IRF Europe & Central Asia Regional Congress & Exhibition: Full Schedule

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10:00am GMT+04

Opening Ceremonies & Keynotes (Welcoming remarks from IRF Leadership, Government of Georgia, Elite Technologies, and EU

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm GMT+04

Executive Session

12:00pm GMT+04

Networking Lunch (1-hour break)

Wednesday September 30, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm GMT+04

Networking Break

1:30pm GMT+04

ES1: Road Pricing & Tolling Innovations – Distance-Based Charging Models and Electronic Toll Collection Systems

Wednesday September 30, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm GMT+04

Technical Session

1:30pm GMT+04

TS1: Road Safety: Hydroplaning, Floods & Climate Risk

Wednesday September 30, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm GMT+04

Manjriker Gunaratne: Effects of Vehicle Hydroplaning on Highways under Transient Rainfall Conditions

Daniele Lombardi: Interventions on road infrastructures following the May 2023 floods in Emilia-Romagna

James Akena-Lubai: Integrating Climate Resilience into Road Safety Systems in Developing Countries: The Uganda Experience

Mark Pittman: Automating Road Safety and Resilience: A Crowdsourced AI Model for Transport Ministries

Speakers

James Akena-Lubai

Director, Legacy Road Safety Intiative (LRSI)

Manjriker Gunaratne

Professor, University of South Florida, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engiineering

Daniele Lombardi

Senior Engineer, ANAS S.p.A.

Mark Pittman

Senior Director, Transportation AI, Bentley Systems

Wednesday September 30, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm GMT+04

Technical Session

3:00pm GMT+04

Networking Break

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm GMT+04

Networking Break

3:30pm GMT+04

TS2: AI Platforms for Intelligent Road Infrastructure

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm GMT+04

Anil Gundemir: AI-Based Incident Detection Platform Using Existing ANPR Infrastructure

Hardik Dave: AI-Powered Road Network Monitoring: Scalable Infrastructure Intelligence for Europe & Central Asia

Radhakrishnan Mahalingam: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) as the Next Frontier for Intelligent Road Infrastructure

Lars Forslof: AI for unpaved roads

Speakers

Hardik Dave

Founder & CEO, RoadVision AI

Lars Forslof

CEO/Founder, Roadroid AB

Anil Gundemir

General Manager, Egis Infrastructure Management Kazakhstan

Radhakrishnan Mahalingam

Chief Strategy Officer, Blockchain Legal Institute

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm GMT+04

Technical Session

3:30pm GMT+04

TS3: Investment, PPPs, Tolling & Regional Connectivity

Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm GMT+04

Irfan Ünal: Beyond Financing: Technical and Contractual Lessons from Mega PPP Highway Projects

Ozger Inal: Improvements in Connectivity and Economics of Türkiye and Balkans Region through Motorway Projects

George Harizanov: Infrastructure Investments & Innovative Financing: Tolling is the future

Jeffrey DeCoux: The Global Buildout of Intelligent Infrastructure: Mobilizing the Continuum of Capital for Physical AI

Speakers

Technical Session

6:00pm GMT+04

Welcome Reception & Innovation Mixer

Wednesday September 30, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm GMT+04

Networking Break

10:00am GMT+04

12:00pm GMT+04

1:30pm GMT+04

1:30pm GMT+04

3:00pm GMT+04

3:30pm GMT+04

3:30pm GMT+04

6:00pm GMT+04

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