SmartTransit Congress: Driving Transit Technology Forward - 3-Day Event (Boston, United States - March 17-19, 2020)

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Jan 28, 2020, 05:30 ET

DUBLIN, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "SmartTransit Congress: Driving Transit Technology Forward" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

SmartTransit is the go-to event for senior transit industry figures from across North America.

The event will look at how digitalization and technology is revolutionizing transit, from enhanced analytics technologies to real-time passenger information systems. SmartTransit is the event for transit executives looking to keep up with the pace of change.

This year the event will be co-located with the SafeRail Congress, a forum for railroads, transit agencies and solution providers to work together to create safe, secure and reliable networks.

A congress for those focused on transit technology, discussing the most cutting-edge topics of the day:

Assets & Digitalization
Signalling Systems
Rolling Stock
Ticketing
Cyber Security
Safety
Positive Train Control
Financing Projects
Skills Gap & Workforce Diversity
Connectivity: 5G & Wifi
Economic Growth
Micro Transit
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
Data Analytics
Environmentally Friendly Transportation
Internet of Things
Resilient Communications
Increasing Ridership

Agenda

Tuesday - March 17, 2020
9:30am Site Visits - TBC
1:00pm Networking lunch
2:00pm Interactive workshop sessions
3:00pm Networking coffee
3:30pm Interactive workshop sessions
4:30pm Networking drinks reception

Wednesday - March 18. 2020
9:10am C level plenary: Innovation & The Modern World Of Transit
10:55am Networking coffee
11:40am Panel discussions
1:25pm Networking lunch
2:25pm Panel discussions
4:10pm Networking coffee
4:45pm Roundtable discussions
6:00pm Networking drinks reception

Thursday - March 19, 2020
9:30am Decarbonization Strategies & Electrification
11:00am Networking coffee
11:30pm Panel discussions
1:00pm Networking lunch
2:00pm Panel discussions
3:30pm End of Day 2

Speakers

Adelle McKinney, Vice President, Magnetrain
Alan Tilles, Partner, Shulman Rogers
Alla Reddy, Deputy Chief, Data Research & Development, New York City Transit
Allen Wonder, Project Manager, WMATA
Amanda Winters, Vehicle Maintenance System Admin, Metro Louis
Brian Tsukamoto, Chief, Rail Equipment Branch, Caltrans
Chris Hart, Former Chairperson, NTSB
Colin Kelly, Innovation Manager, Transpennine Express
Daniel Lax, Principal, Clear-Vu Lighting
Dave Bucher, Railroad Accident Investigator, NTSB
Donna Demartino, Chief Executive Officer, San Joaquin RTD
Elizabeth Sall, Founder & President, Urban Labs
Frank Ibe, Head of Bakerloo & Victoria Line Operations, Transport for London
Girija Subramaniam, Founder, Forcing Function
Holly Reed, Managing Director, Texas Central
Inez Evans, Chief Operating Officer, Santa Clara VTA
James Woodhams, Chief Strategy Officer, BAI Communications
Jeff Arndt, President & Chief Executive Officer, VIA Metropolitan Transit
Jeremy Dalton, Principal, Method City
Jim Allison, Manager of Planning, Capitol Corridor JPA
Joseph Holmes, Sales Director, Easymile
Joshua Schank, Chief Innovation Officer, LA Metro
Judy Vaccaro-Fry, Director of Finance & Admin, Antelope VTA
Kimberly Williams, Chief Innovation Officer, METRO Houston (MTAHC)
Lauren Skiver, Chief Executive Officer, SunLine Transit Agency
Louwana Oliva, General Manager, Central Area Transportation Authority
Marc Tuozzolo, Director of Facilities Program Development, New Jersey Transit
Marcello Perricone, Editor, SmartRail World
Melinda White, CEO, Transit Wireless
Michael Lowder, Principal, Michael W. Lowder & Global Associates
Michael Scott, Founder & President, ADOJAM
Michael Setzer, President, Transdev North America
Mike Ogborn, Senior Advisor, ASLRAA
Monica Morton, Director of Fares, Utah Transit Authority
Randy Sac, Head of Information Mgt & Technology, Light Rail Manila Corporation
Robert Borowski, Enterprise Business Solutions Manager, San Diego MTS
Robert Hanczor, Chief Executive Officer, Piper Networks
Robert Newhouser, Former Deputy Director - Strategic Initiatives, New York City Transit
Robert Nisbet, Director, Nations & Regions, Rail Delivery Group
Sandy Bobek, Chief Innovation Officer, San Diego MTS
Svetlana Grechka, Deputy Project Manager, Denver RTD
Tim Healy, Creative Services Director, Sound Transit

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