Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address with Bert Jacobs (TRANSform 2025)

Get ready to kick-start APTA's TRANSform conference in Boston! Join industry peers for three days packed with learning and networking. The opening session will feature APTA leadership and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, setting the stage for the exciting content ahead. But that's not all! The opening session will also feature an important and thought-provoking message from our keynote speaker, Bert Jacobs.

• President's Welcome: Paul Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association
• Chair's Welcome: MJ Maynard-Carey, Chair, APTA; Chief Executive Officer, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
• Host Remarks: Thomas McGee, Chair of the MBTA Board of Directors, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• Video Remarks: Governor Maura Healey
• Remarks: Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt, Secretary and CEO, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
• Remarks: Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor
• Remarks: Leanne Redden, Vice Chair, APTA; Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority
• Host Remarks: Phillip Eng, General Manager/CEO, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• Keynote Introduction: Raymond Melleady, President, STER North America LLC
• Keynote Speaker: Bert Jacobs
• Sponsor Remarks: Ronnie Hakim, Sr VP & National Transit & Rail Market Sector Leader, HNTB Corporation