The availability of cost-effective and efficient ways to move people, goods, and services is a key issue in the health of local, national, and global economies. How will global economic trends and the far-reaching consequences of energy consumption and availability impact the economic health of North America and the role of public transit in the future? Discover the answers to these important questions at a special TransitVision 2050 webinar—Energy and the Global Economy: The Transportation Outlook in a Changing World.

The event will feature Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends. Rifkin is the author of 17 books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment, including The Hydrogen Economy and The European Dream: How Europe’s Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream. A dynamic and thought-provoking speaker, Rifkin has lectured extensively around the world, and has been a fellow at the Wharton School’s Executive Education Program since 1994. The National Journal named Rifkin as one of 150 people in the U.S. that have the most influence in shaping federal government policy.

Presiding:
Lee Sander, executive director and CEO, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York
Respondents:
Clarence Marsella, general manager, Regional Transportation District, Denver
Angela Iannuzziello, P. Eng., president, ENTRA Consultants
Janet Kavinoky, director, congressional and public affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and executive director of the Americans for Transportation Mobility coalition
Deborah Lynn Bleviss, energy consultant and former program manager for the Sustainable Markets for Sustainable Energy (SMSE) Program at the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC
This event is part of APTA’s TransitVision 2050 initiative and is aimed at informing and spurring further discussions as we shape the future of public transportation. We invite you to attend this free event and then share your comments, experiences, and insights on the topic at the TransitVision 2050 web site.

A TransitVision 2050 Webinar
Energy and the Global Economy: The Transportation Outlook in a Changing World
November 15, 2007
3 – 4:30 p.m. (EST)

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