IRF Global R2T Conference

Michael Sakata is the Executive Director of Maryland Transportation Builders & Materials Association (MTBMA). He manages the oversight of lobbying for Infrastructure funding, interface with all of the transportation business units in Maryland as well as certain counties and municipalities.With... Read More →

Sofia Berger is senior vice president for U.S. transportation at Louis Berger, focused on growing the company’s largest and highest growth market, supporting both public and private sector client development goals and with a particular focus on PPPs. Previously, she served as the... Read More →

Anthony is the Director of Innovative Partnerships for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Oregon Department of Energy. Prior to this, he was the debt and investment manager for the Oregon Department... Read More →

Jonathan L. Gifford is a Professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, and the director of the Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy.Professor Gifford’s primary area of expertise is transportation and public policy, with a particular focus on transportation and infrastructure finance. His recent research investigates transportation finance and the role of public private partnerships.His book Flexible Urban Transportation... Read More →

Bio for Ken Smith Ken is a registered engineer with a background in innovative project and major program delivery. He has been involved with numerous award winning projects utilizing varied delivery models during his 30 years in the industry. Ken has a particular focus upon P3 project... Read More →

Shirley Ybarra is a former senior transportation policy analyst at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets.Ms. Ybarra served as Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1998 to 2002, overseeing a budget of $3.2 billion... Read More →