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USDOT to discuss ITS programs in SuperSession

ITS America is hosting two must-see SuperSessions this week. The first is today at 1pm when a panel of industry executives will discuss the challenges and opportunities of 'smart infrastructure' in Technology Driven by the C-Suite and will be held in Grand Ballroom 210C. The session will focus on executive-level technology-related decision-making The SuperSession will feature a cross section of public and private sector executives including Mary Clark, CMO, Syniverse Technologies; Todd Petersen, CTO, Milte
June 14, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
560 ITS America is hosting two must-see SuperSessions this week. The first is today at 1pm when a panel of industry executives will discuss the challenges and opportunities of 'smart infrastructure' in Technology Driven by the C-Suite and will be held in Grand Ballroom 210C. The session will focus on executive-level technology-related decision-making

The SuperSession will feature a cross section of public and private sector executives including Mary Clark, CMO, Syniverse Technologies; Todd Petersen, CTO, Milteq LLC; Daniel Riedel, founder and CEO, New Context Services; and Cordell Schachter, CTO, New York City Department of Transportation.

On Wednesday, June 15 Senior US DoT officials will gather for a SuperSession at 9 am in Grand Ballroom 220C to discuss the latest developments in federal transportation policy, ITS programs and FAST Act implementation.

The 324 US Department of Transportation Modal Administrators SuperSession will feature Gregory Nadeau, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration; Gregory Winfree, assistant secretary for Research and Technology for the US DoT; T.F. Scott Darling, III, acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; and Vincent Valdes, associate administrator for the Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation in the Federal Transit Administration.

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