Conference Agenda

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6

STATE AGENCY FORUM MEETING ROOM: OCEANSIDE
PROJECT MANAGER WORKSHOP MEETING ROOM: ATLANTIC I-II-V-VI

OPENING RECEPTION: WESTIN POOL DECK - MEZZANINE FLOOR

Time Topic / Speaker
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM REGISTRATION
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM STATE AGENCY FORUM (open to attendees from state agencies and toll road agencies)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PROJECT MANAGER WORKSHOP
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM OPENING RECEPTION
DINNER ON YOUR OWN

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

MEETING ROOM: ATLANTIC I-II-V-VI

BREAKFAST/LUNCH: ATLANTIC BALLROOM III-IV

DINNER: LONA RESTAURANT – WESTIN FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH RESORT

Time Topic / Speaker
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM WELCOME - Peter Loughlin, Executive Director, AMOTIA
WELCOME - Chris Warren, President, AMOTIA
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM Jared Perdue, Secretary of Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM STATES EXPLORING THE EXPANSION OF ASSET MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
Lance Grace, Director of Maintenance, Florida Department of Transportation
Lance Simmons, Chief Engineer, Texas Department of Transportation
Brad Saxon, Deputy Commissioner, Georgia Department of Transportation
Moderator: Daniel Filer, Webber Infra
9:45 AM BREAK
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM RETENTION OF EMPLOYEES
Michele Massaro, Chief Executive Officer, Abacus Corporation
Moderator: Cathy Schetrompf, Roy Jorgensen Associates
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM SAFETY INNOVATIONS – MAKING THE ROADWAYS SAFER
Carl Johnson, Director of District Operations, Texas Department of Transportation
Daniel Smith, TSM&O Arterial Program Manager, Regional Transportation Management
Center (RTMC), Florida Department of Transportation
Joseph McKenzie, Innovation Manager, Cintra
Moderator: Paul Carlson, Automated Roads
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM TECHINICAL ADVANCESMENTS IMPACTING THE ROADWAYS
Katie Zehnder, PE, PTOE, AICP, HNTB, Vice President
Grier Kirkpatrick, 3M, Senior Florida Professional
Brad Stertz, Audi, Director, Audi Government Affairs
Moderator: John Hibbard, Georgia Department of Transportation
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM STATES INTERESTED IN UTILIZING ASSET MAINTENANCE
Chris Peoples, Chief Engineer, North Carolia Department of Transportation
Mario Gomez, District Engineer, District 1, Nevada Department of Transportation
Justin Sosebee, Assistant District Engineer, Maryland Department of Transportation
Moderator: Bob Gorski, Roy Jorgensen Associates
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM TENNESSEE P3 PROGRAM AND ASSEST MAINTENANCE PROJECTS
Jay Norris, Director/Assistant Chief Engineer District 3 (Nashville), Tennessee Department of Transportation
Ben Price, Assistant Chief Engineer of Operations, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Moderator: David Rader, Rawlins Infra Consult
3:00 PM BREAK
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM PROJECT MANAGER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
John Farnoly, Regional Manager, Roy Jorgensen Associates
Nikkii Canty, Project Manager, LBS
Moderator: Chris Warren, LBS
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
Sean Snaith, Ph.D, Director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Forecasting
Moderator: DJ Leigh-Manuell, Walsh Infrastructure Management
5:00 PM ADJOURN
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM RECEPTION / DINNER Lona Restaurant, Westin Hotel

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

MEETING ROOM: ATLANTIC I-II-V-VI

BREAKFAST: ATLANTIC BALLROOM III-IV

Time Topic / Speaker
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM BREAKFAST
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EMERGENCY RESPONSE – KEYS TO SUCCESS
Paul Staton, Business Director, Webber Infra
Sam Manning, Senior Project Manager – DeAngelo Contracting Services, LLC
Moderator: Amy Perez, Florida Department of Transportation
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM REPORT FROM THE STATES AND POLITICAL OUTLOOK – INTERVIEW WITH JIM TYMON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AASHTO
Moderator: Peter Loughlin, AMOTIA
10:00 AM BREAK
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HIGHWAY CHALLENGES – ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND TRANSITIONING TO MILEAGE BASED USER FEE
Bob Poole, Director of Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation
Moderator: Joe Wilde, TPC Corporation
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AIRPORTS AND REST AREAS – FACILITY ASSET MAINTENANCE
Trox Austell, Chief Executive, Creative Management Technology (CMTI)
Dennis Walters, Senior Program Manager, US Facilities
Moderator: Chris Warren, LBS
Noon ADJOURN


* Agenda and Speakers may be subject to change