Conference Schedule
Tuesday, October 25
7:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Setup and Bus Move-In |
12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Move-In |
10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. | Registration Desk Open |
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | NYPTA Board Meeting |
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. | NYPTA Corporate Committee Meeting |
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | Early-Arrival Reception in Bus Display Area |
Wednesday, October 26
7:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. | Registration Desk Open |
7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast in Transit Industry Expo Hall |
7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. | Maintenance Directors Network Meeting |
7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Transit Industry Expo Hall Open |
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. | Keynote Presentation: Clinton B. Forbes, Executive Director, Palm Tran, Palm Beach County, Florida |
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions |
The Road to Electrification: Transition Planning Presented by Christos Kritsidimas, Head of Legal, Reg., Public Affairs & External Communications, Nova Bus and Greg Kilmer, Commissioner, Broome County |
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Workforce Retention During the Great Resignation Presented by Amy Gould, Chief People Officer, RTS; Diane Ialenti, Director of Human Resources, Transdev, Kelli Schreivogl, Director of Human Resources, CDTA; Amy Meyers, Deputy Director of Human Resources, NFTA; moderated by James Morrell, Director of Public Transit, NFTA |
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Enhancing Mobility Through Integrated Payments Presented by Deborah Wathen Finn, President, The Wathen Group; Anthony Louh, Business Development Manager, Cubic Transportation Systems; Joan McDonald, Director of Operations, Westchester County |
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11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Time |
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | Transit Industry Luncheon: PTLI Capstone Presentation, Joe Boardman and Public Transit Innovation and Leadership Awards, Election of Board |
1:45 p.m.-2:35 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
Minutes Matter: How to Improve Bus Reliability |
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An Inside Look at National RTAP Presented by Cara Marcus, Knowledge and Resource Manager, National RTAP |
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Bus on The Lookout: Human Trafficking |
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2:45 p.m.-3:35 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
Bus Electrification from Pilot to Scale: A Toolkit for New York State Agencies Presented by Amy Pettine, Principal, Nelson/Nygaard; Yanisa Techagumthorn, Senior Associate, Nelson\Nygaard; Charles Dewey, Manager of Bus Equipment and Maintenance, NFTA; Curt Parrish, Procurement Coordinator, TCAT; Jeremy Smith, Director of Facilities, CDTA; Rusty Korth, VP of Zero-Emission Strategies, RTS |
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Innovative Transit Mobility Efforts: A Birdseye View Presented by Hani Shamat, Shared Use Mobility Center; Frank Doldo, Volunteer Transportation Center |
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The Path to Zero Emissions and Cost Reductions Along the Way Presented by Stephen Whaley, Director of Autogas Business Development, PERC, Derrick Whaley, Roush Cleantech, Maria Church, Risk Management Director TransNet, Rich Paprcka, COO, Delaware Transit Corporation |
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3:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
Leveraging Technology to Clean Interior Air and Surfaces Presented by Ray Melleady, EVP Seating and Technology, USSC Group and David L. Williams, Director of Maintenance, CDTA |
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Public Transportation Safety Board System Safety Update-Bus Accident Investigation for Identifying Safety Hazards (BAITFISH) Primer Presented by Jonathan Nicastro, Director, Motor Carrier Compliance Bureau, NYSDOT |
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Electric Bus Scaled Fleet Charging and Microgrid Solutions Presented by Alan Westenskow, Director Business Development, Proterra |
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4:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. | Reception in Transit Industry Expo Hall |
Thursday, October 27
7:30 a.m.-9:20 a.m. | Transit Industry Breakfast: Stephen Goodman, Administrator, FTA Region 2; Marie-Therese Dominguez, Commissioner NYS Department of Transportation; APTA Representative (invited) |
9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
Cybersecurity in your Technology Supply Chain Presented by Christos Karanicolas, SVP Business Development, Clever Devices |
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Overview of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Presented by FTA Staff |
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Give the People What They Want: Responding to Community Service Requests Presented by Robert Jones, Deputy Director of Public Transit, NFTA |
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10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
Predictive Maintenance Using Data and AI Technology Presented by Krish Inbarajan, Preteckt |
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FTA Real Property Acquisition and the National Environmental Policy Act |
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Rural and Small Systems: Best Practices in Mobility Management Presented by Dwight Mengel, Tompkins County Transit |
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11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
How CDTA is Using Big Data to Make Big Improvements Presented by Shannon Bailey, GTT; Thomas Guggisberg, CDTA; Calvin Young, CDTA; and Carl Puddy, Miovision |
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Successful Planning and Project Development for FTA Projects Presented by FTA Staff |
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It’s the Year 2027: What Does Successful Rural Mobility Look Like? Presented by Dwight Mengel, Tompkins County Transit |
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12:30 p.m. | Conference Concludes |