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Global Fleet Conference: Achieving Net-Zero Goals

On Nov. 5 in San Diego, join industry leaders from Schindler Elevator and Geotab as they share ideas and approaches to reaching emissions goals in global fleet operations.

October 11, 2024
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This Global Fleet Conference seminar will provide insights on building sustainability strategies to meet company-wide and fleet objectives concerning net-zero goals.

Source: Bobit

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Curious about how to work toward net-zero goals in your global fleet operations? Motivations on sustainability across businesses and operations vary.

Join this Global Fleet Conference (GFC) seminar, "Strategies to Reduce Fleet C02 Emissions on a Journey to Achieve Net-Zero", to discuss two strategies for accomplishing sustainability goals: operating fleet vehicles more efficiently or operating with more efficient vehicles.

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However, both strategies require data intelligence, innovative techniques, and strategies to meet company-wide and fleet objectives concerning net-zero goals. In this session, you will also learn:

  • How to build a sustainability business case requiring a phased approach with incremental gains for carbon emission reductions.

  • Approaches for rightsizing your strategy to meet your goals in multiple ways, including answering questions such as:

    • Who are the right stakeholders?

    • What tools do I need?

    • How do I influence, motivate, and engage drivers?

    • How do I use collective methods to meet objectives and adapt methods to my own fleet?

About the Panelists

The seminar will be moderated by Sherry Calkins, senior vice president of global strategic accounts at Geotab, who has been involved in the national and global fleet and automotive industry for 21 years. The first 12 years of her career began as a fleet administrator in government and corporate fleets.

Other panelists include:

  • Ted Chan - As fleet manager at Schindler Elevator, Chan oversees a fleet of 3,800 vehicles and is responsible for optimizing fleet utilization, asset management, and implementing sustainability initiatives to achieve CO2 emissions reduction targets.

  • Gibran Lehmkuhl - As procurement regional head of North America at Schindler Elevator, Lehmkuhl spearheads sustainability efforts to reduce emissions as part of the company's public commitment to become net-zero by 2040, leveraging technologies like telematics and electrification.

  • Eric Mallia - As vice president of sustainability business solutions at Geotab, Mallia is responsible for sales and business development of electric vehicle and sustainability solutions, focusing on growth in sustainability customer revenue, sustainability brand visibility metrics, and reducing customer emissions intensity.

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Mark Your Calendars!

Global Fleet Conference will convene a three-day event on Nov. 4-6, 2024, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, featuring subject-specific sessions covering safety, technology, ESG, vocational fleets, and mobility. The agenda focuses on case studies so participants can model their efforts on existing paradigms.

Automotive Fleet and Work Truck's Global Fleet Conference offers opportunities to network with representatives from major global fleet suppliers and OEMs, to get expert advice and innovative insights on global fleet issues, and more. See who else is in the lineup so far and register for the events.

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