We are excited to invite you to the 2025 ITE Toronto Christmas Luncheon and AGM at 12:00pm on Thursday, December 4th, 2025 at the Granite Brewery & Tied House. The event will start with a networking hour and introductions followed by a buffet lunch and speaker presentations (see below). The AGM and presentation of ITE Toronto Awards will immediately follow the speaker presentations. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow professionals and celebrate ITE Toronto, while gaining insights in transportation and urban planning. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions; we look forward to seeing you there!

Date: Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Time: 12pm–3 pm EST
Location: Granite Brewery & Tied House, 245 Eglinton Ave. E, Toronto, ON M4P 3B7

==Ticket sales for this event end on December 4th, 2025 ==

Schedule

• 12:00 pm — Check-in & Networking
• 1:00 pm — Introductions & Lunch
• 1:30 pm — Keynote Presentation
• 2:30 pm — AGM & Awards 

 Watch this space – more information to be posted shortly! 

Transit and Parking

Granite Brewery & Tied House is located 750 metres (approximately 8-minute walk) from Eglinton Station on Line 1 (Yonge-Bloor).

Free parking is available on site, accessed via Mount Pleasant Road, south of Eglinton Avenue.

Sponsorships

The following event sponsorships are available:

• Gold Level Sponsorship ($500): Sponsors are invited to bring a roll-up board with banner stand (24″ to 33″ x80″) to promote their transportation services. The company’s logo will be included in the luncheon presentation and the company will be recognized verbally in the proceedings. One free individual member registration is included with this sponsorship.
• Silver Level Sponsorship ($300): The company’s logo will be included in the luncheon presentation and the company will recognized verbally in the proceedings.

PRESENTERS

Title: Technical Solutions in a Political Environment with Barbara Gray

As the recently retired General Manager of Transportation Services, Barbara Gray has always been motivated by her commitment to people, equity and innovation. She joined the City of Toronto in late 2016 and while at the City successfully led her team to improve neighborhoods through complete streets investment, improved service delivery and renewed key delivery plans focused on managing congestion, improving safety for all road users and completing an overhaul of Winter Service delivery. Barbara was also the Executive Sponsor for the Toronto Network of Women (TOnow), inspiring and empowering over 2,000 members to enhance their personal and professional development through mentorship and engagement.
Prior to joining the City of Toronto, Barbara had numerous leadership roles at the Seattle Department of Transportation and is most proud of her work with elected and public sector leaders to change the culture of the public service centered on the powerful mission of supporting equity, diversity and inclusion.

Title: City of Toronto – Congestion Management Plan Primer

Roger Browne is the Director of Congestion and Network Management in the City of Toronto. He is passionate about traffic management and synthesizes his knowledge of traffic operations fundamentals with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to tackle traffic congestion. In his current role he is responsible for developing and enacting the Congestion Management Plan, which seeks to address congestion in the City of Toronto by working with public and private partners to development innovative solutions. Roger’s background includes traffic operations, ITS, Vision Zero, and data management in both the private and public sectors. He has shared his knowledge teaching transportation engineering part-time at McMaster University.