Cubic to Provide Insight on Trends in Mobility and Payment at APTA Conference

April 7, 2016
Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) announced CTS representatives will speak at the APTA Fare Collection & Revenue Management Summit and TransITech Conference – two events to be held in parallel in San Diego from April 11 – 13.

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) announced CTS representatives will speak at the APTA Fare Collection & Revenue Management Summit and TransITech Conference – two events to be held in parallel in San Diego from April 11 – 13.

The APTA Fare Collection & Revenue Management Summit brings together public and private sector professionals from across the transit industry to discuss lessons learned from recent payment system implementations in public transport and other development projects around the world. The APTA TransITech Summit focuses on information technology experts and software developers for wide-ranging topics from cybersecurity to electronic payment systems to transit ITS applications.

“It’s a transformative time in public transit, where innovation and technology are giving riders more options for how they move around their cities, pay for the services they use and make informative decisions about when to travel,” said Matt Newsome, senior vice president and general manager, Cubic Transportation Systems Americas.  “With a focus on open architecture and integration, Cubic is working to ensure our agency customers are prepared for the inevitable disruptors in the industry, including mobile payment, journey planning, account management and predictive analytics.”   

Cubic will participate in the following sessions for the APTA conferences which will be co-located at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego:

  • Konrad Fellmann, worldwide director, information security and compliance, CTS –General Session: Cyber security and mobile apps:  Monday, April 11, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
  • Arash Kahvazadeh, product manager, CTS – All about Mobile Payment Solutions: Technology, implementation and security: Monday, April 11,  10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
  • Lynn Brumfield, program manager, CTS – Project Round Tables: Fare collection:Monday, April 11, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • David deKozan, vice president, CTS – General Session: Mobile interoperability & the impact of disruptive technology: Tuesday, April 12, 8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
  • Larry Yermack, strategic advisor, CTS – Connected Vehicle Technologies and Open Data Usage:  What you need to know:  Tuesday, April 12, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 

CTS will also exhibit innovative mobility technologies at booth #201 on Tuesday, April 12, 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the convention center of the Town & Country Hotel, and host a technical tour for conference attendees at its San Diego headquarters on Wednesday, April 13, 1:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m. Visitors will be able to experience ticketing and payment systems from around the world in one location and talk to our transportation experts about the systems of tomorrow.