TransOvation™, Central and Western Regional Meeting Schedule
The Confidante Hotel / Miami Beach, Florida
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. | Welcome by Southern Region Vice Chair Jeff Nelson, president, David Nelson Construction Co. |
4:30 – 5:15 p.m. | Market Update & November Transportation Referendums Overview Dr. Alison Premo Black, senior vice president & chief economist |
5:15 – 6:45 p.m. | Opening Reception Sponsored by: Tensar |
9 – 9:45 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. | Employment Law & Safety Session Phil Russell, shareholder, Ogletree Deakins |
10:45 – 11 a.m. | Networking Break |
11 a.m. – Noon | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Transportation Design & Construction Moderator: Ben Lehr, vice president, RS&H Panelists: Claudia Bilotto, vice president, WSP USA Dennis Blaschke, senior architect, TY Lin International Mimi Kronisch, partner, RK&K Emily Swearingen, associate vice president, AECOM |
Noon – 12:30 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: Christy Hall, secretary, South Carolina Department of Transportation |
12:30 – 1:15 p.m. | Networking Luncheon |
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | NC-540 - Diversity Delivers Big Moderator: Claudia Bilotto, southern states district leader, WSP USA Panelists: Dennis Jernigan, deputy chief Engineer for highway operations, NCTA Ronyell Thigpen, senior supervising engineer, WSP USA Vidya Mohandas, water resources engineer, WSP USA Daniel Bridges, southern states transportation business line lead, WSP USA Marcus Curran, assistant project manager, Lane-Blythe Construction Joint Venture |
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Federal Transportation Policy & Regulatory Update ARTBA Staff |
2:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks |