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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| Bus on The Lookout: Human Trafficking Presented by Lexi Higgins, Deputy Director, Truckers Against Trafficking |
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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 |
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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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| Integrated Payment Systems to Improve Mobility Presented by Deborah Wathen Finn |
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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 Rudy Faust, 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 |
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| 3:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| Five Ways to Improve Rider Experience Presented by Ray Melleady, EVP Seating and Technology, USSC Group |
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| PTSB Update 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 |
