2026 Speakers

  • Manuel Salerno Abad, Consul General of Panama in Houston
  • Richard Andreski, President and CEO, Trinity Metro
  • Mayor Steve Babick, City of Carrollton
  • Brian Barth, Deputy Executive Director for Program Delivery, Texas Department of Transportation
  • Scot Bates, AVP Economic Development and Real Estate, BNSF Railway
  • Natalie Bettger, Senior Program Manager, Congestion Management and System Operations, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
  • Gen. Luis Rodríguez Bucio, Consul General of Mexico in Dallas
  • Dan Buhman, General Manager, Tarrant Regional Water District
  • Lori Pampell Clark, Senior Program Manager, Alternative Fuels and Energy Program, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
  • Paul Cristina, CEO, Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA)
  • Oscar Garza, Director of Government Relations, ERCOT
  • Christie Gotti, Senior Program Manager, Transportation Project Programming, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
  • Susan Harper, Consul General of Canada in Dallas, United States
  • Reggie Herman, Senior VP, Global Goods Movement, AECOM
  • Representative Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, Texas House of Representatives, District 115
  • Jill Jester, Transit 2.0 Subcommittee Chair, Regional Transportation Council
  • Chris Kiefer, Client Service Leader at HNTB
  • Jeremiah Kuntz, Senior Manager of State and Local Relations, Aurora
  • Simon Lai, Executive Director, Taiwan Trade and Investment Service Center, Dallas
  • David Leininger, Interim President & CEO, DART
  • Representative Mitch Little, Texas House of Representatives, District 65
  • Catherine Lovett, Manager, Local Policy and Community Affairs, Wing Aviation LLC
  • D. C. Manjunath, Consul General of India in Houston
  • Commissioner Alex Meade, Texas Transportation Commission
  • Michael Morris, Director of Transportation, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
  • Vitalii Moshkivskyi, Consul General of Ukraine in Houston
  • Mayor John Muns, City of Plano
  • Jeffrey Neal, Senior Projects Manager, Transportation Planning and Project Delivery, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
  • Edward Ofori, Texas Division Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
  • Senator Tan Parker, Texas State Senate, Chair, Senate Transportation Committee
  • Representative Jared Patterson, Texas House of Representatives, District 106
  • Jeff Payne, Chief Operating Officer, Freese & Nichols
  • Senator Charles Perry, Texas State Senate, Author of SB 7
  • Mayor Jim Ross, City of Arlington
  • L’Oreal Stepney, Chairwoman, Texas Water Development Board
  • Javier Velez, CEO, El Dorado Foods
  • Chris Wallace, President/CEO, North Texas Commission
  • Senator Royce West, Texas State Senate, District 23
  • Mark Wiggins, Legislative Officer, City of Irving
  • Kathy Wilkins, Vice President, Alliance Operating Services
  • Karla Windsor, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
  • Mayor Al Zapanta, City of Irving