How Is California Investing in the Future of Zero-Emissions Aviation?

​Join us for a conversation with Matt Williams of the California Air Resources Board, who leads long-term strategy for investments in the heavy-duty transportation sector — helping shape how California funds and accelerates the transition to cleaner aviation, trucks, buses, and freight systems.

​Matt works at the center of California’s efforts to reduce air pollution and climate emissions from aviation, guiding programs and funding plans that support zero-emission technologies, infrastructure, and equitable deployment across the state. CARB has allocated $600 Million to the Sustainable Heavy-Duty Initiatives for Future Technology (SHIFT) to reach these goals. These investments play a key role in meeting California’s ambitious climate and air quality goals while supporting fleets, small businesses, and communities most impacted by pollution.

​In this session, Matt will share insights into where public investment is headed, how incentive programs are evolving, and what it all means for innovators, entrepreneurs, fleet operators, and stakeholders working in clean transportation. Expect a candid look at the opportunities and challenges ahead as California builds the roadmap for a zero-emission aviation future.

​Whether you’re building solutions, navigating policy, or simply curious about the future of clean freight, this is a chance to hear directly from the team helping design the strategy.