National Railway Day - Virtual Speaker Series
On November 4th, 2020 at 1 p.m. EST, CARS will be hosting a virtual speaker series on Zoom in place of the cancelled National Railway Day 2020.
The theme for this event will be "Bridging the Gap: Non-Stop Innovation".
As an industry that supports the movement of people and material we also want to encourage the movement of ideas and technology.
Innovation is an important theme that we believe bridges the various gaps that occur in our industry, such as technology, gender, age, and even culture.
It is a shared desire to create more effective ideas, processes and products to aid in the success of businesses.
There will be an opportunity to discuss how companies are coping and continuing business through the current pandemic.
Awards
Safety Award:
This award recognizes initiatives in people safety, innovation, technological advancements outstanding achievements and any other positive influence a supplier has brought forward to improve the overall safety of the railway industry.
Diversity Award:
This award was established to recognize and celebrate businesses that champion diversity in their companies, leaders for developing and cultivating diversity strategies in their organization, in addition to communicating the rationale for these strategies to employees.
Innovation award:
This award is for members that developed advance or innovative technologies to meet the needs of the rail industry. This business contributes to making a strong and rapidly growing innovative industry and is creating a positive impact on rail and community.
Speakers / Panelists
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Faye Ackermans
Board Member
Faye Ackermans
Board Member
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Faye Ackermans had 25 years of experience in the rail industry, with over 15 of those years with senior positions in rail safety and regulatory affairs, before being appointed a member of the Board on 02 July 2014.
Mrs. Ackermans began her career with the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1982. From 1996 to 2008, as General Manager of Safety & Regulatory Affairs, she was responsible for corporate-wide oversight for safety management, security planning, operations regulatory compliance and occurrence investigations. Over that period, Canadian Pacific reduced train accidents by 65% and personal injuries by over 70%. She has held several rail industry committee memberships over her career, including the Safety & Operations Management Committees of both the Railway Association of Canada and the American Association of Railroads. Mrs. Ackermans received a Master of Business Administration from Concordia University in Montreal and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Carleton University in Ottawa. -
Erik Olson
Vice President of RSA and Principal & COO
Erik Olson
Vice President of RSA and Principal & COO
Venn Strategies
Erik Olson is principal and chief operating officer at Venn. He previously spent 14 years serving as Chief of Staff and in a variety of policy and campaign roles for Representative Ron Kind (D-WI), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the moderate pro-business House New Democrat Coalition. Mr. Olson brings years of expertise in the areas of tax, trade and health care to the firm’s clients.
In addition to his work at Venn, Mr. Olson serves as chairman ex officio and a member of the board of directors of Horton’s Kids, a non-profit organization offering social and educational services for children in Washington, DC. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
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Kyle Mulligan
Chief Engineer
Kyle Mulligan
Chief Engineer
CP
Kyle Mulligan is the Chief Engineer at Canadian Pacific (CP). Kyle is responsible for overseeing CP’s advanced analytics, standards, wayside detection, train dynamics and marshalling, and incident investigation programs. More simply, Kyle uses data and technology to help ensure CP continues to operate the safest Class 1 railroad in North America.
Kyle holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Sherbrooke in addition to degrees in computer systems, electrical, and biomedical engineering. His main areas of interest are in acoustics, structural mechanics, data mining, machine learning, and predictive analytics. He has focused on improving safety and operational efficiency at CP by implementing systems that predictively identify safety concerns, and his work has helped reduce network delays by 91%.
As a leader at CP, Kyle strives to deliver results on time and on budget, while also mentoring those around him. He is trained and qualified as a locomotive engineer, freight car inspector, welder, leadership coach and has used this first-hand experience to further understand impacts of the systems he designs on operations in the field.
He is a two-time recipient of CP’s CEO Award for Excellence, was named 2019 Railroader of the year, one of Railway Age’s 2018 top 10 under 40, and is a mentor with FIRST, a group that inspires young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. Kyle also volunteers as an engineer for CP’s mini-train program and with Grow Calgary, Canada’s largest community farm.
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