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MTI organizes or participates in several transportation-related events each year. These include national summits, regional forums, industry conferences, or special events and broadcasts. You can find leading transportation experts at all of these events, making them an excellent resource not only for professional and research insights, but also for networking. You can review our past events.

The Mineta Transportation Institute is deeply involved with many surface transportation issues. Our experts are available to speak with the news media about many topics, including autonomous vehicles, bicycle and pedestrian safety, congestion, high-speed rail, intermodal connectivity, public transit, transportation planning and policy, transportation security, and workforce issues.

For media requests, please contact:

Alverina Weinardy
Director of Operations
alverina.weinardy@sjsu.edu
408-924-7566

Hilary Nixon
Deputy Executive Director
hilary.nixon@sjsu.edu
408-924-7564
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July 21, 2026Trailblazer Tuesday Webinar - Nadine S. Lee Trailblazer Tuesday with Nadine S. Lee

12:00-12:30 p.m. (PT) | Link to register. 

The Mineta Transportation Institute is hosting a series of virtual fireside chats featuring influential women leaders in transportation. These successful women—representing academia, public and private industries, and the nonprofit sector—will share their compelling personal narratives and leadership journeys. Gain valuable insights into their strategies for balancing assertiveness with emotional intelligence, overcoming stereotypes, and leading with intention. Join us to explore the profound impact of reshaping perspectives and championing women's roles within the transportation industry and beyond.

Featured Guest: Nadine S. Lee, Senior Strategic Advisor, Transportation Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania (TRIP)

Moderator: Dr. Karen Philbrick, Executive Director, MTI

This webinar is co-sponsored by COMTO.

*0.5 PDH credit available

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Presenters: Nadine S. Lee & Karen Philbrick, PhD
September 9, 2026The Mineta Forum on Transportation Policy & Leadership: Honoring a Legacy of Service The Mineta Forum on Transportation Policy & Leadership: Honoring a Legacy of Service  -  Ballroom, The National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20045
2:30-7:00p.m. (ET) | Link to Register
 
Registration Fee:
$75 per person

The Mineta Forum on Transportation Policy & Leadership: Honoring a Legacy of Service

A Convening Marking 25 Years Since September 11, 2001

Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, our nation experienced a moment that would forever alter its path. After the Twin Towers were hit, then-Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta called for the grounding of every plane in American airspace—an unprecedented act that, to this day, has reshaped how we understand leadership.
This September 9th, join bipartisan national experts in Washington, D.C. as they honor Secretary Mineta’s legacy, commemorate those lost, and work together to understand challenges and maximize opportunities for the future of American mobility.
 
This event unites leaders across the aisle, including experts who worked alongside Secretary Mineta, those who have helped transform the ways we move people and goods, and those who continue to collaborate to advance Mineta’s legacy of bipartisan progress for the benefit of the American people. 
Connect with us as we reflect on and discuss policy, transportation security, and the industry workforce—and as we collaborate to move mobility and the nation forward together.
 
The Mineta Forum on Transportation Policy & Leadership Host Committee:

  • The Honorable James H. Burnley IV, 9th U.S. Secretary of Transportation

  • The Honorable Samuel K. Skinner, 10th U.S. Secretary of Transportation, White House Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush

  • The Honorable Andrew Card, 11th U.S. Secretary of Transportation, White House Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, Deputy Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush

  • The Honorable Federico Peña, 12th U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 14th U.S. Secretary of Energy

  • The Honorable Rodney Slater, 13th U.S. Secretary of Transportation

  • The Honorable Ray LaHood, 16th U.S. Secretary of Transportation

  • The Honorable Anthony Foxx, 17th U.S. Secretary of Transportation

  • The Honorable Elaine Chao, 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor, 18th U.S. Secretary of Transportation

  • The Honorable John D. Porcari, 10th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation

  • The Honorable Polly Trottenberg, 13th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation

  • The Honorable Jane Garvey, 14th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

Event Agenda

Forum 2:30-4:45p.m.
Registration starts at 1:30p.m.
 
Reception 5:00-7:00p.m.

Forum Agenda

Keynote Address | A Son of San José: The Legacy of Norman Y. Mineta
Honor Secretary Norman Y. Mineta’s life and legacy as a true American leader.
 
Fireside Chat | In the Room That Day: Leadership on 9/11
Explore how 9/11 reshaped our understanding of leadership and collaboration in crisis.
 
Featured Panel | Moving a Nation: Leadership Across Modes, Across Moments & Across the Political Aisle
Discuss how leadership across modes must continue to evolve for the future of mobility. 
 
Evening Reception
Join us for a closing reception with refreshments and continued conversation!

 

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