2017 Transportation Summit Agenda (subject to change)
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Doug Davidson, Market Executive, Bank of America; Chair, Florida Chamber Foundation
The Road to 2030: Florida’s Transportation Future
Mark Wilson, President and CEO, Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Transportation Paves the Way: A Conversation with FDOT Secretary Mike Dew
Secretary Mike Dew, Florida Department of Transportation
Keeping the Wheels Spinning: Florida’s Transportation Industry Outlook
Ken Armstrong, President and CEO, Florida Trucking Association
Not the Final Frontier: How Florida’s Space Coast Transformed into a Multi-Use Hub
Moderator: Frank DiBello, President and CEO, Space Florida
Robert Cabana, Director, Kennedy Space Center
General Wayne Monteith, Patrick Air Force Base
New Horizons: Florida’s Commuter Railways
Julie Edwards, Brightline
Move, Make, Multiply: Connecting Florida to the World
Moderator: Alice Ancona, Director, International Strategy & Policy, Florida Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Robert Frankel, Director Transportation & Logistics Flagship Program, University of North Florida
Pete Kelley, President, Superior Construction Southeast
12:00 p.m. Lunch Presentation: How Innovation and Technology Help Shape Florida’s Transportation Systems
Luc Castera, Founder & CEO, Octopi
1:00 p.m. The Future of Traditional Transportation Industries: Rail, Air, Sea
Moderator: Beth Kigel, President & CEO, Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce; Member, Florida Transportation Commission
Captain John Murray, CEO, Port Canaveral
Bob O’Malley, Vice President, State & Local Government Relations, CSX Transportation
How Smarter Planning Helps Florida’s Quality of Life
Moderator: Ananth Prasad, President-Designate, Florida Transportation Builders’ Association
Al Dougherty, COO, Communities, Babcock Ranch
Grayson Brulte, Co-Founder and President, Brulte & Company
Connection Points: How Workforce, Research and More Help Plan for the Future
Dr. Dean Bushey, Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Information Technology, Florida Polytechnic University
3:30 p.m. Next Steps and Closing