DOT Welcome and Summit Opening

Peter Appel, Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology Administration

Opening Address
Ray LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

Distracted Driving as an Occupational Safety Issue
Hilda L. Solis, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor

Remarks

Introduction by David Strickland, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Senator Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota

Distracted Driving – A Year of Action

Panel discussion on the steps taken in the past year in legislation, regulation, technology, and research.

Moderator:
Janet Froetscher, President, National Safety Council

Legislation:
Molly Ramsdell, DC Office Co-Director, National Council of State Legislatures

Regulation:
Katie Thomson, Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

Research:
Dr. Dan McGehee, Director, Human Factors & Vehicle Safety Research Division, University of Iowa

Law Enforcement:
Officer Shannon Trice, Syracuse Police Department

Addressing Distracted Driving Across the Modes of Transportation

John D. Porcari, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

Lunch Presentation: Public Service Ads: What Does and Does Not Work

Tripp Frohlichstein, President, MediaMasters, Inc.

Communications and Media

Panel discussion on the use of communications and media to combat distracted driving.

Moderator:
Terry Holt, Partner, HDMK

Social Media:
Reaching the Younger Generation and Beyond: Joe Rospars, Founding Partner, BSD

Marketing/Advertising Using Traditional Media:
Al Moffatt, President and CEO, Worldwide Partners, Inc.

Media Relations/Earned Media:
Madalene Milano, Partner, GMMB

Confronting the Distracted Driving Challenge Moving Forward

Panel discussion on the steps that should be taken moving forward, focusing on employer/carrier policies, technology, legislation/regulation, and research.

Moderator:
Robert Rivkin, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation

Employer/Carrier Policies:
Don Osterberg, Senior Vice President, Schneider National

Technology:
Dr. Linda Angell, Research Scientist, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Legislation/Regulation:
Barbara Harsha, Executive Director, Governors Highway Safety Association

Research Priorities Moving Forward:
John Maddox, Associate Administrator for Applied Research, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Remarks & Closing Remarks

Remarks
Jennifer Smith, President and Founder, FocusDriven

Closing Remarks
Ray LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation