ITS CA Southern Section Workshop – “Preparing California for Autonomous Vehicles”, May 8, 2018, Torrance, CA

As the Southern California Chair, Carlos Ortiz will be kicking off the workshop and speaking during the lunch hour about ITS CAThe topics and speakers are:

• Policy, Rules, Regulations and Public-Sector Perspective

1. Dr. Bernard Soriano, Deputy Director California Department of Motor Vehicles
2. Ryan Snyder, Principal, Transpo Group
3. FHWA (Invited)
4. Steve Kuciemba, National ITS Practice Leader, WSP and ITE CV/AV Steering Committee Chair

• Social Disruptions and Impacts

1. Blair Schlecter, Director of Economic Development and Government Affairs, Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce
2. Doug Bloch, Political Director, Teamsters Joint Council 7

• Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Experience

1. Randy Iwasaki, Executive Director, Contra Costa County Transportation Authority
2. Darren Lamberti, Business Development – Western USA, NAVYA
3. Brian Hoeft, Director-FAST, RTC of Southern Nevada
4. INTEL (Invited)