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FUTURE OF HOUSTON MOBIL ITY AND BEYOND:Dia logue Around Autonomous Veh ic les and Smar t Mobi l i t y

SEPTEMBER 8 -9 , 2019HOUSTON, TEXAS

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Dear Friends,

It is our pleasure to bring you this conference on Autonomous Vehicles & Smart Mobility. Since I started at METRO more than 40 years ago, we’ve sought to remain at the forefront of innovation. From our successful HOV Lanes to testing bus platooning back in the ‘90s, we see the benefits of utilizing technology to improve the customer experience.

Our customers and stakeholders are at the heart of everything we do. We believe it is important to constantly engage with you to better understand your wants and needs. That is our purpose today. As our industry evolves, we want to hear from you. Where do you think technology is going? How do you want it to serve your needs? How do we get there in a sustainable way? How do we remain resilient? There are many exciting opportunities on the horizon, and we want to be prepared to take advantage of them.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas with us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Best,

Thomas C. LambertPresident & Chief Executive Officer METRO

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Greetings!

On behalf of METRO’s Office of Innovation, thank you for attending METRO’s first Autonomous Vehicles (AV) & Smart Mobility Conference. METRO’s Office of Innovation was specifically created to identify, research and test new emerging opportunities. One way we do this is through Think Tanks, where stakeholders gather to understand the current challenges we face and vet potential solutions. Today’s conference is an opportunity to do just that.

We often hear about the exciting new mobility choices coming to our region but not everyone has had the chance to experience them firsthand. It is with great excitement that we share the opportunity to hop on a scooter, ride B-Cycle, check out AV delivery company NURO and ride the region’s first Autonomous Shuttle! We’re equally excited to bring you the top leaders on all things autonomous and smart mobility.

We hope you find today’s conference to be informative and thought provoking as we take a “Ride Into the Future”.

Best,

Kimberly J. WilliamsChief Innovation OfficerMETRO

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EXHIBITORS/DEMONSTRATIONSAUTONOMOUSVEHICLES &SMART MOBILITYCONFERENCE

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SAN ANTONIO, TXNov. 17-19

WEBSITE | For full details please visit:https://ctr.utexas.edu/texas-mobility-summit/

REGISTRATION | Register early by October 10:Public Sector: $150 (Early), $250 (Late)Private Sector: $350 (Early), $400 (Late)

HOTEL | Room discounts available at:Hilton Palacio del Rio, 200 S Alamo St.

CONTACT | For more information please email:[email protected]

Experience the future of mobility

at Demo Day

Develop a path for automated

vehicles, MaaS, and data sharing

Network with public agencies,

research, and industry

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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Vehicle Exhibits/Demos & Rides/Entertainment

2:30 pm Opening Remarks• Mr. Thomas C. Lambert, President & CEO • The Honorable Sylvester Turner, Mayor, City of Houston • Dr. Kristie Chin Executive Director, Texas Innovation Alliance • Mr. Darran Anderson, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Texas

Department of Transportation• Mr. Mike Inabinet, Central U.S. President, HNTB• Dr. Kendall T. Harris, Provost, Texas Southern University

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Welcome ReceptionTSU New Library & Learning Center, 2nd Floor

Vendor/Demo Company Representatives Demos

Ms. Les Sundra FordLead AV Operations Manager First Transit

Mr. Gordon GlassDirector of Rail and Emerging TechnologyFirst Transit

AV Shuttle

Dr. Olusola LawalProduct Operations ManagerNURO

Prius Vehicles

Ms. Kendal ProsackCommunity Manager

Scooters

Ms. Abby FernandezMarketing & Outreach ManagerHouston Bike Share

Bikes

Mr. Joe DeshotelCommunity Affairs ManagerTexas

Scooters

Mr. Vince ObregonAssociate Vice President

METRO’s Northwest Transit Center Virtual Tour

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2019TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY3100 CLEBURNE STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS


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Thomas C. LambertPresident & Chief Executive Officer

METRO

“Transit today is really about building an environment where people feel comfortable and safe. It’s about creating walkable, livable communities, and connecting people to opportunities.” — Tom Lambert

Tom Lambert joined METRO in 1979, the first full year of operation. He started as a security investigator because the transit authority was so new, it didn’t even have a police department. Once the METRO Department of Public Safety was established, Lambert became METRO’s first chief of police and served in that position for many years before moving on to other leader-ship roles. These included chief administrative officer, executive vice presi-dent, and acting president and CEO. He became the permanent CEO in 2014. It is an impressive career trajectory, and Lambert’s kindly, straightforward, listen-to-all-sides approach to management and problem solving has served him well throughout his entire career.Today, Lambert leads a team of 4,000 people. Since becoming president and CEO, Lambert has made taking care of his customers and “delivering a quality product every day” his personal priority, as well as the priority of every single department and employee. With that in mind, Lambert often rides a METRO bus or rail car to chat with riders and find out how the Agency is doing. Lambert has been a proactive exec-utive, presiding over the region’s expansion of light rail, commuter and local bus service, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, Park & Ride service, and a variety of neighborhood pilot and shuttle programs. He oversaw the overhaul and redesign of the local fixed route bus system in 2015 and demonstrated the importance of METRO in the Houston TranStar partnership during Hurricane Harvey. But the challenges for METRO and Lambert now extend far beyond daily service and emergency response. Area population and traffic density has Houston on track to surpass Chicago as the nation’s third largest city by 2025. By 2040, our population is expected to reach 10 million, a 50 percent increase - equivalent to adding the combined populations of San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Corpus Christi, and Arlington. “It’s going to take everything we can do to manage mobility in the region,” says Lambert. “That means complete streets, better sidewalks, better ac-cess, cycling, walking, and more toll roads. Transit’s going to play an extreme-ly important role in that.”In 2017, Lambert established the METRO Office of Innovation to actively search out and pilot innovative transit solutions. Also in 2017, he convened 25 community meetings, during which METRO executives, employees, and board members solicited input for METRONext, the new transit plan that will take METRO, and its riders, safely and rapidly into the future.

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

7:00 am – 8:15 am Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:00 am Welcome & Opening Remarks• Mr. Thomas C. Lambert, President & CEO, METRO • Dr. Kristie Chin, Executive Director, Texas Innovation Alliance • Mr. Darran Anderson, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Texas

Department of Transportation • Mr. Michael Voinis, Vice President & Houston Office Leader,

HNTB

9:05 am – 10:10 am Session 1: Smart Mobility Developments in Houston and Nationally

Moderator:Mr. Jeffrey Arch, Senior Project Manager – AV/CV/ Smart Cities,HNTB

Panelists:• Mr. Sean Connor, Senior Public Affairs Manager, Lime• Ms. Maria Irshad, Assistant Director, City of Houston• Mr. Greg Krueger, Director of Emerging Technology Programs,

HNTB• Ms. BIanca Laborde, Senior Manager, Government

Partnerships, BIRD• Mr. Amar Mohite, Director of Planning & Infrastructure, Harris

County, Precinct One

10:15 am – 11:15 am Session 2: Autonomous Vehicle Projects in Houston

Moderator:Ms. Kimberly J. Williams, Chief Innovation Officer, METRO

Panelists:• Ms. Kristin Buchholz, Project Manager, EasyMile• Dr. Olusola Lawal, Product Operations Manager, Nuro• Dr. Carol Lewis, Professor of Transportation, Texas Southern

University, University District Project • Mr. Jeff Peterson, Director of Business Development—

Autonomous Technology., First Transit

11:15 am - 11:25 am Break

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Session 3:Autonomous Vehicles in Texas Overview

Moderator:Ms. Beth Kigel, National Practice Consultant Intelligent Transportation, HNTB

Panelists:• Mr. Bill Burton, Lead Program Coordinator, Houston-Galveston

Area Council Buy• Ms. Lyndsay Mitchell, Strategic Planning Manager, City of

Arlington• Ms. Kerin Smith, Senior Traffic Engineer, City of Frisco • Dr. Katie Turnbull, Executive Associate Director, Texas A&M

Transportation Institute• Ms. Kimberly J. Williams, Chief Innovation Officer, METRO

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Luncheon:

Keynote Speaker: Thomas C. Lambert, President & Chief Executive Officer, METRO

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Session 4: Road Ahead—Mobility as a Service

Moderator:Ms. Kimberly J. Williams, Chief Innovation Officer, METRO

Panelists:• Mr. Todd Plesko, Vice President of Service Planning and

Scheduling, DART• Mr. Carter Stern, Public Policy Manager, Lyft• Mr. Trevor Theunissen, Public Policy & Communications, Uber • Mr. Joe Willhite, Central US Regional Business Manager, WSP

3:20 pm – 4:30 pm Session 5: 4th Texas Mobility Summit Preview

• Mr. Darran Anderson, Director of Strategy & Innovation, Texas Department of Transportation

• Dr. Kristie Chin, Director of Civic Innovation, Texas Innovation Alliance, Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Closing RemarksMs. Kimberly Williams, Chief Innovation Officer, METRO

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PARTNERS & SPONSORSAUTONOMOUSVEHICLES &SMART MOBILITYCONFERENCE

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Mr. Sean ConnorSenior Public Affairs Manager Lime

PANELIST

Ms. Maria IrshadAssistant Director

City of Houston

PANELIST

Mr. Greg KruegerDirector of Emerging Technology Programs

HNTB

PANELIST

Ms. Blanca LabordeSenior Manager, Government Partnerships

BIRD

PANELIST

Mr. Amar MohiteDirector of Planning & Infrastructure

Harris County, Precinct One

PANELIST

SESSION 1: Smart Mobility Developments in Houston & Nationally

Mr. Jeffrey ArchSenior Project Manager:AV/CV/Smart Cities

HNTB

MODERATOR


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Ms. Kristin BuchholzProject Manager

EasyMile

PANELIST

Dr. Olusola LawalProduct Operations Manager

Nuro

PANELIST

Dr. Carol LewisProfessor of Transportation

Texas Southern University, University District ProjectPANELIST

Mr. Jeff PetersonDirector of Business Development:Autonomous Tech

First TransitPANELIST

Ms. Kimberly J. WillamsChief Innovation Officer

METRO

MODERATOR

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Mr. Bill BurtonLead Program Coordinator

Houston-Galveston Area Council Buy

PANELIST

Ms. Lyndsay MitchellStrategic Planning Manager

City of Arlington

PANELIST

Ms. Kerin SmithSenior Traffic Engineer

City of Fresno

PANELIST

Dr. Katie TurnbullExecutive Associate Director

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

PANELIST

Ms. Beth KigelNational Practice ConsultantIntelligent Transportation

HNTB MODERATOR

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Mr. Todd PleskoVice President of Service Planning &Scheduling

DART

PANELIST

Mr. Carter SternPublic Policy Manager

Lyft

PANELIST

Mr. Trevor TheunissenPublic Policy & Communications

Uber

PANELIST

Mr. Joe WillhiteCentral US Regional Business Manager WSP

PANELIST

Ms. Kimberly J. WillamsChief Innovation Officer

METRO

MODERATOR

SESSION 4: Road Ahead - Mobilityas a Service


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Mr. Darran AndersonDirector of Strategy & Innovation

Texas Department Of Transportation

PANELIST

Ms. Kristie ChinDirector of Civic Innovation

Texas InnovationAllianceCenter For Transportation ResearchThe University Of Texas At Austin

PANELIST

SESSION 5: 4th Texas Mobility Summit Preview


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SPONSOR PROFILE

About HNTB

HNTB is a leading provider of autonomous vehicle (AV) and connected vehicle (CV) program technical support services for clients throughout the United States. Many state depart-ments of transportation (DOTs), cities, transit agencies and toll authorities are developing plans that incorporate CV technol-ogies and applications, while also preparing for the effects of AV implementation. HNTB has been supporting clients such as the United States Department of Transportation (US-DOT), Texas DOT, Pennsylvania DOT, Michigan DOT, Florida DOT, the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority and the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority with technical advice and expert guidance regarding their AV and CV programs. HNTB is also working with our transit clients across the country to integrate autonomous vehicle operations into a transit agency, supporting organizations including the Jacksonville Transpor-tation Authority, Hillsborough Area Transportation Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

HNTB Corporation is an employee-owned infrastructure firm serving public and private owners and contractors. With 105 years of service in the United States, HNTB understands the life cycle of infrastructure and addresses clients’ most com-plex technical, financial and operational challenges. Profes-sionals nationwide deliver a full range of infrastructure-related services, including award-winning planning, design, and program and construction management. For more informa-tion, visit www.hntb.com, or follow HNTB on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram


Connecting People,Strengthening CommunitiesHNTB is proud to work with America’s mayors to help shape the future of mobility in our local communities. These valued partnerships and the power of transportation are creating a more connected future.

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