{"id":2690,"date":"2026-05-20T07:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/2026\/05\/usha-elyatamby\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:05:38","slug":"usha-elyatamby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/fr\/2026\/05\/usha-elyatamby\/","title":{"rendered":"Usha Elyatamby"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:1.6;max-width:700px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;\">Usha Elyatamby<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;color:#555555;\">Global Director, Digital Transportation \u2014 Arcadis<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:12px;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;\">Usha Elyatamby is the Global Director for Digital Transportation, responsible for shaping the strategy, growth, and delivery of a global portfolio of digital solutions serving both public and private sector clients across the transportation ecosystem. She leads the advancement of intelligent transportation systems and digital infrastructure, driving innovation to address complex mobility challenges while enhancing safety, operational efficiency, and long-term infrastructure value.<\/p>\n<p>With nearly three decades of international experience, Usha has delivered transformative projects across multiple countries. Her expertise spans large-scale capital investments and turnkey solutions, where she has provided leadership across technical delivery, operations, and strategic advisory roles. Her work focuses on aligning technology investment with business outcomes\u2014optimizing cost structures, improving operational performance, and maximizing return on infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Her leadership is grounded in a strong understanding of both emerging technologies and market disruptors. She combines this insight with a practical approach to digital transformation, helping clients define and execute forward-looking technology roadmaps for infrastructure development, renewal, and operations. Across the full project lifecycle, she emphasizes innovation, value, constructability, operability, and maintainability\u2014ensuring solutions are resilient, adaptable, and future-ready.<\/p>\n<p>Usha has also played a significant role in industry leadership and knowledge-sharing. She has been actively involved with ITS Canada for over 15 years and currently serves on the Board of Directors of ITS Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Through her work, Usha continues to champion sustainable, technology-enabled transportation systems that respond to the evolving demands of cities and communities worldwide.<\/p><\/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-f8214c03-3952-48d0-b333-2e6dc4b06e15\" 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-f8214c03-3952-48d0-b333-2e6dc4b06e15');if(d){d.style.display=d.style.display==='none'?'block':'none';}return false;\">W11 PANEL: Connected by Design: Advancing Cross-Border V2N Innovation for Smarter Corridors<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-session-meta\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-size:14px;color:#2e2e2e;\"><span class=\"speaker-session-date\">Wed, May 20, 2026<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-time\">2:00\u202fPM \u2013 3:00\u202fPM<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-location\">Calgary Room<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"spk-session-desc-f8214c03-3952-48d0-b333-2e6dc4b06e15\" 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 and moderated by Michele Mueller, Project Manager for Connected, Automated Vehicles, and Electrification, Michigan Department of Transportation<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Panelists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Usha Elyatamby, Arcadis<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Kligerman, Esri Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As connected mobility evolves, vehicle-to-network (V2N) communication is emerging as a foundational layer for next-generation transportation systems. Through advancements in cellular technology, cloud integration, and real-time data exchange, V2N enables vehicles and infrastructure to operate in sync\u2014enhancing safety, reliability, and efficiency across multimodal networks.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This executive session examines how transportation agencies, network providers, and technology partners are expanding the V2N ecosystem, from policy frameworks and data architecture to operational use cases. Discussion will focus on how network-based connectivity is transforming traffic management, freight operations, and incident response while setting the stage for automated and cooperative mobility.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Panelists will share strategies for integrating V2N within existing ITS frameworks, addressing cybersecurity and interoperability challenges, and building sustainable, scalable models for deployment across diverse geographies and corridors.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Key Topics<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The evolution of vehicle-to-network connectivity and its role in intelligent transportation systems<\/li>\n<li>Leveraging cellular and cloud-based architectures for real-time mobility insights<\/li>\n<li>Data governance, interoperability, and cybersecurity considerations in the V2N ecosystem<\/li>\n<li>Practical V2N use cases: freight coordination, traffic optimization, and safety applications<\/li>\n<li>Policy and investment frameworks supporting scalable network-driven infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Pathways toward cooperative, automated, and connected corridor operations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-session-item\" style=\"padding:12px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:6px;background:#fff;\"><a href=\"#spk-session-desc-6fbd3595-b4b6-4203-b1be-89fe5d8c3b72\" 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-6fbd3595-b4b6-4203-b1be-89fe5d8c3b72');if(d){d.style.display=d.style.display==='none'?'block':'none';}return false;\">Lunch and Awards 2026<\/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\">12:00\u202fPM \u2013 1:45\u202fPM<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-location\">Royal\/Imperial Room<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"spk-session-desc-6fbd3595-b4b6-4203-b1be-89fe5d8c3b72\" 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>Catering and <strong>Awards 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Awards 2026 presentation sponsored by <strong>Mott MacDonald<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2690\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usha Elyatamby Global Director, Digital Transportation \u2014 Arcadis Usha Elyatamby is the Global Director for Digital Transportation, responsible for shaping the strategy, growth, and delivery of a global portfolio of [&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-2690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speakers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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