Program – 2023 Transportation Project Delivery Conference

Updated July 27, 2023 | complete program

Tuesday, August 1
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon	Pre-Game Meetings
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Stassney Campus Stadium Tour (6230 E Stassney Blvd)
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Starting Line-up (Westin in the Domain, 11301 Domain Dr., Austin) Coin Toss Tucker Ferguson, AUS (Ferguson presentation, 1.9MB) National Anthem
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Opening Kickoff Lead-off Spot Lance Simmons, ADM (L. Simmons presentation, 368KB)
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	1st Quarter: Kicking off with TxDOT Administration Safety Game Plan Jessica Butler, ADM (Butler presentation, 3.6MB) Official Game Rules: Texas Legislative Updates Brenna Lyles, GOV (Lyles presentation, 1.0MB) Project Delivery Peptalk Mo Bur, ADM Transportation Programs Division Highlight Reel Charon Williams, TPD (Williams (1) presentation, 2.0MB)
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Commercial Break
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	2nd Quarter: Knowing Your Position with Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Welcome and Introduction Andrea Ranft, PPM Section Director (Ranft presentation, 538KB) Tracking Changes and Staying Ahead of the Game – Portfolio Health and STIP Review Process Deanne Simmons, STR (D. Simmons presentation, 913KB) Lori Morel, TPP (Morel presentation, 534KB) Show me the Money – Increased Costs, Escalation, and Inflation-Impacts on Transportation Projects Moderator: Darren McDaniel Panel: Michael Smith, FHWA Andrew Reid, Burns & McDonnell William Allen, AUS (McDaniel and Panel presentation, 5.5MB)
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Reception and Halftime Show
Wednesday, August 2
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast at the Concession Stand
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	3rd Quarter: Touchdown on Technology Welcome and Introduction Sean Linton, Engineering Ops Support Director (Linton presentation, 566KB) The TxDOTCONNECT Story Kelsey Peduzzi, EOS (Peduzzi presentation, 1.6MB) Gaining an Edge with Innovation Benjamin King, STR Benjamin McCulloch, STR James Kuhr, STR (King, McCulloch, and Kuhr presentation, 2.4MB)
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	4th Quarter: Big Plays in Transportation Welcome and Introduction John Jameson, Local Government Projects Section Director (Jameson presentation, 571KB) Discretionary Grant Program Robin Ayers, GOV (Ayers presentation, 1.6MB) Bikes, Boats, and Tanks – Transportation Alternatives, Port Program and Military Installation Program Bonnie Sherman, PTN (Sherman presentation, 1.5MB) Travis Milner, MRD (Milner presentation, 1.7MB) Amanda Allen, LGP (Allen presentation, 1.1MB)
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Commercial Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Overtime: Building a Roster of Transportation Champions Welcome and Introduction Regaynal Poplion, TPD Center of Excellence Director (Poplion presentation, 574KB) Preseason Professional Development Moderator: Regaynal Poplion Panel: Alexander Plotkin, Amanda Allen, Benjamin Ramirez, Darren McDaniel, Valerie Iannuccilli, TPD (Poplion and Panel (1) presentation, 993KB) Making it to the Super Bowl Moderator: Regaynal Poplion Panel: Andrea Ranft, TPD Christopher Young, HRD John Jameson, TPD Lori Davidson, Kimley Horn Raul Ortega, ELP Ricardo Gonzalez, FTW Sean Linton, TPD (Poplion and Panel (2) presentation, 2.3MB)
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Post-Game Press Conference: Keynote Luncheon Speaker Lunch Awards Ceremony and Speaker Introduction Charon Williams, TPD (Williams (2) presentation, 162KB) Changing the Game Plan: One Reset Moment at a Time Penny Zenker, International Motivational Speaker and Best-Selling Author (Zenker presentation, 26.2MB \| Zenker handouts, 677KB)