The below agenda is subject to change.
Wednesday, Sept. 4
1-3 p.m
Opening Remarks
- Roger Cohen, Senior Policy Advisor, PennDOT
Introductions/Welcomes
- Secretary Leslie S. Richards, PennDOT
Pennsylvania Update
- Mark Kopko, Special Advisor — Transformational Technology, PennDOT
Plenary Session — “AV Opportunities and Risks: The Safety Imperative”
- Mark Rosekind, Chief Safety Innovation Officer, Zoox
3-3:30 p.m.
Break
Exhibitors
3:30-5 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
- Introductions:
- Emily Watts, Executive Policy Specialist, PennDOT
- Moderator:
- Ed Niedermeyer, Autonocast
- Speakers:
- To be announced!
- Moderator:
- Allante Whitmore, Doctoral Candidate and Mobility21 Diversity Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University
- Speakers:
- Eric Paul Dennis, Transportation Systems Analyst, The Center for Automotive Research
- Richard Ezike, Senior Policy Associate, Innovation for Inclusion
- Corey Harper, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Carnegie Mellon University
- Joanne Troutman, President and CEO, Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way
- Moderator:
- Roy Gothie, Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator, PennDOT
- Speakers:
- Carrie Sauer, Director of Center for Safe Mobility, University of Pennsylvania School of Design
- Jeremy Raw, Community Planner, FHWA
- Aditi Misra, Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan
- Ken McLeod, Policy Director, The League of American Bicyclists
- Jeannette Brugger, Bike/Ped Coordinator, City of Philadelphia
- Moderator:
- Barry Einsig, Principal, CAVita (Econolite)
- Speakers:
- Vikash Gayah, Associate Professor, Penn State University
- Laurie Matkowski, Director of Connected and Automated Vehicle Services, Gannett Fleming
- Glenn McLaughlin, Deputy Director of CHART and ITS Development, Maryland DOT
- Martha Morecock Eddy, Transportation Operations And Policy Program Manager, Battelle
- Moderator:
- Kathleen Swindler, Senior ITS Engineer, WSP USA
- Speakers:
- Gunnar Rhone, ITS Engineer, HNTB
- Kara Templeton, Director of Bureau of Driver Licensing, PennDOT
- Steve Cunningham, Group Leader, Traffic & ITS, Jacobs
- Domenic D’Andrea, Manager of Operations and Safety Programs, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
- Drew Horgan, Senior Traffic/ITS Engineer, Jacobs
- Wasif Mirza, Director, NJDOT, Division of Mobility Engineering
- Gene Donaldson, Operations Manager, DelDOT
- Megan Rosica, Traffic/ITS Engineer, Jacobs
5-7 p.m.
Break
7-9 p.m.
Dessert Social (Hosted by ITSPA and MASITE)
THURSDAY, Sept. 5
7-8 a.m.
Networking Breakfast
8-9 a.m.
Plenary Session — “If Safe AVs Were Available for Purchase Today”
- Robin Chase, Co-Founder and Former CEO, Zipcar, Co-Founder, Veniam & NUMO
9-9:30 a.m.
Break & Student Poster Sessions
Exhibitors
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
- Moderator:
- Yassmin Gramian, Executive Deputy Secretary, PennDOT
- Speakers:
- Sara Walfoort, Manager, Freight Planning, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
- Cetin Mericli, Co-Founder and CEO, Locomation
- Jennifer Hall, General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs, American Trucking Association
- Nicole Katsikides, Research Scientist — Mobility Analysis, TTI
- Moderator:
- Nolan Ritchie, Executive Director, PA Senate Transportation Committee
- Speakers:
- Kevin Myhre, Patent Attorney, Barley Snyder
- Sandee Perfetto, Personal Auto Product Developer, Verisk Analytics
- Justin Schorr, Collision Reconstruction and Transportation Engineer, DJS Associates
- Greg Rodriguez, Attorney at Law, Best Best & Krieger
- Moderator:
- Courtney Ehrlichman, CEO, Ehrlichman Group
- Speakers:
- Kelly Coyner, CEO & Founder, Mobilitye3
- Amanda Roraff, Director of Technology Activations, PlanetM, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- Lori Duguid, Assistant Program Manager for CAV and Emerging Technologies, Michael Baker International
- Moderator:
- K.R. Marshall, Senior ITS Manager, WSP USA
- Speakers:
- Andrea Carberry, Transportation Engineer, Rybinski Engineering
- Brian Reed, Manager of Geospatial and Applied Technologies, WSP USA
- Chris Mills, Regional ITS Design Leader, WSP USA
- Moderator:
- Allison Slizofski, Founder and Principal, Drive Engineering
- Speakers:
- Mike Pack, Manager of Incident Management and Traffic Operations, PTC
- Joe Sutor, Planning Manager and Environmental Manager, PTC
- Jeffrey Arch, Senior Project Manager for Smart Cities, Connected Vehicles, & AVs, HNTB
- Eric Donnell, Director, Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Penn State University
10:30-11 a.m.
Break & Student Poster Sessions
11 a.m.-Noon
Breakout Sessions
- Moderator:
- April Rothermel, Information Security Officer, PTC
- Speakers:
- Steven Weber, Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Director of the Cybersecurity Institute, Drexel University
- Brian DeMuth, CEO, Grimm, Cyber R&D
- Parv Venkitasubramaniam, Assistant Professor, Lehigh University
- George Onofrio, Chief Information Officer, The Auto Club Group
- Moderator:
- Autumn Anderson, Consultant, North Highland
- Speakers:
- Greg Rodriguez, Attorney at Law, Best Best & Krieger
- Ben Safran, Consultant, McKinsey & Company
- Tim Carden, Member of The P5 Group and Managing Director of Public Financial Management
- Beth Kigel, Vice President of ITS and Emerging Mobility Solutions, HNTB
- Moderator:
- Andrea Reede, Senior Transportation Engineer, HNTB
- Speakers:
- Justin Robbins, AV/CV Planner, HDR
- Antonio Genoese, Senior ITS/Traffic Engineer, Jacobs
- John C. Schulze, Senior Transportation Engineer, McCormick Taylor
- Moderator:
- Hannah Landvater, Associate Engineer, RK&K
- Speakers:
- Matthew Smith, National CAV Program Manager, Michael Baker International
- Katherine Kortum, Senior Program Officer, Transportation Research Board
- Moderator:
- Drew Horgan, Senior Traffic/ITS Engineer, Jacobs
- Speakers:
- Wasif Mirza, Director of the Division of Mobility Engineering, NJDOT
- Charles Duncan, Director of Legislative Affairs, PTC
- Aditya Belwadi, Research Scientist II for Biomechanics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Alison Pascale, Senior Policy Strategist, Audi of America
- Tosh Chambers, Policy Analyst, City of Pittsburgh
Noon-12:30 p.m.
Break & Student Poster Sessions
12:30-2 p.m.
Lunch Plenary & Keynote
- Secretary Leslie S. Richards, PennDOT
- Ed Mortimer, Vice President of Infrastructure and Transportation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Valerie Briggs, Director of Office of Transportation Management, FHWA
2-2:30 p.m.
Break & Student Poster Sessions
Exhibitors
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
- Moderator:
- Anthony Stever, Operating Assistance Manager, PennDOT, BPT
- Speakers:
- Laura Wiens, Director, Pittsburghers for Public Transit
- Ngani Ndimbie, Executive Policy Specialist, PennDOT
- Behnoush Garshasebi, OCS Engineer, Overhead Electrification – Transit, AECOM
- Loreana Marciante, Senior Emerging Mobility Solutions Engineer, HNTB
- Moderator:
- Meredith Biggica, Executive Director, PA House of Representatives
- Speakers:
- Jodi Dyan Oley, Member, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot
- Bernard Soriano, Deputy Director, California DOT
- Virginia Reeder, Program Associate, Innovations in Transportation, I-95 Corridor Coalition
- Kurt Myers, Deputy Secretary for Driver and Vehicle Services, PennDOT
- Moderator:
- Stacia Ritter, Director of Policy and Fare Collection, PTC
- Speakers:
- Fred Bergstresser, Government Account Manager, Royal Truck & Equipment, Inc.
- Andy Alden, Executive Director, I-85 Corridor Coalition, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
- Michelle Mekker, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Utah State University
- Ariel Gold, Program Manager, Data, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Moderator:
- Al Federico, Owner, Albert Federico Consulting, LLC
- Speakers:
- Cindy McCormick, Deputy Director of Engineering, City of Lancaster
- Gene Donaldson, TMC Operations Manager, DelDOT
- Jason Kratsas, Township Engineer, Cranberry Township
- Moderator:
- Orla Pease, Associate Vice President, AECOM
- Speakers:
- Parth Vaishnav, Assistant Research Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
- Denise Brinley, Executive Director, PA Governor’s Office of Energy
- Kathy Harris, Clean Vehicles & Fuels Advocate, NRDC
- Colleen Turner, Assistant Director of Planning, Maryland SHA
- Andrew Daga, CEO, Momentum Dynamics
- Richard Webster, Vice President of Regulatory Policy & Strategy, PECO
3:30-4 p.m.
Break & Student Poster Sessions
4-5 p.m.
ITSPA Plenary Session
- Amy Ford, Director, Mobility on Demand Alliance
5-7 p.m.
Happy Hour Social Event (Hosted by ITSPA and MASITE)
Friday, Sept. 6
7-8 a.m.
Networking Breakfast
8-9 a.m.
Introductions/Welcome
- Ashley Putnam, Director of the Economic Growth & Mobility Project (EGMP), Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Plenary Session — “Preparing U.S. Workers and Employers for an Autonomous Vehicle Future”
- Dr. Erica Groshen, Senior Scholar, Cornell University School of Industrial & Labor Relations
9-9:15 a.m.
Break & Student Poster Sessions
Exhibitors
9:15-10:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
- Moderator:
- Natasha Fackler, Policy Director, PennDOT
- Speakers:
- William Gouse, Ground Vehicle Standards, SAE International
- Jackie Erickson, Senior Director of Communications, Edge Case Research
- Justine Kasznica, Attorney, Babst Calland
- Monica Lopez, Chief Science and Art Officer, Le Petite Noiseuse Productions
- Kelly Funkhouser, Head of CAV/ Program Manager for Vehicle Usability and Automation, Consumer Reports, Auto Test Center
- Matthew Wood, Safety Engineering Lead, Aptiv
- Moderator:
- Eileen Cipriani, Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development, PA Dept. Labor and Industry
- Speakers:
- Mike Eisenman, General Manager, Dynamic Manufacturing
- Carol Kilko, Deputy Secretary for Business Financing and Workforce Development, DCED
- Yvonne Lopez-Diaz, HR Director and Growth Champion, HNTB
- Robert Koch, Department Chair for Occupational Trades Program, Community College of Allegheny County
- Sam Loesche, International Legislative Representative, Teamsters
- Alexandra Lopez, ITS Engineer, Gannett Fleming
- Moderator:
- Lisa Kay Schweyer, Program Manager, Carnegie Mellon University
- Speakers:
- Amy Pritchett, Department Head of Aerospace Engineering, Penn State University
- Jeff Kupko, Project Manager – Traffic (Smart Columbus), Michael Baker International
- Helen Loeb, Research Scientist, Children Hospital of Pennsylvania
- Alison Pascale, Co-Chair (Audi Rep), Partners for Autonomous Vehicle Education (PAVE)
- Michelle Monje, Adviser, AARP Driver Safety Programs
- Moderator:
- Virginia Reeder, Program Associate, Innovations in Transportation, I-95 Corridor Coalition
- Speakers:
- Brett Fusco, Manager, Long-Range Planning, DVRPC
- Kenny Chen, Executive Director, Partnership to Advance Responsible Technology
- Lorna Parkins, Regional Practice Lead: Planning, Michael Baker International
- Corey Harper, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Carnegie Mellon University
- Jennifer Crobak, Community Planner, FHWA
- Karyn Vandervoort, Program Management Analyst, FHWA – Pennsylvania
- Moderator:
- Matthew Smith, C/AV Program Manager, Michael Baker International
- Speakers:
- Megan Ryerson, UPS Chair of Transportation, Associate Dean of Research, PennDesign
- Steve Buckley, Planning & Environment National Director, WSP USA
- Sean Brennan, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University
- Steve Deck, Executive Director, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission
- Amber Reimnitz, System Engineer, Michael Baker International
10:45-11 a.m.
Break & Student Poster Sessions
11 a.m.-Noon
CAV Testers Panel — Plenary Session
- Moderator:
- Malcolm Dougherty, National Practice Executive for Transportation, Michael Baker International, (and former Director of Transportation for Caltrans)
- Panel:
- Miriam Chaum, Head of Public Policy, Self-Driving Cars, Uber
- Melissa Froelich, Senior Director, Government Relations, Aurora
- Andrew Woelfling, Director of Public Policy & Government Relations, Argo AI
- Dr. Raj Rajkumar, Co-Director of the General Motors-Carnegie Mellon Vehicular Information Technology Collaborative Research Lab, Carnegie Mellon University
- Sam Wempe, Government Relations Manager, Aptiv
