WTS Hampton Roads Chapter is pleased to host its annual Transportation Reception. Join us on Tuesday, November 8th at 6 pm as we celebrate this year's sponsors, award winners, and scholarship winners.
Registration and networking will begin at 5:30 pm. One (1) drink ticket will be provided to each attendee.
The event's Keynote Speaker will be Anna Bonet, Chief Executive Officer, Elizabeth River Crossings.
Anna was born and raised in Lleda, Spain. She's fluent in Spanish, English, French and Italian.
She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Universitat de Lleida and a master's degree in Economic and Financial Management from Esade Business School in Barcelona. She also completed the London Business School senior executive program in 2018.
She started her career in the food industry at Argal Alimentación as a finance controller before joining Abertis in 2001 as a Mergers & Acquisition Project Manager, where she helped the company expand their global footprint in the sectors of toll roads, parking garages, airports, telecommunications infrastructure, and logistics.
In 2009, she was named CFO of Autopistas España, Abertis’ Spanish tollroad subsidiary, and was appointed to CEO in 2017. At the time, Autopistas operated and maintained nearly 1,000 miles of roadway across eight concessions throughout Spain.
Major projects under Anna’s leadership at Autopistas include the acquisition of Túneles de Barcelona y Cadi and, the introduction of the Bip & Drive toll tag and mobility services company, and the launch of the AWAI payment app.
In September 2021 she was named Deputy CEO of Abertis’ first US-based asset, Elizabeth River Crossings (ERC), a 58-year concession based in Portsmouth, Virginia. During that time, she worked closely with the former CEO to prepare for the transition and build relationships with key leaders at VDOT and within the Hampton Roads community. In January 2022, she was named CEO of ERC.
Throughout her career she has served on the board of directors of several Abertis subsidiaries, including Autema, Avasa, Areamed, Trados 45, and Túneles de Barcelona y Cadi, and Bip & Drive, where she served as president of the board of directors.
In 2018 and 2019, Anna was included in the Spain-based Choiseul ranking of ‘100 Future Economic Leaders Under 42’ and has been twice nominated for the ‘Top 100 Women Leaders’ in Spain.
Anna, her husband and her three children, ages three, twelve and fourteen, currently reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where they are adapting to American culture and enjoying the coastal lifestyle of the Tidewater region.
RECOGNITION AWARDS
This year's honorees include...
- Rosa Parks Diversity: Dominion Energy
- Member of the Year: Carly Goldsborough, JMT
- Woman of the Year: Cathie J. Vick, Port of Virginia
- Honorable Ray Lahood: Brian Stickles, JMT
SILENT AUCTION TO BENEFIT WTS SCHOLARSHIPS
The evening will include a silent auction to benefit the WTS HRC Scholarship Foundation. It's a perfect way to check off your holiday gift list and donate to the scholarship program!
AUCTION LINK COMING SOON!
Winners need not be present to win and will be contacted after the event to arrange shipping/delivery/pickup of item(s).
If you or your company wish to donate silent auction items, please contact us at [email protected].
The Chapter's goal for this year is to raise $2,000 in donations associated with the Annual Reception. If you can't attend the event but are looking to donate WTS HRC Scholarship Foundation, you can donate directly via MobileCause using the link below.
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Please feel free to track our progress here prior to and during the event.
COVID-19 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Attendees assume all risks of COVID exposure and related illnesses in attending. We encourage attendees to follow all current CDC guidelines when attending this event.