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

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9:00am GMT+04

ES4: Resilient Roads: Climate Risk, Emissions and Long-Term Performance (design + build)

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04

9:00am GMT+04

TS3: Safe Speed Policy in Urban and School Zones

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04

Kevin Prescott: TyreGates: Infrastructure Based Tyre Monitoring for Fleet Safety, Compliance, and Operational Reliability

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

Muamer Abuzwidah: Improving Traffic Operations at Closely Spaced Urban Intersections through Coordinated Signal Control: A Dubai Silicon Oasis Case Study

Roman Kamenov: Transport Weather Applications: Sensors and Solutions from Kipp&Zonen with examples from whole Europe

Victoria Gitelma: Consideration of safety-related impacts of a constrained motorway layout

Speakers

Roman Kamenov

Channel Partner Manager East Europe & Central Asia MET & RWIS, Kipp & Zonen

Muamer Abuzwidah

Associate Professor, University of Sharjah

Victoria Gitelman

Senior Research Fellow, Transportation Research Institute

Manjriker Gunaratne

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

Kevin Prescott

Managing Director, Hodos Media Ltd

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04

Technical Session

9:00am GMT+04

TS4: Road Safety: Speed, Signs & Human Factors

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04

Borislav Hristov: GENDER-BASED DIFFERENCES IN DRIVERS' GAZE BEHAVIOR AT CROSSWALKS

Elhadi Mohamed: Developing a Safe System Thinking Framework for Strategic Decision-Making and Risk Management: A Mixed-Methods Study among Road Safety Professionals in GCC Countries

Kevin Prescott: TaaSchen: A Managed Driver Competency System for Fleet Safety, Governance, and Measurable Performance

Muamer Abuzwidah: Integrated Traffic Impact Assessment and Signal Optimization for Safer and More Efficient Urban Intersections

Rony Abdel Massih: Building Road Safety Ambassadors: A Community-Based Model for Citizen Engagement and Local Action

Tim Klimavicz: Omnisight FusionBLADE Work Zone Safety Solution

Speakers

Rony Abdel Massih

Founder and President, Safe Roads Initiative

Founder of the Safe Roads Initiative and Managing Director of DEPART Automotive, with more than 20 years of experience in business management, leadership, community engagement, and public safety initiatives.
As the Founder of the Safe Roads Initiative, I work closely with municipa... Read More →

Muamer Abuzwidah

Associate Professor, University of Sharjah

Tim Klimavicz

Director of Business Operations, Omnisight, Inc

Elhadi Mohamed

Road Safety Specialist, Road Safety School

Kevin Prescott

Managing Director, Hodos Media Ltd

Borislav Hristov

Professor, University of Applied Sciences Berlin

Borislav Hristov is a full professor and Head of the Department of Transportation at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin (HTW Berlin) since 2016. His teaching and research areas are road planning and design, pavement design, road maintenance, road safety, gaze behavior of... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04

Technical Session

10:30am GMT+04

Networking Break

Thursday October 1, 2026 10:30am - 11:00am GMT+04

Networking Break

11:00am GMT+04

ES5: Maintaining the Network: Asset Management, Preventive Maintenance and Smarter Operations

Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04

Speakers

Juraj Rypak

International Sales Manager, Crafco Inc.

Ing. Juraj Rypak, MBA, has spent nearly three decades shaping the road industry, serving as International Manager for road, highway, tunnel, and bridge preservation across two thirds of the world. His hands on experience and technical expertise give him a rare instinct for diagnosing... Read More →

Annele Matintupa

CEO, Roadscanners Oy

I am a specialist in infrastructure asset management, proactive maintenance, and non-destructive road and pavement survey methods (eg. Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR). Throughout my career, I have focused on transforming infrastructure data into actionable insights that support smarter... Read More →

Davit Getsadze

First Deputy Chairman of the Roads Department, Ministry of Infrastructure of Georgia

Davit Getsadze has been serving as the First Deputy Chairman of the Roads Department of Georgia since October 2025. He has extensive experience in road infrastructure development, engineering, and project management, having held various positions within the Roads Department since... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04

Executive Session

11:00am GMT+04

Practical Design of Forgiving Roadsides and Barrier Systems (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan examples)

Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04

Executive Session

11:00am GMT+04

TS8: Decarbonization & Sustainable Mobility Pathways

Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04

Adewole Adesiyun: Systemic mobilisation for joint biodiversity and infrastructure

Josef Fliegl: Increasing Sustainability with modern transport systems

Nader Badreddine: Enhancing Pavement Sustainability Through Three-Dimensional Fiber Reinforcement

Radhakrishnan Mahalingam: Blockchain-Enabled Pathways for the Decarbonization of Road Transport

Tim Popov: Solutions for Road&Bridge construction: environmental aspect

Speakers

Adewole Adesiyun

Deputy Secretary General, FEHRL

Nader Badreddine

Sr. Business Development Manager - EMEA, FORTA LLC

Martin Fliegl

Head of Research and Development, Fliegl Bau- und Kommunaltechnik GmbH

Radhakrishnan Mahalingam

Chief Strategy Officer, Blockchain Legal Institute

Tim Popov

Export, SP PMK LLP "Metria"

Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04

Technical Session

12:30pm GMT+04

Networking Lunch (1-hour break)

Thursday October 1, 2026 12:30pm - 1:00pm GMT+04

Networking Break

1:30pm GMT+04

ES6: Quality Control, Construction Supervision and Materials Performance

Thursday October 1, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm GMT+04

Moderators

Asif Faiz

Principal/CEO, Faiz and Associates LLC. Infrastructure and Transportation Advisory Consultancy

Speakers

Irakli Khergiani

President / Board Member, Assoiciation of Consulting Engineers of Georgia (ACEG) / FIDIC

Irakli Khergiani is a Partner at Intelligent Solution LLC and President of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Georgia (ACEG). Elected to the FIDIC Board at the General Assembly Meeting in September 2025, Irakli specializes in project management and has extensive experience... Read More →

Jemal Zabakidze

Deputy Chairman of the Roads Department, Ministry of Infrastructure of Georgia

Jemal Zabakidze has been serving as Deputy Chairman of the Roads Department of Georgia since October 2025. He has extensive experience in international projects, economic policy, and international cooperation. Prior to joining the Roads Department, he served as International Projects... Read More →

Irakli Giorgobiani

Chief Executive Director, Infrastructure Companies Association (ICCA)

Experienced executive professional with over 20 years of expertise in Business Development, Project Management, and Government Relations within the Commercial Banking, Business Consulting, and Infrastructure sectors. Proficient in managing corporate loan portfolios and providing financing... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm GMT+04

Executive Session

3:00pm GMT+04

Networking / Coffee Break

Thursday October 1, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm GMT+04

Networking Break

3:30pm GMT+04

ES7: AI and Digital Tools for Road Agencies

Thursday October 1, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm GMT+04

Speakers

Borislav Hristov

Professor, University of Applied Sciences Berlin

Anil Gundemir

General Manager, Egis Infrastructure Management Kazakhstan

Anıl Gündemir is a Civil Engineer with a Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering from Istanbul Technical University and nearly 20 years of experience in major infrastructure projects.
He has held senior technical and managerial roles on landmark motorway and bridge proje... Read More →

Mikayel Avagyan

Chief Product Officer & AI Architect, Tev Technologies

Mikayel Avagyan is a product and technology leader with 20+ years of hands-on operations experience across Armenia and Spain, now serving as Chief Product Officer & AI Architect at Tev Technologies. He believes most AI projects fail not because of the technology, but because they... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm GMT+04

Executive Session

3:30pm GMT+04

TS11: Sustainable Materials, Quality Control & Pavement Performance

Thursday October 1, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm GMT+04

Annele Matintupa: Increasing Pavement Life Time Using Preventive Maintenance

Assel Nugmanova: Sulphurous Stone as a Novel Road Construction Material: Leveraging Industrial By-Products to Upgrade Substandard Aggregates in Central Asia

Kevin Prescott: SAHEL: Vehicle-Based Road Condition Monitoring to Support Asset Management Across Diverse Road Networks

Krishna Prapoorna: DEVELOPMENT OF FIELD-BASED QUALITY CONTROL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS BY CONTEMPLATING THE INFLUENCE OF AGING IN HOT MIX ASPHALT CONCRETE

Ross Kravtsov: Improving Infrastructure through the Automated Pavement Analysis ( Case Study of City of San Diego)

Speakers

Ross Kravtsov

Business Development Manager, Fugro

Kevin Prescott

Managing Director, Hodos Media Ltd

Annele Matintupa

CEO, Roadscanners Oy

Krishna Prapoorna Biligiri

Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati

Assel Nugmanova

Advisor, Kazakhstan National Association of Professional Engineers and Consultants

Thursday October 1, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm GMT+04

Technical Session

3:30pm GMT+04

TS12: Smart Transport Operations & Future Mobility

Thursday October 1, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm GMT+04

Muamer Abuzwidah: Improving Traffic Operations at Closely Spaced Urban Intersections through Coordinated Signal Control: A Dubai Silicon Oasis Case Study

Yuma Maeda: Increasing Sustainability with modern transport systems

Moath Mohammed: Road Safety & AI Applications in Road Infrastructure

Jaehong Park: A Framework for Operational Scenario Design for Autonomous Vehicles in Mixed Traffic Condition

Speakers

Technical Session

7:30pm GMT+04

Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony

Thursday October 1, 2026 7:30pm - 10:00pm GMT+04

Networking Break

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