7:30–8:30 AM
Meal
NOVEMBER 11–13 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Autonomy.
In motion.
The 2026 digital program
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort
AUTONOMOUSCONNECTEDELECTRICSHARED
YOUR SUMMIT, AT A GLANCE
The conversations
that move us forward.
Three days of ideas, connections and
real-world mobility. All times Eastern.
Thursday, November 12
DRAFT SCHEDULESchedule and speaker participation are subject to confirmation. All times Eastern.
8:30–8:45 AM
Ceremony
Florida's Opportunity: Welcome & Opening Theme
“Florida's Opportunity to Lead the Autonomous Economy”
Jeff Brandes, President & Founder, Florida Policy Project Michelle Maikisch, Executive Director, Central Florida Expressway Authority
8:45–9:30 AM
Keynote
Big Ideas: Florida Forward: 2035
Invited: Cathie Wood, Founder, CEO, ARK Invest Reilly Brennan, Trucks VC
9:30–10:10 AM
Keynote
Scaling the Robotaxi: Inside Waymo's Playbook
Annabel Chang, Director of U.S. State & Local Policy and Public Policy Campaigns
10:10–10:20 AM
Break
Networking Break
10:20–10:55 AM
Panel
Skyward Partnerships: Announcement
Rohit Wariyar, SkyDrive Local Leaders
11:00–11:25 AM
Session
Sweetening Florida's Future: Autonomy in Agriculture
US Sugar, John Deere
11:30 AM–12:00 PM
Panel
Freight First: The Autonomous Trucking Revolution
Invited: Kodiak, Potential: Gatik, Ryder, Aurora, Florida Trucking Moderator: Alex Roy
12:00–1:00 PM
Meal
Leadership Luncheon
Featured: Governor-Elect (invited)
1:15–1:45 PM
Session
Wings & Wheels: The Last-Mile Sky
Zipline
1:45–2:15 PM
Session
Rail Renaissance: What Would Flagler Think?
Matt Soule, CEO, Parallel
2:15–2:45 PM
Session
Delivering Smarter Roads: The Digital Twin
Tyler Duvall, CEO, Cavnue
2:45–3:00 PM
Session
Best Practices Lessons for Florida
Jodie Bare & Robert Suess, Parsons Working title; final presentation title to follow.
3:00–3:15 PM
Break
Networking Break
3:15–5:15 PM
Afternoon breakout sessions
Explore all eight tracks ↗THURSDAY · 3:15–5:15 PM
Choose your
next conversation.
Eight breakout tracks.
Individual times and rooms to follow.
01Building It: Engineers & Agencies
Reimagining Transportation with All Intelligence, HDR Transportation Technology, Trey Tillander, Florida DOT Building The House, Jennifer Fortunas, DOT Digital & Connected Corridors, Alison Stettner, DOT One Network, Many Modes: The Future of Multimodal Transportation, HDR
02EMS, Safety & Security
Emergency response protocols for autonomous corridors Piet Van Os, Head of Enterprise Resilience. Piet will conduct a breakout session detailing our work training law enforcement and first responders, along with our partnerships with these agencies
03The Future of Cities Without Drivers
Urban planning & curb management in a driverless era Speakers not yet assigned
04Ports, Airports & Autonomous Logistics
Port Tampa Bay Port Miami JAXPORT Tampa International Airport Orlando International Airport Focus: cargo automation, autonomous yard operations, airport mobility
05The Workforce of 2035
Job displacement & new careers Technician workforce pipelines Education partnerships
06Debate: Will Human Drivers Be Illegal by 2050?
2030 outlook Robotaxi economics Freight transformation Regulatory priorities
07University Research Showcase
University of Florida USF · UCF · Florida State MIT · Carnegie Mellon
08Women in Mobility
Speaker details pending.
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT / 01THE PEOPLE MOVING AUTONOMY FORWARD
UBER
Richard
Willder
Global Head of Autonomous Policy
Richard leads government affairs and public policy for Uber’s global autonomous operations across mobility, delivery and freight.
Read Richard’s bio
Richard is Uber’s Global Head of Autonomous Policy, leading government affairs and public policy work streams for Uber’s global autonomous operations across mobility, delivery and freight. During his almost ten year tenure at Uber, Richard led major regulatory reform for ridesharing in key global markets, leading public policy in North Asia, and prior to that in Australia. Before joining Uber, Richard worked as a policy, political and strategic advisor to Australia’s Coalition Government across a wide array of portfolio responsibilities.
Talk title and final slot subject to speaker approval.
MORE VOICES. NEW PERSPECTIVES.
Meet the Parsons speakers.
Joining the main stage.
Final presentation title to follow.
Parsons
Jodie Bare
Vice President of Parsons X · Parsons Fellow
Advancing AI, data strategy and digital transformation for critical infrastructure.
Read Jodie’s bio
Jodie Bare is a nationally recognized leader in AI-driven innovation, data strategy, and digital transformation for critical infrastructure organizations. As Vice President of Parsons X and a Parsons Fellow, she advises public-sector owners on how to modernize operations through the strategic use of data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and enterprise technology.
Her work spans transportation agencies, airports, transit systems, and smart cities, where she has led initiatives involving connected vehicle data, AI-enabled asset management, digital governance, operational analytics, and large-scale technology modernization. Most recently, she has helped organizations explore how emerging AI capabilities can transform infrastructure operations, maintenance workflows, and decision-making processes.
Jodie specializes in bridging strategy and execution, helping organizations move from vision to operational adoption while ensuring technology investments deliver measurable value.
Parsons
Robert Suess
Senior Vice President, Intelligent Infrastructure
Applying intelligent transportation technology to safer, more efficient mobility.
Read Robert’s bio
Robert Suess leads Parsons Intelligent Infrastructure sector managing their Advanced Traffic Management, Transportation Safety Operations, and Vehicle Inspection Services businesses. Robert oversees over 70 intelligent transportations projects utilizing software, hardware, and AI technology to help improve the safety, mobility, and efficiency of our transportation network. Key projects include the deployment of predictive analysis to reduce pedestrian deaths and vehicle collisions as well as ML models for decision support and traffic flow optimization.
Robert joined Parsons in 2022 and has over 20 years of experience leading international technology businesses most recently at Microsoft, where he held various positions including General Manager of New Technology for Western Europe, General Manager of Developer & Platform for Latin America, and General Manager of Developer & Platform for US East Region.
Robert served in the United States Navy as a non-commissioned officer specializing in communications and is a Private Pilot and experimental aircraft builder.
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