The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) hosted its 2008 Transportation Finance Summit in Washington, DC.

Jane Garvey, Head of US Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation at J.P. Morgan and former FAA Administrator, spoke at the CFO Roundtable about the "View from Washington: Emerging Threats, Challenges and Opportunities." Ms. Garvey is also a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center's Board of Directors.

BPC's Director of Transportation Policy Emil Frankel spoke on a panel entitled "Funding America's Future Surface Transportation System: A Roundtable Discussion."

The panel was moderated by Karen Hedlund from Nossaman, LLP. Other panelists included Robert Atkinson, PhD, President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; Jack Basson, Director of Management and Business Development, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; Jordi Graells, Managing Director of Toll Roads, North America and International, Abertis Infraestructuras SA; Frank McArdle, Senior Advisor, General Contractors Association of New York; and Robert Puentes, Senior Fellow and Director, Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative, Brooking Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program.

More information about the summit is available on the IBTTA website. Click here

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