IBTTA kicks off its 2nd Annual Global Road Safety Week with a powerful conversation among transportation leaders from across the U.S. and around the world. Anchored in this year’s theme—Be Safe Together: Be the Highway Hero—this live webinar highlights how senior officials are driving bold strategies to protect lives on and around our roads. In this high-level session, panelists will share how their agencies are empowering safety—from policy and infrastructure to public engagement and worker protection. Whether deploying new technology, investing in behavioral change campaigns, or leading cross-agency collaboration, these leaders are shaping a safer future through decisive action and shared responsibility.
This is more than a kickoff. It’s a call to lead—together. Join us as we spotlight the people and policies behind roadway safety progress and honor those who step up every day to be highway heroes.
Panel
- Francis O'Connor, Transportation Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Transportation
- Pamela Boratyn, Director, Ohio Department of Transportation
- Samantha Biddle, Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Maryland Department of Transportation
- Emanuela Stocchi, Acting Director, AISCAT, President, PIARC – World Road Association
- Christophe Boutin, Executive Director, ASFA
- Tanguy Bertolus, Chief Technical and Operations Director, VINCI Highways
- James Hofmann, IBTTA President and Executive Director/CEO, North Texas Tollway Authority
- Ferzan Ahmed, Executive Director, Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission
- Bill Halkias, CEO, New Attica Tollway Concession Co. and President Emeritus of HELLASTRON