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Keynote: On Behalf of the Secretary of Transportation

Date and Time: Thursday, July 13, 2023: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Vinn White 

Senior Advisor for Innovation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation

Presentation Description

Speaker Biography

Vinn is responsible for coordinating Secretarial initiatives on emerging transportation technologies, including automated driving systems, drone and advanced air mobility systems, surface vehicle-to-everything connectivity, 5G integration with critical aviation infrastructure and other innovative mobility models.

He returned to the USDOT in January 2021, after having previously served as the Acting Assistant Secretary/Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Department in 2016, where he was the chief architect for USDOT’s 30-Year Transportation plan, Beyond Traffic. Over this period, Vinn was part of a core group of advisors who led the Department’s work to drive transportation innovation across multiple domains, including shaping connected and autonomous vehicle policies, administering a round of AV proving ground designations, launching the Advisory Committee on Transportation Automation, and supporting the 2016 Smart City Challenge. Altogether, Vinn has worked with four USDOT Secretaries and received the Secretary’s Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement for leading the development of Beyond Traffic and efforts related to launching a national dialogue about the future of our transportation system.

Previously, Vinn served as a senior advisor to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, where he advised on transportation and mobility policy and worked closely with NJ’s Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Commission, NJ TRANSIT, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to inform State strategies and approaches. During this period, he coordinated the New Jersey Autonomous Vehicle Task Force, helped launch the Partnership to Plug-In— a cross-governmental response to vehicle electrification— and worked closely with NJ TRANSIT to develop plans around bus fleet electrification.

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