CENTRE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (CTI)

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1 CENTRE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (CTI) Final Agenda Innovation in Transportation and Infrastructure NOVEMBER 27 (DINNER ONLY) & 28 (FULL-DAY MEETING), 2017 Dinner Location: Meeting Location: Accommodation: Contact: Meeting objectives: The Metropolitan Brasserie Restaurant (700 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON) (255 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON) The Alt Hotel (185 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON) Dianne Williams, Associate Director, Strategy and Engagement Office: ext. 330, Cell: To learn how GHGs can be reduced from the (on-road) freight sector, by examining current and future trends and technologies relevant to that sector; To understand how the smart port concept is being operationalized at the Port of Montreal; To examine the role of big data and analytics within the rail sector; To explore two new transit visions: one for the Pearson Airport area in Toronto, and one in the City of Calgary; and To learn about a new evaluation framework that allows for the measurement of wellbeing in relation to design projects. 1

2 CENTRE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (CTI) November 27, 2017 The Metropolitan Brasserie Restaurant 6:00 8:30 p.m. Networking Dinner November 28, 2017 Prem Benimadhu Boardroom 8:00 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks and Roundtable Introductions Dianne Williams Associate Director, Strategy and Operations Julia Markovich Senior Research Associate, Transportation Policy 9:00 10:15 a.m. Disruptive Technologies in Freight Len Coad Director, Energy, Environment and Transportation Policy has examined road freight and the challenges associated with reducing GHG emissions as the economy and freight movement continues to grow. This presentation will focus on recent analysis and present scenarios for future improvements. The analysis considers current and expected future trends in vehicle technologies for engines/drive trains, auxiliary loads, and trailers to measure potential improvements in fuel efficiency and reductions in GHG emissions. It also considers the potential for disruptive technologies such as platooning, autonomous or connected trucks, improved load management, broader improvements in driver behaviour, better traffic optimization, etc. 10:15 10:45 a.m. Networking Break 2

3 10:45 11:30 a.m. The Port of Montreal: Developing a Smart Port Daniel Olivier Director, Business Innovation Montreal Port Authority The Port of Montreal is Canada s second-ranked port by volume and fifthranked container port on the eastern seaboard of North America. As the interface between land and maritime logistical links, ports constitute a complex intermodal system that not only have to deal with growing urban pressures, but also have to compete in a market undergoing constant change. The Port of Montreal has to handle some 2,500 trucks a day while maintaining a competitive rate of flow. In an effort, both to reduce its carbon footprint and to maintain the flow of goods, the Port of Montreal recently launched Trucking PORTal: a mobile web application for truckers and dispatchers that indicates traffic and wait times at port container terminals in real time, to help them maximize efficiency. Data is captured via a range of smart technologies. In this session, you will learn how the Port of Montreal is addressing the transition to the digital era, and what challenges it presents for the Port administration. 11:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Data-Analytics and the Evolution of Rail Fady Mansour Assistant Vice-President, Strategy and Innovation CN Since its inception, CN has gone through four main eras of innovation and transformation. The first being when it went from a Crown Corporation to a public company, the second when it evolved to precision railroading, in its third era, CN established itself as a critical part of the supply chain and the fourth and current era is of experimentation as it relates to digital transformation. This talk will focus on this most recent era as CN moves away from manual-centred operations to exploring automation and technological innovations. In this talk you will learn about how CN is incorporating big data and analytics as a key component of its strategic plan going forward. Tina Marshall Room 12:15 1:15 p.m. Networking Lunch 3

4 Prem Benimadhu Boardroom 1:15 2:00 p.m. Pearson Transit Hub: Reimagining Canada s Busiest Airport Eileen Waechter Director, Corporate Relations and Strategic Partnerships Greater Toronto Airport Authority Toronto Pearson s strong passenger traffic growth and Ontario s economic vibrancy are inextricably linked, with each acting as a driver of the other to the ultimate benefit of the communities surrounding the airport, the province and the country at large. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has taken a lead role in ensuring that continued growth is sustainable by addressing the pressing issue of road congestion through its vision for a regional transit centre. Dubbed by some as a Union Station West, a regional transit centre on airport grounds would facilitate the movement of people and goods to, from, and around Toronto Pearson; remove personal cars from the roads, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions; give residents in priority communities better access to jobs; and generally, make it easier for people to work, play, and invest in Southern Ontario. In this session, you will learn how the GTAA is working to connect people both on the ground and in the air. 2:00 2:30 p.m. Networking Break 2:30 3:15 p.m. Funding Innovation at Work Chetak Shah Director, Infrastructure Advisory Hatch In this session, you will learn about Hatch s approach to helping clients find innovative approaches to finding ancillary funding that could be used to fund and operate infrastructure assets in some of the world s biggest cities. This presentation will focus on the particular ways in which the private sector can be leveraged to create revenue opportunities that can supplement grant funding and policy-based revenue sources. 3:15 4:00 p.m. Community Wellbeing: A New Framework for Evaluating Infrastructure Julia Markovich Senior Research Associate, Georg Josi Principal, DIALOG Over the last few decades, the concept of wellbeing has emerged as an important alternative to understanding and measuring the performance of communities and guiding their design. Unlike standard approaches (such as GDP), which measure the health of economies, wellbeing involves a more 4

5 holistic approach that emphasizes the health and quality of life of people and considers a suite of social, environmental, economic, cultural, and political influences. This session presents on a collaborative research project involving (CTI and Health Economics) and DIALOG. It provides an overview of a new evaluation framework developed to measure wellbeing for design projects, and highlights key findings from a recent application of this framework to a completed DIALOG project in Ontario. 4:00 4:30 p.m. Closing Roundtable Discussion Members and guests will have the opportunity to debrief the day focusing on key take-aways and learnings. There will also be discussion around research priorities for the coming year, new activities we are considering, and discussion on the theme for the next meeting. 4:30 4:45 p.m. Final Remarks, Meeting Adjourns 5