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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. This session is held during the ITF 2026 Summit on Funding Resilient Transport in Leipzig, Germany, on 06 May 2026.
ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim meets with Stanisław Bukowiec, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Poland at the ITF 2026 Summit on Funding Resilient Transport, held in Leipzig from 06 May 2026 to 08 May 2026.
The session held during the ITF 2026 Summit on Funding Resilient Transport on 06 May 2026 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.
Exhibitors Reception and Young Reseacher Award Ceremony at the International Transport Forum’s 2026 Summit “Funding Resilient Transport” held in Leipzig, Germany.
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 meets with Korean Minister Sang-Woo Park, 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.
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 H.E. Saleh Aljasser, Minister of Transport and Logistic Services, Saudi Arabia, during the International Transport Forum's 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
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 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.
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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.
Closed Event: First In-Person Meeting of Supporting Countries to the Global Transport Effort, International Transport Forum, Leipzig
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.
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.
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ITF Secretary-General meets with Tao WANG, President, CATS during the International Transport Forum's 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Stanisław BUKOWIEC, Secretary of State, Poland during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Djamel Eddine Abdelghani DRIDI, Secretary General Algeria during the International Transport Forum's 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
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.
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.
ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim meets with the Journalists of the ITF Media Travel Programme during the International Transport Forum’s 2026 Summit held in Leipzig.
Organised by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the session discusses the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport 2026–2035, its Implementation Plan, and global commitments to advance sustainable transport. Riina Jussila, Sustainable Development Officer, UN DESA moderates the session. Speakers include Tjitske Ijpma, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands; Anna Larsson, Communications Director, World Shipping Council; Philip Turner, Head of Sustainable Development, International Association of Public Transport (UITP); and Azhar Jaimurzina Ducrest, Chief, Transport Connectivity and Logistics Section, UN ESCAP.
This plenary explores why resilience must be central to transport investment. This session also highlights how inclusive, forward-looking strategies - co-developed with financial actors and enabled by digitalisation and modernisation - can help countries navigate uncertainty while advancing resilient transport for all. Speakers include Young Tae Kim, Secretary-General, International Transport Forum; Yang Li, Vice Minister of Transport, China; Rashad Nabiyev, Minister of Digital Development and Transport, Azerbaijan; Jon Ivar Nygård, Minister of Transport, Norway, Óscar Puente Santiago, Minister for Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Spain; Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director, UN-Habitat; Patrick Schnieder, Federal Minister of Transport, Germany; Jean Todt, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety, United Nations; Anna Westerberg, President, Volvo Buses; and Stan Zurkiewicz, CEO & Chairman of the Management Board, Dekra. Melinda Crane, Chief Political Correspondent, Deutsche Welle moderates this session. This plenary is held during the ITF 2026 Summit on Funding Resilient Transport on 06 May 2026.
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.
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.
Presidency Reception at the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit “Transport Resilience to Global Shocks” held on 21 May 2025 in Leipzig, Germany.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Burkhard Jung, Mayor of Leipzig during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit in Leipzig.
ITF Secretary-General meets with Francisco Lima, Secretary-General, SIECA during the International Transport Forum’s 2025 Summit in Leipzig.