Transportation Track Schedule

8:00 8:30 Registration & Breakfast
8:30 8:35 Welcome & Call to Order
8:50 9:10 Opening Keynote SpeakerS. Bry Sarte, Founder, Sherwood InstituteJason Albritton, EPW Committee Senior Policy Advisor
9:10 9:20 Break
9:20 10:35 Session 1 (75 min) Current Regional Transportation Projects  Moderated by Xavier Irias
TOPIC SPEAKER
Building the New Transbay Transit Center Dennis Turchon, Senior Construction Manager, Transbay Powers Authority
Project Risk Management and Construction of the New East Span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge Rich Foley, Assistant Risk Manager, Toll Bridge Program, Caltrans
Looking Ahead: The Next 40 Years at BART Robert Powers, Assistant General Manager, Bay Area Rapid Transit
VTA’s BART Silicon Valley – The Connection to Silicon Valley’s Future Carolyn Gonot, Chief SVRT Program Officer, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
10:35 10:45 Break
10:45 12:00  Session 2: Ports and Waterways “Goods Movement in the 22nd Century” Moderated by Elmar Kapfer, URS Corporation
TOPIC SPEAKER
The Panama Canal Expansion Project Lelio Mejia, URS
Oakland Global – The Redevelopment of Oakland Army Base Chris Chan, Director of Engineering, Port of Oakland
Port of Long Beach: Capital Development and Sustainability Doug Sereno, Director of Program Management, Port of Long Beach
Railroads: Centuries Old Technology, Working in the Information Age Scott Moore, Vice President Public Affairs – West, Union Pacific Railroad
12:00 12:45 Lunch
12:45 1:15 Luncheon Keynote Speaker –  “Levi Stadium Transportation Plan” Jim Mercurio, VP – Stadium Operations
1:15 1:30 Break
1:30 2:45 SESSION 3: Future Vision for Regional Transportation Moderated by Mike Cooper, URS Corporation
TOPIC SPEAKER
Mobility in the Golden Gate Corridor Denis Mulligan, General Manager, Golden Gate Bridge District
California’s Infrastructure Crisis: Transportation Funding Will Kempton, Executive Director, Transportation California
Future Transportation Challenges and Opportunities Andre Boutros, Executive Director, California Transportation Commission
State of Our Transportation Infrastructure and Funding Bijan Sartipi, Director, Caltrans District 4
2:45 3:00 Break
3:00 4:15 Session 4: Tunnel Projects Moderated by Ken Rosenfield
TOPIC SPEAKER
Devil’s Slide Tunnel Projects Ed Der, Construction Manager, Caltrans
Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore Bill Bornman, Construction Manager, Caltrans
Central Subway Project Albert Hoe, Deputy Program Manager, Central Subway Project
4:15 6:00 Reception & Exhibitor Faire
6:00 9:30 Awards Dinner
Schedule is subject to change without notice

 

Transportation Track Schedule 8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Breakfast 8:30 – 8:35 Welcome & Call to Order 8:50 – 9:10 Opening Keynote SpeakerS. Bry Sarte, Founder, Sherwood InstituteJason Albritton, EPW Committee Senior Policy Advisor 9:10 – 9:20 Break 9:20 – 10:35 Session 1 (75 min) Current Regional Transportation Projects  Moderated by Xavier Irias TOPIC SPEAKER […]

Transportation Track

Transportation Track Schedule

8:00 8:30 Registration & Breakfast
8:30 8:35 Welcome & Call to Order
8:50 9:10 Opening Keynote SpeakerS. Bry Sarte, Founder, Sherwood InstituteJason Albritton, EPW Committee Senior Policy Advisor
9:10 9:20 Break
9:20 10:35 Session 1 (75 min) Current Regional Transportation Projects  Moderated by Xavier Irias
TOPIC SPEAKER
Building the New Transbay Transit Center Dennis Turchon, Senior Construction Manager, Transbay Powers Authority
Project Risk Management and Construction of the New East Span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge Rich Foley, Assistant Risk Manager, Toll Bridge Program, Caltrans
Looking Ahead: The Next 40 Years at BART Robert Powers, Assistant General Manager, Bay Area Rapid Transit
VTA’s BART Silicon Valley – The Connection to Silicon Valley’s Future Carolyn Gonot, Chief SVRT Program Officer, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
10:35 10:45 Break
10:45 12:00  Session 2: Ports and Waterways “Goods Movement in the 22nd Century” Moderated by Elmar Kapfer, URS Corporation
TOPIC SPEAKER
The Panama Canal Expansion Project Lelio Mejia, URS
Oakland Global – The Redevelopment of Oakland Army Base Chris Chan, Director of Engineering, Port of Oakland
Port of Long Beach: Capital Development and Sustainability Doug Sereno, Director of Program Management, Port of Long Beach
Railroads: Centuries Old Technology, Working in the Information Age Scott Moore, Vice President Public Affairs – West, Union Pacific Railroad
12:00 12:45 Lunch
12:45 1:15 Luncheon Keynote Speaker –  “Levi Stadium Transportation Plan” Jim Mercurio, VP – Stadium Operations
1:15 1:30 Break
1:30 2:45 SESSION 3: Future Vision for Regional Transportation Moderated by Mike Cooper, URS Corporation
TOPIC SPEAKER
Mobility in the Golden Gate Corridor Denis Mulligan, General Manager, Golden Gate Bridge District
California’s Infrastructure Crisis: Transportation Funding Will Kempton, Executive Director, Transportation California
Future Transportation Challenges and Opportunities Andre Boutros, Executive Director, California Transportation Commission
State of Our Transportation Infrastructure and Funding Bijan Sartipi, Director, Caltrans District 4
2:45 3:00 Break
3:00 4:15 Session 4: Tunnel Projects Moderated by Ken Rosenfield
TOPIC SPEAKER
Devil’s Slide Tunnel Projects Ed Der, Construction Manager, Caltrans
Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore Bill Bornman, Construction Manager, Caltrans
Central Subway Project Albert Hoe, Deputy Program Manager, Central Subway Project
4:15 6:00 Reception & Exhibitor Faire
6:00 9:30 Awards Dinner
Schedule is subject to change without notice