8:00 -
8:30 am
| Welcome Coffee & Registration
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8:30 -
10:30
| Bringing High Speed Rail to America
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| The conference will begin with a warm welcome from USHSR and elected officials. The ambitious plans for developing high speed rail in America will be explained by officials, as well as the advantages of high speed rail, the soon-to-be Florida HSR system, Florida procurement process, and the steps going forward. Included will be a presentation by officials from FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation).
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10:30 -
11 am
| Coffee, Refreshments, & Networking
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11:00 am -
12:30 pm
| Why High Speed?
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| The advantages of high speed rail are numerous - high capacity, efficient mobility, sustainability, energy security and development of a new green industry are among the topics that will be discussed. The HSR lifestyle will also be covered.
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12:30 -
1:30 pm
| Lunch - Media, Messaging, Marketing
Special panel of leading public relations & communications professionals discuss HSR and shaping the message for promoting high speed rail across America.
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1:30 -
3 pm
| High Speed Rail Around the World
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| The global high speed rail network will be dicussed by representatives from different continents. Lessons learned and best practices in high speed rail from experts in Europe and Asia.
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3 pm -
4:00
| Financing HSR With Private Capital
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| Mobilizing private capital to advance HSR in America will be discussed including the many possibilities for leveraging the private sector to augment government funding processes. Private investment, an infrastructure bank, and a private HSR Fund will all be discussed by international financial experts.
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4 pm -
4:30
| Coffee, Refreshments, & Networking
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4:30 -
6 pm
| HSR, Transit Oriented Development, Station Architecture, Rail Connectivity
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| Learn how HSR encourages and works with regional and commuter rail, metros, electric buses, bicycles, and walkable urbanism. HSR creates new opportunities for station area development and transit oriented development (TOD).
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6 pm -
8:00
| Cocktail Reception
Network with conference attendees, speakers, elected officials, sponsors, and the media
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8:30 -
9 am
| Welcome Coffee & Registration
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9 am -
10:30
| Paradigm Shift in Transportation - Government Panel
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| Government officials will discuss the coming changes in transportation focus and funding. Hear from members of Congress, state officials, and other leaders about the exciting new prospects for America and Florida with a 21st century transportation system. Learn how America is organizing and setting policy to catch up with the rest of the world, and how it will benefit from the state-of-the-art form of transportation that other countries have had in place for decades.
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10:30 -
11 am
| Coffee, Refreshments, & Networking
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11 am -
12:30 pm
| Real Estate Development Around Rail Stations
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| Listen to experts in the real estate industry discuss how high speed rail will create the next real estate boom while shaping land use patterns into more compact, walkable urbanism. HSR will create economic growth while revitalizing city centers.
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12:30 -
2pm
| Lunch with U.S. Congressman John Mica, one of the strongest advocates for high speed rail in Congress
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| Honorable US Congressman John Mica |
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2 pm -
3:30
| Scaling Up Engineering and Renewable Energy
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| This session will explore the challenges and opportunities in scaling up the industry in the United States for a major national high speed rail construction / manufacturing project, while generating the needed electricity by clean, safe renewable sources. Major new renewable energy projects in Florida will be explored.
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3:30 -
4 pm
| Coffee, Refreshments, & Networking
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4 pm -
5:00
| Streamlining the Process for a Rapid HSR System Buildout
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| This closing session will bring together leading thinkers and experts to discuss the many ways to streamline the development, design, and approvals process, and to set the stage for an aggressive national HSR buildout schedule.
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5 pm -
6:00
| JUST ADDED!
Champagne Reception
Closing reception free & open to all attendees, speakers, elected officials, and media
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Executives from these companies will be at the conference:
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Balfour Beatty
AECOM
Parsons Brinkerhoff
Bechtel
Flour
U.S.-Japan High Speed Rail
Central Japan Railway
Japan Int'l Transport Institute
Korail
Alstom
Siemens
Talgo
Bombardier
Hyundai Rotem
Terracon
SMI International
First Southwest Investment Bank
Mc Dean
Finley Engineering
Wilbur Smith
| Foster + Partners Architects
HOK
Dover Kohl
Autodesk
Bentley Systems
Hill & Knowlton
Global-5 Communications
Arcadis
Shaw Group
Faithful+Gould
DLA Piper
Holland & Knight
Manatt
Parker Poe
Lockheed Martin
Raytheon
Sumitomo
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- Bringing High Speed Rail to America
- Why High Speed
- High Speed Rail Around the World
- Real Estate Development Opportunities
- Transit Oriented Development
- Rail Station Architecture and Design
- Creating Jobs & Stimulating the Economy
- Scaling Up Renewable Energy for HSR
- Planning New High Speed Rail Systems
- Streamlining the Application Process
- Financing HSR & the Role of Private Capital
- HSR Infrastructure Fund
- Technology of HSR
- Integrating with Local and Regional Transit
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Conference Hours of Operation
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Conference Program
-Thurs March 4: 8:30am - 5:45pm
-Friday March 5: 9am - 5pm
Evening Reception
-Thurs March 4: 6pm - 7:30pm
Registration Desk Hours
-Wednesday March 3: 6 - 8pm
-Thursday March 4: 7:30am - 6pm
-Friday March 5: 8am - 3pm
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