ND Vision Zero Partner Conference
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Agenda

Wednesday, May 7

Welcome

9:30 - 9:40 AM
Presentation of Colors and National Anthem
North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) Honor Guard
Enoch Orukotan, West Fargo Sheyenne High School
9:50 - 10:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Deputy Director for Driver Safety Robin Rehborg, North Dakota Department of Transportation

Session One

10:00 - 11:15 AM
Story Selling
Dan Clark, Opening Keynote
11:15 - 12:00 PM
Safer Speeds
Speed and Safety: Insights into North Dakota's Speed-Related Crashes
Dr. Ihsan Khan, Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI)

Setting Credible Speed Limits
Justin Schlosser, NDDOT

Stopping Distances
Tpr. Jacob Jones, NDHP

Moderator: Sgt. Wade Kadrmas, NDHP
12:00 - 12:45 PM
Lunch
12:45 - 1:15 PM
The Next Generation of Change: Student Leaders for Safer Roads
Enoch Orukotan, West Fargo Sheyenne High School
Ann Muggli, Oakes Public School
Cole Just, LaMoure High School
Brenna Eckroth, Flasher Public School

Moderator: Kaitlin Atkinson, Vision Zero Coordinator, Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office
1:15 - 2:00 PM
They Just Went Out for Ice Cream
Claire Marker, Jamestown High School
Addison Marker, Jamestown High School
Megan Wieland, West Fargo Sheyenne High School
Sue Faller, Kindred Ambulance Service
Chief Chris Mahoney, Southern Valley Fire
Capt. Bryan Niewind, NDHP
Dep. Craig Keller, Cass County Sheriff's Office

Moderator: Ryan Gellner, Vision Zero Outreach Program Director, North Dakota Association of Counties (NDACo)
2:00 - 2:15 PM
Break
2:15 - 3:15 PM
Safer People
Negative Impacts of High Potency THC on Community and Victim Safety: This is NOT "Medicine"
Dr. Elizabeth Stuyt, Marijuana Impact
3:15 - 3:55 PM
Safer Roads
Reduced Conflict Intersections
 Justin Schlosser, Engineer, NDDOT

SmartSign Driver Behavior Pilot Program: Using Technology to Enhance Road Safety
 Leah Kelm, Vision Zero Coordinator, Cass County Highway Department
3:55 - 4:30 PM
Vision Zero Successes
Driving Safety Forward: The Success of North Dakota’s Primary Seat Belt Law

Carma Hanson, Safe Kids Grand Forks

Safety Division Partners, Who and What?
Judge John Grinsteiner, Judicial Outreach Liaison for North Dakota
4:30 - 4:45 PM
Wrap Up Day One
Ryan Gellner, Vision Zero Outreach Program Director, NDACo
4:45 - 5:00 PM
Break
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Vision Zero Awards Ceremony

Thursday, May 8

Session Two

8:30 - 8:45 AM
Overview Day One
Ryan Gellner, Vision Zero Outreach Program Director, NDACo
8:45 - 9:50 AM
Safer Vehicles
Autonomous Vehicles
Russ Buchholz, NDDOT

Proof of Concept to Autonomous Trucking - A "Sweet" Success Story
Mike Metzger, Minn-Dak Farmers’ Cooperative

UAS and Crash Reconstruction
Tpr. Jacob Jones, NDHP
9:50 - 10:30 AM
Behavioral Health in North Dakota
Laura Anderson, ND Health and Human Services      
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 - 11:15 AM
Vision Zero Outreach Coordinators Regional Group Breakout
Kaitlin Atkinson, NE Region, Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office
Leah Kelm, SE Region, Cass County Highway Department
Theresa Thom, SW Region, Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department
Molly Schoen, NW Region, Ward County Highway Department
Joseph Carlblom, EC Region, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office
11:15 - 12:00 PM
Post-Crash Care
Next Generation 911 and Benefits to Emergency Response                           
Jason Horning, Next Generation 911 Program Manager, NDACo
12:00 - 12:15 PM
Wrap Up
Ryan Gellner, Vision Zero Outreach Program Director, NDACo