Pitchfest: Transportation

Transportation agencies have real problems. Penn has real expertise. On October 29, TRIP is putting them in the same room.

TRIP (the Transportation Initiative at Penn) is hosting Pitchfest: Transportation, an afternoon where public transportation agencies pitch real-world projects in need of research partners — and Penn students, faculty, and staff step up to help solve them. Each agency gets two minutes to make their case, followed by a panel discussion on applied research in transportation and a matchmaking session connecting agencies with the right Penn expertise.

Join us Thursday, October 29 at the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The program runs 2:30–5:00 PM in Harrison Auditorium, followed by a cocktail party from 5:15–7:00 PM in the Asia Gallery. Free to attend. Whether you're a student, faculty, or staff working in transportation policy, planning, or research, this is where the next great collaboration gets started.

Panelists include:

•  Gia Biagi, Secretary, Illinois Department of Transportation
•  Solomon Caviness, Commissioner, Atlanta Department of Transportation
•  Mark Compton, Chief Executive Officer, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
•  Marie Therese Dominguez, Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation
•  Rich Farr, Executive Director, rabbittransit
•  Sabrina Sussman, Chief Program Officer, Choose How You Move Nashville

Agencies pitching projects:

•  Denver Regional Transportation District
•  Hawaii Department of Transportation
•  Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
•  City of Nashville
•  New Jersey Transit
•  Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
•  Philadelphia International Airport
•  Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems
•  rabbittransit
•  Upper Merion Township
•  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

If you require any accessibility accommodation, such as live captioning, audio description, or a sign language interpreter, please email news@design.upenn.edu. Please note, we require at least five (5) business days’ notice.