Sunday, April 8

Chip Card Security Standards Working Group Meeting

Fare Collection 101

• Beverly Hill, American Public Transportation Association

• Bridgette A. Beato, Chief Executive Officer, Lumenor Consulting Group, Alpharetta, GA

• Alex Litchfield, Vice President, Business Development, Strategic Sales, Vix Technology (USA) Inc., New York, NY

• Eric Reese, Managing Director - Americas, Vix Technology (USA) Inc., Tempe, AZ

• Kenyatta Lee, Chief Administrative Officer and Interim Chief of Staff, Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART), Tampa, FL

• Robert Joshua Nylander, IT Director, Whatcom Transportation Authority, Bellingham, WA

• Endya M. Freeman, CPA, MBA, Immediate Past Chair, APTA Fare Collections Systems Committee; Revenue Manager, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

Information Technology Committee Meeting

IT Committee Meeting Agenda

Registration

Lanyards sponsored by GIRO Inc.

 

Research & Technology Committee Meeting

Fare Collection Systems - Programs & Planning Subcommittee Meeting

Fare Collection Systems Committee Meeting

Emerging Technology Subcommittee Meeting

JTA Welcome Reception

Enjoy a Florida First Coast welcome and kick off the 2018 APTA Fare Collection/Revenue Management & TransITech Conferences along the beautiful St. Johns River. Enjoy light bites and complimentary refreshments with leading transit technology innovators and fellow industry leaders gathered in Jacksonville to share advancements and best practices for our ever-changing industry. Continuous shuttle service will be provided from the conference hotel, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront.

 

 

Monday, April 9

Continental Breakfast

 Sponsored by moovel North America, LLC

 

Registration

Welcome

• J. James Capozzi, WSP USA
• Dr. Manjit K. Sooch, Director of Innovation and Technology, AC Transit (Alameda Contra-Costa Transit District), Oakland, CA
• Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., Chief Executive Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

General Session: New Fare Systems Implementation/Integration

Come learn about successful system implementations and integrations! Topics range from lessons learned during the award-winning implementation at CDTA to solving specific challenges in Tampa Bay and in Japan! This panel will explore cloud-based backend solutions, regional solutions, international solutions and more.

• Freddie C. Fuller, II, Vice President & Geographic Sales Manager, Jacobs, Woodbridge, VA

• Thomas G. Guggisberg, Director of Information Technology, Capital District Transportation Authority, Albany, NY

• Anya Rozanova, Capital District Transportation Authority, Albany, NY

• Dustin Crescini, Sales Operations Specialist, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
• Kevin A. Davis, Business Systems Analyst, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN

• Bill McFarland, Senior Systems Engineer, INIT Innovations in Transportation Inc., Chesapeake, VA
• Lucien Campillo, Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART)

• Akiko Ito, American Public Transportation Association

Cloud Service in Action (TT)

This session will discuss the latest advents in migration towards Amazon’s AWS, Microsoft’s Azure and other cloud service platforms and how best to plan for migration to some of these services as well as pros and cons to consider.

• Dr. Manjit K. Sooch, Director of Innovation and Technology, AC Transit (Alameda Contra-Costa Transit District), Oakland, CA

• Patrick Astredo, Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, CA

• Ravindra Misra, Assistant General Manager Technology / CIO, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Oakland, CA

• Diane Hamilton, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Planning for the Future: Account-based Ticketing (FC)

What is account-based ticketing and why should a transit agency care about it? This panel will explore the much buzzed about topic, and take a deeper dive into what account-based ticketing means for transit’s future, and how to best plan and prepare for the changing landscape.

• Peter Anderson, CIO, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Cleveland, OH

• Manfred Troll, Product Line Manager Back End / TaaS, Scheidt & Bachmann USA, Inc., Lowell, MA

• Nina Ive, Snapper Services Limited

• Gary Yamamura, Chief Product Officer - TouchPass, Cubic Transportation Systems

• Vijay Balan, Genfare, Elk Grove Village, IL

Products & Services Showcase Lunch

Lunch will be served in the vendor showcase area.
The vendor showcase will resume promptly at 5 p.m., followed by a reception at 5:30 p.m.

New Fare Collection/Payment Technology (FC)

Attend this panel for a broad discussion on new technologies in fare collection and payment. Everything from the procurement of new technology to the impact of its implementation, we will take a deeper dive into how new solutions affect a transit agency—from agency operations to ridership.

• Michael Veltri, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT)

• Mark Poole, Industry Solutions Manager, AFC, Trapeze Group, San Mateo, CA

• Joseph F. Stenglein, President & COO, Brush Industries/Q-Card Company, Sunbury, PA

• Zachary Ascher, VP Business Development, North America, Masabi LLC, Milton Keynes, London, United Kingdom

• Doug Thomas, Masabi LLC, Austin, TX

• Perpetual Amoah, Deputy Projecft Manager, Maryland Transit Administration, and AFC Engineer, Jacobs, Baltimore, MD

Safety and Security Technologies (TT)

Safety and security (including cyber security) is on everyone’s mind given the rapidly evolving threat landscape. As those who would disrupt our operations become more sophisticated we need to be more creative in addressing the threats. Careful planning as well as advanced technology will be necessary to maintain service. This session will feature approaches to accomplishing these objectives.

• Ravindra Misra, Assistant General Manager Technology / CIO, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Oakland, CA

• Jason Palmer, Chief Operations Officer, SmartDrive Systems, Inc., San Diego, CA

• Andre Young, Senior Strategic Accounts Manager, Clever Devices Ltd., Woodbury, NY

• Valentin Scinteie, MBA, Kontron America, Inc., Boisbriand, QC

• Kevin Salzer, MSP, AICP, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

• Donald L. Schleede, Information Security Officer, Digi International, Hopkins, MN

Automated and Connected Vehicle (AV/CV) (TT)

The question often asked is, “What will Autonomous Vehicle Technology mean to public transit?” Various IoT components and sensors are all important parts of AV/CV technologies and as they progress they are an increasing utility in the transit industry. Connected Vehicle Technology allows for vehicles to communicate with each other and the surrounding environment to improve safety and security of passengers. This session discusses how these technologies work and what their implications are in the future of travel.

• David Jackson, Sr Program Manager, Transit ITS Technology, Jacobs , Dallas, TX

• Brady Young, DoubleMap, Inc., Indianapolis, IN

• Brad Thoburn, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

• Valentin Scinteie, MBA, Kontron America, Inc., Boisbriand, QC

• Joshua Lehman, Pre-Sales Solutions Architech, Global Traffic Technologies, LLC, St Paul, MN

• Koorosh Olyai, P.E., Stantec

Trends in Data, Metrics, and Analytics (FC)

A session you won’t want to miss! This panel will discuss the value and insights that actionable data brings to a transit agency. How do you track on-time performance? How do you promote and push for increased ridership? The panel will also discuss the anatomy of a security breach—are you prepared for the inevitable?

• Larry Chefalo, Business Development Dir. - Midwest, Genfare, Elk Grove Village, IL

• Ed Park, Transit Planner, Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, Reno, NV
• Zack Browne, Co-Founder, Token Transit, San Francisco, CA

• Steve White, Chief Product Officer, GMV, Los Angeles, CA

• Maximillian J. Bodoin, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, Boston, MA

• Cleveland Ferguson, III, EVP/CAO, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

User Groups

This forum is designed to connect vendor-specific users and facilitate a network of transit agency colleagues to collaborate, share solutions, and discover best practices.

This is a transit-agency-employees-ONLY forum. Vendors will receive meeting notes and have an opportunity to respond to any questions and/or provide additional information. 

• Joseph Maritato, Manager Revenue Collections, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT), Pittsburgh, PA

• Brian Horinka, Superintendent, Minot City Transit, Minot, ND

• Doug Bermudez, Chief, EASY Card & Transit Service Centers, Miami-Dade Transit, Miami, FL

• Lucien Campillo, Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART)

Products & Services Showcase Open

Reception at the Products & Services Showcase

Reception co-sponsored by Genfare and APTA

Tuesday, April 10

Registration

Continental Breakfast

Breakfast sponsored by Creditcall

General Session: Speaking for Mobility as a Service, Innovation, and Transforming Transit Agencies

• Jannet M. Walker-Ford, Senior Vice President & National Transit & Rail Business Line Leader, WSP USA, Orlando, FL

• Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC

• Nathaniel Parker, moovel North America, LLC, Portland, OR

• Joe Tenga, Chief Information Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

Renew/Replace (FC)

Hear firsthand from several transit agencies discussing their decision-making process when updating or replacing existing systems. This session will delve into the pros and cons of upgrading an aging system vs. purchasing a new one, and highlight strategies for refreshing systems without a complete replacement.

• Bridgette A. Beato, Chief Executive Officer, Lumenor Consulting Group, Alpharetta, GA

• Adam McGavock, Director of Business Development, moovel North America, LLC, Portland, OR

• Israel Maldonado, Fare Systems Administrator, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), San Diego, CA

• Nihit Jain, Associate, Manager - Transit Data, IBI Group, Boston, MA

• Eric Farrington, P.E., Program Manager, IT, Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO

• Doug Bermudez, Chief, EASY Card & Transit Service Centers, Miami-Dade Transit, Miami, FL

Transit & Paratransit ITS Applications (TT)

ITS technology can do a lot to facilitate the management of demand responsive systems. A number of well-developed ITS technologies have direct application but the challenge is convincing operators to adopt and use these features. This session explores the current and new tools being utilized and how to make them work for more effective transit and paratransit operations.

• Joe Tenga, Chief Information Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

• Sumithra Jagannath, President, ZED Digital, Columbus, OH

• Arjan van Andel, GIRO Inc.

• Eimar M. Boesjes, CEO, Moonshadow Mobile, Inc., Eugene, OR

• Alexander Lew, Transit Data Analyst, IBI Group, Seattle, WA

• Hoki Tse, PE, PMP, ITIL 4, Project Manager, Equans, Sandy Springs, GA

CEOs Luncheon – Visions from the Top

• Philip G. Pasterak, P.E., Vice President/Director, Transit & Rail Technical Excellence Center, WSP USA, Chicago, IL

• Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC

• Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., Chief Executive Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL
• Edward L. Johnson, LYNX - Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority

• Joe Waggoner, Executive Director, Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, Tampa, FL

FTA MOD Sandbox Update (TT)

FTA awarded the first-ever Mobility on Demand Sandbox Grant to 11 recipients in October 2016, in an effort to experiment with innovation technologies in the transit industry. It has been over a year since the grants were awarded, and there are many grantees who have delivered solid outcomes. Let's hear from the recipients about their projects and discuss the potential impacts to their operations and to the industry.

• Vincent Valdes, Associate Administrator for Research, Demonstration and Innovation, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC

• Bonnie J. Epstein, Director of Mobility Services, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, St. Petersburg, FL

• Ritesh K. Warade, General Manager, Transit, Swiftly, Inc., Boston, MA

• Thomas Craig, General Manager, Trillium Solutions, Portland, OR

Last Mile Integration and Strategy (FC)

As transportation evolves and new modes of transit flood the market, many will wonder if these competing options pose a threat to ridership levels in public transportation. There’s no better time to examine how the transportation industry can help riders complete their journey seamlessly. An interesting and thought provoking discussion—let’s look at how to solve these problems and explore some solutions already in place.

• Craig Roberts, Director, Tolling and Transit, InComm, Taylorsville, UT

• Devin Patel, Vice President, Business Development, Passport , Charlotte, NC

• Zachary Ascher, VP Business Development, North America, Masabi LLC, Milton Keynes, London, United Kingdom

• Doug Thomas, Masabi LLC, Austin, TX

• Michael Dinning, Director, Multimodal Programs and Partnerships, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA

• Rick Halvorsen, Senior Revenue Systems Consultant, Hatch, Seattle, WA

JTA Autonomous Vehicles Tour

Conference attendees are encouraged to take a short ride into the future. LITERALLY! Join us for a ride on JTA’s Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Test Track. Plan to take advantage of this futurist experience on one of the first AV Testing Sites on the East Coast dedicated exclusively to transit.    

Project/Topic Roundtables

Again this year we received great presentation ideas warranting more interactive discussion. The Project/Topic Roundtables allow you to visit a presenter focused on a specific subject of interest to you. You will be able to connect directly with the presenters and engage in dynamic discussion. This year's offerings include the following topics.

• Lynn Brumfield, Senior Program Manager, Cubic Transportation Systems, Tullahoma, TN
• Christina Belmont, Vice President of Marketing, SDI, Chicago, IL

• Paul Comfort, Esq., Executive Director, North American Transit Alliance, Cedar Rapids, IA

• Jonathan Rohrer, Senior Solutions Architect, Cubic Transportation Systems, San Diego, CA

• Gregory A. Coogan, Business Development Specialist, Infineon Technologies North America Corp., Milpitas, CA

• Maximillian J. Bodoin, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, Boston, MA

• Manfred Troll, Product Line Manager Back End / TaaS, Scheidt & Bachmann USA, Inc., Lowell, MA

• Andy Ly, Manager, Fare Collection Services, Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), Los Angeles, CA

• Ken Mall, Managing Director, Workforce Consulting, Educational Data Systems, Inc., Dearborn, MI

• David Jackson, Sr Program Manager, Transit ITS Technology, Jacobs , Dallas, TX
• Barbara Meyer, Business Development Executive, TripShot, San Jose, CA

• Francis "Buddy" Coleman, Chief Customer Officer, Clever Devices Ltd., Woodbury, NY
• Andre Young, Senior Strategic Accounts Manager, Clever Devices Ltd., Woodbury, NY

• Jake Sion, Chief Operating Officer, Transit app, Montreal, QC

• Steven R. Selvey, Regional Sales Manager, Electronic Data Magnetics, Inc., High Point, NC

• Carl Commons, Chief Sales Officer, INIT Innovations in Transportation Inc., Chesapeake, VA

• Kevin Salzer, MSP, AICP, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

• Thomas G. Guggisberg, Director of Information Technology, Capital District Transportation Authority, Albany, NY
• Dustin Crescini, Sales Operations Specialist, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
• Kevin A. Davis, Business Systems Analyst, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
• Bill McFarland, Senior Systems Engineer, INIT Innovations in Transportation Inc., Chesapeake, VA
• Lucien Campillo, Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART)
• Akiko Ito, American Public Transportation Association

Wednesday, April 11

Continental Breakfast

Registration

Real-time Onboard Technologies & Fleet Data (TT)

The opportunities are unlimited. What are the latest and innovative real-time onboard technologies? How are fleet data and real-time technologies on the bus and/or rail taking agencies to the next level of success? What should you consider in implementation of these systems? This session explores a variety of on-board and related technologies.

• Isaac Holly, IT and ITS Director, Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, Santa Cruz, CA

• Ken Mall, Managing Director, Workforce Consulting, Educational Data Systems, Inc., Dearborn, MI

• Hoki Tse, PE, PMP, ITIL 4, Project Manager, Equans, Sandy Springs, GA

• Steve White, Chief Product Officer, GMV, Los Angeles, CA

• Edward H. Brandis, Jr., Business Development Dir. - Northeast, Genfare, Elk Grove Village, IL

• Andre Young, Senior Strategic Accounts Manager, Clever Devices Ltd., Woodbury, NY

Super Session Part 1 - Mobile Payment/Mobile Ticketing (FC)

Mobile payment is one of the hottest topics in the transit industry! Attend this session to find out how mobile fare payment solutions help agencies, and hear about some of the challenges and successes from agencies that have deployed it. This will be a broad discussion on everything from emerging technologies, implementation, impact on ridership, lessons learned, etc.

• Tara Farnsworth, Genfare, Elk Grove Village, IL

• Jake Sion, Chief Operating Officer, Transit app, Montreal, QC

• Tony Jannotta, Genfare, Elk Grove Village, IL

• James Gooch, Head of Marketing, Masabi LLC, London, United Kingdom

• Robert Sprogis, Product Director (Mobile), Cubic Transportation Systems

Super Session Part 2 - Mobility as a Service (MaaS) (FC)

The second half of our mobile “Super Session” will focus on Mobility as a Service (MaaS). MaaS is another hot topic in the industry, and one that leaves many of us with a lot of questions. Is there a place for MaaS in mass transit? This panel seeks to answer this question and others by evaluating the benefits and challenges of various approaches to MaaS that are currently being proposed, developed, and implemented.

• Adelee Marie Le Grand, AICP, Strategic Advisor, Intellectual Concepts LLC, Atlanta, GA

• Santosh Mishra, CEO, Flexlynqs, LLC, Newark, CA

• Boris Karsch, Cubic Transportation Systems, San Diego, CA

• Devin Patel, Vice President, Business Development, Passport , Charlotte, NC

• Mark Len, Principal, North Highland , New York, NY

Transit Data Mining and Operational Management (TT)

Various transit technology systems provide a lot of data during daily operations. On and off board systems like Fare Collection, CAD/AVL, CCTV, Vehicle Health Monitoring, ERP systems etc. provide a treasure trove of data that can be mined to provide effective operations management, better customer service and targeted marketing for growing the ridership.

• Dr. Manjit K. Sooch, Director of Innovation and Technology, AC Transit (Alameda Contra-Costa Transit District), Oakland, CA

• Vijay Balan, Genfare, Elk Grove Village, IL

• David Fabi, VP, Development and Technology, GIRO Inc., Montreal, QC

• Laramie Bowron, HNTB Corporation, Oakland, CA

• Jason Montgomery, Director Business Intelligence, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

Closing Session

This is where we drop the mic! Join in on the fun as we thank our JTA hosts and raffle off some great gifts.

• to be announced

• Dr. Manjit K. Sooch, Director of Innovation and Technology, AC Transit (Alameda Contra-Costa Transit District), Oakland, CA
• Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC
• Isaiah Rumlin, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL

Lunch on your own

"Flip this Money Room" JTA Revenue Tour

In 2015, Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) Revenue Team remodeled its money room and designed it to support the Finance Department’s goals. The JTA Revenue Team manages an operation that oversees 200 Odyssey fareboxes, 25 TVMs, 3 vaults, 100 Paratransit Fast-Fare E validators, and a modernized reporting system. The Revenue Team is made up of some of the best employees in the county, and if you decided to join us on this tour, you will have an opportunity to meet them.