2022 Conference Agenda

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2022 Conference Agenda

METRANS

 

 

 

 

 

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

7:30-8:30 AM   Continental Breakfast and Check In

Regency Foyer

8:30-10:00 AM Opening Plenary Session

Regency ABC 

Introduction: Genevieve Giuliano, Director, METRANS Transportation Consortium

Welcome Speakers: 
Jeet Joshee, Associate Vice President and Dean, Office of International Education and Global Engagement, CSULB 
Marlon Boarnet, Professor and Chair, Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, USC 

Keynote Title: Looking Ahead: The Value of Place in Supply Chain

Keynote Speaker: Melinda McLaughlin, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Research, Prologis

 

10:00-10:30 AM   Break
Regency Foyer


10:30 AM - Noon   Concurrent Sessions

Beacon A            Special Session 1 Curbside freight deliveries: National approaches and typologies of curbside
                            analysis and curb management

Regency D          Track 5-3 Spatial Organization

Regency E          Track 4-2 Alternative Fuels

Regency F          Track 1-1 Curb Management 


Noon-1:30 PM   Lunch

Regency ABC

Keynote Title: From Invisible to Essential: Covering Freight Media Panel 
Introduction: Tyler Reeb, Director of Research and Workforce Development, CITT, CSULB

Panelists:  
Samantha Masunaga, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times 
Sarah McGregor, L.A. Bureau Chief and Editor, Bloomberg News 
Dan Ronan, Associate News Editor Print and Media, Transport Topics 


1:30-3:00 PM   Concurrent Sessions

Beacon A        Track 1-2 Curb Management 2

Regency D      Track 3-2 US Based Case Studies

Regency E      Track 2-1 Trucking and Technology

Regency F      Track 1-3 Routing and Optimization 


3:00-3:30 PM   Break

Regency Foyer


3:30-5:00 PM   Concurrent Sessions

Beacon A           Track 3-1 Issues in Trucking

Regency F         Track 3-3 International and Case Studies

 

5:00-7:00 PM   Reception
Poolside

 

 

Thursday, May 26, 2022


7:30-8:30 AM   Continental Breakfast and Check In

Regency Foyer


8:30-10:00 AM   Plenary Session

Regency ABC

Introduction: Tom O’Brien, California State University, Long Beach 

Keynote title: California Leading the Way

Welcome Speaker: Congressmember Alan Lowenthal, 47th Congressional District of California

Panelists:

Fran Inman, Senior Vice President, Majestic Realty Co.
Matt Petersen, President & CEO, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)
Matt Schrap, CEO, Harbor Trucking Association


10:00-10:30 AM   Break

Regency Foyer


10:30 AM - Noon   Concurrent Sessions

Beacon A          Special Session 2 Optimizing Truck Movements in the Southern California Port Region

Regency E        Track 3-4 Assessing Impact

Regency F        Track 1-4 Improving the Last Mile


Noon-1:30 PM   Keynote Luncheon

Regency ABC

Keynote title: A Mile in their Shoes: Talent Retention and Acquisition in Supply Chain 

Keynote Speaker: Tricia Zulic, State Director, California Society for Human Resource Management 


1:30-3:00 PM   Concurrent Sessions

Beacon A       Track 4-1 Technology & Automation

Regency E     Track 5-1 E-commerce Consumption Flows

Regency F     Track 3-5 Metropolitan and Network Level Planning


3:00-3:30 PM   Break

Regency Foyer


3:30-5:00 PM   Concurrent Sessions

Beacon A        Track 5-2 Impacts of E-commerce

Regency E      Track 6-1 Best Practices

Regency F      Track 1-5 Modeling Freight Activity

 

 

Friday, May 27, 2022


7:30-8:00 AM   Continental Breakfast and Check In

Regency Foyer


8:00-9:30 AM   Plenary Session

Regency ABC

Keynote topic: Perspectives on Technology Implementation 

Moderator: Genevieve Giuliano, Director, METRANS Transportation Consortium 

 

Panelists:  
Biju Kewalram, Guest Lecturer CSULB / CITT and Chief Digital Officer, Transformation Core 
Jack Symington, Sr. Program Manager of Transportation, LACI 


9:30-9:45 AM Break

Regency Foyer


9:45 AM - 11:15AM   Concurrent Sessions

Beacon A        Special Session 3 Transportation Planning Considerations for Cities with Growing Warehousing   ____________Operation

Regency E      Track 1-6 Consumer Behavior and Equity

Regency F      Track 6-2 Data and Methods


11:30 AM - 5:00 PM   SITE TOUR


Optional for I-NUF attendees only - limited seating; Tour and lunch at Santa Monica Zero Emissions Delivery Zone Pilot Program and TTSI's Clean Energy Facility. More information can be found here