FHWA National Dialogue on Highway Automation
Detroit, MI
June 7, 2018

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National Dialogue Launch Workshop Agenda
June 7, 2018, Cobo Center, Detroit, Room 310B

Time (ET)	Agenda Item	Name
7:30 PM	Registration & Sign-In
8:00 AM	Welcome and Overview of Dialogue Objectives	Martin Knopp, Associate Administrator FHWA Office of Operations Mala Parker, Associate Administrator FHWA Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs
8:15 AM	Overview of Federal Highway Administration Activities	John Harding Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies Team FHWA Office of Operations
8:25 AM	National Organizations Panel National organizations discuss key topics and issues related to highway automation, their roles, and their stakeholder perspectives	Facilitated by Valerie Briggs, Director FHWA Office of Transportation Management Joe Barr, Director of Transportation, City of Cambridge, MA Steve Gehring, Vice President of Vehicle Safety and Connected Automation, Global Automakers Jill Ingrassia, Managing Director, Government Relations and Traffic Safety Advocacy, AAA Russ Martin, Director of Government Relations, Governors Highway Safety Association Kirk Steudle, Director, Michigan DOT
9:25 AM	Small Group Session 1 Issues and Challenges for Highway Automation Identify key issues and challenges for highway automation and FHWA stakeholders Inform future Dialogue topics	All Participants
10:20 AM	Break
10:30 AM	Remarks and Introduction of Keynote	*Shailen Bhatt, CEO, ITS America*
10:35 AM	Keynote	Finch Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy USDOT – Office of the Secretary
10:50 AM	Small Group Session 2 Developing New Models for Partnering: Bringing Industry, Government, and Associations Together	All participants
11:45 AM	Next Steps for the National Dialogue	All Participants
12:00 PM	Lunch (on your own)
1:00 PM	Open Discussion	Facilitated by Valerie Briggs, Director FHWA Office of Transportation Management
2:00 PM	Adjourn to ITSA Annual Meeting Plenary Session	All Participants