8:45 - 9:30 am
Registration + Move LA Expo
9:30 am
Welcome from Move LA Executive Director Eli Lipmen
and Executive Committee Member Mike SchneiderInvocation
Rev. Dr. Edgar Rivera Colón from The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries
9:45- 10:45 am
Biltmore Bowl
Vision 2026: The Clean Air and Climate Health Initiative
Hosted by IBEW Local Union 11
Moderator: Denny Zane, Founder, Move LA
Vanessa Delgado
Chair, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Fernando Gaytan
Senior Attorney, Earth Justice
Chris Hannan
President, State Building & Construction Trades Council
Angelina Galiteva
CEO, ARCHES
Norman Rogers
2nd Vice President, United Steelworkers Local 675
Tanya Peacock
Chair, California Hydrogen Business Council
Jerilyn Mendoza, JD
Los Angeles Regional Organizer, Climate Center
Cristhian Tapia-Delgado
Climate Campaigner, Pacific Environment
9:45 - 10:45 am
Regency Room
Building a Permanent Movement for Transit Justice in California (And How Philanthropy Can Help)
Move LA will create a space to discuss how we work to advance transit justice work, organize transit riders, and better demonstrate the need to address gaps in funding for public transit and vehicle miles traveled reduction at the local, state, and federal level. This workshop style format will encourage collaboration, brainstorming, and forward-thinking strategy.
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Biltmore Bowl
Creating the World’s Greatest Transit System
We invested in transit with Measures R & M. Now, we must implement R & M – new light rail lines, new subway lines, enhanced bus service, bike/ped systems, a strategy to rebuild transit ridership after COVID and ensure the safety of all, and make the Olympic moment another moment of LA pride!
Moderated by
Eli Lipmen
Executive Director, Move LA
Gloria Roberts
Director, Caltrans District 7
Chief Planning Officer, LA Metro
Tracy Hernandez
CEO, Los Angeles County Business Federation
Romel Pascual
Executive Director, CicLAvia
Michael Schneider
CEO, Streets for All
Matt Gaines
Political Director, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 12
11-12:15 pm
Regency Room
Artificial Intelligence: How Will It Transform Our Transportation Sector?
Hear from experts in government, business and procurement about the implications of AI testing and scaling here in Los Angeles and beyond. This timely discussion will focus on potential impacts, the role of the federal and local governments, the use of data and the considerations for consumer privacy.
Moderated by
Rani Narula-Woods
CEO, Excellence in Innovation
Strategic Advisor, Move LA
Ami Fields-Meyer
Former Senior Policy Advisor to the Vice President of the United States
Vladimir Gallegos
Supervisor – Transportation Planner
City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)
Dan Katz
Vice President,Public Policy, Hayden AI
12:30-2:00 pm
Main Stage Luncheon
Biltmore Bowl
Land Acknowledgment by
Dr. Daniel K. Tabor, Move LA Board President
Opening Remarks by
Eli Lipmen, Executive Director
Let’s Do the Big Stuff!
Investing in Public Infrastructure - the State + National Impact
Hosted by the State Building & Construction Trades Council of California
Alex Padilla
United States Senator (CA) Video Message
Shailen Bhatt
United States Department of Transportation FHWA Administrator
Toks Omishakin
Secretary, California State Transportation Agency
Karen Bass
Los Angeles City Mayor Video Message
Yvonne Wheeler
President, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Ernesto Medrano
LA/OC Building Trades Council
2:15-3:30 pm
Biltmore Bowl
Real Strategies that Address the Affordable Housing and Crisis of Homelessness in LA
Hosted by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Moderated by
Denny Zane
Founder, Policy Director, Move LA
Joe Donlin
Executive Director, United to House LA
Susie Shannon
Policy Director, Housing is a Human Right
Tommy Newman
Vice President, United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Anne-Marie Otey,
Communications Director, LA/OC Building & Construction Trades Council
Dr. Danial K. Tabor
Board President, Move LA
Frances Engler
Organizing Director, Unite HERE Local 11
Arianna Bankler-Jukes
Advocacy Manager & Organizer
Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing (SCANPH)
2:15-3:45 pm
Regency Room
What Will Be the Legacy of the Olympics & Paralympics in Los Angeles?
Hosted By Mott MacDonald
Can we change LA’s car culture…permanently? With a “car-free” Olympics promised by LA Metro, we have the opportunity transform the region and create legacy infrastructure, such as a “Festival Trail” that benefits Angelenos for decades to come.
Moderator: Hilary Norton, Move LA Board Member and California Transportation Commissioner
Erin Bromighim
Deputy Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Seleta Reynolds
Chief Innovation Officer, Metro
Chris Torres
Principal, Agency: Artifact
Delilah Lanoix
CEO, ButterFLi
Randy Johnson
Director of Government Relations & Outreach, Access Services
Jason Foster
President and COO, Destination Crenshaw
4:00 - 5:00pm
Biltmore Bowl
Honoring a Legend:
Assemblymember Chris Holden
Special Guests: Supervisor Hilda Solis and Assemblymember Miguel Santiago
Networking Reception with drinks, hors d’oeuvres and
a special presentation for Assemblymember Chris Holden