Join MEDC for its final conference of 2019. The topic of our winter event will be transportation. We will have many experts on hand to discuss some interesting topics!
Agenda
8:30 Breakfast & Registration
9:00 Welcome
Dennis Lipka, Administrator - Worcester Regional Transit Authority
MEDC Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors
9:30 Morning Keynote Speaker
Eileen McAnneny - President, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation
Eileen is the Vice Chair of the Future of Transportation Commission and will provide an overview of the 2018 Transportation Commission Report including its recommendations, what has happened since the report has come out, and what they see for the future of transportation in MA.
10:00 Q&A
10:15 Panel Discussion
Tim Murray, President & CEO - Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
Liz Williams, Director of Data & Policy - MassDOT
Our first panel discussion will highlight the MassDOT Congestion Report that came out earlier this year. Speakers will give an overview of the report and lay out recommendations.
10:45 Q&A
11:00 BREAK
11:15 Panel Discussion
Marc Cutler
Sujatha Krishnan, Deputy Director of Transportation, CMRPC
Tom Ryan, Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs - A Better City
Our second panel discussion will focus on Governor Baker's Transportation Bond Bill which was filed over the summer. Speakers will focus on financing and funding, as well as touch on the Transportation Climate Initiative.
11:45 Q&A
12:00 Adjourn