Tech Organization to Present Multi-Faceted Solutions to Miami Traffic and Mobility Challenges
During Final Miami Mobility Project Presentation
WHAT: The Fastrack Institute (FTI), a not-for-profit foundation with a focus on solving urban problems and accelerating technologies into society, is hosting the final presentation of its current endeavor, The Miami Mobility Project, a 16-week long intensive program aimed at creating solutions to the mass transit problems in Miami-Dade County.
On Thursday, December 14, The Miami-Dade Host Committee, Miami Dade College and FTI invite media to see the two Fastrack team presentations, who will provide their solutions for mobility challenges in Miami-Dade County. The Fastrack teams examined the conceptual, social, entrepreneurial and technological implications of transit solutions for Miami-Dade County, and have developed prototype versions for community testing, feedback and, if successful, accelerated business development.
WHO: Notable attendees and speakers are as follows:
- FTI team members
- Salim Ismail – FTI co-founder
- Rodrigo Arboleda – FTI co-founder
- Carlos A. Giménez – Mayor, Miami-Dade County
- Francis X. Suarez – Vice Chairman, Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization and Mayor, City of Miami
WHEN: Thursday, December 14, 2017
8:30 a.m. EST – 12 p.m. EST
Run of Show:
8 a.m. – Camera call
8:15 a.m. – 1:1 Interview Opportunities
8:30 a.m. – Opening Remarks
Salim Ismail and Rodrigo Arboleda, Fastrack Institute Founders
Carlos A. Giménez, Mayor, Miami-Dade County
Francis X. Suarez, Vice Chairman, Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization and Mayor, City of Miami
9 a.m. –Team Presentations begin
11:50 a.m. – Closing Remarks
WHERE: MDC, Wolfson Campus – Room number, 1261
300 NE 2nd Ave
Miami, Florida 33132
For those who cannot attend in-person, the meeting will be streamed via a Zoom video conference and live to FTI’s Facebook Page.
NOTES: Fastrack Institute team members, founders and Miami city officials are available for interviews before 8 a.m.upon request. B roll may also be gathered during opening remarks and team presentations.
About The Fastrack Institute
The Fastrack Institute (FTI) is a not-for-profit foundation founded by Salim Ismail, Rodrigo Arboleda and Maurice Ferré. FTI aims to solve urban problems 10 times faster and 10 times cheaper than currently existing solutions through an exhaustive 16-week process framework called a Fastrack. The Fastrack framework begins with identifying an urban problem and inviting topic experts to come up with integrated solutions to solve it. The best solutions are then chosen and implemented citywide, with the ultimate goal of scaling this technology to other cities. FTI’s current project is The Miami Mobility project, aimed at solving Miami’s transit challenges.
