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High Gas Prices:
The Tipping Point

A Regional Response to a Global Crisis

Wednesday, September 10, 2008
7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Program

Omni Los Angeles Hotel  MAP IT
251 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 617-3300

Online registration has closed for this event. Walk-up registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 10, at the High Gas Prices Summit.

The Southern California Association of Governments, county transportation agencies and Mobility 21 invite you to a summit on the impact of increasing gas prices on the region and how residents, public agencies and the corporate world are responding. Expert panelists will address the current situation and explore short- and long-term, innovative solutions and initiatives for the region.

Be part of the conversation.

Topics:
  • Are high gas prices here to stay?
  • How much are commuters willing to pay to drive?
  • What are the alternatives?
  • What life and work changes are you willing to make?
  • Where do we go from here?

Agenda
7:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Welcome Remarks
Hon. Richard Dixon
Councilmember, City of Lake Forest and President, Southern California Association of Governments
8:45 am Keynote Address
Nancy D. Sidhu, Ph.D., Vice President and Senior Economist
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
9:15 am Break
9:40 am Panel 1: "Understanding the Gas Crisis: The Consumer's Response"
  • Darren Kettle, Moderator
    Executive Director, Ventura County Transportation Commission
  • Joe Sparano
    President, Western States Petroleum Association
  • Steve Finnegan
    Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Automobile Club of Southern California
  • David Lazarus
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times
  • Dr. Brian Taylor
    Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
11:00 am Break
11:10 am Panel 2: "Finding Transportation Solutions: The Public Sector's Response"
  • Roger Snoble, Moderator
    Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
  • Hon. Pam O'Connor
    Member of Metro Board of Directors and
    Councilmember, City of Santa Monica
  • Arthur T. Leahy
    Chief Executive Officer, Orange County Transportation Authority
  • Gina Marie Lindsey
    Executive Director, Los Angeles World Airports
12:45 pm Lunch Break
(Please be seated promptly)
1:00 pm Keynote Address
Hon. Wendy Greuel
Second District Councilwoman and President Pro Tempore
Los Angeles City Council
2:15 pm Panel 3: "Meeting Challenges: The Private Sector's Response"
  • Deborah Barmack, Moderator
    Executive Director, San Bernardino Associated Governments
  • Hon. Mike Ten
    Chair of SCAG Transportation Committee
    Industrial Engineering Supervisor, United Parcel Service
  • Martin Schlageter
    Campaign Director, Coalition for Clean Air
  • Paul Wuebben
    Clean Fuels Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District
  • Michael Lewis
    Construction Industry Consultant and President, Lewis & Company, Inc.
3:45 pm Next Steps and Closing Remarks
Hasan Ikhrata
Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments
4:00 pm End of Program
   

Online registration has closed for this event.


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