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Wednesday, October 28
 

1:00pm EDT

Executive Session: Making Roads Safe for All Users
Road traffic crashes remain a frequently overlooked public health crisis, as the 8th leading cause of death globally and the #1 killer of young people aged 5–29. Drawing on key lessons from the first UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, this panel of thought leaders will discuss practical and effective strategies that protect all road users,

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avatar for Benjamin Colucci

Benjamin Colucci

Professor, Civil Engineering and Surveying Department, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez
Dr. Colucci is currently the Spokesperson of the Decade of Action for Road Safety in Puerto Rico. He has given over 450 technical presentations in the areas of highway safety, road safety awareness, pavement evaluation and management in 40 countries in the Caribbean North, Central... Read More →
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Tim Cox

President, Cox Transportation Safety
Worked in roadway safety since 1979.Emphasis: mitigating distracted driving and promoting safe access to all pedestrians in work zones.Secretary of Temporary Traffic Control Technical Committee of National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; board member of ARTBA, TRB, IRF... Read More →
avatar for Mike Dreznes

Mike Dreznes

Executive Vice President, IRF Global
avatar for Jaime Campos Canessa

Jaime Campos Canessa

Chief of Road Safety, Ministry of Public Infrastructure (Chile)
Head of Road Safety Department (Ministry of Public Works), Civil Engineer (Universidad de Chile), Road Safety Auditor (International Road Federation), Road Safety Auditor (IVIA and Mexican Transport Institute), corresponding member of PIARC since 2016, with 12 years of professional... Read More →
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Glen McCarvell

Senior Operations Officer, Caribbean Development Bank
Glen McCarvell is a Senior Operations Officer in the Economic Infrastructure Division of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) with 35 years of experience in water and sanitation and road transport projects in Canada, in the Caribbean, and in Africa. Over the past ten years he has... Read More →
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Nicholas Worrell

Chief, Office of Safety, National Transportation Safety Board (USA)
Nicholas Worrell has served as the Director of the Office of Safety Advocacy for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) since June 2015. Over his 25-year career with the NTSB, he has held positions as a Public Affairs Officer and safety advocate. Prior to joining the NTSB... Read More →
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John Griffith

Vice President, ETI
Dr. John B. Griffith, Jr. PhD, is the Vice President of ETI USA, Inc., the manufacturer of the Rolling Barrier Guardrail System and the CEO of Griffith Global Consulting, LLC., a Road Safety Consultancy.After retiring from the United States Army, where he served as a Military Police... Read More →
avatar for Ramona Dorgen

Ramona Dorgen

Coordinator, Guyana National Road Safety Council (Guyana)
Coordinator Guyana National Road Safety CouncilRoad Safety Specialist, Delft 2016 Road Safety ScholarCurrently studying for my Masters in Human and Social Psychology
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Raj Ponnaluri

Connected Vehicles, Arterial Management, Managed Lanes, Florida Department of Transportation
Raj V. Ponnaluri is the State Connected Vehicles, Arterials and Managed Lanes Engineer at the Florida Department of Transportation. In addition to leading the state’s connected vehicles, arterial management, managed lanes and connected vehicle programs, he assists with the development... Read More →

Wednesday October 28, 2020 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
  Executive Session
 
Thursday, October 29
 

11:30am EDT

Executive Session: Accelerating Investments in Caribbean Roads & Transport Infrastructure
As with most regions around the world, the Caribbean faces a major infrastructure investment gap that is adversely impacting its prospects for growth. This session will look into successful strategies that can be taken to bridge the funding gap as well as making sure that the right  and most effective investments are being made.
Speakers
avatar for William Ashby

William Ashby

Portfolio Manager, Economic Infrastructure Division, Caribbean Development Bank
William Ashby is a Portfolio Manager in the Economic Infrastructure Division of the Projects Department at the Caribbean Development Bank. He has led multidisciplinary teams in the appraisal and supervision of several road transport development projects.  A civil engineer with over... Read More →
avatar for Zhimin Hu

Zhimin Hu

Vice President, CCCC Central America and Caribbean Division
Dr. Zhimin Hu has more than sixteen years engineering experience after obtaining successful academic achievement in coastal & offshore engineering, geotechnical and structure engineering. She has the passion on creating the win-win solution for the growth of the Caribbean region.She... Read More →
avatar for Eric Cook

Eric Cook

Senior Advisor, IRF Global
avatar for Kavita Sethi

Kavita Sethi

Senior Transport Economist, The World Bank

Thursday October 29, 2020 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
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