{"id":2614,"date":"2026-05-14T11:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/2026\/05\/douglas-gettman\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:07:49","slug":"douglas-gettman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/fr\/2026\/05\/douglas-gettman\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas Gettman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:1.6;max-width:700px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdutztdprujdmvcxcufy.supabase.co\/storage\/v1\/object\/public\/speaker-images\/picture\/1778778481132-69160a21-80d8-4352-afff-529aa75f6998.jpg\" alt=\"Douglas Gettman\" style=\"max-width:250px;height:auto;border-radius:50%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdutztdprujdmvcxcufy.supabase.co\/storage\/v1\/object\/public\/speaker-images\/logo\/1778778551576-87c4e87e-21fa-4afa-adc6-c147c2f99399.jpg\" alt=\"Company logo\" style=\"max-width:180px;height:auto;border-radius:0px;\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;\">Douglas Gettman<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;color:#555555;\">Director of Smart Cities Software Solutions \u2014 Kimley-Horn<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;text-align:left;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-social-links\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;margin:8px 0 16px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/douglas-gettman-ph-d-3018a577\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Linkedin\" aria-label=\"Linkedin\" style=\"display:inline-flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-decoration:none;\"><br \/>\n  <span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:#0A66C2;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"#fff\" width=\"60%\" height=\"60%\"><path d=\"M20.447 20.452h-3.554v-5.569c0-1.328-.027-3.037-1.852-3.037-1.853 0-2.136 1.445-2.136 2.939v5.667H9.351V9h3.414v1.561h.046c.477-.9 1.637-1.85 3.37-1.85 3.601 0 4.267 2.37 4.267 5.455v6.286zM5.337 7.433a2.062 2.062 0 01-2.063-2.065 2.063 2.063 0 112.063 2.065zm1.782 13.019H3.555V9h3.564v11.452z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:12px;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;\">Dr. Gettman has 30+ years of experience in ITS Software Solutions, Adaptive Traffic Control, Transit Signal Priority, AI applications, and Transportation Systems Management and Operations.  Dr. Gettman is author or co-author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications for FHWA, USDOT, NCHRP, and AASHTO.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-sessions\" style=\"margin-top:32px;padding-top:16px;border-top:2px solid #e2e8f0;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#1e293b;\">I am speaking at:<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-session-item\" style=\"padding:12px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:6px;background:#fff;\"><a href=\"#spk-session-desc-78d21360-8f07-4983-be85-fb93c48145f2\" class=\"speaker-session-title\" style=\"font-weight:600;font-size:16px;color:#1e293b;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;\" onclick=\"var d=document.getElementById('spk-session-desc-78d21360-8f07-4983-be85-fb93c48145f2');if(d){d.style.display=d.style.display==='none'?'block':'none';}return false;\">PANEL F22: Doing More with Less: Intelligent Solutions for Modern Mobility<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-session-meta\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-size:14px;color:#2e2e2e;\"><span class=\"speaker-session-date\">Fri, May 22, 2026<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-time\">11:00\u202fAM \u2013 12:00\u202fPM<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-location\">Edmonton Room<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"spk-session-desc-78d21360-8f07-4983-be85-fb93c48145f2\" class=\"speaker-session-description\" style=\"display:none;margin-top:8px;padding:10px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #cbd5e1;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#334155;\">\n<p>Organized by ITS Canada Tech Hub Leadership: Jonathan Parent, Transport Canada, Bernard Tung, City of Coquitlam and Nelson Melendez, City of Toronto<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Panelists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simon Foo, Ph.D., P.Eng. Chief Executive Officer &amp; Co-Founder, Transnomis Solutions Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Dave Greenfield \u2014 Chief Information Officer, Halifax Harbour Bridges<\/li>\n<li>Douglas Gettman Ph.D. , Global Director of Smart Mobility and AV\/CV Consulting Services<\/li>\n<li>Sameer Patil, Leader of Traffic Management Centre, City of Calgary<\/li>\n<li>Amir Ashena, PhD, Transportation Engineering, University of Calgary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Transportation agencies and cities are facing mounting pressure to deliver reliable,\u202ffield-proven,\u202fsustainable, and\u202fcost-effective\u202fmobility services\u202f\u2013\u202foften while\u202foperating\u202funder significant resource constraints. At the same time, rapid technological advancement creates new opportunities to rethink how transportation systems are planned,\u202foperated, and\u202foptimized. This panel will explore how agencies, municipalities, and technology providers can collaboratively unlock smarter mobility solutions by\u202fleveraging\u202fexisting ITS assets, embracing new partnerships, and using data in more strategic ways.\u202fThrough a discussion grounded in practical experience and emerging innovation, panelists will examine three core themes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leveraging\u202fexisting infrastructure\u202fto extend asset life\u202fand functionality, enhance performance, and integrate intelligent\u202ftechnologies without requiring large capital investments\u202for costly\u202freoccurring\u202fcosts.<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration and partnerships\u202fbetween public agencies, private-sector innovators, and research organizations to accelerate deployment, share risk, and scale new mobility solutions<\/li>\n<li>Data-driven optimization\u202fas a pathway to improve system efficiency,\u202fallow inter-regional collaboration,\u202finform investment decisions, and support real-time operations\u202fand\u202fon-demand\u202fdecision making.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Together, these perspectives will\u202fhighlight\u202factionable strategies for delivering smarter,\u202ffield-proven, cost effective and\u202fmore resilient mobility systems\u202f\u2013\u202feven when budgets are tight. Attendees will gain insight into replicable approaches, emerging best practices,\u202flessons learned\u202fand collaborative models that can help shape the next generation of transportation services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2614\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Douglas Gettman Director of Smart Cities Software Solutions \u2014 Kimley-Horn Dr. Gettman has 30+ years of experience in ITS Software Solutions, Adaptive Traffic Control, Transit Signal Priority, AI applications, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speakers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Douglas Gettman - 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