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Transport is one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise, and following the Ministerial Declaration signed by eleven countries at COP30 in Belém, the coalition will present its new leadership and 2026–27 work plan at the ITF 2026 Summit, emphasising that resilient transport investment and emissions reduction go hand in hand. Speakers include María Fernanda Rojas, Minister of Transport of Colombia; Sara González, Technical Director of the National Council for Climate Change and Carbon Market of the Dominican Republic and UNFCCC Vice-President; Bareo Hassen, State Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Logistics of Ethiopia; and moderator Daniel Bongardt, Head of Team Infrastructure and Mobility, GIZ.
Investing in resilience is not only a safety imperative, but also an economic opportunity. This session explores how lifecycle cost-benefit approaches can capture the full value of investments in resilience, including reduced service disruptions, faster recovery times, and long-term fiscal savings. The session also look at how to update appraisal methodologies to consider evolving threats and operational risks, and how to make a stronger economic case for resilience in areas serving critical industries or rural and remote populations. Speakers of this session include Montserrat Barriga, Director General, European Regions Airline Association (ERAA); Meredith G, laser, Professor of Cycling, University of Ghent; Beatriz Mella Lira, Deputy Director, Advanced Centre for Transport and Logistics for Livable and Competitive Cities (CATLEC); Seunghyun An, Researcher, Korea Maritime Institute; Julien Manhes, Head of Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Carbon Removals, Airbus; and Christoph Wolff, CEO, Smart Freight Centre.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Korean Minister Sang-Woo Park, International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Hideaki IWASAKI, Director General, ADB at the ITF 2026 Summit on Funding Resilient Transport, held in Leipzig from 06 May 2026 to 08 May 2026.
Speakers include Gautier Brodeo, President, International Association of Public Transport; François Davenne, Director General, International Union of Railways; Johan Davidson, State Secretary at the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Sweden; Carly Gilbert-Patrick, Secretary-General, Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport; ; Rahman Hummatov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport, Azerbaijan; Alfredo Ingletti, President, International Federation of Consulting Engineers; Yang Li, Vice Minister of Transport, China; Joseph Bukari Nikpe, Ghana, Minister for Transport; ; Jon Ivar Nygård, Minister of Transport, Norway; Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director, UN-Habitat; Claudia Elif Stutz, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Germany; Bronwen Thornton, CEO, Walk21; Ryo Watanabe, President and CEO, Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company; and Xiaohong Yang, Director General, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Naomi Lloyd moderates this session.
Sponsored by Porzio Life Sciences, LLC, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., and the Seton Hall Law Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy. Exploring data in the life sciences industry. Life sciences companies at all stages are increasingly becoming targets for external cyberattacks and data incidents. Industry leaders agree that the risk profile for companies in the life science industry is significant, citing high levels of revenue, significant investments in R&D, a reliance on technology systems and providers, and internal risks as driving factors in the trend. Attendees will hear from industry leaders who will discuss multiple aspects of cybersecurity, data privacy, and global compliance that are unique to life sciences companies.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Christopher NOLTE, Executive Vice President Service Division Vehicles, DEKRA during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
ITF Secretary-General meets with delegation of, Siemens Mobility during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Tomas SEREBRISKY, Manager for Infrastructure and Energy, IDB during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Tobias Meyer, CEO, DHL during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
Presidency Reception at the International Transport Forum’s 2026 Summit “Funding Resilient Transport” held on 06 May 2026 in Leipzig, Germany.
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, to mark the 20th anniversary of the International Transport Forum, the City of Leipzig hosts a special concert by the St. Thomas Boys’ Choir at St. Thomas Church.
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ITF Secretary-General meets with H.E. Saleh Aljasser, Minister of Transport and Logistic Services, Saudi Arabia, during the International Transport Forum's 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
Modal Shift to Rail: CargoBeamer Innovation event organised by the Saxon State Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development at the International Transport Forum Summit on 23 May 2025 in Leipzig, Germany. Speaker Nicolas Albrecht, CEO, CargoBeamer and policy makers discuss new solutions for shifting non-craneable semi-trailers to rail through automated loading technologies and expanding intermodal networks across Europe.
Organised by the EIT Urban Mobility Emerging Leaders Program, the session explores viable mobility solutions for peri-urban areas, addressing planning challenges, scalability, affordability and real-world case studies across Europe and the UK. Moderator: Ingela Janbjer, Section Manager, Swedish Transport Agency. Speakers include Jack Lehane, Ecosystem Manager, Smart D8 and ADAPT Research Ireland Centre; Ben Kennedy, Head of Transport and Environment, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham; Martin Davis, West Yorkshire; and Nuria Peréz Sans, Head of the Mobility Department, Metròpoli Institute Barcelona.
Organised by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the session examines how gender mainstreaming can support modal shift and more inclusive, sustainable transport systems, drawing on practical insights from Ireland’s Luas Cork and Luas Finglas projects. Speakers include Rachel Cahill, Director of Executive Office and Sustainability Lead, Transport Infrastructure Ireland; and Eimear Fox, Senior Landscape Architect, Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
ITF Secretary-General presents the Young Researcher Award to the winner at the ITF 2026 Summit held in Leipzig under the theme "Financing Resilient Transport" .
This session examines how investments across all modes improve resilience by strengthening risk management, system robustness, and recovery capacity. It also highlights strategies to integrate local knowledge, perspectives, and impacts across all segments of society into the planning and financing of resilient infrastructure. Speakers of this session include Baiba Miltoviča, President, Permanent Group of Transport of the European Economic and Social Committee; Stefano Ammirati, Director Global Advocacy, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile; Young Chan Kim, President, Korea Transport Institute; Livia Spera, General Secretary, European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF); Geert van Waeg, President, International Federation of Pedestrians and Xiaohong Yang, Director General, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Exhibiton, ITF 2026 Summit on Funding Resilient Transport, held in Leipzig from 06 May 2026 to 08 May 2026.
CIG4U Executive Workshop: Mobilising Recovery: Delivering Results Through the Ukraine Transport Support Fund held during the ITF 2026 Summit held in Leipzig, Germany.
The session explores how Latin America and the Caribbean can strengthen institutional capacity and policy frameworks to support private sector engagement and resilient transport systems, building on outcomes from the 2025 LAC Regional Policy Dialogue. It also advances the IDB–ITF Policy Network on Transport and Mobility for LAC and helps shape priorities for the 2026 Regional Policy Dialogue and the ITF 2027 Summit on Governing Resilient Transport.
The session explores how an integrated transport and energy model can inform evidence-based policy decisions in transport and energy planning in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Speakers include Nanyan Zhou, Investment Officer, Public Sector Clients Department, Region 2, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; and Oskar Kleven, Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen), Norway.
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ITF Secretary-General meets with Tao WANG, President, CATS during the International Transport Forum's 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
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FORTUNE GLOBAL FORUM
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Monday, October 27, 2025
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
LUNCH SESSIONS
HACKING OUR DEFENSES
As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and more frequent, the stakes for companies protect their data and people have never been higher. Leaders in global payments and
enterprise technology will share insights on how threats are evolving—and what’s needed to stay prepared. Topics will include growing risks across regions, the role of AI in both attacks and defense, and why security is as much about people and processes as it is about tools. What does it really take to stay resilient in a world where every vulnerability can become a headline? And what bold moves should leaders make now to harden their defenses before the next breach?
Hosted by Rubrik
Ali Abdulhasan, Founder and CEO, Tap Payments
Pieter Bil, Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, Kyndryl
Michael Martin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RapidSoS
Bipul Sinha, Chief Executive Officer, Rubrik
Moderator: Matt Heimer, Fortune
Photograph by Mahmoud Allam/Fortune
ITF Secretary-General meets with Djamel Eddine Abdelghani DRIDI, Secretary General Algeria during the International Transport Forum's 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
This session is organised jointly between the International Transport Forum (ITF), the US Transportation Research Board (TRB), the European Commission (EC), the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI), and the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS). The session explores how digital technologies can enhance the resilience of different transport systems including ports, freight transport, road safety and vehicle electrification. Alasdair Cain, Director of Research, Development and Technology Coordination at the US Department of Transportation, moderates the session. Speakers include Maria Boile, University of Piraeus; Özay Özaydin, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa; Cong Son Duong, Gustave Eiffel University; Aliza Reif, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute for AI Safety and Security and Neha Arora, Google.
ITF Secretary-General meets with H.E. Eng Khamis Mohammed AL-SHAMAKHI, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport OMAN during the International Transport Forum's 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
Organised by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan), the session explores how railways and local communities collaborate on station development and urban transformation, with case studies from Japan (Tsukuba Express) and France (Grand Paris Express). Emiko Araki, Director, International Cooperation Office, International Policy Division, MLIT moderates the session. Speakers include Ryo Watanabe, President and CEO, Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company; and Benoit Lebot, Advisor, Ministry of Transport, France.
ganised by IDDRI, UIC, SLOCAT, Kuehne Climate Center, UNDESA and CCT, the session calls for coordinated action on “Avoid & Shift” strategies through a freight co-operation platform, a multi-stakeholder coalition, and integration into national climate and transport strategies. Speakers include Joo Hyun Ha, Head of Advocacy, UIC; Carly Gilbert-Patrick, Secretary General, SLOCAT; Nicolas Beaumont, Transport Advisor, IDDRI; Mark Major, Senior Strategy Director, Kuehne Climate Center; Mohamed Hegazy, Transport & Energy Lead, Climate Champions Team; and Riina Jussila, Sustainable Development Officer, UNDESA.
ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim meets with IRF Director General Gonzalo Alcaraz during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit on “Transport Resilience to Global Shocks” in Leipzig on May 23, 2025.
The session explores how resilience can be embedded in transport infrastructure from the outset through forward-looking design, combining physical and digital solutions such as AI, IoT and digital twins to strengthen asset management and system responsiveness across modes. Speakers include Joohwa Sarah Lee, Managing Director, Autocrypt; Katrin Seeger, Head of Strategy, Siemens; Laurianne Krid, CEO, ECF; Jens Oliver Schünzel, Director/Team Head Land-based Transportation, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH; Joost Vantomme, CEO, ERTICO; and Emmanuele Benatti, Partner, Boston Consulting Group.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Seokwoo Lee, CEO, Autocrypt during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit on “Transport Resilience to Global Shocks” in Leipzig on May 22, 2025.
Summit Opening Press Conference at the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit “Transport Resilience to Global Shocks” held on 21 May 2025 in Leipzig, Germany. Summit President Juan Carlos Muñoz, Chile's Minister of Transportation and Telecommunication, will set out the Presidency's objectives for the Summit, the agenda of the Council of Transport Ministers and the key issues for discussion around the Summit's lead theme, Transport Resilience to Global Shocks. ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim and Claudia STUTZ, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport, Germany, will share their perspectives.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Sergi Sauri Marchan, Deputy President, CETMO during the International Transport ForumForum’s 2025 Summit on “Transport Resilience to Global Shocks” in Leipzig on May 22, 2025.
Sponsored by Porzio Life Sciences, LLC, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., and the Seton Hall Law Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy. Exploring data in the life sciences industry. Life sciences companies at all stages are increasingly becoming targets for external cyberattacks and data incidents. Industry leaders agree that the risk profile for companies in the life science industry is significant, citing high levels of revenue, significant investments in R&D, a reliance on technology systems and providers, and internal risks as driving factors in the trend. Attendees will hear from industry leaders who will discuss multiple aspects of cybersecurity, data privacy, and global compliance that are unique to life sciences companies.
This Opening Plenary is moderated by Arianne Alcorta, Journalist and panellists include Patrick Schnieder, Federal Minister of Transport, Germany;Alenka Bratušek, Minister of Infrastructure, Slovenia; Eugenijus Sabutis, Minister of Transport and Communications, Lithuania; Jean Todt, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety; Juan Carlos Muñoz, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Chile; Lulu Ranne, Minister of Transport and Communications, Finland; Stanislaw Bukowiec, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Counteracting Trasnport Exclusion, Poland; Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary, UNECE and Young Tae Kim, Secretary-General, International Transport Forum. The discussion highlights the importance of anticipating and mitigating cascading effects across interconnected systems such as transport, energy, and telecommunications. This session takes place during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit “Transport Resilience to Global Shocks” held on 21 May 2025 in Leipzig, Germany.
ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim meets with HE Joseph Bukari Nkipe, Minister of Ghana during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit on “Transport Resilience to Global Shocks” in Leipzig on May 22, 2025.
This ministerial session explores how collaboration between the public and private sectors can strengthen transport system resilience. Melinda Crane, Chief Political Correspondent, Deutsche Welle moderates the session and speakers Machteld de Haan (President, Downstream, Renewables and Energy Solutions, Shell), Mathias Cormann (Secretary-General, OECD [Video Message]), and Tobias Meyer (CEO DHL Group) will highlight real-world examples of how both sectors contribute to recovery and adaptability. The session takes place during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit on “Transport Resilience to Global Shocks” held in Leipzig on 22 May 2025.