FRA, FTA Leaders to Address APTA Workforce Summit!
7/25/2024
FRA Administrator Amit Bose and FTA Executive Director Matthew Welbes will offer A Vision for the Workforce and special remarks during the Aug. 22 Opening Ceremony of APTA’s Workforce Summit, Aug. 21-23 in Washington, DC.
At the Workforce Summit, attendees will exchange ideas and best practices and learn about successful strategies for recruiting, reskilling, and retaining the public transit workforce. The Workforce Innovation Showcase will spotlight innovative products, services, and organizations th at support workforce development.
Bose and Welbes join a diverse lineup of renowned speakers representing all facets of workforce management and executive leadership, including APTA Chair Michele Wong Krause; APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas; keynote speaker Andy Byford, senior vice president, Amtrak; Matt Kirson, head of North America, International Association of Public Transport (UITP); Randy Clarke, general manager and CEO, WMATA; Nadine S. Lee, president & CEO, DART; India L. Birdsong Terry, general manager & CEO, GCRTA; Sebron Flenaugh III, executive director, human resources, AC Transit; Mersida Ibric, acting chief people officer, NYMTA; Stephanie Deiger, chief human resources officer, SEPTA; Dawn Jackson-Perkins, deputy chief people officer, LA Metro; Russell Bateman, training and education administrator, Amalgamated Transit Union, and more!