CUTA is pleased to provide a platform for some of North America’s leading transit and urban mobility experts to discuss the future of our industry. It is crucial to maintain an open and cross-sector dialogue not only to keep transit running today, but also ensure that the networks of tomorrow are more resilient, human-centred and climate-focused than ever before.
This year’s event will address safety and security, the intersections between transit and housing, and transit funding.
Date and time: Tue, Sep 19, 2023 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau Street Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7
Event is now sold out.
Program
(Subject to change as speakers are announced)
- 8:30 BREAKFAST
- 9:15 OPENING REMARKS
- Kelly Paleczny, CUTA Chair and General Manager of London Transit Commission
- 9:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
- Renee Amilcar, UITP Chair and General Manager of Transit Services for OC Transpo
- 9:45 HOUSING PRESSURES IN CANADA
- Mike Moffatt, Senior Director, Policy and Innovation
- 10:00 PRESENTATION: CUTA’S TRANSIT AND HOUSING STUDY
- Simon Minelli, Director, Research, Technical Services & Industry Programs, CUTA
- David Cooper, MPl., MCIP, RPP, Principal, Leading Mobility Consulting
- 10:15 BREAK
- 10:30 PANEL 1: EXPLORING THE POLICY INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN TRANSIT AND HOUSING
- Julie Charchun, Principal, Julianna Charchun Consulting Inc.
- Ray Sullivan, Executive Director, Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
- Andrew Knack, Councillor, City of Edmonton, Ward Nakota Isga
- Sabrina Hamidullah, Director of Real Estate Development, TransLink
- 12:00 LUNCH
- Alexandrine Gauvin, Advisor, Public Affairs and External Communications, Nova Bus
- 1:00 PUBLIC TRANSIT STATE OF PLAY
- Marco D’Angelo, President and CEO, CUTA
- 1:15 WELCOME
- Taylor Bachrach, MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley
- 1:25 PRESENTATION: TRANSIT SAFETY
- Marco D’Angelo, President and CEO, CUTA
- 1:35 PANEL 2: ENSURING SAFETY FOR TRANSIT RIDERS AND WORKERS
- John DiNino, President, ATU Canada
- David Cooper, MPl., MCIP, RPP, Principal, Leading Mobility Consulting
- Aaron Coon, Chief, Public Vehicle Standards Division, Emergency Management & Community Safety, The City of Calgary
- Carrie Hotton-MacDonald, Branch Manager of Edmonton Transit Service, City of Edmonton
- Amer Shalaby, Ph.D., Professor and Bahen/Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto
- 2:50 BREAK
- 3:00 PRESENTATIONS: FUNDING AND FINANCING TRANSIT
- Mario Iacobacci, Ph.D., Partner, Economic Advisory, Deloitte
- Alain Mercier, Board Member, Capitale Mobilité as well as CUTA
- Sarah Ross, Vice-President of Transportation Policy and Planning, TransLink
- 4:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
- The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
- 4:15 CLOSING REMARKS
- Marco D’Angelo, President and CEO, CUTA
- 4:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION
- 6:00 END
Speakers and Panelists
The Honourable Sean Fraser
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
Taylor Bachrach
MP Skeena-Bulkley Valley, Critic - Transport, Deputy Critic - Infrastructure and Communities
Kelly Paleczny
CUTA Chair and General Manager of London Transit Commission
Renée Amilcar
UITP Chair and General Manager of Transit Services for OC Transpo
Marco D'Angelo
President and CEO, CUTA
John Di Nino
President, ATU Canada
Aaron Coon
Public Vehicle Standards Division, Emergency Management & Community Safety, The City of Calgary
David Cooper
MPl., MCIP, RPP, Principal, Leading Mobility Consulting
Julianna Charchun
Principal, Julianna Charchun Consulting Inc.
Mario Iacobacci, Ph.D.
Partner, Economic Advisory, Deloitte
Andrew Knack
Councillor, City of Edmonton, Ward Nakota Isga
Alain Mercier
Board Member, Capitale Mobilité as well as CUTA
Simon Minelli
Director, Research, Technical Services & Industry Programs, CUTA
Sarah Ross
Vice-President of Transportation Planning and Policy, TransLink
Carrie Hotton-MacDonald
Branch Manager of Edmonton Transit Service, City of Edmonton
Amer Shalaby, Ph.D.
Professor and Bahen/Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto
Ray Sullivan
Executive Director, Canadian Housing & Renewal Association (CHRA)
Sabrina Hamidullah
Director of Real Estate Development, TransLink
Alexandrine Gauvin
Advisor, Public Affairs & External Communications, Nova Bus
Mike Moffatt
Senior Director, Policy and Innovation, Smart Prosperity Institute