MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025 |
| 5:00p.m.–7:00p.m. | Chattanooga Connect Welcome Reception and Check-In
Hunter Museum of American Art
10 Bluff View, Chattanooga TN 37403 |
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025 |
| 7:30 a.m. | Chattanooga Connect Check-In and Breakfast
Chattanooga Convention Center
1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402 |
| 8:00 a.m. | - Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mina Sartipi, Director, Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP)
Dr. Lori Mann Bruce, Chancellor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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| 8:25 a.m. | - Connecting Communities, Transforming the Future
Kristin White, Head of Transportation Strategy and Partnerships, Google
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| 9:00 a.m. | - The Road Ahead: Policy, Partnerships, and Pilots in Autonomous Vehicle Deployment
Moderator: Laura Chace, President & CEO, Intelligent Transportation Society of America
Panel to be announced
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| 10:00 a.m. | - From V2X to AI Intersections: Powering Infrastructure for Connected and Autonomous Mobility
Moderator: Tim Drake, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Intelligent Transportation Society of America
Panel to be announced
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| 11:15 a.m. | - AI at Edge (Session A)
Moderator: Austin Harris, Deputy Director and CTO, Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP)
Panel to be announced - TNGO (Session B)
Moderator: Braden Stover, Chief Policy Officer, TN Department of Economic and Community Development
Panel to be announced
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| 12:00 p.m. | - Lunch Keynote
Details to be announced
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| 1:30 p.m. | - Tennessee in Motion: Building a Statewide Ecosystem for Transportation R&D
Moderator: Victoria Hirschberg, Assistant Vice President and Chief Economic Development Director, University of Tennessee System
Panel to be announced
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| 2:25 p.m. | - Computing the Future of Mobility: From Quantum to Supercomputing in Transportation Systems
Moderator: Janet Rehberg, President of Strategic Initiatives, EPB
Panel to be announced
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| 3:25 p.m. | - SMART Chattanooga: Large-Scale V2X Deployment for Safer, Smarter, and More Responsive Streets
Panel to be announced
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| 4:30 p.m. | - Closing Session
Moderator: Mina Sartipi, Director, Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP)
Speaker to be announced
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| 5:00 p.m. | Networking Happy Hour, Hosted by TennSMART and Co.Lab
Chattanooga Marriott Downtown, 2 Carter Street |
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025 |
| 8:00 a.m. | Coffee, Bagels, & Networking
Edney Innovation Center, 1100 Market Street |
| 8:45a-12p | Interactive Workshops & Demos
All workshops and demos will take place simultaneously on a rotating basis, starting from the Edney Innovation Center. Please arrive by 8:45 a.m. - ML King Boulevard Demos
USDOT SMART Chattanooga: Connected Roads in Action
Experience Chattanooga’s USDOT SMART project in action, showcasing real-world applications of EVP, TSP, SDSM, and VRU safety. This live demo highlights how connected mobility solutions can improve efficiency, safety, and the overall travel experience for all road users. Smart Streets in Action: Corridor, Crosswalk & Control
Experience Chattanooga’s living testbed through the MLK Smart Corridor, LG Smart Crosswalk, and a visit to the Traffic Management Center. See how data and technology are transforming everyday mobility. CONNECTing the Dots: Protecting VRUs with 5G C-V2X
This demonstration leverages V2X and sensor data sharing to perform vulnerable road user detection through a combination of real-time video streaming and SDSM messages over 5G-V2X direct communication. The OBU and RSU used for this demonstration are capable of switching between 5G-V2X and LTE-V2X communication, powered by Ettifos' Software Defined Modem (SDM) solution. - Edney Innovation Center Demos
CDA-X10: 1/10 Scale Connected Autonomous Systems Demo
See cooperative driving automation in action at 1/10th scale. This demo highlights how connected, automated vehicles interact, coordinate, and make safer, smarter decisions in a controlled test environment—showcasing the building blocks of tomorrow’s mobility. Multi-Agent Trajectory Forecasting in Urban Traffic
This demo highlights federated learning AI methods for forecasting traffic trajectories in urban environments. Using personalized federated learning, the system enables improved accuracy, scalability, and privacy in predicting how vehicles and pedestrians move.
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| 9a-12p | Transportation Solutions for Industrial Hubs
Edney Innovation Center
A half-day workshop focused on innovative, practical transportation solutions that support workforce mobility in Tennessee's growing industrial hubs. |
