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Alycia Gilde
National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement
U.S. Department of Energy
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Mark Smith
Technology Integration Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office
U.S. Department of Energy
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Patrick Walsh
Technology Development Manager
U.S. Department of Energy
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Connie Bezanson
Education and Outreach Manager
U.S. Department of Energy
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Steven Boyd
Acting Deputy Director for Batteries and Critical Materials
U.S. Department of Energy
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Chris Trush
Director of ADAS Application Software (Super Cruise)
General Motors
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Bill Venner
Executive Chief Engineer for Affordable Electric Vehicles
General Motors
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Lauren Tabolinksy
Global Academic Student Programs Manager
MathWorks
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Kristen Wahl
Director, Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTCs)
Argonne National Laboratory
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Jesse Alley
EcoCAR EV Challenge Senior Program Manager
Argonne National Laboratory
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Kimberly DeClark
Head of Strategic Communications Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP)
Argonne National Laboratory
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Nick Goberville
Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Research Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
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Ashley Kronsell Oller
Communications Manager
Argonne National Laboratory
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Jacque Lebreck
AVTC Special Events Lead
Argonne National Laboratory
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Nick Moore
Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) Technical Project Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
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David Ord
Propulsion Controls & Modeling Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
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Lucas Shoults
AVTC Technical Project Manager
Argonne National Laboratory
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Ryan Mansfield
Battery Calibration Engineer
General Motors
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Jake McGrory
Control Systems Engineer
General Motors
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Rami Mounajed
EcoCAR EV Challenge Project Manager
General Motors
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Angelique Williams
Manager, EV/AV Internal Communications
General Motors
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Connell D'Souza
Senior Team Lead, Student Programs
MathWorks
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Sam Reinsel
Student Competition Technical Evangelist
MathWorks
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