Agenda 2026 - Green Freight Innovation Forum

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Opening Remarks and Land Acknowledgment

Master of Ceremonies (MC)

Bruce Winchester

Managing Director
Export Action Global Inc

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM

Keynote Presentation

Speaker TBA

Keynote speaker to be announced

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM

Session 1

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

☕ Power Break

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM

Session 2

The Future of Heavy-Duty Trucking: Electric and Hydrogen Solutions

Moderator

Micha Gutmanis

Associate Partner | Sustainability Lead
CIMA+

Jamie Ally

Chief Executive Officer

Elemental Trucks

Martin Blanchet

National Sales Manager, Alternative Powertrain

Peterbilt Motors Company

Clément Sabourin

Director of Sustainability

Nationex

Yves Racette

Director of Training at UAP

NAPA / NexDrive Program development, Emerging Technologies

Kevin McComeau, CDS

Transportation Safety and Compliance Supervisor
Quebec Region

Loblaw Companies Limited

Roberto Bragagnolo

Country manager

Orange EV Canada

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Session 3

Electrifying Last-Mile Delivery: Meeting Customer Expectations
and Securing Future Contracts

Moderator

Stephen Bieda

National Director
EV Society

David Bellitto

Director of Sales, Canada

Workhorse

Andrew Losier

Zero Emission
Last Mile Delivery
Project Manager

Ingka Group - IKEA

Joseph Palladino

Manager, Energy & Sustainability

Purolator Inc.

Victor Poudelet

Director, Decarbonization Strategy

Intelcom | Dragonfly

Ray Little

eMobility Specialist

Heliox , A Siemens Business

Lisa Annabel Ellis

Founder and President

YellowYellow Sustainability Advisory

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

🍽️ Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Session 4

Infrastructure, Utility Providers and Depot Charging

Moderator

Travis Allan

Legal, Regulatory and Growth Advisor
Allan | Law & Policy

Eric Cantin

Partner, Project Director

CIMA+

Ariel Bautista

MBA, BASc
Director, E-Mobility

Alectra Energy Solutions

Cole Lemette

Account Executive

Fleet Electrification PowerON Energy Solutions

Soheil Akbari

Founder and CEO

Teal Electrification Systems

Benoit Lacroix

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Relion

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Session 5

Vision to Reality: Building Canada's Electrified Trucking Corridors

PowerON MHDV Charging Corridor Working Group

Moderator

Meena Bibra

Program Manager Fleet Electrification

Smart Freight Centre (SFC)

Dave Jerman

Account Executive

PowerON Energy Solutions

Ariel Bautista

MBA, BASc
Director, E-Mobility

Alectra Energy Solutions

Michael Habouri

Vice-President

Transit, Bus & Fleet Transportation Systems
WSP in Canada

Orin Pereira

P.Eng.

Sr. Manager Growth

Hydro One Networks Inc.

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

🎯 Panel Discussion

Questions, winning prizes, Live polling by QR code and cell phone

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

☕ Afternoon Break

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Session 6

Securing the Connected Fleet: Cybersecurity and the Rise of Physical AI

As fleets grow more connected — telematics, ELDs, GPS, and increasingly autonomous systems — the technology driving efficiency also opens new doors for attackers. Cyber and physical risk have merged, turning a spoofed signal into cargo theft or a safety incident. This panel unpacks the 2026 threat landscape, how AI reshapes attack and defense, and what securing the fleet looks like as trucks get smarter.