Propane; the Gas of the Gods - Exclusive Press Pass Coverage of the 2008 Propane Engine Fuel Summit
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Produced and edited by Marc J. Rauch, Exec. VP & Co-Publisher
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In total, there were 16 presentation sessions, most of which had multiple speakers. In addition, there were manufacturer and supplier exhibits and an on-site tour of the Roush Industries plant.
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Speeches and Panel Sessions
• WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Tucker Perkins, Dir. of Business Development at Inergy Propane and Chairman of the PERC Engine Fuel Advisory Committee
• KEYNOTE ADDRESS: EMERGING MARKETS
Roy W. Willis, CEO and President, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)
• PROPANE ENGINE FUEL TAX INCENTIVES
Moderator-Tucker Perkins
Mike Caldarera, Vice President, Regulatory and Technical Services, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA)
• KEYNOTE ADDRESS: WHAT'S NEXT?
Curtis Donaldson, CEO, President and Director, CleanFUEL USA
• LIGHT-DUTY MARKET OFFERINGS
Moderator-Tucker Perkins
Joe Thompson, General Manager, Roush Performance
Tom Arnold, CleanFUEL USA
Gary Shepherd, Technocarb Ltd.
Matt Sgambattera, American Alternative Fuels
• MEDIUM-DUTY MARKET OFFERINGS
Moderator-Tucker Perkins
Mike Perticone, CleanFUEL USA
Dick Pennell, Sellers GMC
Matt Sgambattera, American Alternative Fuels
Jeff Bach, Fire Em Up!, Inc.
• BLUE BIRD PROPANE VISION SCHOOL BUS
Moderator-Brian Feehan, Vice President, PERC
Ron Smith, Director Marketing, Blue Bird Corporation
Al McFadden, CleanFUEL USA
Rick Windermuller, Holland Bus
• FLEET INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Moderator-Brian Feehan
Steve Saltzgiver, Executive Director, National Conference State Fleet Administrators
Michael Smith, Business Development Manager, R.L. Polk & Co.
• PERC ENGINE FUEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE
Brian Feehan
• KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE GREENER SIDE OF ROUSH
Joe Thompson, General Manager, Roush Performance
• GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
Moderator-Tucker Perkins
Erik Neandross, CEO, Gladstein, Neandross and Associates
Sally Newstead, US Environmental Protection Agency
• COMMERCIAL MOWING OFFERINGS
Moderator-Brian Feehan
Randy Lockyear, Kawasaki
Jim Coker, President, Envirogard
Matt Land, Marketing Director, Dixie Chopper
Tom O’Leary, North American Sales Manager, OMVL spa
Jim Lawton, Ferris
• PROPANE FORKLIFTS & OFF-ROAD APPLICATIONS
Moderator-Brian Feehan
Ian MacDonald, Director of Business Development, Engine Control Systems
Bernardo Herzer, Lehr Incorporated
• TOOLS FOR PROPANE MARKETERS
Moderator-Brian Feehan
Wendy Dafoe, Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Lab
Lesley Brown Garland, President and CEO, Western Propane Gas Association
Kelly Harris, Programs Manager, PERC
Bill Hansen, Colle-McVoy