Registration

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

​​Main Entrance, Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center

NCBELS - Ethics & Rules of Professional Conduct Education

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

301 A/B

This is a one-and-a-half-hour workshop prepared and conducted by NCBELS to inform North Carolina PE & PLS license holders about the Board Rules, including the Rules of Professional Conduct, to which they must adhere.

Rehearsal & Mic Check (All Main Stage Speakers)

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Main Ballroom

Registration

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

​​Main Entrance, Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center

Breakfast

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Exhibit Hall

NCDOT Career Fair

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Main Entrance Hallway

Opening Session

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Main Ballroom

Chair Anthony Lathrop, N.C. Board of Transportation (Emcee)

Presentation of Colors, State Highway Patrol

Pledge of Allegiance, Chair Lathrop

National Anthem, 82nd Airborne Chorus

Governor Josh Stein, State of North Carolina

Mayor Janet Cowell, City of Raleigh

Gary Salamido, N.C. Chamber, President & CEO

Angel Pridgen, NC Go!, Vice Chair

Daniel Johnson, NCDOT, Secretary of Transportation

Josh Tyrangiel, Keynote Speaker

Carolina in My Mind, 82nd Airborne Chorus

Break

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Outside Main Ballroom

General Session 1: ACCELERATING INNOVATION: STATE STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING AI IN TRANSPORATION

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Main Ballroom

MODERATOR: Alpesh Patel, NCDOT Director of the Office of Strategic Advancement

Stephen Brich, VDOT Commissioner

Erika Kemp Roach, TxDOT, Strategic Initiatives and Innovation Division Director

Greg Ciparelli, CTDOT, Chief Data Officer, Transportation Planning, Technology and Innovation Director

Lunch/Exhibitors Networking

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall

N.C. Chamber Luncheon (Invitation Only)

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

402

1. Future Mobility Preparedness: Modern Tech and Smarter Collaboration for Major Events

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

301 A/B

MODERATOR: Jeff Dale, NCDOT, Deputy Director of Mobility

Becca Gallas, NCDOT Division Engineer, Division 5

Rob Perry, SCDOT Deputy Secretary for Engineering

John Hibbard, GDOT Deputy Chief Engineer

2. DOT's Strategic Workforce Development Program - Past, Present Future

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

302 A/B/C

MODERATOR: Amanda Olive, NCDOT, Director of Human Resources

Suzie Heap, KPMG, Managing Director, Infrastructure Strategy & Capital Projects

Janeth Merchan, Ernst & Young, Senior Manager

Randy Sarver, Wisconsin DOT, Director of Office of Workforce Development

James Fults, Michigan DOT, Strategic Workforce Development Leader, Michigan DOT

3. Performance-Based Maintenance Contracting: Key Considerations for Transportation Agencies

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

305 A/B

MODERATOR: Patrick A. Norman, NCDOT, Chief Engineer

Joe Deering, TDOT, Bureau Chief of Operations and Maintenance

Carl Johnson, TxDOT, Chief Engineer

David Rader, Rawlins, Infrastructure Asset Maintenance Services Professional

Bob Gorski, Roy Jorgenson Associates, Vice President

4. Speed Safety Cameras in Practice: State Insights and the Case for N.C. Work Zone Safety

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

306 A/B

MODERATOR: Shawn Troy, NCDOT, Deputy State Traffic Engineer – Safety

Dan Gelinne, UNC Highway Safety Research Center, Senior Research Associate

Eric Yates, Balfour Beatty, Vice President of Environmental, Health & Safety

Benjamin Snyder, PennDOT, Consultant Program Administrator - Work Zone Speed Safety Camera Program

Stephen Read, VDOT, State Highway Safety Engineer

5. Ready for Primetime: Highway Construction

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

NCDOT Business Development Zone in Exhibit Hall

MODERATORS:

Tunya Smith, NCDOT, Office of Economic Opportunity & Compliance

Senior Director & Boyd Tharrington, NCDOT, Senior Deputy Chief Engineer

Break

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Outside Ballroom

General Session 2: DEPLOYING AI: MOVING FROM DATA INSIGHTS TO SMARTER, SAFER INFRASTRUCTURE

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Main Ballroom

MODERATOR: Dr. Pamela Senegal, NCTA Board of Directors

JJ Eden, NCTA, Executive Director

Jumbi Edulbehram, NVIDIA, Director, Global Public Sector

Billy Williams, NC State University, Director, Institute for Transportation Research and Education

Tyler Houston, No Traffic, Director of Solutions Engineering

Henry Liu, Laplace Intelligence, Co-Founder

 

Summit Day 1 Closing Remarks – Ebony Pittman, General Counsel

Vendor Reception/Exhibitor Networking

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Exhibit Hall

Registration

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

​​Main Entrance, Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center

Breakfast

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Exhibit Hall

WTS/NC COMTO Breakfast (Invitation Only)

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

402

NCDOT Career Fair

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Main Entrance Hallway

Opening Drumline (Shaw University)

9:00 AM -

General Session 3: AUTONOMY, AVIATION, AND THE NEXT MOBILITY REVOLUTION

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Main Ballroom

MODERATOR: Julie White, NCDOT, Deputy Secretary of Multimodal Transportation

Rich Harrington, WAYMO, Policy Advisor

Nate Ward, BETA, Charge Sales Lead

Alex Poirot, BEEP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Break

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Outside Ballroom

1. Beyond Design-Bid-Build: Choosing the Right Delivery Model for the Right Project

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

302 A/B/C

MODERATOR: Boyd Tharrington, NCDOT, Senior Deputy Chief Engineer

Brandon McInnis, RK&K, Executive Director

Caleb Linn, United Infrastructure Group, Regional President

Chris Gaskins, SCDOT, Director of Engineering

Bobby Lewis, HNTB, Senior Vice President

2. Advancements in Technology Across the Project Lifecycle

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

305 A/B

MODERATOR: Patrick A. Norman, NCDOT Chief Engineer

Garth Donahue, JMT, Director of Design Center of Excellence

Pete Distefano, Balfour Beatty, Operations Manager

James Graham, Cyclomedia, Solution Engineer

Dakota Mohan, JMT, Digital Delivery Lead

3. Lead with Purpose: Executive Perspectives on North Carolina’s Highway Safety Direction

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

306 A/B

MODERATOR: Shawn Troy, NCDOT, Deputy State Traffic Engineer – Safety

Jennifer Portonova, NCDOT, State Traffic Engineer

Kelly Kimple, Director, Division of Public Health / State Health Officer

Corey Mercer, NCDOI, Chief of Fire Risk Reduction

Chris Lukasina, Executive Director, Capitol Area MPO

Laura Sandt, UNC Highway Safety Research Center, Co-Director, Research Strategy and Implementation

4. Ready for Primetime: Engineering and Design

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

NCDOT Business Development Zone in Exhibit Hall

MODERATORS:

Tunya Smith, NCDOT, Office of Economic Opportunity & Compliance, Senior Director

Boyd Tharrington, NCDOT, Senior Deputy Chief Engineer

Lunch/Exhibitors Networking

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall

NCGO! Luncheon (Invitation Only)

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

402

General Session 4: NAVIGATING THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION LANDSCAPE: THE ROAD AHEAD WITH REAUTHORIZATION

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Main Ballroom

MODERATOR: Carly Swanson, Director of Innovative Delivery

Administrator Sean McMaster, FHWA

Congresswoman Valerie Foushee – 4th District

Congressman David Rouzer – 7th District

Rodney Davis, Senior Vice President, Head of Government Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

 

Closing Remarks – Secretary Daniel Johnson