Public Policy Days have packed agenda for industry, media
The Washington Auto Showês Public Policy Days, January 20 to 21, offer a full schedule for the media and industry executives. Look for a full report in next weekês Auto Show Special edition of the WANADA Bulletin. The two of industry/media events for the Auto Show are as follows:
Wednesday, January 20 – MobilityTalks
Rayburn House Office Building – Gold Room (#2168)
12:30 p.m.
Luncheon and Introductions
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chairman, Senate Smart Transportation Caucus, to launch Washingotn Auto Show MobilityTalks.
1:00 2:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion with Q&A
Organized in partnership with the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, the panel will be moderated by Joseph White, transportation editor, Thomson Reuters. Speakers include Maureen Ohlhausen, commissioner FTC; Dr. John B. Kenney, director and principal researcher, Network Division, Toyota InfoTechnology Center; Cordell Schachter, chief technology officer, NY DOT; Ken Athanasiou, VP/CIO, AutoNation; Dr. Regina Clewlow, Dir. of transportation research and policy, RideScout; and Jeffrey Massimilla, chief product cybersecurity officer, General Motors.
2:15 2:45 p.m.
Connected Car Demonstration Caravan from Capitol Hill to Walter E. Washington Convention Center
An on-road demonstration of the latest connected vehicle technologies that are making our roads safer and our infrastructure smarter, from Capitol Hill to the show site, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The demonstration will host high-level government officials and also feature a vintage Ford Model T named to the National Historic Vehicle Register by the showês partner, the Historic Vehicle Association. This car has just completed the same road trip driven a century ago by Edsel Ford and his friends, from Detroit to San Francisco.
Thursday, January 21 Industry/Media Day
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
(Note the addition of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz at 9:40 a.m.)
8:00 a.m. Newsmaker Breakfast, sponsored by Washington Automotive Press Association (WAPA) and International Motor Press Association (IMPA).
Location: Honda exhibit.
8:40 a.m. Opening speeches and welcome
8:55 a.m. INDUSRY KEYNOTE: John W. Mendel, executive vice president, American
Honda Motor Co.
9:25 a.m. Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA)
Location: Intelligent Transportation Superhighway
9:40 a.m. Dr. Ernest Moniz, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
9:55 a.m. Green Car Journalês Green Car Awards:
Connected Green Car of the Year
Luxury Green Car of the Year
Green SUV of the Year
LEVEL TWO
10:40 a.m. FCA Group-Chrysler
11:00 a.m. Alfa Romeo
11:20 a.m. Toyota
11:40 a.m. General Motors
LEVEL ONE
12:15 p.m. Hyundai
12:40 p.m. Lunch, sponsored by Hyundai
Location: Intelligent Transportation Superhighway
1:10 p.m. Watch Jamaal Newman paint a 2015 Kia Special Feature: ART-of-Motion presented by Automotive Rhythms
Location: ART-of-Motion exhibit
1:30 p.m. National Safety Council
Location: Intelligent Transportation Superhighway
2:00 p.m. GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE: Mark Rosekind, NHTSA Administrator
Location: Intelligent Transportation Superhighway
3:00 p.m. SAE International Government/Industry Conference (Room 145)
3:00 4:00 p.m. Creating the Automotive Future in a Collaborative Environment
4:00 5:00 p.m. What do Government Agencies Think?
The Role of Government and Industry in the Future of Mobility
5:00 8: 00 p.m.
Sneak Peek Reception, presented by Auto Alliance, Global Automakers, NADA, Hargrove. Location: Show floor
Blind Whino will conduct live art paintings throughout the day.
Edward Joseph will paint a 2016 BMW Mini JCW during the Sneak Peek Preview from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 21.
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