Bob Smith
New Jersey State Senator
Sustainability Summit 2026September 17 and 18, 2026
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center · New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Where bold ideas meet real solutions, and the future of sustainability takes shape.


Regulations are tightening and capital is moving toward clean technology faster than most operators expected. These two days are where that shift gets practical.
Seven sessions, all led by people who run the assets.
We expect 150+ decision makers over the two days.
Thursday runs full. Friday is a half day.
Day one closes with a dinner open to every attendee.
Senators, fleet and port operators, utilities, OEMs, financiers and researchers. Open a card for the short version.
New Jersey State Senator
New Jersey State Senator
Car and Driver, InsideEVs
Contributing Editor
Clean Energy
Business Development Manager, Eastern Region
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Manager, Electric Truck Transition, EDF+Business
Apex Transit Solutions
CEO and Co-Founder
Hermann Services
President and CEO
Hermann Services
VP of Finance Operations
ChargEVC-NJ
CEO
New Jersey Motor Truck Association (NJMTA)
Executive Director
Hunter Truck
Director of EV Sales
Peterbilt Motors Co.
PACCAR Powertrain National Account Manager
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Assistant Director
DSM-Firmenich
Director of Logistics & Packaging Procurement Americas
PSE&G
Senior Manager of Electric Transportation
Power Edison
Founder, President & CEO; Executive Chairman, EV Edison
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU)
President
ChargePoint
Senior Account Executive
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Senior Advisor
Evonik Corporation
Sourcing Manager for Packaged Goods Transportation
The African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ)
Founder, President, and CEO
Best Transportation
President
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
Clean Energy Analyst
C.H. Robinson
Global Alternative Fuel Program Director
New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition (NJCCC)
Director
GreenIRR
Founder and CEO
7:30 AM
Registration open until 5 pm.
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
60 min
The big picture: New Jersey's energy landscape.
Bob SmithNew Jersey State SenatorNew Jersey State Senator since 1986, chairs the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, and wrote landmark environmental laws including EV charging infrastructure and site remediation legislation.10:00 AM
60 min
C-suite perspectives on ESG compliance, board mandates, total cost of ownership, and building the internal case for sustainable fleet transition.
10:00 AM
60 min
Fleet operators, utilities, and infrastructure providers on the partnerships and grid investment that large-scale EV deployment needs.
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Grab a plate, find a seat, and connect with the people you have been meaning to meet.
1:00 PM
60 min
OEMs, alternative fuel developers, and CNG and RNG operators share real case studies on the practical path to carbon-neutral freight.
Moderator
Panel
1:00 PM
60 min
Sustainability leaders from global companies on how they measure, manage, and report Scope 3 emissions, and what they expect from logistics partners.
Moderator
Panel
2:00 PM
2:10 PM
60 min
Policymakers, banks, lenders, and environmental finance organizations break down the capital and grant programs behind clean technology adoption.
Moderator
Panel
3:10 PM
3:30 PM
30 min
John Harmon of AACCNJ in conversation with Assemblywoman Tennille McCoy.
Dr. John HarmonThe African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ)Founder, President, and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey since 2007, advocating for Black-owned business growth and economic empowerment.4:00 PM
45 min
4:45 PM
5:30 PM
60 min
A relaxed setting to continue the day's conversations and unwind after a packed day of panels.
6:30 PM
Open to every attendee.
7:30 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
60 min
Port operators, drayage carriers, and steamship lines on where electrification really stands across the full freight journey.
9:00 AM
60 min
University researchers and current students on what the next generation understands about sustainability, and how companies build real academic partnerships.
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
60 min
A conversation on fusion energy and what the technology could mean for the future of clean power.
Andrew ZwickerNew Jersey State SenatorNew Jersey State Senator and physicist who chairs Legislative Oversight, leads Princeton's Plasma Physics Laboratory public engagement, and champions environmental and education policy.11:15 AM
45 min
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$30,000
Held by Hunter Truck
$15,000
Only one company can hold it
$10,000
$5,000
$6,000
$3,000
$2,000
$3,500
Held by Bank of America
$2,500
Held by Campbell Supply Company
$2,500
Held by TD Bank
$1,500
Held by Shamy, Shipers & Lonski, P.C.
$1,000
Held by New Jersey Motor Truck Association
We confirm current availability with every inquiry. marketing@hermanntds.com

We created this summit to provide a platform for the organizations and people who are actually moving the needle on sustainable supply chain; turning conversation into real, operational progress.
11 Livingston Avenue, downtown New Brunswick
Book through the New Brunswick Parking Authority
September 17 and 18. Two days, one stage, the people setting the pace.
Tickets, sponsorship, or a session you want to speak in. The summit team comes back to you.