Chattanooga Engineers Club

SFI - EV Mobility Innovation Conference

  • 28 Feb 2025
  • 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
  • 2215 Parker Street NE, Cleveland, TN 37311

As the automotive industry undergoes a transformative shift, the Electric Mobility Innovations Conference offers a platform to explore cutting-edge advancements shaping the future of transportation.

The conference will open at 8 a.m. with networking and breakfast.

Program will begin at 8:30 with a welcome from Denise Rice Hall, President & CEO of Smart Factory Institute. 

8:45 Panel Discussion: The EV Revolution: Are We Ready for the Shift?

Panelists are:

Rick Youngblood

Executive Director, Tennessee Automotive Manufacturers Association


Sam Wills

Regional Director, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development


Alexa Voytek

Deputy Director, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation


9:30 Feature Presentation: Economic Impact of Electric Mobility

Speaker:

Matt Harris

Boyd Distinguished Professor of Health Economics in the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Department of Economics in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee. 


10:30

Session Speaker

Kevin Heaslip

Director and Professor Center for Transportation Research, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The Future of Automotive Intelligence: Merging EVs with Autonomous Technology


11:00 

Panel Discussion: Is the Current Workforce Ready for an Electrified Future


Panelists are:

Skylar Randolph

Director of Business Development; Peak Performance

Brian Nolen

NA Director Manufacturing Learning; Denso

Larry Flatt

Executive Director, Automation and Robotics Training; MSCC


11:45

Session Speaker

The Infrastructure Race: Bridging the Gap to a Sustainable Future

Mina Sartipi

Guerry Professor at UTC, Founding Director of CUIP, Executive Director of UTC Research Institute, Joint Appointment with ORNL, University of Tennessee Chattanooga


12:15 Lunch


1:00

Session Speaker

Evolving Electric Vehicle and Charging Technology

Mike Brooks

Market Segment Manager - EMobility ; Phoenix Contact


1:20

Session Speaker

Navigating the EV Software Landscape

Becky Faith

Director of Business Development ; FocustApps


1:45

Session Speaker

Innovation and Startups 

Tasia Malakasis

CEO, The Company Lab (CO.LAB)


2:15 Closing Remarks


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