2023 Forward Summit Regional

Welcome to Forward Summit 2023

October 17 & 18 | Charlotte, NC

Mint Museum Uptown at Levine Center for the Arts

An opportunity to connect with industry leaders, share ideas with peers and bring insights back to your team.

Why Attend

Forward Summit happened October 2023, but you don't have to miss out!

Watch the recorded panels and join top municipal leaders and industry experts on mobility management, and listen to ideas on how to efficiently manage the competing demands of the curb.

Registration Closed

Keynote Speaker

Anthony Foxx, United States Secretary of Transportation (2013-2017) and Former Chief Policy Officer at Lyft

Anthony Foxx is business leader who formerly served as the 17th United States Secretary of Transportation, mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Chief Policy Officer at Lyft. As Secretary of Transportation, he led an agency with more than 55,000 employees and a budget of $70 billion. Sec. Foxx was responsible for overseeing American air, maritime, and surface transportation and ensuring that America maintained the safest, most efficient transportation system in the world. Confirmed by a rare 100-0 Senate vote, Sec. Foxx’s career success is indicative of his demonstrated ability to push forward in an era of deep partisan divide. Crafting an ambitious agenda to modernize America, he pressed Congress to pass the nation’s first long-term surface transportation bill in more than a decade. Sec. Foxx energized DOT’s embrace of innovation to help solve these problems by launching the Smart City Challenge, a national competition to implement bold, data-driven ideas that make transportation safer, easier, and more reliable in that city. He also worked to accelerate the Department’s efforts to incorporate vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology into new vehicles. As Chief Policy Officer at ride-sharing powerhouse Lyft, he worked to develop government partnerships and served as adviser to Lyft’s president and CEO. Called “the Great Connector” as a result of his efforts to update, streamline, optimize, and digitize the nation’s transportation system, Sec. Foxx is exclusively represented by Leading Authorities speakers bureau and discusses the American transportation system, innovation, and coalition building.

In 2015, Sec. Foxx refocused the national dialogue on the future of transportation infrastructure by releasing Beyond Traffic, a report on the challenges facing American infrastructure over the next three decades. Beyond Traffic highlights the importance of giving local governments reliable, long-term funding to plan critical investments in transportation infrastructure and has already influenced decisions by elected officials, planners, and stakeholders nationwide. Sec. Foxx championed this goal during hundreds of Congressional meetings, two bus tours, and visits to 43 states before securing a 5-year, bipartisan surface reauthorization bill from Congress in December 2015. Sec. Foxx believes that transportation should not only bring people from one place to another but should also create opportunities for the places and people in between. He leveraged the resources of the Department to connect communities to economic opportunity while encouraging land use planners, engineers, and decision-makers to revitalize and reconnect underserved communities. He also served as Managing Partner with Related Infrastructure, the infrastructure-related investment arm of Related Companies, from 2017-2018.

As mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, Sec. Foxx successfully pushed the two largest investment packages in the city’s history, including transportation, housing, and neighborhood improvements, making efficient and innovative transportation investments the centerpiece of Charlotte’s job creation and economic recovery efforts. This included extending the LYNX light rail system, the largest capital project ever undertaken by the city.

Featured Speaker

Charles T. Brown MPA, CPD, LCI

Mr. Charles T. Brown is the founder and CEO of Equitable Cities, a minority and veteran-owned consulting firm providing technical assistance to institutions including the CDC, DOE, HUD, DOT, and governments spanning North America. He is a catalyst for transformative change at the crossroads of mobility, equity, health and the environment.

A luminary in sustainable transportation, Charles serves as member of the Joint Office of the Electric Vehicle Working Group, and will play a pivotal role in shaping the electric mobility landscape, driving the adoption of electric vehicles and paving the road towards a greener, more efficient transportation future. Handpicked by USDOT, Charles also serves as a distinguished member of the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity, solidifying his reputation as a trusted advisor and influencer in addressing transportation disparities and fostering inclusivity.

As a distinguished military veteran, he is a recipient of the Mississippi Commendation Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. He carries the torch of service into the realm of knowledge dissemination through his creation and hosting of the Arrested Mobility podcast.

Charles also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. His commitment to education reflects his dedication to nurturing the next generation of urban planners and leaders, setting them on a course to build equitable and sustainable communities.

Meet this Year's Panelists

Panelists

Kelsey Fisher

Client Success Executive

Danielle Elkins

Executive Transportation Policy Advisor I Mobility Expert

Khristian Gutierrez

CEO

Bob Youakim

Executive Chairman

Charlie Sinnett

CTO

Brad Powers

Executive Sponsor, Technology

Cole Jaillet

VP, Product

Eleonore Adkins

VP, Client Experience

Sam Warnecke

VP, Sales

Steven Dockery

VP, HR

Rich Holmes

General Counsel

Kelly Andrews

Client Success Manager

Matthew Currier

City of Raleigh's Parking Manager

Ben Stewart

Client Success Manager

Joseph Al-hajeri

Mobility Demand Program Manager at City of Austin

Jeanette Kaczmarkiewicz

Client Success Manager

Andrew Glass Hastings

Executive Director of Open Mobility Foundation

Jenny Humphries

Client Success Executive

Tobi Marx

Parking Services Division Manager at the City of Bend

Ashley Salley

Client Success Representative

Ken Smith, CAPP

City Parking & Mobility Manager at City of Omaha

Chris Catanzarite

Client Success Representative

Jennifer Kasper

Assistant Director of Service Delivery and Operations for the City of Grand Rapids

Nia Griffin

Client Success Manager

Calvin Watts

Transportation Director at the City of Atlanta

Meg Polak

Client Success Manager

Faiyaz Patel

Director of On-Street Operations with the Toronto Parking Authority

Morgan

Systems Analyst

Chris Matton

General Counsel

Maria

Tax Accountant

Dave

Project Manager

Maggie

Counsel, Legal Operations

Molly

Proposal Coordinator

Eva Wojtalewski

Assistant General Counsel

Jim

VP, Client Operations

Emily

Sales Business Development Representative

Rahul

Software Engineer

Mel

Product Designer

Mary Gray

Associate Product Manager

Sam

Revenue Manager

Cecily

Director of Client Success

Crystal

Sales Executive

Stephen

CTO, NuPark

Teddy Fitzgibbons

VP, Product

Zane

Junior Hardware Associate

Megan Rogers

VP, Program Management

Jessica

Data Consultant

Mike Kerr

VP, Engineering

Becca

HR Director

Pat

QA Engineer

Andrew

Regional Sales Director

Jon

Telerik Reports Developer

Kim Flitter

VP, Financial Planning & Analysis

Juan

Implementation Consultant

Mike

Systems Analyst

Ron

Senior Developer

Paul

Hardware Associate

Bob Shepard

VP, Product

Sekouba

Systems Analyst

Jessica

Implementation Consultant

David

Senior Developer

Mark

Regional Sales Director

Mike

Client Success Executive

Carlene

Senior Data Consultant

Daniel

Systems Analyst

Lindsey

Systems Analyst

Julie

Manager of Revenue Operations

Moe

Data Consultant

Mark

Technical Support Specialist, IT and Systems

Jennifer

Application Developer

Zach

Hardware Associate

Russell

Hardware Associate

Sharon

VP of Professional Services

Courtney

Training & Documentation Specialist

Mark

Senior Developer

Darryl

Sales Executive

Cameron

DevOps Engineer II

Brittany

Proposal Manager

Anna

Project Manager

Alex

Software Engineer

Sebastian

Software Engineer

Jessi

Software Engineer