Procurement Summit: Elevating and Navigating Procurement Strategies and Solutions

The procurement summit is open to all TRANSform and EXPO only attendees. No additional registration necessary.

Determine strategies for more effective procurements that bring great value to transit agencies.

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Monday, Oct 09, 2023	Monday, Oct 09, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT	Procurement Summit: The Application of Procurement Integrity in Public Transit Agencies Explore unbiased, ethical sourcing for agency procurement aligned with federal laws and regulations. Learn about process integrity and personal integrity, ensuring fairness and trust in procurement. Discover how Sound Transit fosters confidence in the procurement process and how it benefits their agency. Speaker(s): Christina Belmont, Chair, APTAtech Program Committee; and Vice President of Marketing, SDI Presence LLC Ted Lucas, Chief Procurement and Contracts Officer, Sound Transit Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	2023100911:0012:00 000	MON, OCT 9	314BE0E6-183B-EE11-80FD-E74B31264267
Monday, Oct 09, 2023	Monday, Oct 09, 2023 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT	Procurement Summit: Procurement in a Time of Our Rapidly Changing Economy This session will present an example of the various APTA members coming together to make a recommendation to FTA on a fair way to share risk when prices are changing rapidly. THe suppliers raised the issue first and then the CEO's and procurement officers got involved and came up with a recommendation that FTA deemed acceptable: using indices. Speaker(s): Natalie Cornell, Vice President, Business Development, Hatch LTK Kimberly Williams, Chief Innovation Officer, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston Metro) Lucy Andre, General Counsel, Stadler US Inc. Stephanie Laubenstein, Director, Sales & Business Development, New Flyer and MCI (NFI Group) Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	2023100915:3016:30 000	MON, OCT 9	314BE0E6-183B-EE11-80FD-E74B31264267
Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023	Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT	Procurement Summit: Building Connections for Successful Procurements Join us for an engaging and productive networking session designed exclusively for transit agency professionals, suppliers, and government agencies involved in procurement. This is your ticket to unlocking new opportunities, forging valuable partnerships, and enhancing your success in the transit procurement landscape. Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	2023101015:0016:00 000	TUE, OCT 10	314BE0E6-183B-EE11-80FD-E74B31264267
Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023	Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT	Procurement Summit: Procurement Best Practices for Transit Board Members Carefully crafted procurement policies and supportive boards are critical to effective procurement. Board members can help optimize the procurement function at their agencies by adopting policies that protect and support both the agency and suppliers by: advocating the use of simplified procurement methods and streamlined contract and change order approval processes, where appropriate, empower procurement staff to use more sophisticated negotiated procurements, advocate amending state and local laws to align with industry best practices. Speaker(s): Dyanne Sampson, Vice President of Procurement, VIA Metropolitan Transit Doug Tisdale, Chair of the TBM Committee; Board Director, District H, Regional Transportation District James Harper, Director, Office of Acquisition Management; Chief Business Advisor, Federal Transit Administration Alvin Burns, Director of Procurement, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	2023101008:3009:30 000	TUE, OCT 10	314BE0E6-183B-EE11-80FD-E74B31264267
Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023	Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EDT	Procurement Summit: Buy America Requirements for Procurement Demystify the procurement process and navigate procurement requirements with clarity. Learn compliance essentials, material origin rules, and maximize local sourcing. Join to leverage federal funding while adhering to Buy America regulations. Speaker(s): Dana Nifosi, Deputy Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration Jody Jacoby, Procurement Director, Metropolitan Council Steven Policar, Owner & Principal, Steve Policar LLC Ellen McCormack Ms., Vice President Purchasing and Supply Chain, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Transit Authority Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	2023101010:1511:15 000	TUE, OCT 10	314BE0E6-183B-EE11-80FD-E74B31264267
Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023	Tuesday, Oct 10, 2023 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM EDT	Procurement Summit: Advancing Procurement Diversity: Navigating DBE Evolution This session will provide tips for meeting DBE goals and completing required forms to avoid being deemed non-responsive. Speaker(s): Bonnie Crawford, VP & General Manager, Umo, Cubic Transportation Systems Brenda Nnambi, Director of Equity in Contracting, Sound Transit Maurice Gay, DBE/Civil Rights Programs Manager, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Colette Holt, Attorney at Law, Colette Holt & Associates Ken Middleton, Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	2023101013:1514:15 000	TUE, OCT 10	314BE0E6-183B-EE11-80FD-E74B31264267
Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023	Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT	Procurement Summit: Cybersecurity-Driven Procurement Strategies DHS has issued cybersecurity requirements for the federal government that affect all your contracts and contractors. Discover how to integrate cybersecurity strategies into transit agency procurements. Align cybersecurity best practices with vendor selection, risk assessment, and lifecycle planning. Enhance your agency's cybersecurity resilience for technology acquisitions. Understand what these requirement mean for your suppliers and consultants. Speaker(s): Michael Echols, CEO, Max Cybersecurity LLC Roark Pollock, VP Marketing, Cylus Travis Engstrom, Director of Technology, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Christopher Crawford, Transportation Industry Director, Waterfall Security Solutions Ltd Tariq Habib, Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	2023101108:3009:30 000	WED, OCT 11	314BE0E6-183B-EE11-80FD-E74B31264267
Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023	Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EDT	Procurement Summit: Navigating New Technology Procurement Requirements in the Digital Era Procuring technology is getting more and more complicated, in part because everything is technology these days. From MS Office to your radio systems, how do you manage a procurement that doesn't deliver obsolete technology? Can you separate the fastest moving technology (communications) from a transit vehicle procurement? Should you? What do you do about software upgrades that aren't covered under capital costs but are necessary to keep the product functioning? Speaker(s): Jonathan McDonald, Global Director Systems & U.S. National Practice Leader/Rail & Transit, Hatch Chamara Johnson, Principal Engineer, WSP USA Darryl Spencer, Vice President, Engineering & Technical Services, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Jeff Turner, Vehicle Procurement Analyst, Michigan Department of Transportation Dale Brown, Director - Systems Engineering Rail & Transit, Hatch Alvin Burns, Director of Procurement, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	Location: 204 A-B, West Bldg, Orange County Convention Center	2023101110:1511:15 000	WED, OCT 11	314BE0E6-183B-EE11-80FD-E74B31264267