The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) is the worldwide alliance of toll operators and associated industries that provides a forum for sharing knowledge and ideas to promote and enhance toll-financed transportation services.
Toll Road Summit of the Americas
Connecting People, Places & Ideas
March 31 - April 1, 2008 :: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Many of the presentations below were presented in Spanish. Unfortunately, IBTTA does not have the resources to have them translated into English. IBTTA suggests that you contact the speaker directly if you have a question about a presentation. If you have other questions, please contact Cheryle Arnold.
| Monday, March 31 |
General Session
09:00-10:30: OPENING REMARKS AND SETTING THE STAGE
- Opening Remarks by Patrick Jones, Executive Director, IBTTA, Washington, DC, USA and Susan Buse, President, IBTTA and Assistant Executive Director of Project Evaluation, North Texas Tollway Authority, Plano, Texas, USA
- Lic. Miguel Salvia, President, Asociación Argentina de Carreteras, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nelson Periotti, General Administrator, Dirección Nacional de Vialidad, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11:00-12:30: BUILDING SUCCESSFUL OWNERSHIP AND FINANCING MODELS: THE MODERN CONCESSIONAIRE (PART 1)
Moderator: Ing. Felipe Nougues, Presidente, Comisión Permanente del Asfalto, Buenos Aires, Argentina
An Overview of Models in North America (English); Grant Holland, Vice President and Director, Wilbur Smith Associates; New Haven, CT, USA
The Concession Model in Brazil (Spanish); Mario Silvério, President, Companhia Paulista de Desenvolvimento, São Paulo, Brazil
The Concession Model in Chile: A Special Partnership between Government and the Private Sector - (Spanish); (English); Herman Chadwick, President, COPSA, Santiago, Chile
14:00-15:30: BUILDING SUCCESSFUL OWNERSHIP AND FINANCING MODELS: THE MODERN CONCESSIONAIRE (PART 2)Moderator: Antonio Diez de Rivera, Executive Director, Asociación de Sociedades Españolas Concesionarias de Autopistas, Túneles Puentes y Vías de Peaje (ASETA), Madrid, Spain
The Concession Model in Spain; (Spanish) Javier Pérez Fortea, Highways Director for Europe and Chile, Cintra, Madrid, Spain
The Concession Model in France; (English); Malika Seddi, Director of International Affairs, Association Professionnelle Autoroutes et Ouvrages à Péage (ASFA), Paris, France
The German Model for Tolling Heavy Trucks; (English); Hanns-Karsten Kirchmann, CEO, Toll Collect GmbH, Berlin, Germany
16:00-17:30: TOLL ROAD CONCESSIONS IN ARGENTINA: Recent History, The New Vision and Investment Climate
Moderator: Ana Paula Ares, Senior Director, Fitch Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Road Concessions in Argentina; (Spanish); Emma Albrieu, Executive Director, OCCOVI, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Caminos Para El Crecimiento-La Necesidad de Una Asociación Efectiva Entre Los Capitales Publicos Y Privados; (Spanish); Miguel Salvia, President, Asociación Argentina de Carreteras, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Un futuro posible para las concesiones viales en Argentina; (Spanish); Pablo Belenky, Consultant, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Corredor Bioceanico de Integracion Chile-Mercosur; (Spanish); Lic. Juan Manuel Collazo, Presidente, Corredor Americano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| Tuesday, April 1 |
General Session
09:00-10:30: FIGHTING CONGESTION IN URBAN AREAS: SUCCESSFUL CASE STUDIES AND FUTURE INNOVATIONS
Moderator: Dr. Ing. Maurizio Rotondo, Head International and Technical Affairs Division, Associazione Italiana Società Concessionarie Autostrade e Trafori (AISCAT), Rome, Italy
Tale of Two Cities: London and Manchester City Charging Schemes; (English); Jack Opiola, Principal, Booz-Allen-Hamilton, London, United Kingdom
The Singapore Example; (English); Jim Rozek, Senior Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
11:00-12:30: FIGHTING CONGESTION IN URBAN ARAS: USING ALL THE TOOLS
Moderator: Servando Parapar, Manager, Transporte, LLC, Coral Gables, FL USA
Urban Patrnership Program: New Momentum for Congestion Pricing in the U.S.; (Spanish); José Luis Moscovich, Executive Director, San Francisco County Transportation Authority, San Francisco, CA, USA
Oslo, Norway Case; (English) Kristian Wærsted, Chief Engineer, Directorate of Public Roads, Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Oslo, Norway
Delivering Success on the 91 Express Lanes; (English); Art Leahy, CEO, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Orange, CA USA
14:00-15:30: ON THE ROAD: SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS
Moderator: Steven Snider, General Manager and CEO, Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Seeing Through the Snow - The ASF Solution; (English); Malika Seddi (for Bernard Fer), Autoroutes du Sud de la France (ASF), Vedene, France
Achieving Sustainability by Overcoming User Relations Challenges; (Spanish); Harald Zwetkoff, New Business Director – CCR, Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias (CCR), São Paulo, Brazil
Accident Management in High-volume Urban Roads - Coordination and Communication among All Players; Marcelo Benaglia, Technical and Construction Director, AUSOL, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Weather Incidents Detection and Management; Iñigo Larraondo, Head of Toll Products, Telvent Tráfico y Transporte, S.A., Madrid, Spain
16:00 - 17:45: TECHNOLOGY - ENABLING A NEW TOLLING CONCEPT
Moderator: Gina Febre, Ingeniería Gestión y Control S.A., Santiago, Chile
Next Generation Electronic Toll Collection and Vehicle Infrastructure Integration: an Overview; Dick Schnacke, Vice President, TransCore, Trinidad, TX USA
VIA T: ETC Interoperability in Spain - Spanish; (English); Bruno de la Fuente, Assistant Director, Asociación de Sociedades Españolas Concesionarias de Autopistas, Túneles Puentes y Vías de Peaje (ASETA), Madrid, Spain Applying ITS technology in Infrastructure Projects: A State Decision; Carlos Encalada, Chief of Innovation and Technological Development Unit, Ministerio de Obras Públicas (MOP), Santiago, Chile
Benefits of Modern Technologies in ITS for Road User Charging, Electronic Tolling, and Road Safety, in Urban and Interurban Concessions; Josef Czako, Senior Vice President, International Business Development, Kapsch TrafficCom, Vienna, Austria
17:45 – 18:00: Conference Wrap-up
