SmartTransit West - 24-26 October 2022 - Agenda

2022 Agenda

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Monday 24 October

Registration & Lunch -

Denver RTD site visits -

Site visits hosted by event partners Denver RTD. More information to follow. Numbers are limited and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

Sponsored Workshop -

Evening Drinks Reception -

End of Day 1

Tuesday 25 October

Welcome Address -

Nick Kingsley, Railway Gazette Events

Session 1: Innovation & The Modern World of Transit

Opening Keynote Session - Denver RTD -

LA 2028: How is the City of Los Angeles preparing for the 2028 Olympics in terms of infrastructure? -

Speaker

Chief Executive Officer

Metrolink / Southern California Regional Rail Authority

Digital Transformation of Technical and Procedural Information -

• Safety, compliance and operational efficiency can be dramatically improved by moving from paper rulebooks and manuals to digital content.

• Organizations such as MBTA, LA Metro, AMTRAK and Siemens Mobility have implemented digital technical and/or procedural content with impressive results.

• Utilization of next-generation technologies such as Augmented Reality depend on digital content to be sustainable.

Speaker

Manager, Consulting operations

JANA Corp

Maximizing Capacity -

Innovation & The Modern World of Transit Q&A Panel Discussion -

Speakers

Chief Executive Officer

Metrolink / Southern California Regional Rail Authority

Vice President, Product and Business Development

Boingo Wireless, Inc

Manager, Consulting operations

JANA Corp

Networking Coffee Break -

Session 2: Changing Patterns of Transit Use

Increasing Ridership Numbers: Understanding Passenger Concerns -

Speaker

Author

The Future of Public Transportation

Sponsored presentation -

Adjusting to New Ways of Working: Flexible Timetabling -

Changing patterns of transit use Q&A Panel Discussion -

Speakers

Director, North America

XOVIS USA

Author

The Future of Public Transportation

Networking Lunch -

Session 3: Mobility As A Service - Creating A Smarter Transit Network

Working Together To Create A Single Network -

Becoming A 'Smart City': A Case Study -

Making use of the latest payment technologies such as contactless bank cards -

Sponsored presentation -

Mobility As A Service: Creating A Smarter Transit Network Q&A Panel Discussion -

Coffee Break -

Session 4: Safety & Security

Overview of Safety Programs Required When Starting a New Commuter Rail Line -

Gaining the Support to Build out or Grow an Enterprise Security Risk Program -

Speaker

Jason Blumenauer

Vice President of Security

First Student / First Transit

Working With Services To Reduce Fatalities -

Advances in Distributed Sensing for Rail Applications -

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) concepts with relevance in rail applications, and a comprehensive description of what can be detected when applying relevant DFOS methods to rail.

Speaker

Customer Solutions Manager

Fiber Optic Sensing Association

Safety & Security Q&A Panel Discussion -

Networking Drinks Reception -

End of Day 2

Wednesday 26 October

Welcome Address

Session 1: Growing the Rail & Transit Market

Securing New & Innovation Revenue Streams -

Providing A More Efficient Service -

Sponsored presentation -

Growing Ridership on Newly Launched Services -

Speaker

Marketing Director

Sound Transit

Maximising funding opportunities to grow the transit market -

Speaker

Cindy Terwilliger

Regional Administrator

Federal Transit Administration

Growing the Rail & Transit Market Q&A Panel Discussion -

Networking Coffee Break -

Session 2: Cybersecurity

The FTA cybersecurity assessment guide & TSA mandates for small and medium sized authorities -

Speaker

Chelsey Waterman

Chief Operating Officer

MetroLINK

Safeguarding critical infrastructure in light of an evolving threat -

Speaker

Chief Information Security Officer

MBTA

Sponsored Presentation -

Cybersecurity at RTD Denver -

Cybersecurity Q&A Panel Discussion -

Networking Lunch -

Exhibit Networking -

End of Day 3