2022 Agenda

Please note that this is the agenda for the 2022 summit.

 

Day 1

June 1

8:30-10 a.m. | Welcome and Morning Plenary Session
City Beautiful D

• Michael Christopher, Division Administrator, FMCSA
• Darrell Ruban, Associate Administrator, Office of Safety, FMCSA
• Eric Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., P.E., Program Director, Kansas State University
• Matthew J. O’Keefe, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Engineering and Leroy C. and Aileen H. Paslay Chair, Kansas State University
• Julie L. Lorenz, Secretary of Transportation and Director of the Kansas Turnpike Authority, KDOT

 

10-10:15 a.m. | Break

 

10:15-11:30 a.m. | Morning Plenary Session cont.
City Beautiful D

• The Honorable Michael E. Graham, Board Member, NTSB
• Craig Harper, EVP – Chief Sustainability Officer, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.

 

11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. | Lunch
City Beautiful E

 

1-2:15 p.m. | Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

1A Session: "Connected and Autonomous CMV Technology"
City Beautiful E
Presider: Missy Cummings, Ph.D., Safety Advisor, NHTSA

• Melissa Froelich, Vice President of Government Relations, Aurora Innovation
• Finch Fulton, Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Locomation

1B Session: "CMV Safety in Work Zones"
City Beautiful D
Presider: Rick Backlund, Division Administrator – FHWA Kansas

• Praveen Edara, Ph.D., P.E., University of Missouri – Columbia
• Martha C. Kapitanov, Safety Specialist, FHWA

2-3 p.m. | Ice Cream Social Featuring K-State Call Hall Ice Cream
Foyer

 

3-5 p.m. | Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

2A Session: "CMV University Research"
City Beautiful E
Presider: Eric Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor and Center Director, K-State

• Skylar Knickerbocker, P.E., and Zach Hans, P.E., Iowa State University
• Tony Fields and Reginald Souleyrette, Ph.D., P.E., University of Kentucky
• Zhu Qing, Ph.D., University of Missouri – Columbia

2B Session: "Agency Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Law Update"
City Beautiful D
Presider: Tom Keane, Associate Administrator Registration and Research, FMCSA

• Anne Collins, Associate Administrator for Enforcement, NHTSA
• Darrell Ruban, Associate Administrator, Office of Safety, FMCSA
• Caitlin Hughes – Director of the Office of Freight Management and Operations, FHWA

 

2C Session (Workshop): "Just Drive: Deliver Distraction Free"
City Beautiful C

• Linda Hill, M.D., MPH; Jill Rybar, MPH; and Darrin Grondel, Ed.D., MPA, University of California – San Diego School of Public Health and School of Medicine

 

5-7 p.m. | Social Hour – Loews Kansas City Hotel
Event Lawn

 

Day 2

June 2

8-10 a.m. | Morning Concurrent Sessions

3A Session: "CMV Crash Prevention Technology"
City Beautiful B,C,E
Presider: Susan DeCourcy, Regional VII Administrator, NHTSA

• Jeff Loftus, Chief of Technology Division, FMCSA
• Michael Lasko, Director of EHS and Quality, Boyle Transportation
• Drew McCurdy, PACCAR + Kenworth

3B Session: "Multi-Model Panel on Supply Chain Constraints"
City Beautiful B,C,D
Presider: Amy Graydon, Director of Policy, Strategic Planning, and Regulation, FMCSA

• Jason Craig, Director of Government Affairs, C.H. Robinson
• Andy Williams, Director of Public Affairs, BNSF
• Chris Lutick, Director of Public Affairs, UPS

 

10:15-11:30 a.m. | Morning Concurrent Sessions

4A Session: "CMV Statistics and On-Going Programs"
City Beautiful B,C,E
Presider: Davina Farmer, Director – Midwest Service Center, FMCSA

• Jenny Guarino, Project Manager, FMCSA
• Brenda Lantz, North Dakota State University

4B Session: "Owner-Operators and Safety Opportunities"
City Beautiful B,C,D
Presider: Shannon Watson, Senior Policy Advisor, FMCSA

• Janine McFadden, Project Manager, Bureau of Transpiration Statistics, USDOT
• Tom Weakley and Andrew King, OOIDA

 

11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Next Steps for the Midwest
City Beautiful B,C,D

• Eric Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., P.E., Program Director, Kansas State University
• Max Strathman, FMCSA Midwest Service Center