Call for Speakers
The V2G Forum is designed to provide industry practitioners with a neutral, objective venue in which to discuss the issues facing vehicle-to-grid (V2G) deployment and identify potential solutions. The Forum includes in-depth business and technical presentations, as well as panel discussions and stakeholder workshop / roundtable sessions. The goal is to facilitate open discussion of pertinent issues across stakeholder groups, as well as foster collaboration on potential strategies for moving forward effectively in a unified manner.
April 2025 Theme: Policy, Regulatory and Business Models for V2G Success
In its 5th edition, the Forum will be hosted by Pacific Gas and Electric in Northern California on April 1-3, 2025. The event will focus on the current state of policy and regulatory enablers for V2G in North America. Prioritized focus areas include: What best practices are being advanced? Which states are leading the effort? What are the viable compensatory business models for Auto OEMs, energy market operators, utilities, aggregators, charging network operators, fleet owners, residential EV owners, etc.? What are the latest utility programs that are being implemented, and what have been the key findings? The Forum will also offer an overview of recent technology and standards progress in the V2G space, including recent pilots, programs and commercial deployments.
Individuals who wish to deliver a stand-alone presentation, speak in or organize a panel session, or lead a half-day workshop are invited to submit the following:
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1. Name of speaker(s), title, company, and contact information
2. Presentation title (or title of panel or roundtable)
3. Abstract and objective of presentation or session (150 words)
4. Speaker or panelist biographies and photos
5. Bullet list of 3-4 Key Learning Points from the presentation or panel session 6. Session type (from list above)
Topics to be addressed during the Forum include:
- Enhancing customer experience and acceptance
- DOE perspectives panel
- Mapping the migration path from V1G to V2G
- Gap analysis and integration of competing industry standards
- Achieving end-to-end standards, certifications and interoperability for V2G
- Quantifying and communicating value of V2G to PUCs, utilities and customers
- Compensation mechanisms for customers
- Grid communication conformance standards
- Role of the aggregator in VGI fulfillment
- Vehicle to Home (V2H) requirements vs V2G/V2B
- Success stories from early PUC implementations
- Solidifying utility readiness for V2G
- Alignment of federal requirements to enable more predictable adoption of VGI programs
- Integrating the auto and utility cultures
- Establishing industry-aligned goals to enable adoption, speed up scaling and accelerate ROI
- Updates on the critical focus on V2G for medium and heavy duty vehicles
- The state of interconnection: Driving down costs, installation and operations issues
- Addressing regulatory and policy roadblocks
- California SB 59: Stakeholder perspectives on how the CEC could enable customer program participation
- Comparing V2G-AC vs V2G-DC vs split inverter models
- Achieving national requirements for V2G cybersecurity
- Optimizing VGI communications latency: speed, scaling and attractiveness of VGI for grid services
Program Committee