Preliminary Agenda Below - Schedule is Subject to Change
| Tuesday, October 31 | |||
| 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Expo Set Up & Bus Move-in | ||
| 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Move-in | ||
| 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Registration Desk Open | ||
| 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Board Meeting | ||
| 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Corporate Committee Meeting | ||
| 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. | Early Arrival Reception | ||
| Wednesday, November 1 | |||
| 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Registration & Check-in | ||
| 7:30 a.m - 9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast in Transit Expo Hall | ||
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Maintenance Directors Meeting | ||
| 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Transit Industry Expo Hall Open | ||
| KEYNOTE | |||
| 9:00 - 9:50 a.m. | Nat Ford, Jacksonville Transportation Authority | ||
| General Session | |||
| 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. | MTA Panel: Bringing Tech to Transit: New York City Transit’s Unique P3 Model Speakers TBD |
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| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Visit Expo Hall | ||
| 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Transit Industry Luncheon | ||
| Concurrent Sessions | |||
| 1:30 - 2:20 p.m. | Big Data for Small Transit Systems: Using Replica Data & FTA STOPS Modeling to Evaluate and Reimagine Transit Orange Services Chris Titze, East Coast Director, Tranpo Group Rob Parrington, Senior Transit Planner, Orange County Scott Levine, Transpo Group Shared Software Analytics Initiative Chris Titze, East Coast Director, Transpo Group Eric Krans, Program Manager, AVAIL Scott Levine, Transpo Group |
Using Technology to Make Public Transit Safer for Riders and Operators |
Overcoming Constraints to Transform a Transit Facility: The Case of the White Plains TransCenter Steve Courage, Associate Transportation Planner, Westchester County Department of Planning Michael Amabile, AICP, Principal Planner/Project Manager, Creighton Manning Kelly Freeman, RA, LEED AP, Vice President, Sowinski Sullivan Architects Bus Network Redesign in Niagara Falls Nadine Chalmers, Manager of Service Planning, NFTA Robert Jones, Deputy Director of Public Transit, NFTA |
| Concurrent Sessions | |||
| 2:30 - 3:20 p.m. |
Employee Productivity/Incentive Programs |
Micro Transit Service Update Julie Boasi, Director of Service Planning, Regional Transit Service (RGRTA) Jay Corey, Director of Transportation, Regional Transit Service (RGRTA) Chris Mahood, Director of Technology Innovation, Regional Transit Service (RGRTA) |
Modernizing Operator Training Rachel Maloney, Manager Bus and Special Service Operations, NFTA Metro Creating Bonds: Uniting Operations and Scheduling Manpreet Bajwa, Transportation Manager, Transdev - NICE Bus Sanad Ramadan, Transportation Manager, Transdev - NICE Bus Randy Ramnarine, Director of Transportation, Transdev - NICE Bus Hope Ann Smith, Senior Transit Planner/Scheduler, Transdev - NICE Bus |
| Concurrent Sessions | |||
| 3:30 - 4:20 p.m. | Impacts of Fare-Free Operations On Bee-Line Bus System Craig Lader, Director of Transportation Planning, Westchester County Department of Planning |
Rider Centric Transit Jonathan Feldman, Director of Schedule & Planning, Transdev Revolutionizing Public Transit: Adopting V2X Technology for a Safer, Greener, and Smarter Mobility Future |
Improving Mobility Through Better Signage Greg Kilmer, Commissioner of Public Transportation, BC Transit Michele Craig, Director of Public Transportation, BC Transit Douglas Teator, Project Manager, Creighton Manning Kelly Freeman, Sowinski Sullivan Architects |
| 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Cocktail Reception in Expo Hall | ||
| Thursday, November 2 | |||
| 7:30 - 9:20 a.m. | Transit Industry Breakfast Mike Culotta, Acting Regional Administrator, FTA Marie Therese Dominguez, Esq., Commissioner, NYSDOT Paul Skoutelas, President & CEO, American Public Transportation Association (APTA) |
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| Concurrent Sessions | |||
| 9:30 - 10:20 a.m. | HR/Employee Recruitment & Retention Jaqueline Musengo, VP of Human Resources, Centro |
FTA Jeopardy: Top Comprehensive Review Findings Darreyl Davis, Director, FTA |
DOT Session |
| Concurrent Sessions | |||
| 10:30 - 11:20 a.m. | Pivoting to Hydrogen: Navigating the Path to a 100% Zero-Emission Fleet Rusty Korth, Vice President of Zero-Emission Strategies, RGRTA Al Cioffi, Vice President Sales & Business Development, Plug Power, Inc. John Hroncich, Director, North American Transit Sales, BAE Systems, Inc. |
FTA Bus Safety 101 Frank Hackett, Program Manager (SRMC), FTA Office of Transit Safety and Oversight |
DOT Session |
| Concurrent Sessions | |||
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Tracy Archie, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Regional Transit Service (RTS) |
Best Practices for Delivering a Successful Bus Rapid Transit Program – a discussion Speakers TBD |
DOT Session |
