Northeastern Regional Meeting Schedule
Virtual Meeting
Program subject to change. All times Eastern.
2 – 2:10 p.m. | Welcome by ARTBA Northeastern Region Vice Chairman David Harwood, senior vice president, Terracon |
2:10 – 2:30 p.m. | Presentation from ARTBA’s Chairman Steve McGough, president and CFO, HCSS |
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Presentation from The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Introduction: Robert Wessels, Executive Director, General Contractors Association of New York, Inc. Presenter: Rick Cotton, Executive Director |
3:30 – 4:45 p.m. | The COVID Impact on Transit in the Northeast Moderator: Dan Corey, deputy national ITS practice leader, AECOM Panelists: Leslie Richards, general manager, SEPTA Tom Prendergast, executive vice president and Americas transit market leader, AECOM (Former Chairman and CEO of MTA) Thomas Rowbottom, deputy director of operations, PATH |
4:45 – 5:30 p.m. | Virtual Happy Hour |
10 – 10:45 a.m. | Transportation Construction Market Update Dr. Alison Premo Black, senior vice president & chief economist, ARTBA |
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Stipulated Sum and Liquidated Damages in Infrastructure Projects: What Are They? Are They Enforceable? And How Do You Beat Them? Jenn Budd, associate, Cohen Seglias |
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch, Networking and Connecting with Peers |
1 – 1:45 p.m. | LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Brendan Smith, civil engineer, WSP USA Mitchell Jordan, project manager, WSP USA Timothy Burke, civil engineer, WSP USA |
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. | Transportation Policy & Regulatory Update Lauren Schapker, vice president of legislative affairs, ARTBA Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory & legal issues, ARTBA |