Summit Sponsorships Selling Quickly!

Sponsorships are selling quickly for the 24th Annual Southern California Transportation Summit on Friday, Sept. 12 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim!

Available sponsorships include:

• Platinum Sponsorships – $12,000
  • Board Dinner (1 LEFT)
  • VIP Reception (1 LEFT)
• Gold Sponsorships – $6,500
  • Breakout Session (4 LEFT)
  • Hospitality Suite (2 LEFT)
  • Breakfast Buffet & Breaks (4 available)
  • Centerpieces (1 LEFT)
  • Coaster Promo Item (2 available)
• Copper Sponsorships – $3,500
• Bronze Sponsorships – $1,500 
  (open to registered small businesses and nonprofits only)

Click here to view more information about the sponsorship packages or contact Kristin Slocum to sign up.\

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Mobility 21 Advisory Board Member Spotlight:
Ali H. Mir
Senior Vice President, Southern California Transportation Business Line Leader, WSP

At WSP, Ali Mir leads the transportation architecture and engineering design practice for Southern California. His team of over 100 design professionals serves federal, state, regional and local multi-modal transportation, planning, and public works agencies. The clients Ali and his team serve are located throughout Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties.

Ali has more than 20 years of professional experience managing and directing transit, transportation, land use, and real estate development projects. He has led projects through feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, locally preferred alternative selection, advanced conceptual engineering, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)/California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) clearances, and oversight during final design/construction.

He has overseen projects for a variety of transit and transportation clients throughout California and the Pacific Northwest, including multiple projects with and for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Orange County Transportation Authority, Los Angeles World Airports, Riverside County Transportation Commission, Southern California Regional Rail Authority, Caltrans and the California High-Speed Rail Authority. In addition, Ali has extensive inter- and intra-agency coordination, community outreach, and consensus-building experience for a broad range of projects, including work with and on behalf of the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Railroad Administration.

Ali grew up in Riverside County prior to moving to Los Angeles to study at the University of Southern California. He has spent his entire professional career working with and for public agencies in California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington.

Ali currently serves as a member of the Board of Governors of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and as an Advisory Board Member of the METRANS Transportation Consortium. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Planning, Policy, and Development with an emphasis in Urban Design from the University of Southern California.

Ali resides in the City of Los Angeles with his two children. He enjoys surfing and supporting the Lakers, Dodgers, Kings, Sparks, Los Angeles Football Club, and Angel City Football Club.

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Mobility 21 Advisory Board Member Spotlight:
Dennis Rodriguez
Vice President of California Growth Markets, Parsons

Dennis Rodriguez serves as the Vice President for California Growth Markets for Parsons (NYSE: PSN). Dennis is responsible for working with Parsons’ California Business Development team to focus on growth markets in the state, including rail/transit, water/wastewater, aviation, and electrification. Dennis is also leading special initiatives and focus pursuits in California for Parsons, including the recent LA Wildfires, the 2026 World Cup in California, and the 2028 LA Olympics and Paralympic games. Dennis started his career in infrastructure in 2003 by working at Los Angeles City Hall as an Economic Development Deputy for former Los Angeles City Councilmember Bernard Parks. Since then, Dennis has honed his engagement with Infrastructure by working as a Business Development Director for two other top tier engineering / construction firms, Siemens and Black and Veatch, in helping to drive infrastructure development in California as well as other parts of the Western U.S. For Black and Veatch, Dennis led all design-build business development across the Western U.S. And while at Siemens, Dennis was responsible for establishing Siemens’ public sector business development approach in the Western U.S., building out and leading regional teams, and establishing relationships with key state, city, and regional decision makers.

Active in his communities over the last two decades, Dennis has served on numerous boards and organizations, including the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, the Bay Area Council, the Central City Association, the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI), the Friends of Expo Center, the Los Angeles Business Council, the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, and as a fellow to the Jesse Unruh Institute of Politics at USC. Dennis is a proud graduate of the California State University of Northridge and Notre Dame Law School.

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Summit Platinum Sponsor Spotlight: Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald Moves California Forward with Smarter Design

With more than a century of global engineering, management, and development consultancy experience, Mott MacDonald is committed to advancing transportation and transit infrastructure across California. With a focus on innovation, sustainability, and equity, we’ve partnered with clients like LA Metro, the California Department of Transportation, and regional transportation authorities to deliver integrated solutions that improve mobility, enhance communities, and shape resilient, future-ready cities.

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SANDAG Mid-Coast Extension of the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley Grand Opening Event

Summit Platinum Sponsor Spotlight: Southwest Strategies Group

Across California, government agencies are planning the future of our communities through the development of a reliable transportation system that meets the demands of today and prepares for the needs of tomorrow.
Tackling this challenge requires innovative public outreach that educates, motivates and empowers the current generation in service to the next.
This is where Southwest Strategies Group helps our clients shine. As one of the most experienced public outreach firms in the West, our full-service agency with more than 100 professionals harnesses the power of storytelling to reach diverse audiences and help them play a role in shaping the future.

Over the course of 25 years, we have helped secure and build more than $20 billion in infrastructure projects through our depth of knowledge in public outreach, government affairs, media relations, community outreach, digital engagement and coalition building.

Our portfolio includes the Interstate 5 North Coast Corridor Project, SR-11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry, Orange County Streetcar Project, BART Silicon Valley Extension and regional transportation planning efforts throughout the Golden State.

If you’re building a better tomorrow – let Southwest Strategies Group help you tell that story

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Transportation Corridor Agencies, Operators of The Toll Roads, Expands Compatibility Connecting The Toll Roads Accountholders to Toll Roads in North Texas

The Toll Roads Customer Accounts Now Compatible with North Texas Tolling Facilities

Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), operators of The Toll Roads, is pleased to announce it has launched one-way interoperability with North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA). The partnership allows accountholders with The Toll Roads to use tolling facilities when traveling in North Texas and have tolls billed to their account with The Toll Roads.

In tolling, interoperability allows different tolling systems to work together seamlessly, allowing drivers to use a single account or payment method to pay tolls on other toll facilities.

“Establishing interoperability outside the state of California has been a longstanding goal for TCA and now that is a reality for The Toll Roads accountholders. We are thrilled to see our cooperative agreement with NTTA come to fruition knowing tolling compatibility has been long sought after by our customers traveling out of state, specifically in the North Texas region,” shared Aliso Viejo representative Richard Hurt, Chair of the TCA Joint Toll Operations Committee. “With the NTTA agreement now in place, we are pleased to provide our customers with the added benefit of effortless travel both in California and beyond.”

“We welcome The Toll Roads accountholders, who can now seamlessly travel NTTA’s system of safe, well-maintained and time-saving toll roads,” said NTTA Assistant Executive Director of Operations Jeff Dailey.

The Toll Roads accountholders can conveniently use tolled facilities in Dallas/Fort Worth, including NTTA toll roads, TEXpress Lanes, and North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority lanes in Tyler.

To learn more about the tolled facilities in North Texas and the agreement between NTTA and TCA, please visit Out-of-State Travel | The Toll Roads

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12th World Trade Month Event hosted at the Port of Hueneme

Charting New Waters: Port of Hueneme Leads Global Conversation on Trade and Resiliency at 12th Annual World Trade Month Summit

President Franklin Roosevelt established World Trade Week in 1935 to recognize the importance and benefits of global trade to the local and national economy. This year, the Port of Hueneme welcomed trade partners from around the world with a focus on “Resiliency – A Path Forward” that included participation from The Department of Commerce officials, local elected officials, business leaders and consuls who shared information focused on the current state of the supply chain, the economy, and global trade.

The Port’s 12th annual World Trade Month event was held on May 16, 2025 at the FATHOMWERX lab located at the Port of Hueneme and welcomed about 150 people from around the globe with an interest and involvement in international trade.