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padding-top: 120px;"> <div class="speaker-info-photo"> <img src="/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Loren%20McDonald.2a35dd717a2937356ef72255085c5088.59a136744becf0675129136cad670bab.jpg" style="max-width:100%;margin: 0 auto; width: 300px; height: auto; border-radius: 18px; "> </div> <div class="flex-container" style="justify-content: flex-start; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div class="speaker-bio-title"> <h1 style="text-shadow: none; margin-top: 0; font-size: 48px; line-height: 120%;">Loren McDonald</h1> <span class="inner-sub" style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 130%;">CEO<br><b>EVAdoption, LLC</b></span> <div class="indiv-socials" style="text-align: left; font-size: 28px;"> </div> </div> <div class="speaker-bio-social"> <div style="padding:0; margin: 0 auto; display: inline-block; background-color: #fff; line-height: 0;"><img src="/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/EV%20Adoption%20LLC.534a4a9e6ccfa6c1552da00ba257c617.1ad1133304bd398d39027aceff7002b0.png" style="border:10px solid #fff"></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12"> <div style="padding-bottom: 30px !important;font-size:18px;"> <p>As CEO of the analyst firm EVAdoption, McDonald conducts research and analysis for companies and organizations trying to understand both the opportunities and challenges resulting from the transition to electric vehicles. His research and analysis on EV and EV charging trends have been cited in dozens of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Automotive News.</p> <p>He leverages over 30 years of experience as a marketing executive, consultant, and thought leader for companies including IBM and Arthur Andersen. He has written more than 600 articles on both marketing and electric vehicle trends and has delivered more than 400 presentations and webinars.</p> </div> <h4><strong>Loren McDonald’s Session(s):</strong></h4> <hr><p style="margin-bottom:0; font-weight: 600;"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> 11:30 am–12:00 pm | Fri, March 22, 2024</p><h3 style="margin-top:0;"><a href="/2024/summit/agenda/general-conference-day-two/fire-hazard-and-material-safety-for-site-hosts-and-first-responders" >Leveraging Data: The Applications of AI in EV Infrastructure</a></h3> <p>Network requirements are getting more demanding, with the number of consumer EVs and commercial fleets on the road growing exponentially. More stations means more data and more potential issues. Data from AI technology can vastly improve the EV deployment and optimization process from the start, including site selection, profitable network design, future-proof planning, improving charging network uptime, reducing operational costs, and more. 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