Transportation Summit Coming to Falls Church Area

On Wednesday, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce will host “NOVAForward Transportation Summit: Moving the Region Forward.” The event will focus on the region’s transportation needs, including current and future budgetary challenges to the industry, upcoming major infrastructure projects, Metro’s momentum campaign, the future of public private partnerships, and the health of the region’s airports and airlines.

The summit will take place Wednesday from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. at the Marriott Fairview Park, 3111 Fairview Park Drive in Falls Church.

The keynote speaker is Peter Rogoff, Undersecretary for Policy, US Department of Transportation. The moderator is Jeff Plungis, Transportation Reporter, Bloomberg News.

• Aubrey Layne, Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia
• John G. Milliken, Chair, The Virginia Port Authority (“VPA”) Board of Commissioners
• Michael Minerva, Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs, American Airlines
• Jack Potter, President and CEO, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
• Richard Sarles, General Manager and CEO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

PHOTO of Peter Rogoff, keynote speaker, courtesy of U.S. Department of Transportation