
FLPRITE Student Leadership Summit 2022 in Tallahassee (SLSTally2022) offers students, professionals, and organizations a unique platform for networking, learning, showcasing, and exchanging views about multi-dimensional aspects of transportation with a focus on leadership and soft skills. The Summit is planned and designed in a way that will bring opportunities for both students and organizations.
Because: WHO RUN THE WORLD? leaders 😎
Agenda
Day 1 - Friday, Feb 4, 2022
3:00 PM -
5:00 PM
Arrival and Student Activities
Kayaking
Sand Volleyball
Dinner Sandwich at Beautiful Tallahassee Nature
4:00 PM
Hotel Check-in
We have a Hotel block under the name ITE Student Leadership Summit at Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown. Your rooms will be assigned based on registration and free parking is available
6:00 PM -
8:00 PM
Social at First Friday Festival
On the first Friday of every month, we have a festival at the Railroad Square in Tallahassee. In this area, there are several art&design focused shops and restaurants-bars-beer gardens with live music. Join us for a social at your own cost. Law enforcement officers will help you with free parking spots.
Day 2 - Saturday, Feb 5, 2022
6:00 AM -
8:00 AM
Breakfast
7:00 AM -
9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM -
11:00 AM
Welcome & Leadership Panel
Moderator:
Thuha Nguyen, PE, PTOE - President - via planning
Panelists:
Dan Beaty, AICP - Department Manager - HNTB
Rosana Correa, PE, PTOE, FITE - Vice President - ITE International
Raj Ponnaluri, Ph.D., PE, PTOE, PMP - State Connected Vehicle, Arterials & Managed Lanes Engineer - FDOT
Lisa Spainhour, Ph.D., PE - Department Chair - Civil and Environmental Engineering - FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
11:00 AM -
11:30 AM
Networking Break
11:30 AM -
12:30 PM
Student SharkTank Competiton
Moderator:
Andrew Velasquez, PE, PTOE - Student to Young Member ITE Task Force Co-Chair, Program Manager - AECOM
Judges:
Thuha Nguyen, PE, PTOE - President - Via Planning
Eric Gordin, PE - Treasurer - FLPRITE, Assistant Traffic Operations Engineer - FDOT
Jeff Whalen, Ph.D. - STEM Entrepreneur in Residence - Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, FSU
Participating Students:
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12:30 PM -
12:45 PM
Group Photo
12:45 PM -
2:00 PM
Lunch with Keynote Speaker
Will Watts, PE - Chief Engineer - Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
2:00 PM -
2:15 PM
Networking Break
2:15 PM -
3:15 PM
Student to Professional Life Transition Panel
Moderators:
Andrew Velasquez, PE, PTOE, ITE Student to Young Member Task Force Co-Chair - Program Manager - AECOM
Ash Omidvar, Ph.D. - Decision Science & Analytics Leader - Delta Airlines
Panelists:
Fabio Sasahara, Ph.D., PMP - Outreach and Training Team Lead - McTrans Center - UFTI
Pruthvi Manjunatha, Ph.D. - Research Assistant Professor - ISTREET - UFTI
Simone Burns - Civil Analyst - Kimley-Horn
Cecilia Kadeha - Transport Specialist - World Bank Group
3:15 PM -
3:30 PM
Networking Break
3:30 PM -
4:15 PM
Soft-skill Session:
Personality Test
Facilitators:
Catalina Echeverri, PMP - President - FLPRITE, Project Manager - Gannett Fleming
Dave Muntean, PE - Senior Project Manager - Halff Associates
4:15 PM -
4:30 PM
Networking Break
4:30 PM -
5:45 PM
Technical Session:
Disaster Management and Resilient Transportation
Speakers:
Brian Wolshon, PhD., PE, PTOE - Director - Gulf Coast Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency, Professor - LSU
Scott Parr, PhD., PE - Assistant Professor - ERAU
Eren Ozguven, PhD - Director - Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response (RIDER) Center, Associate Professor - FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
5:45 PM -
6:00 PM
Networking Break
6:00 PM -
7:30 PM
Dinner with Success Stories from Women in Transportation
Speakers:
Anita Vandervalk-Ostrander, PE, PMP - Vice President of Strategic Business Development - Iteris
Jodi Godfrey - Senior Research Associate - CUTR - USF
Catalina Echeverri, PMP - President - FLPRITE, Project Manager - Gannett Fleming
Day 3 - Sunday, Feb 5, 2022
6:00 AM -
8:00 AM
Breakfast, Hotel Check-Out
9:00 AM -
11:30 AM
Resume Cafe & Career Fair
Resume Cafe Volunteering Professionals:
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Career Fair Boots:
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11:30 AM -
1:00 PM