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IBTTA Tech Summit 2023: digitalisation on agenda in Indianapolis

Tolling gathering will look at sustainability, payment systems and moves to equity
By Adam Hill April 28, 2023 Read time: 1 min
Customer-centric payment will also be under discussion in Indianapolis (© Jon Bilous | Dreamstime.com)

Running from 29 April - 2 May 2023 in Indianapolis, the IBTTA Technology Summit is set to focus on key challenges faced by the tolling sector.

Hosted by the Indiana Toll Road (ITR Concession Company), IBTTA says it will focus on the latest business and operational issues affecting the toll industry - including session tracks exploring digital transformation, modernising the back office, and customer-centric payment systems.

Innovations in sustainability to reduce the industry's carbon footprint and technology solutions for improving transportation equity will also be discussed by the gathering of tolling professionals.

The chief meeting organisers are Rafael Hernandez, IntelliRoad, a division of Kyra Solutions; Kristen Johnson, ITR Concession Company; and Nick Roethel, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Bay Area Toll Authority.

The Summit will also feature early sessions presented by the Young Professionals Council, Women in Tolling and Council of Platinum Sponsors as well as a community service project and the Backyard Olympics, a fundraising event supporting the IBTTA Foundation Scholarship Fund.

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