Volvo Group Chief Technology Officer Lars Stenqvist will be the keynote speaker at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo tenth-annual conference on Aug. 31 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Southern California.

Stenqvist’s keynote will cover how the Volvo Group is driving towards the company’s ambition of transport decarbonization, as well as transforming into a new way of working, leading and delivering transport and infrastructure solutions. This includes a look at the company’s current and future product portfolio strategy, and the importance of strategic partnerships to drive market development for more efficient, low- and zero-emission transportation technologies, ACT Expo officials said in a press release.

He will also highlight the key role North America plays in advancing the company’s strategic objectives, especially in the areas of electromobility, hydrogen-based fuel-cell solutions, autonomous technology adoption and the move towards fossil-free fuels in the future. 

Stenqvist, who is responsible for the Volvo Group’s global technological needs and all engineering technology activities for the group’s products and services, is also a member of the company’s executive board.

ACT Expo will dive deeper into topics from batteries and hydrogen to ultra-low-emission natural gas and propane and renewable fuels.