 Phone: 630.505.1400 | Fax: 630.505.1416 | Central Reservations: 1-800-426-7866
- Online reservations
- Block name “Clean Cities” or group code CLE
- Rate of $104 + tax for night of 5/16
- The reservation cut-off date for the block is 5/4/18
To learn more about Green Drive$ and view the agenda, go to http://chicagocleancities.org/green-drives.
Organizer Lake Michigan Clean Cities Consortium
Organizer of 2018 Clean Cities Green Drives Conference and Expo
The Lake Michigan Consortium is a collaboration between Chicago Area Clean Cities, Wisconsin Clean Cities, and South Shore Clean Cities. The three nonprofit coalitions are focused on promoting cleaner energy for private and public fleets in the Chicago area, Wisconsin and Northern Indiana. Created in 1999, the consortium is made up of more than 500 member organizations. It serves a geographic population of nearly 16 million people with 11 counties that hold non-attainment status for the U.S. EPA 2008 Ground Ozone standard. The consortium works closely to provide support and technical expertise for stakeholders using or considering alternative fuel and electric vehicles. The trio of coalitions also holds numerous outreach events and trainings aimed at educating the public, fleets, and automotive technicians in an effort to reduce petroleum use and improve air quality. To learn more, visit: www.ChicagoCleanCities.org, www.WiCleanCities.org, and www.SouthShoreCleanCities.org.
