Booth 4207 · McCormick Place

Meet Spare at APTA TRANSform & EXPO

Chicago · October 4–7, 2026Come see what modern transit software looks like — and grab time with the people building it.

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Spare — Booth 4207

Walking route from the main entrance

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On stage

in-booth
presentations

1 new product announcement

Insights from product experts
Perspectives from transit leaders
Conversations that matter

Full schedule coming soon

Demos

interactive
demo stations

Paratransit & Microtransit
Fixed Route
Enterprise Asset Management
Spare AI

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Spare Rides

Complimentary Ubers & Lyfts while in Chicago

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Who you’ll meet

Meet the team

Whether you have a product question, want to discuss our industry partnerships, or meet with our executive team — Spare shows up, and we’re here to chat.

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Kristoffer Vik Hansen

CEO & Co-Founder

Josh Andrews

COO & Co-Founder

James McCarthy

VP of Sales

Victoria Fulton

Director of Enterprise Sales

Chad Ballentine

Demand Response Transformation Executive

Luke Friesen

Director of Partnerships

Pat Gregory

Senior Product Manager, AI

Nick Milum

Senior Product Manager, Fixed Route

Jazlynn Wee

Manager, Solutions Engineering

Chris Adams

Senior Solutions Engineer

Andrew McKechnie

Principal Solutions Engineer

Paul Harrison

Solutions Engineer

Kayla Paxton

Account Executive

Trevor Kirsh

Account Executive

Bronson Bullivant

Senior Account Manager

Joanne Rooney

Key Account Manager

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What’s happening & when

Come for the insights, stay for the snacks. We’re serving up fresh ideas and Chicago-style popcorn at every in-booth session.

Mon, Oct 5

10:00 AM –5:00 PM
Demos, Swag & Snacks
Booth 4207
10:15 AM –10:35 AM
Plan, Manage, and Operate Fixed Route on One Platform
Nick Milum, Spare Product Manager
Booth 4207
3:15 PM –3:35 PM
Don’t miss
New Product Announcement
Booth 4207

Tue, Oct 6

9:00 AM –5:00 PM
Demos, Swag & Snacks
Booth 4207
10:15 AM –10:35 AM
Mega Events
Booth 4207
1:00 PM –1:20 PM
The NTD Report That Used to Take All Week
Booth 4207
3:15 PM –3:35 PM
One Agency, One Platform: A Journey from Legacy Paratransit to Unified Operations
Booth 4207

Wed, Oct 7

9:00 AM –3:00 PM
Demos, Swag & Snacks
Booth 4207
9:15 AM –9:35 AM
AI in Service Delivery
Booth 4207
1:30 PM –1:50 PM
Implementation & Modernization at Scale
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Sponsorship

LGBTQ+ Reception

Spare is proud to once again sponsor this event alongside WeDriveU.

All APTA attendees welcome. Join us for complimentary beverages and light bites!

Coming Soon

Tue, Oct 66:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Explore Spare

Four Stations. One Platform.

Four hands-on demo stations led by Spare's Product Managers and Solutions Engineers.

Paratransit & Microtransit

Book a ride by text. Watch it come to life.

AI books & confirms in seconds
Live dispatch & route optimization
Scout explains delays instantly

Fixed Route

Draw a route. Watch it hit the street.

Auto-synced to GTFS
Real-time tracking & OTP data
AI Voice answers "where’s my bus?"

Enterprise Asset Management

Ask a question. Get an answer — and a fix.

Instant answers on overdue assets
Voice-to-work-order in seconds
Inspections trigger work automatically

Spare AI

One assistant. Every Spare product.

Answers ops, analytics & maintenance
Diagnoses issues across systems
Can act — not just report

Book time with our product experts to learn more

About Spare

One platform. Every mode.

Paratransit, microtransit, fixed route, and asset management — all on one AI-powered operating system for transit.

Serve every rider who depends on you, without burning out the team that makes it happen.

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Everything from the booth

One-pagers, guides and customer stories — no form, no gate.

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