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Burgess Owens serves Utah’s Fourth Congressional District and is a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor’s in biology and chemistry and spent 10 years in the NFL playing for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, winning the Superbowl with the 1980 Raiders’ team.
After retiring from the NFL, Burgess worked in the corporate sales world and eventually moved the Owens family to beautiful Utah. Before being elected to Congress, he started Second Chance 4 Youth, a non-profit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth.
Carlos M. Braceras was appointed executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) by Governor Gary Herbert on May 6, 2013. He was reappointed to serve as executive Director by Governor Spencer Cox in January 2021. In this capacity, he is responsible for UDOT’s more than 1,600 employees and the design, construction, and maintenance of Utah’s 6,000-mile system of roads and
Braceras received an undergraduate degree in Geology from the University of Vermont and an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Utah. He is a registered professional engineer.
7:30
Breakfast
8:00
Welcome
Video Presentation on the History and Mission of NCFOR
8:30
Winter Driving Insurance Issues: A Look to the Future
Presented By:
Sean Gingerich and Mike Brown – Flood and Peterson Insurance
9:30
Keynote Speaker: Congressman Burgess Owens “Update from Washington DC”
Burgess Owens serves Utah’s Fourth Congressional District and is a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He graduated from the University of Miami with a bachelor’s in biology and chemistry and spent 10 years in the NFL playing for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, winning the Superbowl with the 1980 Raiders’ team.
After retiring from the NFL, Burgess worked in the corporate sales world and eventually moved the Owens family to beautiful Utah. Before being elected to Congress, he started Second Chance 4 Youth, a non-profit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth.
9:50
Break
10:00
Breakthroughs in Autonomous Winter Driving
Presented by:
Dr. Zach Asher,
Director, Energy Efficient and Autonomous Vehicles Lab, Western Michigan University and co-founder of Revision Autonomy
11:00
What’s Happening Today with Transportation Technology
Moderated by:
Curtis Blair, President & CEO, Utah Valley Chamber
Panelists Include:
Peter Jager, Utah Department of Transportation – Technology Innovation Group
Dave Studdert, Live View Technologies
12:15
Luncheon Keynote Speaker “Navigating the Roads Ahead: Utah on the Cutting Edge”
Presented by:
Carlos Braceras, Director, Utah Department of Transportation
1:30
Smart Mobility: Panasonic’s Efforts in Utah, Colorado and Georgia
Presented by:
Tim Adams, Head of Business Development, Panasonic Smart Mobility
2:00
Break
2:15
State Legislators and Highway Budgeting: How to Balance Price vs Long-term Value
Moderated by:
Jeff Schrade, Ex. Dir., NCFOR
Panelists include:
Rep. Kay Chistofferson, Utah House Transportation Committee Chair
Chuck Winder, Idaho Senate President
3:00
Addressing Possible USDOT Exemption for Trucking Drivers/Winter Hours
Moderated by:
Peter Novak, Executive, Envirotech
Panelists include:
Rick Clasby, Executive Director, Utah Trucking Association
Allen Hodges, President and CEO, Idaho Trucking Association
Lane Murphy, Deputy Director, Motor Carrier Division Administration