Central Regional Meeting Schedule
Westin at Crowne Center / Kansas City, Missouri
9 – 2 p.m. | Golf On Your Own |
2 – 3:15 p.m. | Registration Open |
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. | Welcome & Leadership Presentation by ARTBA Western Region Vice-Chair Lisa Robert, executive vice president, RS&H |
3:45 – 5 p.m. | Work Zone Safety Panel Discussion Moderator: Brad Sant, senior vice president of safety & education, ARTBA Panelists Brian Ness, director, Idaho Transportation Department Isaac Rodriguez, vice president, safety, health and Environment, West Division CRH Americas Materials Carl Schoedel, director of transportation/county engineer, Kane County, Illinois |
5:15 – 6:45 p.m. | Opening Reception |
8:30 – 9 a.m. | Breakfast |
9 – 9:45 a.m. | Keynote Speaker Dallas Hammit, deputy director and state engineer, Arizona Department of Transportation |
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. | Prioritize Mental Health – Why You Can’t Afford Not To Hamilton Baiden, president, Heritage Health Solutions |
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Networking Break |
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Resiliency Planning and Emergency Response This presentation will cover what the Disaster Risk Management Cycle is, how to define a resilient system, how to develop an assessment with mitigation measures, and highlight some case studies on what can be done in various situations to plan for infrastructure resiliency. Case studies will include the 2011 tornado response in Joplin, MO and the Union Pacific Railroad’s handling of the moving mud pot in Niland, CA. Kevin Hicks, freight market sector leader, TranSystems Shawn Turner, principal, TranSystems |
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | ARTBA Federal Transportation Policy & Regulatory Update |
12:15 – 1 p.m. | Networking Lunch |
1 – 2 p.m. | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Transportation Design & Construction Moderated by: Lisa Robert, executive vice president, RS&H Panelists: Madhu Reddy, senior project manager, TY Lin International Avygail Sanchez, vice president & government relations director (west division), HNTB Masai Lawson, manager, talent Acquisition & Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair, Gannett Fleming Ozzy Bravo, national manager, Terracon |
2 – 2:45 p.m. | ARTBA Market Update & November Transportation Referendums Overview Dr. Alison Premo Black, senior vice president & chief economist |