Tech Innovation Lunch- UDOT

Tech Innovation Lunch- UDOT

Active Transportation- Access for All People.

By Utah Ignite

Date and time

June 11 · 11:30am - June 12 · 1pm MDT

Location

Utah Valley Business Resource Center

815 West 1250 South Orem, UT 84058

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 day 1 hour

About the Event

Join Move Utah and Utah Valley University for a dynamic networking lunch and speaker session focused on Active Transportation (AT) and improving access for all communities across Utah.

This event will spotlight innovation, inclusivity, and infrastructure planning that supports healthier, safer, and more connected communities. Whether you're a transportation professional, city planner, or just passionate about accessible and equitable mobility—this event is for you.


Featured Speakers

Jared Bowling – Active Transportation Planner, UDOT

Jared holds a degree in Parks, Recreation & Tourism (University of Utah) and a Master of Public Administration (Southern Utah University). He has years of experience at local and regional levels advocating for active transportation initiatives and is dedicated to expanding these efforts statewide.

Neda Kiani – Transportation Project Manager, UDOT

Neda has an extensive background in urban planning, transportation design, and economic development. With academic credentials from Shiraz University, Shahid Beheshti University, and the University of Utah, she focuses on data-driven strategies to make transportation safer and more accessible—especially in underrepresented and historic communities.


Schedule

  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Networking & Lunch
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Speaker Presentations & Q&A


Suitable Audience:

  • Urban and transportation planners
  • Civil and transportation engineers
  • Government and municipal officials
  • Economic development professionals
  • Community advocates
  • Students in public administration, planning, and engineering
  • Nonprofits in mobility, public health, and sustainability
  • Business professionals interested in infrastructure and mobility access
  • Residents passionate about walkability and bikeability in Utah communities

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Organized by

Utah Ignite

Utah Ignite is a partnership between the Chambers of Commerce (Point of the Mountain, American Fork, and South Valley) and US Ignite, a program under the National Science Foundation. Utah Ignite is one of 25 Smart Gigabit Communities (SGC) throughout the United States.

“US Ignite spurs the creation of next-generation applications and services that leverage advanced networking technologies to build the foundation for smart communities, including cities, rural areas, regions, and states. The nonprofit organization helps to accelerate new wired and wireless networking advances from research to prototype to full-scale smart community and interconnected national deployments.” (See US-Ignite.com).

Utah Ignite is also an important part of the Utah Smart City Eco-System. As a Gigabit Community, Utah Ignite Exists to Find the New Light Bulbs for the Internet Age. “Electricity is history. Today we face the next-generation infrastructure: gigabit networks. Global visionaries here in Utah see the need for these communication networks, even as they struggle to explain the “light bulb” that will make it plain why a super-fast Internet network is as necessary as running water and a universal electric grid.” (See Utah Ignite Exists to Find the New Light Bulbs for the Internet Age.) 

FreeJun 11 · 11:30 AM MDT