
Chris Engelbrecht
- Safety and Emergency Management Director
- Missouri Department of Transportation
Chris Engelbrecht serves as Director of Safety and Emergency Management with the Missouri Department of Transportation. He coordinates the safety, security, emergency management, risk management, and training functions for the department.
Chris serves as Chair of the AASHTO Committee on Transportation System Security and Resilience (CTSSR) Emergency Management Subcommittee and as the English Secretary to the PIARC (World Road Association) Technical Committee on Disaster Management.
Chris is a Certified Safety Professional and holds a Bachelor of Science in Safety Management from the University of Central Missouri.
Sessions
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Transport Sector Symposium
The movement of goods and people is vital to a local and national thriving economy. Without a safe, secure and resilient transport network, an economy will crumble. The transport network, from rail, road, air and sea, is at threat from cyber attacks, terrorist threats and natural hazards and its protection and resilience is key for communities and countries to maintain their economies.