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

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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

Cameron Stone

Director of Product

Victoria Fulton

Director of Enterprise Sales

Chad Ballentine

Demand Response Transformation Executive

Luke Friesen

Director of Partnerships

Nick Milum

Senior Product Manager, Fixed Route

Jazlynn Wee

Manager, Solutions Engineering

Andrew McKechnie

Principal Solutions Engineer

Paul Harrison

Solutions Engineer

Trevor Kirsh

Account Executive

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
Popcorn & Prosecco

Tue, Oct 6

9:00 AM –5:00 PM
Demos, Swag & Snacks
Booth 4207
10:15 AM –10:35 AM
The NTD Report That Used to Take All Week
Andrew McKechnie, Spare
Booth 4207
1:00 PM –1:20 PM
Two Coasts, One Mega-Event: Lessons from Spare-Powered Transit
Booth 4207
4:00 PM –5:00 PM
Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Leadership Stories from Across Transit
Chad Ballentine, Spare
104 AB (South Building, Level 1), McCormick Place Convention Center

Wed, Oct 7

9:00 AM –3:00 PM
Demos, Swag & Snacks
Booth 4207
9:15 AM –9:35 AM
AI in Service Delivery
Andrew McKechnie, Spare
Booth 4207

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!

Continental A (Lobby Level), Hilton Chicago

Tue, Oct 66:30 PM – 8:00 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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