Chattanooga Connect Agenda
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Chattanooga Connect Schedule at a Glance:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025 | |
| 5–7 p.m. | Chattanooga Connect Welcome Reception and Check-In Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga TN 37403 |
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025 | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Chattanooga Connect Check-In and Breakfast Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402 |
| 8:05 a.m. – 8:20 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 |
| 8:25 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Connecting Communities, Transforming the Future Kristin White, Head of Transportation Strategy and Partnerships, Google |
| 9:05 a.m. – 10:00 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 |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:55 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 |
| 10:55 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Break |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.(Session A) | AI at Edge Moderator: Austin Harris, Deputy Director and CTO, Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) Panel to be announced |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.(Session B) | TNGO Moderator: Braden Stover, Chief Policy Officer, TN Department of Economic and Community Development Panel to be announced |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Keynote Session Details to be announced |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:25 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 |
| 2:25 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. | Break |
| 2:40 p.m. – 3:35 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 |
| 3:35 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | SMART Chattanooga: Large-Scale V2X Deployment for Safer, Smarter, and More Responsive Streets Panel to be announced |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Closing Session Moderator: Mina Sartipi, Director, Center for Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) Speaker to be announced |
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025 | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Coffee, Bagels & Networking |
| 8:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Workshops to be Announced |