2026 Speakers
Scott Blair
Editor-in-Chief
Engineering News-Record
Scott Seltz
Publisher
Engineering News-Record
Eric Beightel
Federal Strategy Director, ESA
Environmental Science Associates
Brent Efron
Senior Advisor for Permitting & Infrastructure
Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC)
Sara Felker
Environmental Specialist
Virginia Dept. of Transportation
Kathryn Garcia
Executive Director
Port Authority NY/NJ
Jim Heitmann
Chief Operating Officer
Port Authority NY/NJ
Todd Josifovski
Senior Vice President, Nuclear Energy Development
NY Power Authority
Julia Kerson
Deputy Mayor for Operations
New York City
Kris Kolluri
President and CEO
NJ TRANSIT
Executive Director
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
David Kooris
Executive Director
Connecticut Municipal Development Authority
Gagandeep Singh
Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development and Planning
NJ TRANSIT
Eric R. Swenson
Deputy Commander, North Atlantic Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Palmina Whelan
Capital Program Director
The New Terminal One at JFK
Tom Wright
President and CEO
Regional Plan Association








