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2010 Infrastructure Conference Agenda

2010 Infrastructure Conference
Thursday, April 8, 2010
8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 am

Registration

Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 8:35 am

Welcome

Brother James A. Liguori - President, Iona College

8:35 - 9:00 am

Keynote Address (TBA)

Introduction: Ronald M. DeFeo - Chairman & CEO, Terex Corporation

9:00 - 10:00 am

Panel Discussion 1: "Challenges in Moving People and Goods"

Panel Focus: What transportation infrastructure issues are truly affecting citizens in the tri-state region?

Moderator: Caryn McBride, Editor, Westchester County Business Journal

Panel:

  • Admiral Richard M. Larrabee - Director, Port Commerce Department of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
  • John Cooney, Jr. - President, Tilcon, NY
  • Patrick Quinn - President, US Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
  • Howard Permut - President of MetroNorth

Q & A Session

10:00 - 10:15 am

Break

10:15 - 11:15 am

Panel Discussion 2: "The State of the Region"

Panel Focus: Confronting the tri-state transportation infrastructure crisis and what is required to fix it.

Moderator: Dick Brennan - Fox 5

Panel:

  • Stanley Gee - Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation
  • Joseph F. Marie - Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation
  • Alfred DelBello - Partner, DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP
  • Thomas Murphy - Senior Resident Fellow, Urban Land Institute/Klingbeil Family Chair for Urban Development

Q & A Session

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Panel Discussion 3: "Practical Solutions and Funding"

Panel Focus: How do we fund these needs?

Moderator: Frank McArdle, Consultant, General Contractors Association of New York

Panel:

  • Dr. Peter Ruane - President and CEO, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
  • Ronald Marino - Citigroup, Inc.
  • Petra Todorovich - Director, America 2050
  • Congressman Jerrold Nadler - U.S. House of Representatives (D-NY)
  • Richard Brodsky - New York State Assemblyman

12:30 - 2:00 pm

Luncheon and Presentation of Award

Introduction: Joseph E. Royce - President, CEO, Chaiman and Director, TBS Shipping

Keynote Speaker: Thomas DiNapoli - New York State Comptroller