Meeting

Term Member Virtual Meeting: The Future of E-Mobility

Monday, July 26, 2021
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Speakers
Hui Wen Chan

Director of Sustainability, Spin, Ford Motor Company; Former CFR Term Member

Jody Metzenbaum Kelman

General Manager, Lyft Autonomous, Lyft; CFR Term Member

Presider
Mona Dajani

Partner and Global Co-Head of Energy, Infrastructure, Mobility, Renewables, and Water, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; Member, Board of Directors, ABANA

Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program

Panelists discuss electric mobility and what it means for the future of the transportation and energy sectors. CFR's Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program hosted this event in collaboration with ABANA.

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