Keynote Speakers - Confirmed
The IPATH Board of Directors is immensely excited to extend a warm welcome to our esteemed keynote speakers, Leslie, Michael, and Sam, for the 2025 IPATH Annual Meeting. These visionary leaders are poised to challenge our conventional thinking and inspire us to embrace diverse perspectives that can lead to innovative breakthroughs in the areas of health, transportation, and urban planning. By opening ourselves to fresh ideas and insights, we can unlock transformative solutions that not only advance our understanding of health in transportation but also foster social equity and enhance community well-being. As a united community of dedicated professionals, we invite you to actively participate in the dynamic discussions and collaborative efforts that will shape the future of our work. The time for action is NOW! Let us seize this invaluable opportunity to connect, inspire one another, and drive meaningful change together!
Leslie Meehan, MPA, AICP
Leslie recently served as the Tennessee Department of Health Deputy Commissioner over Population Health. She now oversees special projects for the department. She has 20 years of experience working in and with a variety of sectors, including public health, land use, transportation, housing, food systems, education, economic development, healthcare, and parks and recreation. Leslie's professional experience centers around bridging public health with cross-sector collaborations and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) policies/systems work. She has worked with elected officials across Tennessee, co-authored multiple pieces of state legislation, served on a Congressional task force, has presented at the White House, and currently chairs two national committees addressing Social Determinants of Health and the built environment.
Leslie's work has been recognized nationally and internationally, most recently by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (2018 Vision Award), the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (2017 Joseph W. Cullen Excellence Award) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (2017 Transportation Achievement Award for Planning). She was named a 2021 Woman of Impact: Leaders in Health and Healthcare and a 2023 Nashville Healthcare Council Fellow.
Leslie recently served as the Tennessee Department of Health Deputy Commissioner over Population Health. She now oversees special projects for the department. She has 20 years of experience working in and with a variety of sectors, including public health, land use, transportation, housing, food systems, education, economic development, healthcare, and parks and recreation. Leslie's professional experience centers around bridging public health with cross-sector collaborations and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) policies/systems work. She has worked with elected officials across Tennessee, co-authored multiple pieces of state legislation, served on a Congressional task force, has presented at the White House, and currently chairs two national committees addressing Social Determinants of Health and the built environment.
Leslie's work has been recognized nationally and internationally, most recently by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (2018 Vision Award), the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (2017 Joseph W. Cullen Excellence Award) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (2017 Transportation Achievement Award for Planning). She was named a 2021 Woman of Impact: Leaders in Health and Healthcare and a 2023 Nashville Healthcare Council Fellow.
Michael Replogle
Michael Replogle is a globally recognized expert advisor on transportation policy and best practice implementation. His expert testimony framed and helped secure a historic 2024 legal agreement with Hawaii’s Department of Transportation for their production of a plan to decarbonize transportation by 2045, with a 50% cut by 2030, 5-year targets for GHG and VMT reduction, annual reporting, changes to funding priorities, completion of statewide bike and pedestrian plans in 5 years, and new spending on electric vehicle chargers. He is founder, director emeritus, and past president of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). Replogle has served on many US EPA and US DOT advisory committees. He also serves as President of SmartGo, a non-profit advancing diverse walkable communities served by healthy, safe and sustainable transportation.
As New York City’s Deputy Transportation Commissioner from 2015 to 2021, he developed Vision Zero policies that cut pedestrian deaths by 40%, repurposed 10,000 parking spaces for restaurants, negotiated a six-fold expansion of CitiBike to 36,000 shared bikes, and advanced innovative street, curb, and congestion management, freight, and electrification initiatives.
He co-founded and chaired the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transportation, winning a $175 billion 10-year commitment for more sustainable transport from multilateral development banks. As Transportation Director for the Environmental Defense Fund, he shifted substantial investment from roads to public transport, walking, cycling in cities worldwide. As
transportation coordinator for Montgomery County, Maryland, he pioneered sustainable transport scenario planning and innovations in transportation modeling.
Trained in civil engineering and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, he has served as a visiting professor at New York University and the China Academy of Transportation Sciences in Beijing.
Michael Replogle is a globally recognized expert advisor on transportation policy and best practice implementation. His expert testimony framed and helped secure a historic 2024 legal agreement with Hawaii’s Department of Transportation for their production of a plan to decarbonize transportation by 2045, with a 50% cut by 2030, 5-year targets for GHG and VMT reduction, annual reporting, changes to funding priorities, completion of statewide bike and pedestrian plans in 5 years, and new spending on electric vehicle chargers. He is founder, director emeritus, and past president of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). Replogle has served on many US EPA and US DOT advisory committees. He also serves as President of SmartGo, a non-profit advancing diverse walkable communities served by healthy, safe and sustainable transportation.
As New York City’s Deputy Transportation Commissioner from 2015 to 2021, he developed Vision Zero policies that cut pedestrian deaths by 40%, repurposed 10,000 parking spaces for restaurants, negotiated a six-fold expansion of CitiBike to 36,000 shared bikes, and advanced innovative street, curb, and congestion management, freight, and electrification initiatives.
He co-founded and chaired the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transportation, winning a $175 billion 10-year commitment for more sustainable transport from multilateral development banks. As Transportation Director for the Environmental Defense Fund, he shifted substantial investment from roads to public transport, walking, cycling in cities worldwide. As
transportation coordinator for Montgomery County, Maryland, he pioneered sustainable transport scenario planning and innovations in transportation modeling.
Trained in civil engineering and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, he has served as a visiting professor at New York University and the China Academy of Transportation Sciences in Beijing.
Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker - Sam Goodwin
Living Through the Uncertainty - Leadership & Inspiration
Living Through the Uncertainty - Leadership & Inspiration
Join us for and intriguing conversation with Sam Goodwin, an American entrepreneur and featured IPATH keynote speaker. From 2010-2019, Sam traveled to all 193 United Nations’ sovereign countries and all 50 US states. He enjoys promoting the beauty and positivity of lesser-known and negatively perceived places. In 2019, Sam was taken hostage in Syria, leading US Government and intelligence officials to doubt whether he would ever be seen again alive. His incredible journey of survival illustrates the extraordinary power of the human spirit. Download Sam's full biography below.
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