Dan Toohey is Vice President of Sales and E-ZPass Program Manager for Kapsch TrafficCom North
America. Kapsch TrafficCom is an international supplier of superior intelligent transportation systems
(ITS) and electronic toll collection systems. With its end-to-end solution portfolio, Kapsch TrafficCom
covers the entire value creation chain of its customers, from products and systems to integration and
operations, as a one-stop shop. Kapsch TrafficCom North America is also the exclusive supplier of all EZPass
technology including readers and transponders. Dan has over two decades of experience as a
transportation professional and senior level executive with extensive knowledge of the domestic and
international tolling and intelligent transportation system markets.

David Sequino, Co-Founder & President INTEGRITY Security Services (ISS) has more than two decades of experience, delivering next-generation security. As VP of Sales, Marketing, and Product Management, David and the team built Certicom into a leading security provider, tripling the size of the company before its sale. David holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University and attended MIT’s Sloan School of Management’s Executive Leadership program.

Dr. Jim Lansford is a Director in the standards group at Qualcomm, responsible for Wi-Fi standards and strategy. He has over 35 years of experience in communications systems, digital signal processing, and strategic business development. Prior to its acquisition by Qualcomm in August 2015, he was a Fellow in the Global Standards Group at Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR).

Dr. Lansford has been Chief Technology Officer of three wireless startups (Momentum Microsystems, Mobilian, and Alereon) and held senior technical positions at Harris and Intel Corporation before CSR and Qualcomm. Dr. Lansford was formerly the co-chair of 802.15.3a (high speed UWB) as well as former chair of 802.19 (Coexistence) within IEEE 802, and was also a vice-chair of IEEE 802.15.2. He is currently chair of the Wireless Next Generation Standing Committee in IEEE 802.11. In the Wi-Fi Alliance, he chairs the Automotive Market Segment Task Group, the DSRC Marketing and Technical Task Groups, and the Long Range Strategy Group. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the OmniAir Consortium, a certification body for connected vehicle techn

Justin Johnson is a technical researcher and innovator for 3M company where he has worked in the corporate research laboratories since 2004. With experience in tolling systems and connected autonomous vehicle technologies, Justin is well suited to serve on the Board of Directors for OmniAir. He is a member of the SAE DSRC Technical Committee, a member of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, USDOT’s CAT coalition, and the FHWA Work Zone Data Initiative.  Most recently, Justin has been working in the connected and autonomous ecosystem focused on learning how to create safer and more effective infrastructure for the vehicles of tomorrow.

Liana brings over seven years of experience as a research analyst at Panasonic’s R&D Corporation of America in Mountain View, CA. She performs investigations into potential technology partners and collaborators in automotive, AI, logistics, and other strategic industries.

 Liana holds an MBA from San Jose State University and a BA in East Asian Studies from UC Davis.

Mike Brown is an Institute Engineer for Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). He has been a leader in the development of intelligent systems for over twenty-one years. Mr. Brown has served various federal, state, and commercial clients in projects spanning the areas of Advanced Traffic and Traveler Information Systems, Smart Cities, Cybersecurity, Connected Vehicle Systems, and Vehicle Automation. Mr. Brown is a subject matter expert for numerous standards committees in standards development organizations including Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Paul Sakamoto is the COO of Savari, the leader in V2X (Vehicle to Vehicle/Infrastructure/Pedestrian) hardware and software. When installed in multiple DSRC or C-V2X equipped vehicles, Savari’s products constantly update the other equipped vehicles and drivers in the area with predictive location data, thus preventing accident situations instead of reacting to them. The technology also improves fuel economy by dramatically increasing the safety and efficiency of traffic signal systems that interact using the DSRC standard.

Prior to Savari, Paul held a variety of senior leadership roles in the semiconductor equipment industry including DFT Microsystems (CEO), DCG Systems (VP/GM), Inovys (CEO), Credence Systems (VP/GM), Micro Component Technology (VP Sales), Megatest (Sales Director) as Intel Corp. (PE Manager).

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Paul received his BSEE from Oregon State University, which made him part of its Academy of Distinguished Engineers in 2010. Paul is a long term resident of Silicon Valley.

Robert Galvin joined the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in December 2013 as the agency’s Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Galvin has over 25 years of experience in both public and private sectors, including leadership roles at one of the largest specialty design-build contractors in the world – and as an executive at a leading supplier of ERP and field service management software for the construction industry. Prior to joining the Port Authority, Mr. Galvin was CTO of the School Construction Authority where he reorganized the Technology department and modernized their enterprise applications by deploying data warehousing, cloud, and mobile technologies.

Suzanne Murtha is the National Lead for Connected and Automated Technology at AECOM. She is based in Alexandria, Virginia and is also on the Board of Directors of the OmniAir Consortium, a trade association that advocates for the development and promotion of certification for the intelligent transportation industry. Suzanne is a long-term veteran of the ITS industry, she has significant background in ITS and advanced automotive technologies including dedicated short-range communications, connected and automated vehicles, smart cities and big data. She has worked in-depth with the international ITS community and industry on advanced research, standards development, and certification processes. She has supported large-scale program management contracts and evaluation efforts for federal, state, local, and private clients.