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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...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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...Monday, April 13 | 9:45am – 10:45am | Building the Ecosystem: AI, Cyber Security, and Transit | OPTA
Room: International AB
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Building the Ecosystem: AI and Transit Stream: Leadership Stream Moderator: TBD (1) Durham Region's AI Management System - An Overview Discover how the Region of Durham established an AI Enablement Group and built an AI Management System (AIMS) to support responsible, enterprise?wide...Monday, April 13 | 9:45am – 10:45am | Transit for All: Inclusive Planning for Healthy Communities | OPTA
Room: Mississauga AB
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Stream: Operations Stream Moderator: TBD, Creative Carriage 1. Transit as a Social Determinant of Health Presenter: Deborah Daniel, Program Manager, Community Engagement and Change Management, Durham Region Transit American Public Health Association and Canadian Public Health Agency link transportation as a key...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 todayÂ’s post-COVID M&A market. They will address the three most common questions owners ask—who the buyers are, what it costs to sell,...Monday, April 13 | 11:00am – 12:00pm | Securing Your Transit Agency Operations: The Intersection of Cybersecurity and Customer Experience (CX) | OPTA
Room: International AB
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Securing Your Transit Agency Operations: The Intersection of Cybersecurity and Customer Experience (CX) Stream: Operations Stream Moderator: Sabah Lone, Technical Solutions Consultant, Vontas From Legacy to Leading Edge: Securing CAD/AVL for CanadaÂ’s Transit Future by Vontas Presenter: Sabah Lone, Technical Solutions Consultant,...Monday, April 13 | 11:00am – 12:00pm | AI and Transit Operations | OPTA
Room: Mississauga
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AI and Transit Operations Stream: Operations Moderator: TBD, Swiftly 1. Suzanne Holder 2. Josh Colle 3. Nicole Gomes - SpareSpeaker(s) / Presenter(s)