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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20260930T060000Z
DTEND:20260930T080000Z
SUMMARY:Opening Ceremonies & Keynotes (Welcoming remarks from IRF Leadership\, Government of Georgia\, Elite Technologies\, and EU
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:EXECUTIVE SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20260930T080000Z
DTEND:20260930T093000Z
SUMMARY:Networking Lunch (1-hour break)
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:NETWORKING BREAK
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20260930T093000Z
DTEND:20260930T110000Z
SUMMARY:ES1: Road Pricing & Tolling Innovations – Distance-Based Charging Models and Electronic Toll Collection Systems
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/cc19c91516f9ec9736b4d39736d0f526
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20260930T093000Z
DTEND:20260930T110000Z
SUMMARY:TS1: Road Safety: Hydroplaning\, Floods & Climate Risk
DESCRIPTION:Manjriker Gunaratne: Effects of Vehicle Hydroplaning on Highways under Transient Rainfall Conditions\n\nDaniele Lombardi: Interventions on road infrastructures following the May 2023 floods in Emilia-Romagna\n\nJames Akena-Lubai: Integrating Climate Resilience into Road Safety Systems in Developing Countries: The Uganda Experience\n\nMark Pittman: Automating Road Safety and Resilience: A Crowdsourced AI Model for Transport Ministries
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:3b061cc564562103f875b0881ea3e010
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/3b061cc564562103f875b0881ea3e010
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20260930T110000Z
DTEND:20260930T113000Z
SUMMARY:Networking Break
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:NETWORKING BREAK
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/0e30d1b5e1d4c6c23715cb2ae1e761cb
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20260930T113000Z
DTEND:20260930T130000Z
SUMMARY:TS2: AI Platforms for Intelligent Road Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:Anil Gundemir: AI-Based Incident Detection Platform Using Existing ANPR Infrastructure\n\nHardik Dave: AI-Powered Road Network Monitoring: Scalable Infrastructure Intelligence for Europe & Central Asia\n\nRadhakrishnan Mahalingam: Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) as the Next Frontier for Intelligent Road Infrastructure\n\nLars Forslof: AI for unpaved roads
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/31f8310648febb7fdd14f97aaa8d7947
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20260930T113000Z
DTEND:20260930T130000Z
SUMMARY:TS3: Investment\, PPPs\, Tolling & Regional Connectivity
DESCRIPTION:Irfan Ünal: Beyond Financing: Technical and Contractual Lessons from Mega PPP Highway Projects\n \nOzger Inal: Improvements in Connectivity and Economics of Türkiye and Balkans Region through Motorway Projects\n\n George Harizanov: Infrastructure Investments & Innovative Financing: Tolling is the future \n\nJeffrey DeCoux: The Global Buildout of Intelligent Infrastructure: Mobilizing the Continuum of Capital for Physical AI
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:805758b3fcb69f763e969aea00744488
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/805758b3fcb69f763e969aea00744488
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20260930T140000Z
DTEND:20260930T160000Z
SUMMARY:Welcome Reception & Innovation Mixer
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:NETWORKING BREAK
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:4e1ad2be0a3e71ef01adcf658b1720ee
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/4e1ad2be0a3e71ef01adcf658b1720ee
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T050000Z
DTEND:20261001T063000Z
SUMMARY:ES2 - Climate Risk Assessment & Adaptation Strategies for Road Networks – Practical Tools Used in Georgia and Armenia
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:EXECUTIVE SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:a78eb236288ae6b47dcc4dee21430025
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/a78eb236288ae6b47dcc4dee21430025
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T050000Z
DTEND:20261001T063000Z
SUMMARY:TS4: Road Safety: Speed\, Signs & Human Factors
DESCRIPTION:Ana Larocca: Assessing the Effectiveness of Road Signage for Speed Reduction Using Driving Simulator and Eye-Tracking Data\n\nBorislav Hristov: GENDER-BASED DIFFERENCES IN DRIVERS' GAZE BEHAVIOR AT CROSSWALKS\n\nGela Kvashilava: Safe Speed Policy in Urban and School Zones\n\nPatience Gachira: Strengthening Road Safety Through Legislative Reform and Integrated Enforcement: Practical Lessons from Zimbabwe
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:888c37ec89b9527406c2bc922764c0e5
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/888c37ec89b9527406c2bc922764c0e5
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T050000Z
DTEND:20261001T063000Z
SUMMARY:TS5: AI\, Digital Twins & Pavement Deterioration Analytics
DESCRIPTION:Miroslav Petrović: Data-driven infrastructure management using road digital twins\n\nWaleed Zeiada: Integrated Ranking of Critical Factors Affecting Flexible Pavement Distresses Using Machine Learning Techniques\n\nKatsuki Maeda: Data-Driven Identification of Regions with Similar Pavement Deterioration Processes in Nepal\n\nLars Forslöf: Simple and effective Road Condition data
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/a7f89211c3be8f165b3aa5b35a4f6544
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T063000Z
DTEND:20261001T070000Z
SUMMARY:Networking Break
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:NETWORKING BREAK
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:10b366ff753bb939c6d3874c90384064
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/10b366ff753bb939c6d3874c90384064
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T070000Z
DTEND:20261001T083000Z
SUMMARY:Practical Design of Forgiving Roadsides and Barrier Systems (Georgia\, Azerbaijan\, Kazakhstan examples)
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:EXECUTIVE SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:b98f40543ffe6edf2fdf8e2baa850ad4
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/b98f40543ffe6edf2fdf8e2baa850ad4
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T070000Z
DTEND:20261001T083000Z
SUMMARY:TS6: Capacity Building\, Workforce Skills & Institutional Practice
DESCRIPTION:Sofia Sazonova: Toward a Mobility Transition in Uzbekistan: Civil Society\, Academic Cooperation\, and Participatory Urbanism\n\nBerna Çalışkan: Capacity Building in Local Authorities for Sustainable Transport Planning\n\nAdewole Adesiyun: Research initiative for enhancing and adapting workforce skills for implementing transport automation with employment growth\n\nMark Thriscutt: Sustaining Better Road Management Practices
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:0588003c02942260296dbca8ae7b5af2
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/0588003c02942260296dbca8ae7b5af2
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T070000Z
DTEND:20261001T083000Z
SUMMARY:TS7: Road Safety: Risk Assessment & Constrained Operations
DESCRIPTION:Muamer Abuzwidah: Integrated Traffic Impact Assessment and Signal Optimization for Safer and More Efficient Urban Intersections\n\nVictoria Gitelman: Consideration of safety-related impacts of a constrained motorway layout\n\nSharaf AlKheder: Safety Risks Evaluation at Desertic Airports based on Pilots’ Perception of Meteorological and Psychological Conditions
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:eeb8cb7e2706bb938bd7be6e1eb71ee4
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/eeb8cb7e2706bb938bd7be6e1eb71ee4
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T070000Z
DTEND:20261001T083000Z
SUMMARY:TS8: Digital Innovation for Maintenance Prioritization
DESCRIPTION:Nazmi Saliji: Data Verification Improvement with Digital Innovations on Hauling Operations\n\nKevin Prescott: SAHEL: Vehicle-Based Road Condition Monitoring to Support Asset Management Across Diverse Road Networks\n\nGiada Possemato: Satellite Monitoring for Road Maintenance Prioritization: A Case Study\n\nRoss Kravtsov: Impoving Infrastructure through the Automated Pavement Analysis ( Case Study of City of San Diego)
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:83f0cbf7d4c5a1d950292d02e3120b14
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/83f0cbf7d4c5a1d950292d02e3120b14
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T070000Z
DTEND:20261001T083000Z
SUMMARY:TS9: Decarbonization & Sustainable Mobility Pathways
DESCRIPTION:Lahiru Rathuge: Evidence Based Pathways for Decarbonizing Road Freight through Electric Vehicle Integration\n\nJosef Fliegl: Increasing Sustainability with modern transport systems\n\nRadhakrishnan Mahalingam: Blockchain-Enabled Pathways for the Decarbonization of Road Transport
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:1ab391a252566ca61d0f663ae5b1b1be
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/1ab391a252566ca61d0f663ae5b1b1be
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T083000Z
DTEND:20261001T090000Z
SUMMARY:Networking Lunch (1-hour break)
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:NETWORKING BREAK
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:074ac7ea9361f46e3e8249e9a6c5e953
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/074ac7ea9361f46e3e8249e9a6c5e953
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T100000Z
DTEND:20261001T113000Z
SUMMARY:TS10: Fleet\, Work Zone & Enforcement Safety Technologies
DESCRIPTION:Kevin Prescott: TyreGates: Infrastructure Based Tyre Monitoring for Fleet Safety\, Compliance\, and Operational Reliability\n\nKevin Prescott: TaaSchen: A Managed Driver Competency System for Fleet Safety\, Governance\, and Measurable Performance\n\nTim Klimavicz: Omnisight FusionBLADE Work Zone Safety Solution\n\nElhadi 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
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:0c5437145e90a0adc6beb4e8d35ec1f3
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/0c5437145e90a0adc6beb4e8d35ec1f3
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T100000Z
DTEND:20261001T113000Z
SUMMARY:TS11: Sustainable Materials\, Quality Control & Pavement Performance
DESCRIPTION:Yitagesu Desalegn: SUSTAINABLE ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES USING WARM MIX ASPHALT (WMA) TECHNOLOGY: A CASE STUDY OF ETHIOPIA\n\nAssel Nugmanova: Sulphurous Stone as a Novel Road Construction Material: Leveraging Industrial By-Products to Upgrade Substandard Aggregates in Central Asia\n\nKrishna Prapoorna Biligiri: DEVELOPMENT OF FIELD-BASED QUALITY CONTROL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS BY CONTEMPLATING THE INFLUENCE OF AGING IN HOT MIX ASPHALT CONCRETE\n\nNader Badreddine: Enhancing Pavement Sustainability Through Three-Dimensional Fiber Reinforcement
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:18dba55cbacf8892420fda400ac6ec20
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/18dba55cbacf8892420fda400ac6ec20
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T110000Z
DTEND:20261001T113000Z
SUMMARY:Networking / Coffee Break
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:NETWORKING BREAK
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:7ec3a1008a07e9c602caecb2f564ca56
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/7ec3a1008a07e9c602caecb2f564ca56
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T113000Z
DTEND:20261001T130000Z
SUMMARY:TS12: Smart Transport Operations & Future Mobility
DESCRIPTION:Muamer Abuzwidah: Improving Traffic Operations at Closely Spaced Urban Intersections through Coordinated Signal Control: A Dubai Silicon Oasis Case Study\n\nYuma Maeda: Increasing Sustainability with modern transport systems\n\nMoath Mohammed: Road Safety & AI Applications in Road Infrastructure\n\nJaehong Park: A Framework for Operational Scenario Design for Autonomous Vehicles in Mixed Traffic Condition\n\n\n
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:a2d92dfcb6df2e1df439d02771bc341a
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/a2d92dfcb6df2e1df439d02771bc341a
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261001T153000Z
DTEND:20261001T180000Z
SUMMARY:Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:\n
CATEGORIES:NETWORKING BREAK
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:5786dbf504ec6f28942fe35cfd3a7443
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/5786dbf504ec6f28942fe35cfd3a7443
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261002T050000Z
DTEND:20261002T063000Z
SUMMARY:TS13: Inclusive Road Safety & User-Centered Outcomes
DESCRIPTION:Rajani Ganta: Road Safety for Socio-Economic improvement – A Study from Telangana & Andhra Pradesh States\, India\n\nAbhijeet Dhere: Pedaling Toward Sustainability: A Cross-Continental Analysis of Cycling Infrastructure in Utrecht and Pune: Assessing Environmental Outcomes and Scalability in Urban Transport Planning\n\nMark Thriscutt: Strengthening the Voice and Support of Road Users
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:a8f9404c053b53b21305544231ce9600
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/a8f9404c053b53b21305544231ce9600
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DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261002T050000Z
DTEND:20261002T063000Z
SUMMARY:TS14: Circular\, Biodiversity-Sensitive & Resilient Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:Tim Popov: Solutions for Road & Bridge construction: environmental aspect\n\nAdewole Adesiyun: Systemic mobilisation for joint biodiversity and infrastructure\n\nAdewole Adesiyun: Fostering circular and resilient transport Infrastructures\n\nMohamed Mostafa: Climate-Resilient Pavement Engineering for Transport Decarbonization: A Strategic Framework for KwaZulu-Natal\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:6d412ac7a22ac03f2b830722ac00c6dc
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/6d412ac7a22ac03f2b830722ac00c6dc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261002T050000Z
DTEND:20261002T063000Z
SUMMARY:TS15: Asset Management\, Contracts & Preventive Maintenance
DESCRIPTION:Asif Faiz: The 2-Kilometer Illusion: Why the Rural Access Index Must Be Replaced\n\nDaniele Lombardi: Update of the own procedure to prevent hydrogeological risks of the ANAS managed roads asset\n\nMartijn VanGils: From Contract Management to Collaborative Asset Management: A New Approach for Infrastructure Maintenance and Construction in the Netherlands\n\nTimo Saarenketo: Increasing Pavement Life Time Using Preventive Maintenance
CATEGORIES:TECHNICAL SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:845686a5dd98bdea35bc0e95f7194944
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/845686a5dd98bdea35bc0e95f7194944
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260706T123638Z
DTSTART:20261002T080000Z
DTEND:20261002T081500Z
SUMMARY:Closing Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Final remarks\, key takeaways\, and announcements for future events\, including calls for innovator submissions for 2027. Event concludes at noon.
CATEGORIES:EXECUTIVE SESSION
LOCATION:Tbilisi\, Georgia
SEQUENCE:0
UID:f07579729b7f96fc47ed72b4528934f4
URL:http://irfecarc2026.sched.com/event/f07579729b7f96fc47ed72b4528934f4
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