General Session: Federal Partners Update (TRANSform 2021)
Recorded On: 11/08/2021
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Attend this General Session to learn about our federal partners’ current initiatives and priorities. The session will begin with a fireside chat between FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez and FRA Deputy Administrator Amit Bose on the state of the industry, COVID-19 funding, Administration priorities, and IIJA opportunities. This will be followed by a panel discussion of top government officials discussing all aspects of safety.
Presiding
- Jeffrey A. Nelson, Chair, APTA; CEO/Managing Director, Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLink), Moline, IL
Fireside Chat
Featured Speakers
- Hon. Nuria I. Fernandez, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
- Hon. Amit Bose, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC
Moderator
- Joseph J. Giulietti, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Newington, CT
Panelists
- Stephen J. Gardner, President, AMTRAK, Washington, DC
- Gregory K. Hynes, National Legislative Director, SMART Transportation Division, Washington, DC
- Jeffrey Rosenberg, Director of Government Affairs, Amalgamated Transit Union, Silver Spring, MD
- Polly Hanson, Senior Director - Security, Risk and Emergency Management, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC