The below agenda is subject to change. More information will be added as sessions and speakers are finalized.
Tuesday, October 26
1-2 p.m.
Automation and Technology
- Moderator: Mark Kopko, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Keynote Speaker: Tekin Meriçli, Locomation
2-2:15 p.m.
Networking Break
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Environment
- Moderator: Emily Watts, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Nathaniel Horadam, Center for Transportation and the Environment
- “Automating Public Transportation”
- David Rubin, Cruise
- “Unlocking the Environmental Benefits of Shared Electric Self-Driving Fleets”
- Yeganeh Hayeri, Stevens Institute of Technology
- “Optimizing Automated Vehicles’ Energy and Environmental Impacts”
Pathway to Deployment
- Moderator: Vijay Varadarajan, HNTB Corp.
- Rob Heilman, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Ashley Nylen, Colorado Department of Transportation
- Lauren Isaac, EasyMile
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Networking Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Cybersecurity
- Moderator: Courtney Ehrlichman, Panasonic North America
- Anuja Sonalker, STEER Tech
- Dr. Bradley Potteiger, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
- Jeff Davis, Blackberry
Public Education
- Moderator: Stan Caldwell, Carnegie Mellon University
- Tabitha Colter, Partners for Automated Vehicle Education
- Stephanie Ivey, University of Memphis
- Tim Heffernan, Innovation Institute for Tomorrow
Wednesday, October 27
1-2 p.m.
Workforce and People
- Moderator: Roger Cohen, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Keynote Speaker: Greg Regan, AFL-CIO Tech Institute
- Keynote Speaker: Pedro Rivera, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
2-2:15 p.m.
Networking Break
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Impact of CAVs in the Public Sector
- Moderator: Drew Horgan, Jacobs
- Gene Donaldson, Delaware Department of Transportation
- Katelin Barone, New Jersey Department of Transportation
- “NJDOT’s Connected Vehicle Program – Workforce Development Initiatives”
- Nathan Skrocki, MA Commission of the Blind
- “Impact that Autonomous Vehicles(AV) Could Have on Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes”
Equity
- Moderator: Jennifer Warner Hayman, Michael Baker International
- Richard Ezike, The Urban Institute
- Kathleen Cameron, National Council on Aging
- “AV and Equity: Meeting the Transportation Needs of Older Adults”
- Adam Shell, Iowa Department of Transportation
- “Future of Transportation – Automated Transportation Readiness in Iowa”
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Networking Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Workforce Training
- Moderator: Alex Swan, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
- Justin Starr, Community College of Allegheny County
- Liz Fischbach, Argo AI
- Sheila Ireland, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
- “Building the Workforce of the Future – Current Realities, Challenges and Opportunities”
Incident Management
- Moderator: Mike Pack, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
- Todd Leiss, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
- “Automated Vehicles and the Emergency Responder; Setting the Stage for Safety”
- Gabby Benson, Drive Engineering
- “We have an app for that”
- Roxane Mukai, Maryland Transportation Authority
- “Automated Vehicles and Emergency Responders”
Thursday, October 28
1-2 p.m.
Freight and Goods
- Moderator: Mark Kopko, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Keynote Speaker: Vivian Sun, TuSimple
- Keynote Speaker: Selika Talbott, American University / Autonomous Vehicle Consulting LLC
2-2:15 p.m.
Networking Break
2:15-3:15 p.m.
ITE CAV Steering Committee Update
- Moderator: Conor McAliney, Drive Engineering
- Matt Smith, Michael Baker International
- “Integrating CV and AV to our Roadway Systems”
- John Harding, Federal Highway Administration
- “Integrating CV and AV to our Roadway Systems”
First/Last Mile Freight
- Moderator: Gunnar Rhone, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Julian Echeverri, Kiwibot
- “In a world of data, we connect atoms”
- Alex Payson, Austin Transportation Department
- “Emergence of Personal Delivery Devices: A Local Government Perspective on Process and Progress”
- Anne Strauss-Wieder, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
- “Meeting the Demand: The Context and Drivers for Automation”
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Networking Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Platooning
- Moderator: Kevin Tobias, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Elise Feldpausch, Michigan Department of Transportation
- “Truck Platooning: Beyond the Technology”
- Taylor Lochrane, Federal Highway Administration
- “CARMA(SM) for Basic Travel”
- Gregg Troian, PGT Trucking
Business Use Cases
- Moderator: Jackie Erickson, Optimus Ride
- Matt Smith, Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
- “Securing Pittsburgh’s Break-out Position in Autonomous Mobile Systems”
- Milan Karunaratne, Wabtec
- Mike Blank, Nuro
