Speaking Engagements

Here's a sampling of some places where I've shared thoughts/ideas:

Transportation Systems & Innovation

What it's like to work in transit?

TransportationCamp NE, September 2024

Talking about TODS (the Transit Operational Data Standard, v2)

TransportationCamp NE, September 2024

FTA & FRA Rules and Regulations

APTA Rail, June 2024

Let's Talk about TODS (the Transit Operational Data Standard, v2)

TransportationCamp PHL, March 2024

Fare$ & The Future: The Mechanics of Revenue Collection Systems

TransportationCamp NYC, October 2023

Fare$ & The Future: The Mechanics of Revenue Collection Systems

TransportationCamp New England, October 2023

Jeff Kessler's Railroad Operations "Crashless Course" Reprise

TransportationCamp New England, October 2023

Jeff Kessler's Railroad Operations "Crashless Course" Reprise

YPT New York Chapter Talk, May 2023

"Ugly Tech": How to convince stakeholders to make investments in "non-sexy" systems

TransportationCamp PHL, March 2023

Rutgers Bloustein Careers in Transportation Panel

Young Professionals in Transportation Event @ Rutgers Bloustein School of Planning, November 2022

Innovating via Tech in the Field

TransportationCamp NYC, October 2022

Philadelphia Careers in Transportation Panel

Young Professionals in Transportation Event @ Drexel University, October 2022

Railroad Operations "Crashless Course"

Lunch & Learn for Young Professionals in Transportation Boston, June 2022

Paperless Operating Rule Migration

Apple Passenger Rail Transportation Summit, April 2022

SEPTA Focus: Brainstorming quick wins agencies can implement to improve the experience

TransportationCamp PHL, March 2022

Post-Pandemic Recovery Q&A Panel

SmartTransit East, March 2022

Leveraging Technology For Post-Pandemic Efficiencies

SmartTransit East, March 2022

TC Everywhere: The TransportationCamp Session about TransportationCamp

TransportationCamp DC, January 2022

Restoring Ridership: Attracting new and former customers back to the network

TransportationCamp NY, October 2021

Jeff Kessler's Railroad Operations "Crashless Course" Reprise

TransportationCamp NYC, October 2020

Jeff Kessler's Railroad Operations "Crashless Course": CROR Edition

TransportationCamp Toronto, October 2020

Operations & Signaling – Present State

Modernizing Rail, October 2020

Railroad Safety - Signals? PTC? Neither?

TransportationCamp NYC, October 2019

Jeff Kessler's Railroad Operations "Crashless Course"

TransportationCamp NYC, October 2019

Jeff Kessler's Railroad Operations "Crashless Course"

TransportationCamp New England, April 2019

Jeff Kessler's Railroad Operations "Crashless Course"

TransportationCamp PHL, March 2019

What's the deal with contract operations? Experience from the public and private side.

TransportationCamp NYC, October 2018

What is GTFS? The KASDAT intro course to programming, APIs, and relational databases through open transit data.

TransportationCamp PHL, April 2018

North-South Rail Link and Philadelphia's Center City Commuter Connection Tunnel

TransportationCamp New England, April 2018

Metro Data Day

WMATA Data Event, October 2016

Expert Information Resource & Competition Judge

Fox Transportation Design Challenge, February 2015

Reaching out to Younger People Panel

Rail Users’ Network Annual Conference, May 2014

Expanding Youth Involvement in Public Transit Advocacy

TransportationCamp DC 2014

Educational Technology & Experiential Learning

A Paradigm for Educators and the Classroom: Network Early; Network Often

Encienda Educon [January] 2019

Jeff Kessler Begs You to Embrace Autonomy [in the Classroom]

EnciendaEduCon 2.8, January 2016

All Around Town: Embracing Local Learning Opportunities

EnciendaEduCon 2.6, January 2014

The “BS” College Class: Project Based Learning Beyond K-12

EnciendaEduCon 2.5, January 2013

Immersive K-12 History / Political Activities & Projects

EdCamp Social Studies, March 2012

To Infinity and Beyond! Taking Inquiry-Based learning skills to college

EnciendaEduCon 2.4, January 2012

Forging Student/Teacher Relationships in an Era of Shared Learning: Revisited

EduCon 2.4, January 2012

PBL and History: Student Choice, Inquiry and Creativity

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Student Showcase, June 2011

Focus Forward ISTE Leadership Symposium

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), June 2011

Electronic Communication, Travel, Exploration, and Education; EduBloggerCon

EduBloggerCon, June 2011

How students can help teachers adapt to working in a new learning environment

EduCon 2.1, January 2010

Forging Student/Teacher Relationships in an Era of Shared Learning

EduCon 2.1, January 2009

Business & Entrepeneurship

Implementing Twitter Into Business

Bridgewater, NJ and New York, NY; 2010

Designing the LapBin, International Week of Entrepreneurship

Drexel U. Baiada Center, November 2009