US HIGH SPEED RAIL ASSOCIATION

21st Century Transportation for America

 
 
 
HOTEL
 
NEWS ALERTS
 
NEW SPONSORS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Holland & Knight
 
TOPICS
  • Bringing High Speed Rail to America
  • Why High Speed
  • High Speed Rail Around the World
  • Real Estate Development Opportunities
  • Transit Oriented Development
  • Rail Station Architecture and Design
  • Creating Jobs & Stimulating the Economy
  • Scaling Up HSR Renewable Energy
  • Planning New HSR Systems
  • Streamlining Application Process
  • Financing HSR
  • Infrastructure Fund HSR
  • Technology of HSR
  • Integrating with Transit

 
SPEAKERS
  • U.S. Congresswoman Kathy Castor 
  • U.S. Congressman John Mica
  • U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown
  • Mel Martinez, Former US Senator, Florida
  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (Invited)
  • Florida Governor Charlie Crist (Invited)
  • Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
  • Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio
  • Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado
  • Nazih Haddad, Florida Department of Transportation
  • Judge Quentin L. Kopp, California High Speed Rail Authority
  • Katherine Perez, Director, Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles
  • Joe Reed, Balfour Beatty Rail
  • Timothy Jackson, Managing Principal, AECOM
  • Arnold Gibbs, Terracon Consultant Engineers
  • Ed Turanchik, Director Connect Us
  • Mike Bedke, Partner, DLA Piper
  • Antonio Perez, CEO Talgo, Spain
  • Richard Lawless, U.S.-Japan High-Speed Rail
  • Michael Kehs, Head of US Public Affairs, Hill & Knowlton
  • Mary Hamill, President & CEO, Global-5 Communications
  • Huw Thomas, Foster+Partners, London
  • Stuart Sirota, Partner, TND Planning Group
  • Andrew Georgiadis, Dover Kohl Town Planning
  • Cecilia Ribalaygua, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain
  • Jan Moorlag, Arcadis, Netherlands
  • John Beck, Beck Consulting Group
  • Dwayne Ingram, Amadeus
  • Jeffrey Boothe, Partner, Holland & Knight
  • JD Stokes, SE3 Engineering
  • Michael Cant, SMI International Financial Advisory Group, Montreal 
  • Jeffrey Bandini, Partner, Parker Poe
  • Susan Skemp, Center for Ocean Energy Technology, FAU
  • John Krieger, Counsel US PIRG

New Speakers Are Being Added Each Week
 
 
 
March 4-5 in Orlando, Florida

 
Florida Department of Transportation Officials Will Present Their HSR Plans and the Procurement Process
 
"Now, standing-room-only crowds show up when rail is on the agenda"
-New York Times, November 6, 2009
Executives from these companies will be at the conference:
Balfour Beatty
AECOM
Parsons Brinkerhoff
Bechtel
Flour
U.S.-Japan High Speed Rail
Central Japan Railway
Japan Int'l Transport Institute
Korail
Alstom
Siemens
Talgo
Bombardier
Hyundai Rotem

Foster + Partners Architects
HOK
Dover Kohl
Autodesk
Bentley Systems
Terracon
SMI International
First Southwest Investment Bank
Hill & Knowlton
Global-5 Communications
Arcadis
Shaw Group
Faithful+Gould
Amtrak 
DLA Piper
Holland & Knight
Manatt
Parker Poe
Lockheed Martin
Raytheon
Invensys Rail
Sumitomo
Finley Engineering
Mc Dean
Archer Western
Wilbur Smith 
 
 
"There's no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains"
-President Obama, January 27, 2010
 
 
Mel Martinez, Former US Senator, Florida
US Congresswoman Corrine Brown, Florida
US Congressman John Mica, Florida
US Congresswoman Kathy Castor, Florida
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (Invited)
Nazih Haddad, Florida Department of Transportation
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado
Antonio Perez, CEO - Talgo, Spain
Joe Reed, Vice President for Transit, Balfour Beatty
Mike Bedke, Partner - DLA Piper, Florida
Jan Moorlag, Intenational Business Manager - Arcadis, Netherlands
Katherine Perez, Executive Director - Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles
Judge Quentin L. Kopp, California High Speed Rail Authority
Stuart Sirota, Partner, TND Planning Group
Cecilia Ribalaygua, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain
John Krieger, Counsel, US PIRG
Huw Thomas, Partner - Foster+Partners, London
Richard Lawless, President & CEO, U.S.-Japan High-Speed Rail
JD Stokes, Vice President - SE3 Engineering & Planning
Arnold Gibbs, Vice President & Principal - Terracon, Orlando
Susan Skemp, Director - Center for Ocean Energy Technology, FAU
Jeffrey Boothe, Partner - Holland & Knight, Washington, DC
High capacity, efficient transportation for America

Hear about the many ways high speed rail will bring Florida and the nation into the 21st century:  A state-wide high speed rail system will create efficient, safe mobility for all, end our dependency on oil, and is the most significant solution to climate change.  Creating millions of jobs across America, a new high speed rail system will lead the next real estate boom, spark a new industrial revolution, and stimulate the entire American economy.
 
  Conference attendees will hear from:
  • Leading high speed rail experts from around the world
  • Profitable private rail operators
  • Members of Congress
  • Governors
  • Mayors
  • Florida state elected officials
  • Departments of transportation
  • Real estate development industry leaders
  • Engineering and construction professionals
  • Financial and investment executives
  • Architects, urban designers, planners
  • Smart growth experts
  • Renewable energy leaders
  • Leading academics
  • Activists