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November 19:

1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Members Only (location to be provided to Members)

Key Issues MBUFA Believes Needs to be Addressed in the National Pilot

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Ambassador's Residence—Embassy of Portugal

All registrants have received separate invite with location

November 20:

MBUFA Conference

DC Architecture Center

421 7th St NW 

Washington, DC 20004

8:00 a.m.- 8:05 a.m.

Welcome

8:05 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

The New Frontier—Pilots in Mid America—Their Influence on the National Pilot--Hear from Four State Pilots from the Nation's Heartland

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

The Curvy Road for State Legislation: Legislators from Red and Blue States Discuss Challenges to Moving Road Charge Legislation in State Capitols

10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Networking Break

10:30 a.m.- 11:45 p.m.

The Key Role State Pilots Will Play in Moving the Nation Toward Implementation—Hear from Five Key Pilots and Their Research for the National Pilot                     

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

New Congress, New Administration: Impact to MBUF Issues

12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Keynote: Director Ed Sniffen, Hawaii DOT 

"What We Have Learned During Year One of Moving to Full Implementation" Mindy Kimura, Road Charge Manager, Hawaii DOT

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Road Charge Trending Topics—DMVs, Data, Artificial Intelligence and More..

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Networking Break

3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

The National Pilot /National Advisory Board: The Latest

4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Looking Forward—Looking Back--15 Years of MBUFA 

5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Special Award and Closing Comments

November 21:

9 a.m. - 12 noon

Capitol Hill

Briefings for MBUFA Members with Congressional Staff 

Panel Seven

Looking Forward/ Looking Back— 15 Years of MBUFA

Join the three original Board Members via Zoom who formed MBUFA in 2010 as they describe their reasons to form an organization dedicated to road charging that would include both public and private members. In addition to the Board Members, two original MBUF Members will discuss in person why they were active to build the organization in 2010 and the reasons for continuing for fifteen years as Members.

MODERATOR

Pat Jones

Executive Director 

IBTTA

ORIGINAL BOARD MEMBERS

Jack Basso

Chair

James Whitty

Vice-Chair 

Lee Munnich

Secretary-Treasurer

ORIGINAL MEMBERS

Susan Binder

Cambridge Systematics

Lou Neudorff

Neudorff Transportation Consulting

Panel Six

New Congress/ New Administration: The Possible Impacts to MBUF

Listen to three key leaders with experience in transitions both on Capitol Hill and Administrations. Hear their thoughts as we look to the future with a new Administration and a new Congress. Each of these panelists bring unique experiences to discuss how the various changes in government may or may not impact MBUF.

MODERATOR

Andrew Peppard

Vice President &

National Practice Lead - Tolling

Kapsch 

PANELISTS

U.S. Senate Impacts:

Rebeca Higgins

Chief of Staff, for the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council

Former: Lead Professional Staff for EPW Committee for IIJA and other transportation issues

U.S. House Impacts:

Levon Boyagian

Government Relations Director & Associate Vice President

HNTB

Former: Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines

President-Elect Trump Transition at USDOT:

Alan E. Pisarski

Independent Consultant

Former: Currently not on the transition team for President-elect, but served on the transition team in the first Trump Administration and served on every Republican transition team since Ronald Reagan

Panel Five

The National Pilot and National Advisory Board

Don't miss the opportunity to hear the latest information on the National Mileage Based User Fee (MBUF) Program by leaders at USDOT/FHWA. Jack Opiola, the National MBUF Program Manager, will provide an update on the formulation of the National Advisory Board and Pilot Test. Dr. Chan will provide updates on the STSFA program, its critical input, and lessons learned for the National Pilot efforts.

MODERATOR

George Christopher

Senior Vice President

Emovis

PANELISTS

Jack Opiola

Program Manager

National Mileage Based User Fee (MBUF) Program

Dr. Sophia Chan

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science and Technology Fellow

U.S. Department of Transportation

Panel Four

Road Charging Trending Topics, DMVs, DOTs, Data, Artificial Intelligence

Learn the latest on key topics to moving the issue of road charging forward both from a policy and a corporate perspective. Hear the impacts of trending technologies that will impact both DOTS and DMVs on road charging issues and impact of data and AI to this critical discussion.

MODERATOR

Nate Bryer

Vice President

Road Usage Charging Business Lead

WSP

PANELISTS

Marcy Coleman

Manager of Vehicle Programs

AAMVA

Susan Howard

Director of Policy and Government Relations

AASHTO

Brad Wright

CEO

Next Move by Cintra

Ankur Agarwal, Ph.D.

CEO

GeoToll Inc

Keynote Speaker

Hawaii DOT Director Ed Sniffen— Key Learnings from Year One of Moving to Road Charge Implementation

Hawaii DOT Director Ed Sniffen will be joined by Road Usage Charge Project Manager Mindy Kimura to review the transition from pilot to the staged implementation of full road charging in Hawaii in ten years. Now, less than 8 months to full launch, the HDOT team is hard at work preparing the new HiRUC program: coordinating between four county department of motor vehicles, modernizing an in-house motor vehicle inspection and preparing a long-term transition plan. Hear the updates on each of these critical stages!

PANELISTS

Edwin Sniffen

Director

Hawaii DOT

Mindy Kimura

Project Manager

HiRUC Program

Panel Three

Critical Role Current Pilots and Programs Will Play in Moving Nation Toward Implementation—How Their Findings Will Impact National Pilot

Five states that have been leading the efforts in the United States on road charge issues will pivot to discuss what key findings from their research will be provided to the national pilot as the nation moves to implementation.

Hear from five leading road charge pilot and program managers on their views regarding information from their pilot or program and the critical information from their research for both the national pilot and the implementation strategy.

MODERATOR

Kary Witt, PE

Vice President

National Tolls and Road User Charge Practice

HNTB

PANELISTS

Maureen Bock

Chief Innovation Officer

Oregon Department of Transportation

Dr. Patricia Hendren

Executive Director

The Eastern Transportation Coalition

Reema Griffith

Executive Director

Washington State Transportation Commission

Nathan Lee

Director of Technology and Innovation

Utah Department of Transportation

Lauren Prehoda

Road Charge Manager

California Department of Transportation

Panel Two

Legislators from Red and Blue States Named for The Curvy Road for State Legislation and the Many Challenges

Hear from the frontlines of trying to move road charging legislation through State Capitols. These legislators have all been very involved in working to move road charging pilots and programs through legislatures. Learn about the challenges and opportunities they are experiencing as they work on these crucial bills and how they plan to keep moving the issue forward.

MODERATOR

Andrew McLean

Transportation Policy Specialist

CDM Smith

(Former Transportation Chair Maine House of Representatives)

PANELISTS

Rep. Steve Elkins 

House District 50B

Minnesota House of Representatives

Rep. Shannon Francis

Chair, Transportation Committee

Kansas House of Representatives

Sen. Jennifer Boysko

Chair, Transportation Committee

Virginia State Senate

Panel One

Hearing From the Heartland— Panelists Named for the Mid America Panel

Hear from key individuals leading efforts to make road charging a reality in Mid America. Each panelist will provide a unique insight into the differences that pilots from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes are demonstrating that will have valuable information as the national pilot begins to ramp up. Don't miss this opportunity to be amongst the first to hear this information.

MODERATOR

Jee Kim

RUC Business Leader, Sr. Project Manager

Gannett Fleming TranSystems

PANELISTS

Dawn Sullivan

Deputy Director

Oklahoma DOT

Peter Olson

Lead Alternative Funding and Financing Analyst

Minnesota DOT

Niles Annelin

Policy Section Manager

Michigan DOT

Joel Skelley

Director of Policy

Kansas DOT

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