The Buy America Transit Supply Chain Connectivity Forum was held at the Sheraton Grand in Phoenix, AZ with 50 attendees. More than 40 were manufacturers who participated in speed networking with transit equipment manufacturers such as Alstom Transport, Siemens, and Stadler Rail. The event featured remarks and rousing support for manufacturers in America from Senior Advisor to FTA Administrator Federal Transit Administration and information from FTA Buy America Attorney Richard Wong as well as Rev AZ (the MEP Center in AZ) and NIST MEP.
June 22, 2016
Sheraton Grand
340 N. 3rd Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Attendees: 50 (Attendee List)
Partners: NIST-MEP, Rev AZ (the MEP Center in AZ), American Public Transit Association (APTA) and FTA
Alstom Transport – Barbara Schroeder (barbara.schroder [at] transport.alstom.com (barbara[dot]schroder[at]transport[dot]alstom[dot]com))
Seimens – Angel Viera-Di Scioscia (angel.viera [at] siemens.com (angel[dot]viera[at]siemens[dot]com))
Stadler Rail – Fabio Mueller (Fabio.mueller [at] stadlerrail.com (Fabio[dot]mueller[at]stadlerrail[dot]com))
Bombardier – Tom Faber (thomas.f.faber [at] rail.bombardier.com (thomas[dot]f[dot]faber[at]rail[dot]bombardier[dot]com))
Fuji Electric – Barbara Houston (bhouston [at] fujielectic.com (bhouston[at]fujielectic[dot]com))
Kawasaki – Tom Holz (tholz [at] kmmfg.com (tholz[at]kmmfg[dot]com))
Cleveland Electric Labs – Rodger Shepard (rshepard [at] cel-atg.com (rshepard[at]cel-atg[dot]com))
Pilgrim Screw. – Jason Grove (jasongrove [at] pilgrimscrew.com (jasongrove[at]pilgrimscrew[dot]com))
Ridgetop Group – Doug Goodman (doug.goodman [at] ridgetopgroup.com (doug[dot]goodman[at]ridgetopgroup[dot]com))
St. Clair Technologies – Brandon Lourin (sctsals [at] stclairtech.com (sctsals[at]stclairtech[dot]com))