EV Charging Infrastructure Xchange USA 2026 Agenda

The Reliability Gap: Shifting Infrastructure Focus From Deployment Growth to Operational Performance

• Transitioning commercial focus from aggressive physical deployment toward long-term operational uptime and network profitability
• Optimizing field service logistics, remote diagnostics, and spare parts allocation to directly improve driver experience
• Bridging the critical disconnect between standard reported corporate uptime metrics and actual on-site driver realities

Jason Cortes Field Advantage

Jason Cortes

Vice President of E-Mobility — Field Advantage

Jason Cortes is Vice President of E-Mobility at Field Advantage, a national field services organization supporting EV charging infrastructure across North America. He leads the company's EV charging business, helping charging network operators, charger OEMs, fleets, and site hosts improve uptime, accelerate service response, and maximize asset performance.

A recognized industry thought leader and host of the Field Frequency podcast, Jason has spent a decade in the EV charging sector advocating for a more mature approach to infrastructure investment — one that balances deployment growth with reliability, operational excellence, and sustainable economics.

Policy, Regulation, and Market Design for Scalable EV Charging Networks

Unlocking Value Through Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance Strategies

• Optimizing operations and maintenance frameworks to directly improve equipment uptime, user experiences, and long-term infrastructure value
• Leveraging real-world operational data to maximize charger performance, enhance network reliability, and support smart grid integration
• Mitigating common scaling deployment pitfalls to establish highly resilient and stable national charging station networks

Rue Phillips Genren UK Ltd

From Monitoring to Autonomous Reliability: The Next Evolution of EV Charging Operations

• Differentiating between basic monitoring infrastructure and actively managing network reliability outcomes to maximize revenue
• Identifying hidden operational costs and financial impacts tied directly to unexpected charger downtime
• Leveraging predictive analytics and autonomous software workflows to rapidly improve physical network performance

Hilary Taylor WattsUp

Scaling Fast-Charging Infrastructure: Economics, Grid Constraints, and Network Deployment

From Gas Stations to Grid Stations: Transforming Commercial Sites Into Active Electric Utilities

• Transforming legacy gas stations, fleet depots, and commercial properties into highly active, revenue-generating distributed grid assets
• Leveraging battery-integrated charging infrastructure to deploy ultra-fast charging while simultaneously delivering critical localized grid services
• Overcoming major systemic barriers across project finance, technology adoption, and localized interconnection policy to accelerate scaling

Anurag Kamal ElectricFish

Smart Charging and Grid-Integrated Infrastructure: From Load Risk to Grid Asset

Installed Is Not Monetized: Shifting Site-Level Operations to Maximize Infrastructure Utilization and Return on Investment

• Evaluating why technical installation and standard uptime metrics alone fail to guarantee consistent network utilization or positive return on investment
• Analyzing how post-installation operational barriers directly impact site-level financial incentive performance and mandatory reporting outcomes
• Mitigating post-installation infrastructure risks to prevent high-capital charging assets from transforming into underperforming, stranded corporate obligations

Monica Davis INF Associates

One Hundred Thousand Vehicles on the Grid: Transforming Electric Vehicles Into Strategic Grid Assets

• Evaluating core communication and interoperability frameworks including SAE J3072, IEEE 2030.5, and ISO 15118-20 for V2G deployment
• Analyzing recent utility and automaker initiatives to transition standard vehicle charging into large-scale grid integration
• Leveraging open-source collaboration and interoperability testing to scale charging infrastructure from pilot programs to production

Erin Mahan SunSpec Alliance