Top U.S. DOT Official Leads ARTBA P3 Conference Lineup

What’s happening: Under Secretary Carlos Monje, the top policy official at the U.S. Department of Transportation, will speak at the opening session of ARTBA’s 34th Annual Public Private Partnerships (P3s) in Transportation Conference on Thursday, July 14. The conference takes place at the Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C.

Why it matters: Under Secretary Monje is one of 14 elected and public officials on the program who will share their insights on key topics such as implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), risk allocation and new trends in project development.

Other public sector presenters are scheduled to include:

• State Sen. Vickie Sawyer (R-N.C.)
• State Sen. Lynne Walz (D-Neb.)
• Commissioner Russell McMurry, Georgia Department of Transportation
• Secretary Shawn Wilson, Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development
• Sam Beydoun, Build America Bureau
• Eulois Cleckley, Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation & Public Works
• Patrick DeCorla-Souza, Federal Highway Administration
• Dr. Morteza Farajian, Build America Bureau
• Dr. Edwin Gonzalez, Puerto Rico Highways & Transportation Authority
• Tim Matthews, Georgia Department of Transportation
• Tony Ryan, Amtrak
• Aaron Snyder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Jamie Torres-Springer, Metropolitan Transportation Authority

What’s next: Registration remains open for the event, which runs July 13-15. More information and registration.