Jennifer Brace, chief futurist at Ford, will be the keynote speaker at the Green Truck Summit on March 4, part of NTEA's Work Truck Week.
"As commercial vehicles become increasingly complex, it's imperative for industry professionals to understand future technology and how it might impact their operations," says Jennifer Mitchell, NTEA's senior director of content development. "Jen Brace spends every day exploring, 'How do we think about the stuff we don't even know we need to think about?' This makes her a great speaker to get everyone's mental wheels turning at the start of Green Truck Summit 2025."
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The Green Truck Summit is part of Work Truck Week, March 4-7 in Indianapolis. The week also includes The Work Truck Show, the NTEA Annual Meeting, Ride & Drive, educational programs and more. The summit is a full-day immersion that also includes breakout sessions to highlight how technology can improve vehicle productivity and efficiency in internal combustion engines and advanced fuel applications.
John Davis of MotorWeek will emcee the summit. Following Brace's address, there will be two sessions — Achieving Zero-Emission Targets: Real World Strategies and Key Takeaways for the Commercial Vehicle Industry and Beyond the Road: Autonomous Technology Insights from Agriculture, Construction and Mining Sectors.
After lunch, attendees can attend roundtables focused on advancing technology adoption, then attendees can choose from breakout sessions in three tracks: Applied Technology focuses on highlighting in-market technology with real-world applications, focusing on future-forward use and evolution within the commercial vehicle industry; Emerging Technology will showcase up-and-coming technology from inside the commercial vehicle industry as well as from other industries and segments, providing potential applications and areas for advancement; and Sponsored Updates, featuring the latest clean vehicle product updates from industry companies.
The summit wraps up with a closing session featuring current and past leaders of NTEA's Green Truck Association.
Registration includes all Green Truck Summit sessions on March 4, Work Truck Week breakout sessions March 4-6, admission to Work Truck Show exhibits, Work Truck Week Ride & Drive, and a ticket to the Opening Reception on March 4.
