Program Agenda

8:10- 8:30 AM	Keynote Speaker	Robert E. Paaswell Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering Director, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems Director Emeritus, University Transportation Research Center (UTRC)
6:00 - 7:30 AM	Exhibitor Set-Up
7:30 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10 AM	Welcome	Seth Horowitz Publisher New York and Mid-Atlantic Construction for The McGraw-Hill Companies
8:00 - 8:10 AM	Welcome	Warren S. Whitlock Director of Civil Rights New York State Department of Transportation
8:30 - 9:30AM	Industry Outlook
	Introduction	Karen Morrison Vice President of Technical Services AGC, LLP Robert Yaro President Regional Plan Association (RPA)
	Panelists	Christopher Ward Executive Director Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
		Michael R. Fleischer, Esq. Executive Director New York State Thruway Authority
		Stanley Gee Acting Commissioner New York State Department of Transportation
		Jay H. Walder Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Metropolitan Transportation Authority
9:30 - 9:40AM	Brief Remarks	Senator Martin Malave Dilan (D-Brooklyn) Assemblyman David Gantt (D-Rochester)
9:40 - 10:10AM	FUNDING: HOW WILL WE BUILD NEW YORK'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF THE FUTURE?
	Moderator:	Panelists:
	Jose Holguin-Veras, Ph.D. Professor of Civil Engineering Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute	David Tweedy, Chief of Capital Planning Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
		Daniel D'Angelo, P.E., MBA Director Recovery Act, Deputy Chief Engineer & Director of Design New York State Department of Transportation
		Ron Epstein Chief Financial Officer New York State Department of Transportation
		Joel P. Ettinger Executive Director NYMTC

10:10- 10:20AM	BREAK
10:20 - 11:10AM	BREAKOUT SESSION 1 - Public Private Partnerships
	Moderator	Samara Barend Strategic Development Director for Public-Private Partnerships and Alternative Delivery AECOM
	Roundtable	Michael Davies Assistant Division Administrator FHWA New York
		Brad Guilmino Chief Financial Consultant HNTB
		Todd Poole Managing Principal 4ward Planning
		Pierre Vilain Vice President, Economics and Finance HDR
10:20 - 11:10AM	BREAKOUT SESSION 2 - Alternative Delivery Systems
	Moderator	Jose Holguin, Veras, Ph.D. Professor of Civil Engineering Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute
	Roundtable	Nikhil Bhandari Vice President The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
		John D. Ferguson, P.E. Vice President, Alternative Delivery Program TY LIN International
		Thomas J. Madison, Jr. Vice President and Director of Transportation Policy STV
10:20 - 11:10AM	BREAKOUT SESSION 3 - Intelligent Transportation Systems
	Moderator	Michael M. Fancher Vice President for Business Development and Economic Outreach Director of the NYS Center for Advanced Technology in Nanoelectronics
		Michael O'Halloran Director of Technology CH2M Hill
		Daniel T. Pickett III Chairman of the Board,President and Chief Executive Officer nfrastructure
		Paul Patterson Managing Director Kohritsu USA, Inc.
11:15-12:15PM	Advancing New York State's Transportation Agenda
	Introduction	Denise Richardson Managing Director GCA
		Stanley Gee Acting Commissioner New York State Department of Transportation
	Keynote	Richard Ravitch Lieutenant Governor New York State
12:15-12:45PM	Lunch Session
12:45-1:45PM	NEW PARTICIPATION MODELS & COLLABORATION
	Introduction	Michael Davies Assistant Division Administrator FHWA New York
	Moderator	Colette Holt Principal Colette Holt Associates
	Panelists	Warren Whitlock Director of the Office of Civil Rights New York State Department of Transportation
		Scheryl Portee Senior Advisor to the Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) DBE program
		Michael Garner Chief Diversity Officer Metropolitan Transportation Authority
		Roger Hsu General Manager Office of Business and Job Opportunity Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
		Hayward Davenport Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
		Dwayne C. Sampson President of the New York State Chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO)
1:45 - 2:00	MARKET SECTOR SNAPSHOTS - Big Projects and the Fuure of Big Projects
	Panelist	Michael Horodniceanu President MTA Capital Construction
2:00 - 3:15	MARKET SECTOR SNAPSHOT BREAKOUT SESSION 1 - MEGAPROJECTS
	Moderator	Robert Dennison Regional Director New York State Department of Transportation
	Panelists	Mike Anderson Project Manager for Tappan Zee Bridge New York State Department of Transportation
		Alan Paskoff Senior Vice President Program Executive for East Side Access
	MARKET SECTOR SNAPSHOT BREAKOUT SESSION 2 - INNOVATION - High Speed Rail - Sustainability - Pedestrian Malls - New Initiatives
	Moderator	Robert E. Paaswell Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering Director, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems Director Emeritus, University Transportation Research Center (UTRC)
	Panelists	Marie Corrado Director of Major Projects New York State Department of Transportation
		Seth Piccirillo Manager of Government Affairs Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
		Gary R. McVoy, Ph.D. Director of Operations New York State Department of Transportation
		Kristina Younger Deputy Executive Director of Business Development Capital District Transportation Authority
	MARKET SECTOR SNAPSHOT BREAKOUT SESSION 3 - INFRASTRUCTURE - Public Transportation - Highways and Tunnels - Airports
	Moderator	Sam Schwartz President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Sam Schwartz Engineering
	Panelists	Thomas Gemmiti New York State Thruway
		Fred Smith Acting Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer MTA New York City Transit
		Victoria Cross Kelly Director Tunnels, Bridges and Terminals Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
		Robert Aceves Director CUNY Aviation Institute at York College
3:15 - 4:00	Solutions & Q&A
	Moderator	Warren Whitlock Director of the Office of Civil Rights New York State Department of Transportation
	Panelists	Robert Dennison Regional Director New York State Department of Transportation
		Jose Holguin-Veras, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute
		Colette Holt Principal Colette Holt Associates
		Marie Corrado Director of Major Projects New York State Department of Transportation
		Robert E. Paaswell Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering Director, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems Director Emeritus, University Transportation Research Center (UTRC)