WTS International Annual Conference

Refine your skills and grow your network among a diverse group of transportation industry professionals. You’ll hear from agency leaders, private-industry CEOs and small business owners, who will help you elevate your professional development. This year’s conference theme, The WTS Mosaic: Mobility + Momentum, highlights the culturally rich fabric of Toronto, while also addressing our industry's critical work to advance mobility, improve transportation access and build collective momentum for the future.

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Our WTS Sessions

Wednesday, May 7 

Women Leading the Evolution of BRT in Canada

• 4:30 p.m. | Harbour A
• Moderator: Nico Malfara, HDR
• Presenters: Maria Espinosa, TransLink; Carol Ogilvie, City of Brampton; Karen Alm, City of Calgary; Liza Sheppard, York Region Rapid Transit Corporation

Thursday, May 8

Being a Leader Without Being at the Top – Mastering the Art of Managing Up, Down and Across 

• 2:45 p.m. | Pier 7 & 8
• Moderator: Saloni Shah, HDR
• Presenters: Kirsten Watson, AECOM; Sarah Currie, Toronto Transit Commission; Edna Cuvin, City of Toronto; Sumeeta Kapur, Infrastructure Ontario

Career Mosaics: Championing Resilience, Involvement and Self-Advocacy

• 4:15 p.m. | Pier 5
• Moderator: Miranda Smeck, HDR
• Presenters: Bryce Coffey, HDR; Katherine Hedberg-Klose, CTDOT; Obesebea Aye-Addo, CTDOT; Fatemah Sefid, Horrocks

Transportation Leadership Family Feud — Transportation Diva Style

• 4:15 p.m.
• Moderator: Melissa Batula, HDR
• Panelists: Victoria Sheehan, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Shante Hastings, Delaware Department of Transportation; Leslie Richards, University of Pennsylvania; Paula Hammond, WSP; Hyun-A Park, Spy Pond Partners; Alexa Gangemi, HNTB

Friday, May 9

Bridging Possibilities: Public Engagement Strategy

• 9:45 a.m.
• Presenters: Sabrina Colón, Strategic Communications Lead, HDR; Amy Yost, AICP, Project Manager, HDR; Maribeth Feke, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority; Dr. Natoya Walker-Minor, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Leveraging Data for More Equitable Community Transportation Outcomes

• 10:45 a.m. | Harbour B
• Moderator: Sara Radil, HDR
• Presenters: Shea Saladee, HDR; Janel Viele, Illinois Department of Transportation