Eighth Annual Texas Transportation Forum * February 17

Program

Videos of Forum presentations and speaker PowerPoint presentations have been added below.

Sunday, February 17, 2013
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Affiliate Meetings
3:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Registration – Lobby – 4th Floor
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.	Opening Reception - Governor’s Ballroom- 4th Floor
Monday, February 18, 2013
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Registration – Lobby – 4th Floor
8:00 a.m.	Opening Session Breakfast- Austin Grand Ballroom - 6th Floor: Today's TxDOT Video (large file, please allow time to download) Safety Briefing: John Barton, Deputy Executive Director, TxDOT Welcome: The Honorable Gerald Daugherty, Commissioner, Travis County Introduction: Ted Houghton, Chairman, Texas Transportation Commission Keynote Address: Phil Wilson, Executive Director, Texas Department of Transportation
9:30 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.	General Session I - Governor’s Ballroom - 4th Floor: Texas and the Panama Canal Video (large file, please allow time to download) Introduction: William Meadows, Commissioner, Texas Transportation Commission Speaker: Silvia Marucci, Senior Specialist - Liquid Bulk Segment, Panama Canal Authority Presentation (large file, please allow time to download) Moderator: The Honorable Ed Emmett, County Judge, Harris County Panelists: The Honorable Christi Craddick, Commissioner, Railroad Commission of Texas Colonel Christopher W. Sallese, Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers- Galveston District John LaRue, Executive Director, Port of Corpus Christi Herman Deutsch, Maritime Division Director, Texas Department of Transportation
11:15 a.m.	Break
11:30 a.m.	Luncheon - Austin Grand Ballroom - 6th Floor: Keynote Address Video (large file, please allow time to download) Introduction: Jeff Austin, III, Commissioner, Texas Transportation Commission Keynote Address: William Thompson, Jr., Senior Managing Director, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC
1:00 p.m.	Break
1:30 p.m.	General Session II - Governor’s Ballroom- 4th Floor: The Future - Texas and Transportation Video (large file, please allow time to download) Introduction and Moderator: William Meadows, Commissioner, Texas Transportation Commission Co-Moderator: The Honorable Michael C. Burgess, M.D., Congressman, United States House of Representatives Panelists: Glen Hiemstra, Founder and Owner, Futurist.com Presentation Michael E. Cline, Ph.D., Associate Director, Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, Rice University Presentation
2:30 p.m.	Break
2:45 p.m.	General Session III - Governor’s Ballroom- 4th Floor: Supporting Texas' Energy Opportunity Video (large file, please allow time to download) Introduction: Fred Underwood, Commissioner, Texas Transportation Commission Moderator: John Barton, Deputy Executive Director, Texas Department of Transportation Panelists: The Honorable Glenn Hegar, Jr., State Senator, Texas Senate The Honorable Daryl Fowler, County Judge, Dewitt County Adam Haynes, Director of Government Relations, Chesapeake Energy John Esparza, President & CEO, Texas Motor Transportation Association
3:45 p.m.	Break
4:00 p.m.	General Session IV - Governor’s Ballroom - 4th Floor: State Affairs Video (large file, please allow time to download) Introduction: Ted Houghton, Chairman, Texas Transportation Commission Moderator: Rodger Jones, Editorial Writer, Dallas Morning News Panelists: The Honorable Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, State Senator, Texas Senate The Honorable Kevin Eltife, State Senator, Texas Senate The Honorable Larry Phillips, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives The Honorable Larry Gonzales, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives
5:00 p.m.	Break
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.	Evening Reception - Austin Grand Ballroom- 6th Floor
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Registration – Lobby – 4th Floor
7:30 a.m.	Breakfast - Austin Grand Ballroom- 6th Floor: Road Hand Award Ceremony Welcome: Lawrence Olsen, Executive Vice President, Texas Good Roads/Transportation Association Introduction: Ted Houghton, Chairman, Texas Transportation Commission Keynote Address: The Honorable Robert Nichols, State Senator; Chairman, Texas Senate Committee on Transportation Presentation Video (large file, please allow time to download) Master of Ceremonies: John Barton, Deputy Executive Director, Texas Department of Transportation Video (large file, please allow time to download)
8:30 a.m.	Break
8:45 a.m.	General Session V - Governor’s Ballroom - 4th Floor: How Technology Is Reshaping Your Transportation Options Video (large file, please allow time to download) Introduction: Scott Haywood, Chief of Staff, Texas Department of Transportation Moderator: Scott Belcher, President & CEO, Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) Presentation Panelists: Anthony Levandowski, Product Manager, Google Presentation Wesley R. Smith, CEO, Wireless Advance Vehicle Electrification (WAVE) Presentation (large file, please allow time to download) Brian Heath, President & CEO, Drivewyze Presentation C. Michael Walton, Ph.D., Professor; Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin Presentation
10:15 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	General Session VI - Governor’s Ballroom - 4th Floor: The Road to Prosperity Video (large file, please allow time to download) Introduction: Jeff Moseley, Commissioner, Texas Transportation Commission Speaker: Harvey Rosenblum, Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Presentation
11:15 a.m.	Break
11:30 a.m.	General Session VII - Governor’s Ballroom - 4th Floor: Federal Transportation Issues in 2013 Video (large file, please allow time to download) Introduction: Jeff Austin, III, Commissioner, Texas Transportation Commission Panelist: The Honorable Henry Cuellar, Congressman, United States House of Representatives The Honorable Blake Farenthold, Congressman, United States House of Representatives The Honorable Roger Williams, Congressman, United States House of Representatives Closing Remarks: Phil Wilson, Executive Director, Texas Department of Transportation Video (large file, please allow time to download)
12:30 p.m.	Forum Concludes