Session Speakers

Session 1: Smart Mobility
Developments in Houston & Nationally

Mr. Jeffrey Arch

Senior Project Manager: AV/CV/Smart Cities

HNTB

Moderator

Mr. Sean Connor

Senior Public Affairs Manager

Lime

Panelist

Ms. Maria Irshad

Assistant Director

City of Houston

Panelist

Mr. Greg Krueger

Director of Emerging Technology Programs

HNTB

Panelist

Ms. Bianca Laborde

Senior Manager, Government Partnerships

BIRD

Panelist

Mr. Amar Mohite

Director of Planning & Infrastructure

Harris County, Precinct One

Panelist

Session 2: Autonomous Vehicles in Texas

Ms. Kimberly J. Willams

Chief Innovation Officer

METRO

Moderator

Ms. Kristin Buchholz

Project Manager

EasyMile

Panelist

Dr. Olusola Lawal

Product Operations Manager

Nuro

Panelist

Dr. Carol Lewis

Professor of Transportation

Texas Southern University,
University District Project

Panelist

Mr. Jeff Peterson

Director of Business Development: Autonomous Tech

First Transit

Panelist

Luncheon Keynote Speaker

Mr. Thomas C. Lambert

President & Chief Executive Officer

METRO

Session 3: Autonomous Vehicles in Texas Overview

Ms. Beth Kigel

National Practice Consultant Intelligent Transportation

HNTB

Moderator

Mr. Bill Burton

Lead Program Coordinator

Houston-Galveston Area Council Buy

Panelist

Ms. Lyndsay Mitchell

Strategic Planning Manager

City of Arlington

Panelist

Ms. Kerin Smith

Senior Traffic Engineer

City of Fresno

Panelist

Dr. Katie Turnbull

Executive Associate Director

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Panelist

Session 4: Road Ahead - Mobility as a Service

Ms. Kimberly J. Willams

Chief Innovation Officer

METRO

Moderator

Mr. Todd Plesko

Vice President of Service Planning & Scheduling

DART

Panelist

Mr. Trevor Theunissen

Public Policy & Communications

Uber

Panelist

Mr. Joe Willhite

Central US Regional Business Manager

WSP

Panelist

Session 5: 4th Texas Mobility Summit Preview

Mr. Darran Anderson

Director of Strategy & Innovation

Texas Department of Transportation

Panelist

Ms. Kristie Chin

Director of Civic Innovation

Texas InnovationAlliance
Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin
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