Central Regional Meeting Schedule
Westin at Crowne Center / Kansas City, Missouri
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Opening and Program Overview from Ted Zoli, Senior Vice President, HNTB Corporation and John Hillman, Kiewit |
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch, Networking and Connecting with Peers |
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Future of Work Moderator: James Minor, Swank Construction Company Panelists: Ross Smith, engineering manager, Microsoft Laura Cataldo, senior manager of construction & real estate, Baker Tilly Brian Ness, director, Idaho Transportation Department Bryan Nicol, managing director of infrastructure & capital projects, Deloitte |
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | New Mobility Moderator: Ben Lehr, vice president, RS&H Panelists: Sahar Shirazi, planning & policy lead, automated vehicles and emerging mobility, WSP USA Bernie Arseneau, senior vice president, HDR Dan Corey, deputy national ITS practice leader, AECOM |
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Funding Outlook & Opportunities Moderator: Paula Hammond, senior vice president, WSP Panelists: Moe Jamshidi, deputy director, Nebraska Department of Transportation Kat Sadeghi, vice president and national practice consultant, HNTB Dr. Alison Black, senior vice president & chief economist, ARTBA Andrew Dohrmann, director of government relations, T.Y. Lin International |
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Virtual Happy Hour |
9:30 – 10 a.m. | Presentation from ARTBA’s Chairman Steve McGough, president and CFO, HCSS |
10 – 11 a.m. | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Morteza Farajian, Executive Director, Build America Bureau, U.S. Department of Transportation |
11 a.m. – Noon | Transportation Policy & Regulatory Update Presented by ARTBA staff |
Noon – 12:30 p.m. | Workshop Discussion: Envisioning Transportation Infrastructure in a Post-Pandemic World |
12:30 – 1 p.m. | Lunch, Networking and Connecting with Peers |
1 – 2:30 p.m. | Workshop |
2:30 – 3:15 p.m. | Reports and Discussion |
3:15 p.m. | Adjourn |