SWIFT Summit

Be SWIFT and find out what Southern Arizona is doing to grow this industry to create a regional innovation hub. The daylong SWIFT (Smart Vehicles, Intelligent Freight, and Transportation) summit will include industry updates, technology demonstrations, panel discussions, and a networking mixer. The organization SVIT (Smart Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation) is a P3 partnership bringing together government, academia, and industry to promote South Arizona as a regional hub for the industry in this technology sector. The vision of SVIT is for Southern Arizona to be an industry leader in developing and employing smart vehicle and intelligent transportation technologies to address community needs, attract and grow the industry and drive our economy. Initiatives underway will be provided in the regional update. The Summit encourages industries to attend and participate. Help us help you! 

SVIT Partners:

·         Arizona Commerce Authority

·         Arizona Department of Transportation

·         City of Tucson

·         Pima Association of Governments

·         Pima Community College

·         Pima County

·         Musselman Honda Circuit

·         Tech Parks Arizona

·         University of Arizona Federal Relations

·         University of Arizona Transportation Institute

Sponsors of the SWIFT Summit are as listed:

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Event Agenda

AGENDA

8:30 am - Registration and Technology Demonstrations

10:15 am - Welcome and Opening Remarks 

Carol Stewart, Tech Parks Arizona, Associate Vice President
John Moffit, Pima County, Strategic Director for Economic Development

10:30 am - Regional Update

• City of Tucson, Diana Alarcon- Director for Tucson Department of Transportation
• University of Arizona, Dr. Yao Wu, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Transportation Research Institute
• UA Tech Park, Ken Marcus, Director of the UA Tech Park and CFO, Tech Parks Arizona
• Pima Community College, Amanda Abens, Dean of Workforce Development and Continuing Education
• Pima Association of Governments, Jacob Kavkewitz- Transportation Planner
• Arizona Department of Transportation, Brent Cain- Division Director, Transportation Systems Management Operations
• Arizona Department of Transportation, Kevin Biesty, Deputy Director for Policy
• Sonoran Corridor, Carlos Lopez, Corridor Planning Manager, Arizona Department of Transportation

 
12:00 pm - Lunch and Industry Panel

1:50 pm - Next Steps
Bruce A. Wright

2:30 pm- Summit concludes

Pricing

$35

Date, Time, and Location

DATE AND TIME
Wed, January 23, 2019

8:30 AM – 2:30 PM MST

LOCATION
UA Tech Park - Event Center, 9030 S. Rita Road, Tucson, AZ 85747