Transportation Tech in Jax: Electric / Autonomous Vehicle Tech Innovations

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Our Fall (now winter due to hurricane Milton) event for 2024 is showcasing some of the deep innovation happening here in Jax around Transportation Tech, including Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, and automated transportation. We have a surprising number of large local enterprises who are at the forefront of this industry and will be sharing the latest tech, business innovations, and forward looking opportunities in the EV / AV arena.

We have a special location this time and will be hosting the event at Miller Electric, where you will be able to see first hand innovations including the Electric Vehicle Innovation Design Center (EVIDC), a fully autonomous long haul truck from Crowley, and an autonomous downtown shuttle from the JTA. You don’t want to miss this one!
As always, we are starting off with a networking happy hour and wrapping it up with live music, food and drink, and fantastic fellowshipping with this amazing community of innovators and technologists here in Jax!

Featured Speakers:
Kerri Stewart – Chief Strategy Officer, Miller Electric & President, Miller EV Solutions
Miller Electric has pioneered an Electric Vehicle Innovation Design Center which is open to the public and being used by companies in the EV industry around the world. Learn about the tech and business of the EV charging industry and what innovations are on the horizon. Kerri will share insights about the industry, some of the tech behind it, and you will get to see the EVIDC first hand at the event.

Sean Fortener – Head of Innovation, Crowley
Crowley is another long time Jacksonville company who is now disrupting the supply chain and transportation logistics in a number of ways. How will AV trucking work for ports, charging, and hubs? What will autonomous vehicles change in the transportation and supply chain industries? Sean will be sharing some of the latest innovations and tech behind the business of logistics and transportation. In addition, you will be able to see a fully autonomous truck onsite to see the state of the art in commercial transportation tech first hand.

Greer Jonson Gillis – Chief Infrastructure & Development Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority
The JTA has been making several advancements around Autonomous and Electric vehicles for the city of Jacksonville. These include building out the Bay Street Innovation Corridor, installing fiber infrastructure, and building out a command and control center for the autonomous downtown of the future. Greer will share some of the underlying tech and innovations being used in this downtown initiative, as well as showcasing one of the fully autonomous vehicles that will be used in the downtown corridor which will be onsite at the event.

As always, a HUGE thank you to our sponsors that make these events possible:
SourceFuse (www.sourcefuse.com) - Building digital ideas, processes, and products
KMMT Capital (www.kmmtcapital.com) – Supporting Jacksonville and entrepreneurs through investment and advice

Looking forward to seeing you there, and feel free to share with anyone that might be interested in this event and topic.

Agenda:
5:30: Networking happy hour in the Miller Electric warehouse & live music
6:45-8pm: Speaking sessions for Transportation Tech
8-10pm: Live music afterparty, food and drink, exploring the EV testing and automated vehicles on-site