Transportation Research Board - Transportation Workforce Schedule

Schedule at a Glance
As of April 16, 2025 (subject to change)

Monday, June 2, 2025 Problems and Solutions at the Local Level
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Registration Opens
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Town Hall Plenary: The Future of the Transportation Workforce Introduction to the TRB National Summit on the Future of the Transportation Workforce Goals for the Conference; How the Conference will Work; Values that Informed it Moderators: Glenn McRae, National Network for the Transportation Workforce and Tyler Reeb, Center for International Trade and Transportation, and Conference Planning Committee Co-Chairs Keynote: Welcome Phillip Washington, Chief Executive Officer, Denver International Airport
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM	Plenary Panel Strategic Workforce Planning at State DOTs How are DOT and Local Agency Workforce Strategic Planning Addressing Disruptive Trends and Conditions? Randy Sarver, Wisconsin DOT Christine Hetzel, Vermont Agency of Transportation Cindy Gross, Minnesota DOT
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM	Afternoon Break
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Table-Top Working Sessions Facilitated working sessions at tables on key questions to form elements for local state success
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM	Keynote: Disruption What is the long game; How do we set up a workforce action agenda that will last over decades? Carlos Braceras, Utah DOT
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM	Wrap Up Plenary Preparing for Day 2 Moderators: Glenn McRae, National Network for the Transportation Workforce and Tyler Reeb, Center for International Trade and Transportation, and Conference Planning Committee Co-Chairs
5:45 PM	Dinner on your Own
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 The Big Picture
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM	Opening Plenary Introduction to the Day's Work: Framing the Questions Moderators: Glenn McRae, National Network for the Transportation Workforce and Tyler Reeb, Center for International Trade and Transportation, and Conference Planning Committee Co-Chairs National Response to Needs Statement How We Can Organize Effectively at the National Level: Responding to the Local/State Need and Opportunity Stateme Moderator: Victoria Sheehan, Executive Director, Transportation Research Board Panel Speakers, TBA
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM	Morning Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Concurrent Breakout Sessions Creating the Pipeline for a 21st Century Workforce
	Breakout A: Increasing Applicant Pools for Transportation Jobs Samuel Ricord, SRF Consulting Suzie Heap, KPMG Consulting Syed Ashik Ali, Southern Plains Transportation Center Callie Thomason French, University of New Mexico John Saturley, City and County of Denver Kristal Metro, University of New Mexico Shayna Gleason, Transit Workforce Center Suzie Heap, KPMG Consulting Breakout B: K-12: Priming the Career Track Karen Philbrick, Mineta Transportation Institute Stephanie Ivey, Southeast Transportation Workforce Center Melissa Amrhein, PacTrans Workforce Development Institute Breakout C: Experiential Education and Apprenticeships Nichola Lowe, University of Minnesota Stephanie Ivey, Southeast Transportation Workforce Center Karitsa Holdzkom, Transit Workforce Center
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM	Networking Lunch
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM	Concurrent Breakout Sessions Tools for Upskilling and Retention
	Breakout A: Capacity of States to Deliver on Infrastructure Bryan Pounds, McKinsey & Company Breakout B: Preparing the Transportation Workforce for Emerging Technologies Rhonda Young, Gonzaga University Breakout C: Fostering a Resilient and Adaptable Transportation Workforce: Using the Agency Capabilities Framework to Drive Organizational Change Lori Richter, Spy Pond Partners, LLC
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM	Afternoon Break
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM	Plenary Session Highlights of What is Working How do we attract and engage the transportation workforce? What business models and tools sustainably support workforce needs? Facilitated Table-Top Discussions from Morning Breakouts Respondent Panel Speakers, TBA Introduction to Poster Session
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM	Reception and Posters Sebastian Ruiz, Wisconsin DOT Erin Flynn, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health and Sciences University Garrett Wheat, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Katherine Stanley, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota Lance Dorris, City and County of Denver Jennifer Lynn Sharkey, Purdue University - Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Larry Williams, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Larry Williams, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Sandy Brennan, Foursquare ITP Kristin Blank, UNC Highway Safety Research Center Pierre Bouquet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tranell Guthrie, Kittelson & Associates Patrick Brady, American Council of Engineering Companies Karalyn Clouser, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University Zahra Halimi, University of Maryland Jacquelyn Quan, JQ Consulting LLC Susan Gallagher, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University Reinaldo Germano, Foursquare ITP Virginia Stubella, New Mexico Department of Transportation Susan Gallagher, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University Ashley Nylen, USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 What Business Models and Tools Sustainably Support Workforce Needs?
7:30 AM – 3:30 PM	Registration
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM	Plenary Panel Moonshot Thinking and Beyond Moderator: John Kaliski, Cambridge Systematics Speakers: AASHTO Members
9:00 AM – 10:30AM	Concurrent Breakout Sessions Changing & Enhancing Organizational Culture
	Breakout A: Changing & Enhancing Organizational Culture Ruth Wallsgrove, AMCL David Sklar, WSP USA, Inc. Breakout B: Embracing Innovation and Continuous Learning Gary Vansuch, Colorado DOT James Shaw, ARUP Breakout C: New Business Models Suzie Heap, KPMG Doise Miers, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Jason Bittner, Applied Research Associates
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Morning Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Plenary Moving to Transformative Thinking: Pizza Teams Set-up Moderators: Glenn McRae, National Network for the Transportation Workforce and Tyler Reeb, Center for International Trade and Transportation, and Conference Planning Committee Co-Chairs
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM	Networking Lunch
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM	Concurrent Breakout Sessions Sustaining the Future Workforce
	Breakout A: Partnerships LaShaundra Shaw, Texas DOT Kevin Heaslip, University of Tennessee Knoxville Susan Baillargeon, Front Range Community College Breakout B: Metrics and Measurements Douglas Nevins, Transit Workforce Center Hilary Nixon, Mineta Transportation Institute Michaela Boneva, Transit Workforce Center Russell Pildes, Foursquare ITP Breakout C: Staying Ahead of the Curve: AI, ITS, C/AV and Infrastructure Dave Bergner, Monte Vista Associates, LLC Amanda Holland, Holland Enterprise Resource Solutions, LLC Katherine Turnbull, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM	Afternoon Break
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Plenary Rapporteur Report: Key Listening and Themes
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM	Closing Plenary Where to From Here and Call to Action Moderators: Glenn McRae, National Network for the Transportation Workforce and Tyler Reeb, Center for International Trade and Transportation, and Conference Planning Committee Co-Chairs
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM	Committee Meeting - TRB Standing Committee on Workforce Development and Organizational Excellence (AJE15)