We cordially invite you to join us for the 2022 Transportation and Economic Development Conference that will take place from Thursday, July 28th through Friday, July 29th, 2022. We’re meeting in the Great Lakes area – Ann Arbor, Michigan! The conference will occur at the Weber’s Boutique Hotel, 3050 Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 and is free of charge.
Speakers will analyze and discuss current economic development, focusing on transportation. Our Chief Economist and CEO, Frederick Treyz, will be hosting this conference along with REMI’s Vice President of Economics and Consulting, Peter Evangelakis, and our Managing Associate, Chris Judson.
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Under Dr. Treyz’s leadership, REMI has shaped public policy debates by helping clients evaluate economic development, energy, immigration reform, healthcare policy, and other topics. The company’s clients include federal, state, and regional agencies, leading national associations, metropolitan planning organizations, universities, and consultants who seek to analyze the implications of public policy.
Dr. Treyz has overseen the research and development of REMI’s suite of regional policy models, and has academic publications in leading journals. He holds an A.B. in Economics from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Regional Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
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In previous positions, Peter instigated policies that have shaped Canada and Sudan. As a member of Health Canada’s committee evaluating research into the non-medical use of drugs at the University of Waterloo, he convinced Health Canada to initiate it’s funding of impacts from secondhand tobacco smoke which resulted vast legislative and regulatory changes to curtail cancer causing impacts. As Chief of Contentious Issues on the Canadian Constitution, he undertook the R&D and later wrote, the soon to be, Prime Minister’s St John’s speech that resulted in Federal legislation awarding revenues from offshore resources to the provinces. For Africa’s International Government Authority on Development, he advised its panel on the Division of Wealth between North and South Sudan at the Sudanese Peace Negotiation, including heated pipeline and ocean tanker transportation of highly viscose crude oil from Southern wells across the North via Port Sudan to China.
) [4] => Array ( [speakers_name] => Peter Evangelakis [speakers_designation] => Regional Economic Models, Inc. [speakers_image] => Array ( [ID] => 10651 [id] => 10651 [title] => Peter's LinkedIn-Large [filename] => Peters-LinkedIn-Large-scaled-e1598282928786.jpg [filesize] => 78459 [url] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Peters-LinkedIn-Large-scaled-e1598282928786.jpg [link] => https://www.remi.com/events-site/savethedate/peters-linkedin-large/ [alt] => [author] => 1 [description] => [caption] => [name] => peters-linkedin-large [status] => inherit [uploaded_to] => 10443 [date] => 2020-08-21 19:53:43 [modified] => 2020-08-21 19:53:43 [menu_order] => 0 [mime_type] => image/jpeg [type] => image [subtype] => jpeg [icon] => https://www.remi.com/wp-includes/images/media/default.png [width] => 275 [height] => 207 [sizes] => Array ( [thumbnail] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Peters-LinkedIn-Large-150x150.jpg [thumbnail-width] => 150 [thumbnail-height] => 150 [medium] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Peters-LinkedIn-Large-300x225.jpg [medium-width] => 300 [medium-height] => 225 [medium_large] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Peters-LinkedIn-Large-768x576.jpg [medium_large-width] => 768 [medium_large-height] => 576 [large] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Peters-LinkedIn-Large-1024x768.jpg [large-width] => 1024 [large-height] => 768 [1536x1536] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Peters-LinkedIn-Large-1536x1152.jpg [1536x1536-width] => 1536 [1536x1536-height] => 1152 [2048x2048] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Peters-LinkedIn-Large-2048x1536.jpg [2048x2048-width] => 2048 [2048x2048-height] => 1536 ) ) [speakers_description] =>Peter Evangelakis, Ph.D., is a Senior Economist at REMI. Since joining REMI in September 2017, he has assisted clients in planning and conducting economic analysis using the REMI model, contributed to the firm’s business development efforts, and prepared and presented in-person and online seminars on topics such as Amazon HQ 2.0 and innovation in transportation. Dr. Evangelakis is based at REMI’s Washington, D.C. office.
Prior to starting at REMI, Dr. Evangelakis taught undergraduate Intermediate Microeconomics as a lecturer at the University of Chicago. He is an experienced economic researcher and analyst; highlights of his work include measuring the effects of climate change on mortality and electricity usage and estimating air quality effects of the NOx Budget Program. Dr. Evangelakis has written papers analyzing the effects of Florida property tax reform and the non-pecuniary benefits of building a professional sports stadium. He also served as an intern at The Washington Economics Group, Inc., and The Human Services Coalition of Miami-Dade County.
Dr. Evangelakis holds Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in Economics from University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Mathematics from Swarthmore College.
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) [6] => Array ( [speakers_name] => Chris Judson [speakers_designation] => Regional Economic Models, Inc. [speakers_image] => Array ( [ID] => 10660 [id] => 10660 [title] => Chris_Judson HeadShot Spring 2017 [filename] => Chris_Judson-HeadShot-Spring-2017-e1598282955854.jpg [filesize] => 7547 [url] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chris_Judson-HeadShot-Spring-2017-e1598282955854.jpg [link] => https://www.remi.com/events-site/savethedate/chris_judson-headshot-spring-2017-2/ [alt] => [author] => 1 [description] => [caption] => [name] => chris_judson-headshot-spring-2017-2 [status] => inherit [uploaded_to] => 10443 [date] => 2020-08-24 14:29:21 [modified] => 2020-08-24 14:29:21 [menu_order] => 0 [mime_type] => image/jpeg [type] => image [subtype] => jpeg [icon] => https://www.remi.com/wp-includes/images/media/default.png [width] => 275 [height] => 220 [sizes] => Array ( [thumbnail] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chris_Judson-HeadShot-Spring-2017-150x150.jpg [thumbnail-width] => 150 [thumbnail-height] => 150 [medium] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chris_Judson-HeadShot-Spring-2017-300x240.jpg [medium-width] => 300 [medium-height] => 240 [medium_large] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chris_Judson-HeadShot-Spring-2017-e1598282955854.jpg [medium_large-width] => 275 [medium_large-height] => 220 [large] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chris_Judson-HeadShot-Spring-2017-e1598282955854.jpg [large-width] => 275 [large-height] => 220 [1536x1536] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chris_Judson-HeadShot-Spring-2017-e1598282955854.jpg [1536x1536-width] => 275 [1536x1536-height] => 220 [2048x2048] => https://www.remi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Chris_Judson-HeadShot-Spring-2017-e1598282955854.jpg [2048x2048-width] => 275 [2048x2048-height] => 220 ) ) [speakers_description] =>Chris Judson is a Managing Associate at REMI. Mr. Judson, who joined REMI in 2011, specializes in client relations and business development. Chris supports clients with proposals and project support.
Since arriving at REMI, Mr. Judson has consulted for a number of clients on topics including: economic development strategies, electric utility investments, fiscal policy, hazard mitigation, transportation project evaluation and healthcare. He co-authored an academic journal article titled, “Decision framework for evaluating the macroeconomic risks and policy impacts of cyber attacks”.
Mr. Judson provides client support in selecting inputs, conducting simulations, and analyzing results. He creates and hosts public online seminars and training presentations on a variety of modeling topics.
He holds a B.A. in economics from Western New England University, with a concentration in business.
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Philip holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computational Mathematics from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a minor in Economics. He plans to continue on using his analytical skills to help further better public policy across the country.
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) ) [register_link] => [event_image] => [event_title] => Weber's Boutique Hotel [event_address] =>Weber’s Boutique Hotel
3050 Jackson Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
[event_description] =>This two-day event will be held at the Weber's Boutique Hotel, which is a modern hotel and conference/event facility opposite Dolph Park is 3 miles from the University of Michigan.
Please contact Weber’s Inn directly if you will be booking a sleeping room. You may book your room at the Weber's Hotel website or call them directly at (734) 769-2500.
[registers_link] => [email_body] =>Hello,
Thank you for your interest in REMI. Your registration is confirmed for the REMI 2022 Transportation and Economic Development Conference scheduled for Thursday, July 28th – Friday, July 29th in Ann Arbor, MI.
The event will occur at the Weber’s Boutique Hotel on 3050 Jackson Ave Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Please contact Weber’s Inn directly if you will be booking a sleeping room. You may book your room at the Weber’s Hotel website or call them directly at (734) 769-2500. If you have any questions related to the conference, please email amanda.lambert@remi.com for further information.
Our team is still planning this event and will be sending along more information as we finalize the details for this special conference. You may also check the REMI website for updates on our Transportation and Economic Development Conference.
We will call before the event to confirm your attendance and address any questions you may have.
We look forward to seeing you in Ann Arbor, Michigan!
Regards,
Regional Economic Models, Inc.
