Program

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Registration, Breakfast

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Welcome and Introduction to the Workshop

Lien Dastgir, PE - President of IAACE

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

IAACE Scholarship Program Update

Ali Issa, PE, PTOE - Vice President of IAACE 

Platinum Sponsor 1: Consertus (2 min Speaking Time/Video)

Room: Crystal

Room: Sapphire

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

MOT - Agency Presentations

• Joseph Jones (Arterial Highways), and Yaser Alzubi (Expressway), Illinois Department of Transportation 
• Keith Keslinke, PE and Zayed Kiswani, Illinois Tollway
• Q&A

Government Leaders Panel Discussion: Leadership & Mentorship

Moderator: Tony Quigley

• Fawad Aqueel, PE, PTOE, IDOT Bureau Chief of Design 
• Jai Kalayil , Deputy Commissioner, CDOT 
• Sarah Kim, PE, Illinois Tollway 
• Katie Bell, PE, CCDOTH

9:45 AM-10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM - 10:45AM

MOT - Agency Presentations

• Micah Dominguez (Project Studies Manager) & Brian Roberts, PE, PTOE (Traffic Manager) Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (CCDoTH)
• Karol Rybaltowski, Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)
• Q&A

VIP Meet and Greet

• Exclusive VIP Meet and Greet with Agency leaders from IDOT, Tollway, CDOT and CCDOTH for IAACE Corporate Members and Event Sponsors Only

10:45 AM -11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Room: Emerald & Diamond



Sponsors & Corporate Members Recognition

• Akshar Patel & Molly Ma, IAACE Events Committee Chairs

President’s Address: Lien Dastgir, PE -President of IAACE 

Platinum Sponsor 2 - (2 min video/Speaking Time)

Lunch

Guest Speakers (Agency Updates)

• Tom Carney, Assistant Secretary, Illinois Department of Transportation
• Manar Nashif, PE - Chief Engineering Officer, Illinois Tollway
• Jennifer (Sis) Killen, PE - Superintendent, Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways 
• TBD - CDOT

IAACE Mentorship Program Update

• Talha Mohammed, PE, PTOE - IAACE Mentorship Committee Chair

Raffle

Moderator: Samina Saleem– IAACE Membership Committee Chair

Room: Crystal

Room: Sapphire

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Utilities Coordination - Agency Presentations

• Tyler Petersen, Illinois Department of Transportation 
• Michelle Ho and John Lussow, Illinois Tollway
• Q&A

Design Build 

Moderator: Naveed Sarwar, PE – AECOM

• Innovative Project Delivery
  Mike Stirk- Bureau Chief of Innovative Project Delivery, Illinois Department of Transportation 
• Alternative Project Delivery
  Manar Nashif, PE - Chief Engineering Officer, IL Tollway
• Q&A

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Break

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Utilities Coordination - Agency Presentations

• Micah Dominguez (Construction Manager) and Stephanie Kuo (Permit Manager), Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (CCDoTH)
• Sheetal James, Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)
• Q&A

Advanced Technology in Transportation 

Moderator: Ali Issa, PE, PTOE

• Drone Survey -David Wilkinson, P.E. SWE Solutions
• On Station -Doris Stokes

3:15 PM - 3:20 PM

Closing Remarks

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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