Events
KPTA 2025 Conference & EXPO
Tenative Conference Training Agenda
Sunday, August 24
7:00 am - 5:00 Halsey King - New Program "Bus Fleet Maintenance management compliance and Inspections for Bus Fleets Nationwide"
Monday, August 25
Session 1
7:00 am -5:00 pm Halsey King - Maintenance
Session 2
2:00 pm Q'Straint, Braun, KACO
Tuesday, August 26
Session 1
7:00 am - 1:00 pm Hasley King Maintenance
Session 2
1:00 pm -5:00 pm Kyle Brooks Braun Lift session Mechanics
Session 3
1:00 pm - 5:00 Julie Schafer RLS Procurement Workshop
Session 4
1:00 pm -5:00 pm The Future of Vehicles and Technology
6:30 pm Reception and Roadeo and Golf Dinner
8:00 pm Speaker to be announced
Wednesday, August 27
Session 1
8:00 am Legislative Session Meredith Bay Tyak CTAA, Jillian Kirchner KBT, APTA, Ollie Barber and additional speakers
9:15 am Meredith Bay Tyak, CTAA How to Approach Legislators
10:30 am RTAP Committee Elections
Session 2
8:00 am - 9:15 Julie Schafer RLS - The Changing Regulatory environment and the ADA & Service Animals
9:30-10:45 Julie Schafer RLS - Conflict De-escalation Training and Driver Assault
Session 3
11:00 am Paul Comfort - 5 Traits of Leadership
12:00 – 4:00 pm Expo
6:30 pm Reception and OTD / KPTA Awards Dinner
Thursday, August 28
Session 1
8:00 am FTA / OTD
10:15 am Broker Training
Session 3
12:45 pm Artificial Intelligence (Al) -
Chris Cheetham-West
2:00 pm FBI John - Active Shooter -
John lannarelli
3:00 pm Legislative Round Table
Transit Directors, CEO's, Ex. Directors, Managers
Session 2
8:00 - 8:45 am Chris Cheetham - West
Transit Marketing
9:00 - 9:30 am Jeremy Head, KACO
Reporting Accidents
9:45-10:45 am All Aboard - Conducting
Accessible Community Involvement for Public Transit - Kristen Joyner
Session 4
2:00 pm Drug & Alcohol Training
6:30 pm Big Night Out
General Session
11:00 am FBI John The Voice of Cyber Security - John lannarelli
12:00 Lunch
Friday August 29
8:00 am Farewell Breakfast
Events and Locations
Maintenance Training – August 24-26, 2025 – Hyatt Regency Hotel
KPTA Roadeo - August 25, 2025 - Kentucky Horse Park
Drivers and Judges registration forms are in the Roadeo packet
KPTA Golf Scramble - August 26, 2025 – Tates Creek Golf Course
Training classes – Hyatt Regency Hotel
August 25th and 26th afternoon sessions
August 27th morning sessions
August 28th all-day sessions
Vendor Expo - August 27, 2025 - Central Bank Center 12 noon
Roadeo and Golf Dinner - August 26, 2025 - Hyatt Regency Hotel
KYTC/KPTA Awards Dinner - August 27, 2025 - Hyatt Regency Hotel
Big Night Out – August 28, 2025
Farewell Breakfast – Friday morning, August 27, 2025 - Hyatt Regency Hotel
