CityAge Los Angeles:
Shaping the Next Los Angeles
IN PERSON SUMMIT
May 25, 2023
The California Club | 8:30 am - 1:30 pm (PT)
Showing America - and the World - How to Build the Future
The United States is carrying out an historic reinvestment in its infrastructure and cities.
As host to both the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games, the 2029 version of Los Angeles can show America – and the world – how to build that future.
It’s now the time to do it.
CityAge is proud to return to Los Angeles on May 25 to highlight how LA and its region can:
- Re-invent transit and mobility through smart data-sharing and new technologies
- Implement anti-displacement strategies and other initiatives to ensure equitable distribution of the economic benefits of major events
- Revitalize public-private partnerships, and deliver tech-enabled infrastructure
- Use design, technology and renewable energy systems to decarbonize urban operations
- Add new urban innovations like electric urban aviation to its infrastructure
- Foster both digital and physical connectivity
- Weave resiliency into new and rebuilt infrastructure
CityAge Los Angeles is brought to you with support from these industry partners
SPEAKERS & GUESTS
Pamela Fletcher
Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Delta Airlines
Rick Cole
Chief Deputy Controller, City of Los Angeles
Hilary Norton
Commissioner and Chairwoman Emeritus, California Transportation Commission
Stephen Cheung
President and CEO, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
Jeanne Holm
Deputy Mayor for Budget & Innovation, City of Los Angeles
Randall Winston
Deputy Mayor of Infrastructure, City of Los Angeles
Justin Erbacci
CEO, Los Angeles World Airports
Connie Llanos
Interim General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Mark Pestrella
Director, Los Angeles County Public Works
Gene Oh
CEO, Tranzito
Steph Stoppenhagen
Sales Director – Connectivity, Commercial & Industrial, Black & Veatch
Emilien Marchand
Director, Ecosystem Partnerships, Wisk
Matt Horton
Director, State Policy and Initiatives, Accelerator for America
Adrienne Lindgren
Head of City Activation, Supernal (Hyundai Motor Group)
John Rossant
Chairman, NewCities Foundation CEO, CoMotion
Geoffrey Ax
Leader, Aviation Practice America Populous
Michelle Boehm
Specialist Leader, California Transportation Lead, Deloitte
Monica Bouldin
Deputy Chief, Customer Experience, LA Metro
Steve Hamilton
Senior Manager – West Coast Infrastructure Lead, Deloitte
Claudia Preciado
Director of Growth, Replica
JoeBen Bevirt
CEO, Joby Aviation
Steven Spinello
Partnerships Manager, Skyports
Leah Goold-Haws
President & CEO, Long Beach Economic Partnership
Michael Kelly
Executive Director, Los Angeles Coalition on Jobs and the Economy
Alexander Kapur
Partner, CityFi
Monica Rodriguez
Los Angeles City Councilwoman, 7th District
Amar Azucena Cid
Deputy Director Community Investments & Planning, California Strategic Growth Council
Nicholas Ziff Griffin
Event MC Executive Director, Downtown Center Business Improvement District
THE VENUE
PROGRAM
Arrival Coffee
Open by Conference MC
- Nicholas Ziff Griffin, Executive Director, Downtown Center Business Improvement District
Welcoming Comments
- Stephen Cheung, President and CEO, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
Panel 1: LA’s Olympic Opportunity:
Los Angeles has an opportunity to use the upcoming World Cup and Olympic Games to reinvigorate its infrastructure and ensure an equitable impact and legacy while increasing equity and opportunity. This session will explain how to make that happen.
- Randall Winston, Deputy Mayor of Infrastructure, City of Los Angeles
- Justin Erbacci, CEO, Los Angeles World Airports
- Monica Rodriguez, Councilwoman, City of Los Angeles
- Panel Chair: Rick Cole, Chief Deputy Controller, City of Los Angeles
Fireside Chat
- Pamela Fletcher, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Delta Air Lines
- JoeBen Bevirt, CEO, Joby Aviation
- Moderated by Michael Kelly, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Coalition on Jobs and the Economy Chat
Break #1
Panel 2: How to Scale New Aerial Mobility Through Public-Private Collaboration
Urban air mobility (UAM) is projected to become a $1.5 trillion market by 2040, and equitable access to these emerging transportation solutions is essential. Join CityAge panel as we discuss innovative strategies for scaling aerial mobility for all, and its role in LA’s near-term major events.
- Geoffrey Ax, Leader, Aviation Practice, America Populous
- Emilien Marchand, Director, Ecosystem Partnerships, Wisk
- Steven Spinello, Partnerships Manager, Skyports
- Leah Goold-Haws, President & CEO, Long Beach Economic Partnership
- Panel Chair: Adrienne Lindgren, Head of City Activation, Supernal (Hyundai Motor Group)
Presentaation
- Alexander Kapur, Partner, CityFi
Panel 3: LA’s Transportation Future
Los Angeles is committing $120 billion to transportation funding, at the same time as public satisfaction with transit is at its lowest in a decade. This session will look at how the region can reinvigorate mobility and transit across the region.
- Hilary Norton, Commissioner and Chairwoman Emeritus, California Transportation Commission
- Connie Llanos, General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
- Michelle Boehm, Specialist Leader, California Transportation Lead, Deloitte
- Monica Bouldin, Deputy Chief Customer Experience, LA Metro
- Panel Chair: John Rossant, Chairman of NewCities Foundation; CEO of CoMotion
Break #2
Table-side breakout discussions
Panel 4: One LA Approach to the Region’s Infrastructure
Billions in federal infrastructure funding is on the table. How can the LA region best leverage it through a “One Los Angeles” approach across the metropolis?
- Mark Pestrella, Director, Los Angeles County Public Works
- Steve Hamilton, Senior Manager – West Coast Infrastructure Lead, Deloitte
- Panel Chair: Matt Horton, Director, State Policy and Initiatives, Accelerator for
America
Panel 5: Open Architecture for Data Sharing
Data is the new infrastructure – this session will look at how to build the open architecture for software that can support more inclusive and livable cities, as well as more access to services and opportunity.
- Jeanne Holm, Deputy Mayor for Budget & Innovation, City of Los Angeles
- Gene Oh, CEO, Tranzito
- Claudia Preciado, Director of Regional Growth, Replica
- Panel Chair: Steph Stoppenhagen, Sales Director – Connectivity, Commercial &
Industrial, Black & Veatch
Lunch & Reception