OPENING PLENARY SESSION: TRANSPORTATION: INNOVATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
SÉANCE PLÉNIÈRE D’OUVERTURE : TRANSPORTS : INNOVATIONS SANS BORNES
Sponsored by IBI Group / Commanditée par le Groupe IBI
Chair / Président : Doug McNeil, Deputy Minister, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, and President of TAC
Welcome to New Brunswick: Hon. Claude Williams, Minister of New Brunswick Transportation and Infrastructure, and 2012 TAC Conference Chair
Welcome to Fredericton: His Worship Brad Woodside, Mayor of the City of Fredericton
Presentations / Exposés
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF INNOVATION IN CANADA? – Gilles Patry, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Foundation for Innovation
TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION IN THE U.S. (THE “EVERY DAY COUNTS” PROGRAM) – Mike Lewis, Director of Rhode Island Department of Transportation / American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Vice-President
TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION IN CANADA – Sandra LaFortune, Director General of Strategic Policy and
Innovation, Transport Canada
Transportation Innovation in New Brunswick – Hon. Claude Williams, Minister of New Brunswick Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation Innovation in Ontario – Carol Layton, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
