OTE Conference Schedule

Organizing associations: Ontario Motor Coach Association (OMCA), Ontario Public Transit Association (OPTA), and School Bus Ontario (SBO)

This schedule is subject to change without notice

Sunday, April 12 | 3:00pm – 6:00pm | Registration Open | OPTA, OMCA, SBO

Room: International Foyer

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Sunday, April 12 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | SBO Board of Directors Meeting | SBO

Room: New York

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Monday, April 13 | 7:00am – 12:00pm | Trade Show: Vehicle Move-in | OPTA, OMCA, SBO

Room: Toronto Congress Centre

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Monday, April 13 | 7:30am – 5:30pm | Registration Open | OPTA, OMCA, SBO

Room: International Foyer

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Monday, April 13 | 8:30am – 9:30am | Breakfast and Opening Plenary | OPTA, OMCA, SBO

Room: International C

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Navigating the Political Landscape What It Means for Ontarios Bus Industry The political environment in Canada is shifting rapidly, and decisions made in Ottawa and at Queens Park continue to shape the operating environment for transit, school bus, and motor coach...

Monday, April 13 | 9:45am – 10:45am | Building the Ecosystem: AI and Transit | OPTA

Room: International AB

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Building the Ecosystem: AI and Transit Stream: Leadership Stream Moderator: Philippe Bellon, National Lead, Bus Transit Engineering, AtkinsRéalis 1. Durham Region's AI Management System - An Overview Speaker: Stephanie Jones - Durham Region Discover how the Region of Durham established an AI...

Monday, April 13 | 9:45am – 10:45am | Transit for All: Inclusive Planning for Healthy Communities | OPTA

Room: Mississauga AB

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Transit for All: Inclusive Planning for Healthy Communities Stream: Operations Stream Moderator: Nick Chaloux - City of Hamilton 1. Transit as a Social Determinant of Health Speaker: Deborah Daniel - Durham Region Transit American Public Health Association and Canadian Public Health Agency...

Monday, April 13 | 9:45am – 10:45am | Preparing Your Business for Sale: What You Need to Know, Mistakes & Case Studies | OMCA

Room: Halton

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In this seminar, Harmony Succession will walk business owners through the realities of selling a motorcoach or school bus company in todays post-COVID M&A market. They will address the three most common questions owners askwho the buyers are, what it costs to sell,...

Monday, April 13 | 9:45am – 10:45am | SBO Annual General Meeting (SBO Members Only) | SBO

Room: New York

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Monday, April 13 | 10:45am – 11:00am | BREAK | OPTA, OMCA, SBO

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Monday, April 13 | 11:00am – 12:00pm | Securing Your Transit Agency Operations: The Intersection of Cybersecurity and Customer Experience | OPTA

Room: International AB

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Securing Your Transit Agency Operations: The Intersection of Cybersecurity and Customer Experience Stream: Leadership Stream Moderator: Sabah Lone, Technical Solutions Consultant, Vontas Speaker: 1. Sabah Lone - Vontas 2. Sylvain Gagné - Cysca Technologies Inc. 3. Alexis Dunphy - CUTRIC 4. Michelle...

Monday, April 13 | 11:00am – 12:00pm | From Hype to Impact – AI and Transit Operations | OPTA

Room: Mississauga

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From Hype to Impact - AI and Transit Operations Stream: Operations Stream Moderator: TBD Speaker: Suzanne Holder - MiWay "Voice of the Customer" program and some interesting work with AI to uncover customer insights Speaker: Pat Gregory - Spare Artificial intelligence is moving...