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IRF Europe & Central Asia Regional Congress & Exhibition
Wednesday, September 30
 

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

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

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

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 ConditionsDaniele Lombardi: Interventions on road infrastructures following the May 2023 floods in Emilia-RomagnaJames Akena-Lubai: Integrating Climate Resilience into Road Safety Systems in Developing Countries: The Uganda ExperienceMark Pittman: Automating Road Safety and Resilience: A Crowdsourced AI Model...
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Speakers
JA

James Akena-Lubai

Director, Legacy Road Safety Intiative (LRSI)

MG

Manjriker Gunaratne

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

Daniele Lombardi

Senior Engineer, ANAS S.p.A.
MP

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

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
HD

Hardik Dave

Founder & CEO, RoadVision AI
LF

Lars Forslof

CEO/Founder, Roadroid AB
AG

Anil Gundemir

General Manager, Egis Infrastructure Management Kazakhstan
RM

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...
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Speakers
JD

Jeffrey DeCoux

Chairman, Autonomy Institute
GH

George Harizanov

Head of Department, Institute of Transport Infrastructure
OI

Ozger Inal

Member of the Executive Committee, ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi A.S.
IU

Irfan Ünal

Chief Engineer, Yüksel Project
Wednesday September 30, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm GMT+04
  Technical Session

6:00pm GMT+04

Welcome Reception & Innovation Mixer
Wednesday September 30, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm GMT+04

Wednesday September 30, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm GMT+04
  Networking Break
 
Thursday, October 1
 

9:00am GMT+04

ES2 - Climate Risk Assessment & Adaptation Strategies for Road Networks – Practical Tools Used in Georgia and Armenia
Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04

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

9:00am GMT+04

TS4: Road Safety: Speed, Signs & Human Factors
Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04
Ana Larocca: Assessing the Effectiveness of Road Signage for Speed Reduction Using Driving Simulator and Eye-Tracking Data

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

Gela Kvashilava: Safe Speed Policy in Urban and School Zones

Patience Gachira: Strengthening Road Safety Through Legislative Reform and Integrated Enforcement: Practical Lessons from Zimbabwe
Speakers
PG

Patience Gachira

Director Legal & Corporate Affairs, Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe
BH

Borislav Hristov

Professor, University of Applied Sciences Berlin
GK

Gela Kvashilava

Chairman of the Board, Partnership for Road Safety Foundation
AL

Ana Larocca

Associate Professor, University of Sao Paulo
Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04
  Technical Session

9:00am GMT+04

TS5: AI, Digital Twins & Pavement Deterioration Analytics
Thursday October 1, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04
Miroslav Petrović: Data-driven infrastructure management using road digital twins

Waleed Zeiada: Integrated Ranking of Critical Factors Affecting Flexible Pavement Distresses Using Machine Learning Techniques

Katsuki Maeda: Data-Driven Identification of Regions with Similar Pavement Deterioration Processes in Nepal

Lars Forslöf: Simple and effective Road Condition data
Speakers
LF

Lars Forslof

CEO/Founder, Roadroid AB
KM

Katsuki Maeda

Master's Student, The University of Osaka
MP

Miroslav Petrović

CEO, Devellop d.o.o.
WZ

Waleed Zeiada

Professor, University of Sharjah, UAE
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

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

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

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

11:00am GMT+04

TS6: Capacity Building, Workforce Skills & Institutional Practice
Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04
Sofia Sazonova: Toward a Mobility Transition in Uzbekistan: Civil Society, Academic Cooperation, and Participatory UrbanismBerna Çalışkan: Capacity Building in Local Authorities for Sustainable Transport PlanningAdewole Adesiyun: Research initiative for enhancing and adapting workforce skills for implementing transport automation with employment growthMark Thriscutt: Sustaining Better Road...
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Speakers
AA

Adewole Adesiyun

Deputy Secretary General, FEHRL

BC

Berna Çalışkan

Civil Engineer, Istanbul Technical University
SS

Sofia Sazonova

Scientific Co-Worker, Technical University Berlin (Zentrum Technik und Gesellschaft)
MT

Mark Thriscutt

Transport Management Consultant, MTconsulting (UK)
Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04
  Technical Session

11:00am GMT+04

TS7: Road Safety: Risk Assessment & Constrained Operations
Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04
Muamer Abuzwidah: Integrated Traffic Impact Assessment and Signal Optimization for Safer and More Efficient Urban Intersections

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

Sharaf AlKheder: Safety Risks Evaluation at Desertic Airports based on Pilots’ Perception of Meteorological and Psychological Conditions
Speakers
MA

Muamer Abuzwidah

Associate Professor, University of Sharjah

SA

Sharaf AlKheder

Full Professor of Environemntal Engineering and Sustainability, Abdullah Al Salem University
VG

Victoria Gitelman

Senior Research Fellow, Transportation Research Institute
Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04
  Technical Session

11:00am GMT+04

TS8: Digital Innovation for Maintenance Prioritization
Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04
Nazmi Saliji: Data Verification Improvement with Digital Innovations on Hauling OperationsKevin Prescott: SAHEL: Vehicle-Based Road Condition Monitoring to Support Asset Management Across Diverse Road NetworksGiada Possemato: Satellite Monitoring for Road Maintenance Prioritization: A Case StudyRoss Kravtsov: Impoving Infrastructure through the Automated Pavement Analysis ( Case Study of City of...
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Speakers
RK

Ross Kravtsov

Business Development Manager, Fugro
GP

Giada Possemato

Phd Student, Sapienza - Università di Roma
KP

Kevin Prescott

Managing Director, Hodos Media Ltd
NS

Nazmi Saliji

Earthworks Site Supervisor, Bechtel ENKA UK 2 Limited
Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04
  Technical Session

11:00am GMT+04

TS9: Decarbonization & Sustainable Mobility Pathways
Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm GMT+04
Lahiru Rathuge: Evidence Based Pathways for Decarbonizing Road Freight through Electric Vehicle Integration

Josef Fliegl: Increasing Sustainability with modern transport systems

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

Josef Fliegl

International Sales, Fliegl Bau- und Kommunaltechnik GmbH
RM

Radhakrishnan Mahalingam

Chief Strategy Officer, Blockchain Legal Institute
LR

Lahiru Rathuge

Research Assistant, University of Maratuwa
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

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

2:00pm GMT+04

TS10: Fleet, Work Zone & Enforcement Safety Technologies
Thursday October 1, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm GMT+04
Kevin Prescott: TyreGates: Infrastructure Based Tyre Monitoring for Fleet Safety, Compliance, and Operational ReliabilityKevin Prescott: TaaSchen: A Managed Driver Competency System for Fleet Safety, Governance, and Measurable PerformanceTim Klimavicz: Omnisight FusionBLADE Work Zone Safety SolutionElhadi Mohamed: Developing a Safe System Thinking Framework for Strategic Decision-Making and Risk...
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Speakers
TK

Tim Klimavicz

Director of Business Operations, Omnisight, Inc
EM

Elhadi Mohamed

Road Safety Specialist, Road Safety School
KP

Kevin Prescott

Managing Director, Hodos Media Ltd
Thursday October 1, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm GMT+04
  Technical Session

2:00pm GMT+04

TS11: Sustainable Materials, Quality Control & Pavement Performance
Thursday October 1, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm GMT+04
Yitagesu Desalegn: SUSTAINABLE ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES USING WARM MIX ASPHALT (WMA) TECHNOLOGY: A CASE STUDY OF ETHIOPIAAssel Nugmanova: Sulphurous Stone as a Novel Road Construction Material: Leveraging Industrial By-Products to Upgrade Substandard Aggregates in Central AsiaKrishna Prapoorna Biligiri: DEVELOPMENT OF FIELD-BASED QUALITY CONTROL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS BY...
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Speakers
NB

Nader Badreddine

Sr. Business Development Manager - EMEA, FORTA LLC
KP

Krishna Prapoorna Biligiri

Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
YD

Yitagesu Desalegn

Research and Technology Transfer Coordinator, Ethiopian Roads Administration Roads Research Center
AN

Assel Nugmanova

Advisor, Kazakhstan National Association of Professional Engineers and Consultants
Thursday October 1, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm GMT+04
  Technical Session

3:00pm GMT+04

Networking / Coffee Break
Thursday October 1, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm GMT+04

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

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
MA

Muamer Abuzwidah

Associate Professor, University of Sharjah

YM

Yuma Maeda

Sales Marketing, Fliegl Bau- und Kommunaltechnik GmbH
MM

Moath Mohammed

Highway Civil Engineer
JP

Jaehong Park

Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology
Thursday October 1, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm GMT+04
  Technical Session

7:30pm GMT+04

Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony
Thursday October 1, 2026 7:30pm - 10:00pm GMT+04

Thursday October 1, 2026 7:30pm - 10:00pm GMT+04
  Networking Break
 
Friday, October 2
 

9:00am GMT+04

TS13: Inclusive Road Safety & User-Centered Outcomes
Friday October 2, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04
Rajani Ganta: Road Safety for Socio-Economic improvement – A Study from Telangana & Andhra Pradesh States, India

Abhijeet Dhere: Pedaling Toward Sustainability: A Cross-Continental Analysis of Cycling Infrastructure in Utrecht and Pune: Assessing Environmental Outcomes and Scalability in Urban Transport Planning

Mark Thriscutt: Strengthening the Voice and Support of Road Users
Speakers
AD

Abhijeet Dhere

Program Director, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University
RG

Rajani Ganta

Co-Founder, Sourcess Organisation
MT

Mark Thriscutt

Transport Management Consultant, MTconsulting (UK)
Friday October 2, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04
  Technical Session

9:00am GMT+04

TS14: Circular, Biodiversity-Sensitive & Resilient Infrastructure
Friday October 2, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04
Tim Popov: Solutions for Road & Bridge construction: environmental aspect

Adewole Adesiyun: Systemic mobilisation for joint biodiversity and infrastructure

Adewole Adesiyun: Fostering circular and resilient transport Infrastructures

Mohamed Mostafa: Climate-Resilient Pavement Engineering for Transport Decarbonization: A Strategic Framework for KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Speakers
AA

Adewole Adesiyun

Deputy Secretary General, FEHRL

MM

Mohamed Mostafa

Chair and Director: KZNDoT Chair in Sustainable Transportation at UKZN, University of KwaZulu-Natal
TP

Tim Popov

Export, SP PMK LLP "Metria"
Friday October 2, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04
  Technical Session

9:00am GMT+04

TS15: Asset Management, Contracts & Preventive Maintenance
Friday October 2, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04
Asif Faiz: The 2-Kilometer Illusion: Why the Rural Access Index Must Be ReplacedDaniele Lombardi: Update of the own procedure to prevent hydrogeological risks of the ANAS managed roads assetMartijn VanGils: From Contract Management to Collaborative Asset Management: A New Approach for Infrastructure Maintenance and Construction in the NetherlandsTimo Saarenketo: Increasing Pavement Life Time Using...
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Speakers
AF

Asif Faiz

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

Daniele Lombardi

Senior Engineer, ANAS S.p.A.
TS

Timo Saarenketo

COB, Roadscanners Oy
MV

Martijn VanGils

Director, Royal Oak Transport Consultancy
Friday October 2, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am GMT+04
  Technical Session

12:00pm GMT+04

Closing Ceremony
Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 12:15pm GMT+04
Final remarks, key takeaways, and announcements for future events, including calls for innovator submissions for 2027. Event concludes at noon.
Friday October 2, 2026 12:00pm - 12:15pm GMT+04
  Executive Session
 

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