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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:
  • Hon. Gail Murray, Chair, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
  • Robert (Bob) Manning, Southwest Rail Passenger Association, Conference Co-Chair


• 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Keynote Address:
  • The Honorable Brian P. Kelly, Secretary, California State Transporation Agency


• 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