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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, Chair, Select Committee on Passenger Rail
Hon. James Beall, California State Senate, Select Committee on Passenger Rail
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 8:30 A. M.)
Council Chambers at Sacramento City Hall, 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 (CalSTA)


• 9:40 AM - 10:40 AM Panel 1 - California's High-Speed Rail System:
  • Hon. Dan Richard, Chair, California High-Speed Rail Authority
  • Peter Osbourn, Federal Railroad Administration
  • Chad Edison, California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA)
  • 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
  • Stephen Hammond, Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau (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