2015 is gearing up to be an exciting year for all facets of transportation and a variety of industries will be impacted by the potentially dramatic changes in policy resulting from the US Mid-Term elections. In a follow-up to the firm’s 2014 Mid-Term Congressional Election Analysis on transportation and infrastructure, Squire Patton Boggs will host an executive summit focusing on: 1) transportation outlook, 2) industry-specific discussions; and 3) analyses from a broad range of thought leaders, including industry leaders as well as legislative and agency participants. The two-day event will kick off immediately following the Transportation Research Board’s 94th Annual Meeting in Washington DC.
We have confirmed the following distinguished speakers from both the public and private sectors for the event:
Anthony R. Foxx, US Secretary of Transportation, US Department of Transportation
Peter M. Rogoff, Under Secretary for Policy, US Department of Transportation
Gregory D. Winfree, Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, US Department of Transportation
Michael P. Huerta, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
Dr. John A. Cavolowsky, Director of Airspace Systems Program Office, NASA
Alex Herrgott, Staff Director, Committee on Environment and Public Works, US Senate
Murphie Barrett, Staff Director, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Highways and Transit Subcommittee, US House of Representatives
Rodney E. Slater, 13th US Secretary of Transportation
Norman Y. Mineta, 14th US Secretary of Transportation
Mary E. Peters, 15th US Secretary of Transportation
Gina F. Adams, Corporate Vice President of Government Affairs, FedEx
Jennifer Aument, Group General Manager, Transurban, North America
Marcia L. Hale, President, Building America’s Future Educational Fund
Jerry Jones, Chief Ethics and Legal Officer, EVP and Assistant Secretary, Acxiom Corporation
Janet Kavinoky, Executive Director, Transportation & Infrastructure, US Chamber of Commerce
Mujib Lodhi, Chief Information Officer, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Deborah McElroy, Executive Vice President, Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA)
Dr. Oliver G. McGee, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Howard University
Michael P. Melaniphy, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
Dr. John Allen Newman, Vice Chair, Jacksonville Port Authority
John E. “Jack” Potter, President and CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)
Wayne L. Rogers, Chair and CEO, The Northeast Maglev, LLC (TNEM)
Tom Stricker, Vice President of Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Toyota
Bud Wright, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Official (AASHTO)
Edward Wytkind, President, Transportation Trades Division, AFL-CIO
John Young, Director of Freight and Surface Transportation Policy, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)
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