Mollie Cohen D'Agostino is a mobility policy expert and the Executive Director of the Mobility Science, Automation and Inclusion Center (MoSAIC), an exciting new Center at UC Davis that will build interdisciplinary technical capacity on connected and automated vehicles, artificial intelligence, robotics, and public policy strategies. She also serves as the Policy Lead for emerging technology, public transit and shared mobility, for the UC Institute of Transportation Studies. Mollie has a Master’s in Public Policy from UC Berkeley, and a B.A. in Political Science and Environmental studies from the U of Michigan.

Saar Golde is the Chief Data Scientist at Via Transportation, where he leads a team of researchers studying and improving shared mobility systems.Saar holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Standord, an M.Sc. in Decisions and Operations Research from Tel Aviv University, and a B.Sc in Physics and Math from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Kevin Sliger is the Chief Planning & Development Officer for Ben Franklin Transit (BFT), a medium-sized transit agency that operates in Tri-Cities, Washington. He oversees fixed route service planning, the agency’s bus stop improvement program, service data reporting and compliance, as well as BFT’s capital project planning design processes. Kevin has also played a key role in implementing and maintaining BFT’s mircotransit service, CONNECT, which has been in operation since April 2020. CONNECT has been a vital service for BFT’s customers, and it has provided a viable service delivery method to address the sprawling nature of development in the Tri-Cities area.

Brian Van Abbema is a transportation analyst and planner at King County Metro with a focus on evidence gathering and evaluation of mobility solutions that complement fixed route transit. With four years of experience in piloting and evaluating flexible transit services, Brian has been working closely with Via and King County’s Innovative Mobility and Service Planning teams to pilot new micro mobility solutions, and provide insightful analysis and an equity emphasis to Metro’s work to expand the options available to its residents.