At the Craneway – March 29th Opportunities in China
March 25, 2012

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OPPORTUNITIEs in china Seminar

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Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012

Location: Craneway Pavilion (Old Ford Mfg. Plant) 1414 Harbour Way South Richmond, CA 94804

Point of Contact: Rod Hirsch, Oakland Export Assistance Center, USDOC

Tel:/Cell: 510-273-7350/510-604-4187

Time:

9:30 am Welcome remarks by Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor of Richmond

Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation for supporting the National Export Initiative (NEI): Port of Richmond and CalStart Presenter: Rod Hirsch, U.S. Commercial Service, USDOC

Presentation of Congressman Miller’s Certificate of Recognition: ContainerTrac – India Ports Infrastructure Trade Mission Participant Presenter: Latressa Alford, Senior District Aide, Congressman George Miller, CA-7

10:00 am Energy & Environmental Security Dr. S. Julio Friedmann, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – Invited

10:10 am US-China Clean Truck Forum Presentation John Boesel, CalStart, Richmond, CA

10:30 am Federal Export Promotion & Finance Programs Moderator: Rod Hirsch, U.S. Commercial Service, USDOC Bryan Erwin, Director, Advocacy Center, International Trade Administration, USDOC Rob Guthrie, U.S. Export Import Bank – Clean Technology Program Jerry Avila, Small Business Administration (SBA)

11:15 am California’s Hydrogen Highway – A Case Study Nico Bouwkamp, California Fuel Cell Partnership – 10 minutes Private sector presenters: Altairnano and Ian Kaye, UltraCell – 10 minutes

11:35 am Near Term Opportunities for Cleaner/More Efficient Vehicles Kambiz Salari, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – 10 minutes Private sector presenters: Jeff Grossman, AT Dynamics and Brad Edgar, Cleaire – 10 minutes

12:00 pm Lunch – Catering by the Boiler House Restaurant

1:00 pm China Market for Advanced Transportation Technologies Dr. Yunshi Wang, UC Davis, China Center for Energy and Transportation

1:20 pm Lithium Battery Technology Research & Commercialization Dr. Vince Battaglia, Advanced Battery Fabrication Laboratory (Batt Fab) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – 10 minutes Private sector presenters: John Hackenberg, Farasis Energy Inc. and Mira Inbar, Dow Kokam – 10 minutes

1:40 pm Private Sector Panel – Technology Showcase & China Experiences Moderator: Tim McKain, Director of UPS International Companies: Summer Pennino, EVI (UPS EVs), Dexter Vizinau, CyberTran, Enova and Jim Castelaz, Motiv

1:60 pm Q & A

2:00 pm End Program – Informal Mixer

Roderick A. Hirsch Director, Oakland Export Assistance Center U.S. Commercial Service U.S. Department of Commerce Tel: 510-273-7350 Fax: 510-273-7352 E-mail: Rod.Hirsch@trade.gov

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