Tuesday, April 28, 2015
4:30 PM Registration and Networking
Kickoff Reception to be held in the
Roundhouse at the
California State Railroad Museum
at
125 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Welcome Reception
Hon. Toni Atkins, Speaker, California State Assembly
Hon. Hannah-Beth Jackson, California State Senate
Hon. Gail Murray, Chair, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
Hon. John Pedrozo, Chair, San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
Dave Golonski, Chair, Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo [LOSSAN] Joint Powers Authority
Hon. Bob Johnson, Chair, San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission/ACE
Hon. Mark Packard, Chair, North County Transit District/Coaster
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 (9 A.M.- 4 P.M., Registration Opens at 8 A. M.)
Panel Discussions and Presentations to be held at
Sacramento City Hall
at 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
Program Topics and Speakers:
- 8:30 AM Registration and Networking (Registration Table Open All Day)
- 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Welcome:
- 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Keynote Address:
- 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM Panel 1 - California's High-Speed Rail System:
- Hon. Dan Richard, Chair, California High-Speed Rail Authority
- Hon. Peter Osbourn, Federal Railroad Administration
- Chad Edison, California State Transportation Agency
- Don Sepulveda, LA Metro (Moderator)
- 10:40 AM BREAK
- 10:50 AM - 12:20 PM Panel 2 - Statewide Rail Network Integration:
- Stacey Mortensen, Altamont Corridor Express / San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority
- Marian Lee, Caltrain
- Dave Golonski, LOSSAN Joint Powers Authority
- Jim Allison, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
- Stan Hunter, Caltrans Division of Rail and Mass Transportation
- Josh Shaw, California Transit Association (Moderator)
- 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
- 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Panel 3 - Sustainable Transportation Strategies
- Dr. Micah Weinberg, President, Bay Area Council Economic Institute
- Dr. Susan Shaheen, Transportation Sustainability Research Center, Univ. of California
- Melissa Dumond, California High-Speed Rail Authority
- Paul Dyson, RailPAC (Moderator)
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Panel 4 - Transportation & Tourism, Collaboration is Critical
- Caroline Beteta, Visit California
- Sonya Bradley, Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Gary Orfield, Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Bob Manning, Southwest Rail Passengers Association (Moderator)
- 2:45 PM Break
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Panel 5 - Innovative Transportation Financing
- Sharon Green, HDR
- Art Guzzetti, American Public Transit Association
- Karen Hedlund, Parsons Brinckerhoff (former Federal Railroad Administration) (Moderator)
- 3:45 PM Closing Remarks
- Hon. Greg Pettis, Riverside County Transportation Commission