OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, and our partners, DriveOhio Alliance today announced the agenda for our joint Connected Vehicle Technical Workshop on Monday, November 8 in the atrium of the Ohio Statehouse.
Registration for this in-person event is open to the public, but seating is limited.
This event will feature leading government and industry experts who will offer insights on current and future trends in connected mobility.
Falon Donohue, Partner, Narya Capital, will offer the keynote address, followed by a special video message from the Honorable Jon A. Husted, Lt. Governor, State of Ohio. The event will feature panel discussions and presentations on the testing and deployment of connected vehicle and infrastructure technologies.
Featured Speakers
Keynote – Falon Donohue, Partner, Narya Capital
Special Message – The Honorable Jon A. Husted, Lt. Governor, State of Ohio
OmniAir’s Connected Vehicle Technical Workshop is held in conjunction with the OmniAir Ohio Plugfest testing event, in partnership with DriveOhio, The Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research, and The Beta District. OmniAir Plugfests are the premier testing events for connected vehicles, consisting of extensive week-long conformance and interoperability testing both in the laboratory and field.
The Ohio Plugfest is the first North American event to conduct field testing in an open and live traffic environment for V2X connected vehicle technologies.
Who should attend?
The connected vehicle ecosystem comprises device manufacturers, tier-one suppliers, OEMs, deploying agencies, chipset manufacturers, test laboratories, test equipment providers, and others interested in contributing to developing a robust certification program for V2X communications. Government officials interested in deploying V2I technology are highly encouraged to attend to learn firsthand about the value that OmniAir Certification adds to their projects and deployments.
Connected Vehicle Workshop Agenda
Welcoming Remarks – 9:30 AM
Jason Conley, Executive Director, OmniAir
Howard Wood, Executive Director, DriveOhio
Keynote Presentation and Special Message – 9:45 AM
Keynote – Falon Donohue, Partner, Narya Capital
Special Message – The Honorable Jon A. Husted, Lt. Governor, State of Ohio
Panel 1 – 10:15 AM
Connected Vehicle Testing & Deployment in Ohio and Around the World
Moderator
Steve Novosad, VP & Associate Fellow, HNTB Corporation
Panelists
Tom Timcho, Senior Technical Principal – Connected and Automated Vehicles, WSP
Mark Peters, Director, Automotive Business Development, Qualcomm
Fernando Rodriguez, VP, Strategic Development Product Testing Americas, DEKRA
Dr. Tim Seitz, Senior Research Engineer, Research Team Lead Transportation Research Center Inc.
Panel 2 – 11:30 AM Connected Vehicle Applications: V2X Applications – Innovations in Safety and Payment
Moderator
David Cooke, Senior Associate Director, The Ohio State University, Center for Automotive Research