welcome the atlantic executive director of business development, patrick garret igan. good morning. i am the executive director of business development at atlantic life. it is my pleasure to welcome you all to the atlantic s infrastructure and transportation summit. before we get started, i want to thank you for being here. it is a solemn day in washington dc and across the country. eyes turned toward the procession at the nothing or cathedral were former president at thenothing national cathedral where former president george h w bush is lying in state. we will ask tough questions today about the challenges facing our society. androads, infrastructure the people whose lives hang in the balance is consistent with the broader themes of today, service and civic responsibility. as a frame, last year the american society of civil engineers gave american infrastructure a d+ grade. barely passing. from roadways to waterways, electric grid to gridlock, systems in place to fuel a
infrastructure and transportation summit. before we get started i do want to thank you all for being here with us this morning. as you may know it is a solemn day in washington, d.c.os and across the country. as the eyes turned toward the procession of the nationall cathedral were former president george herbert walker bush will be remembered. today is a national day of mourning and is a chance us to reflect on president bush s legacy. we hope the spirit of our event today in which we ll ask tough questions about the challenges facing our society, our roads, critical infrastructure and the people whose lives hang in the balance is consistent with the broader themes of today. service and civic responsibility. as a frame for the conversation, last to the american society of civil engineers gave america s infrastructure barely a passing mark. from our roadways to our waterways, from electric grid to gridlock traffic, systems in place to fuel to facilitate our everyday lives, it
it is three hours 10 minutes long. welcome the atlantic executive director of business development, patrick garret igan. good morning. i am the executive director of business development at atlantic life. it is my pleasure to welcome you all to the atlantic s infrastructure and transportation summit. before we get started, i want to thank you for being here. it is a solemn day in washington dc and across the country. eyes turned toward the procession at the nothing or cathedral were former president at thenothing national cathedral where former president george h w bush is lying in state. we will ask tough questions today about the challenges facing our society. androads, infrastructure the people whose lives hang in the balance is consistent with the broader themes of today, service and civic responsibility. as a frame, last year the american society of civil engineers gave american infrastructure a d+ grade. barely passing. from roadways to waterways, electric grid to g
services, the transportation landscape is changing. last month the atlantic brought politicians, business people and academics together for a series of conversations on infrastructure and what the future holds. this is just three hours. welcome the atlantic executive director of business development, patrick garret igan. good morning. i am the executive director of business development at atlantic life. it is my pleasure to welcome you all to the atlantic s infrastructure and transportation summit. before we get started, i want to thank you for being here. it is a solemn day in washington dc and across the country. eyes turned toward the procession at the nothing or cathedral were former president at thenothing national cathedral where former president george h w bush is lying in state. we will ask tough questions today about the challenges facing our society. androads, infrastructure the people whose lives hang in the balance is consistent with the broader themes of to
them. we as businesses, i think we speeded all of her coverage of the wall street journal ceo council table on her website c-span.org. we will eat this and thank you lied to an all-day discussion and forum on infrastructure and transportation that is being hosted by the atlantic getting underway in washington. later we will feature the incoming likely incoming chair of the house transportation and infrastructure committee peter defazio. live on c-span2. former president george herbert walker bush will be remembered. today, is a national day of mourning and it s a chance for us to reflect on president bush s legacy. we hope the spirit of our event today in which will ask tough questions about the challenges facing our society. our roads, our critical infrastructure in the people whose lives hang in the balance is consistent with the broader themes of today. service and civic responsibility. as a friend for the conversation, last you the american society of civil engineers