Join us in Geneva for the IRF 2026 Annual Conference from 16 – 18 November 2026

This November, the IRF 2026 Annual Conference will convene the global road community in Geneva to explore the big questions shaping the sector’s future. At a time when road agencies and transport leaders are being asked to do more with greater scrutiny, tighter budgets and rising public expectations, the conference arrives with an agenda that is both timely and necessary. Click the titles for more details.

Confirmed Speakers

Meet the confirmed speakers for the IRF 2026 Annual Conference. Representing some of the world’s leading transportation authorities, businesses, research institutions and development organisations, they will provide firsthand perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing the road sector. Don’t miss the chance to know and learn from these thought leaders who are defining the road ahead.

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See you in Geneva!

Mohamedamin Adem
Head of Rural Connectivity & Access Program Coordination
Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure, Ethiopia 

Gonzalo Alcaraz
Director General
International Road Federation (IRF)

Tom Alkim
Strategic Advisor Connected & Automated Mobility
MAPtm

Adel A. Alghaberi
First Economic Affairs Officer
UNESCWA

Ali Alkassoum
CEO and Executive Secretary
African Road Maintenance Funds Association (ARMFA)

Sasan Amini
Co-founder & CEO
Transcality AG

Rodianos Antonakopoulos
CEO
Nea Odos & Kentriki Odos

Alexandra Antsugai
Head of Sector Infrastructure Associate Director
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 

Ibon Arechalde
CEO
ASIMOB

Charles Asenime
Lecturer
Lagos State University

Lorna Ball
Director
Arup

Daniel Baumann 
CEO
SwissTraffic

Christophe Boutin
President
ASECAP

Stefan Caci
Road Safety and Design Specialist
Albanian Road Authority

Ottavia Calamani
CEO
AISICO

Michael Caltabiano
CEO
National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO)

Emily Carr
Director General
Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST) 

Miguel Caso Flórez
Secretary General
World Road Association (PIARC)

Marie-Anne Cervoni
Associate Director – Strategy & Market Intelligence
IRU

Itir Coskun
Regional Innovation Manager
SWARCO

Keith Dawson
Managing Director
RoadCare

Angela Maria Despotopoulou
Senior Software Engineer and Project Manager
Frontier Innovations

Jasvinder Duhan
Programme Manager
IRF India Chapter

Basma Eissa 
Head of Policy, ESG, and Sustainability  
FIDIC

Youssef El Hansali 
CEO
Vitronic

Daniel Hornett
Senior Program Officer, Sustainable Infrastructure
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Bo Ekman
Head of Traffic and Transport Section
Danish Road Directorate

Mike Evans
Director
Arup

Baruch Feigenbaum
Senior Managing Director of Transportation Policy
Reason Foundation

Ines Fejzic
Senior Environmental and Social Specialist
OPEC Fund for International Development 

Jazexhiu Gavrosh
Road Safety and Design Specialist
Albanian Road Authority

Wouter Giesen
Sales Director
TripService

Thierry Goger
Secretary General
FEHRL

Breixo Gomez 
Director
AEPA

Emmanuel Grandserre
Senior Partner
4iCom

Brendan Halleman
Senior Advisor
International Road Federation (IRF)

Marten Hiekmann
CEO
PASS+CO

Dora Hunyadi
PIARC TC working group on biodiversity

Ali Ipinge
CEO
Road Fund Administration (RFA), Namibia

Rashid S. Kalimbaga
President
African Road Maintenance Funds Association

Harry Karandeinos
Principal Sustainable Transport Specialist
Environment and Sustainability Department, EBRD 

Iona Kirkpatrick
Project Manager
International Road Federation (IRF) 

Oliver Krenz
Head of Sustainability Programme
Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes

Baptiste Laurent
CEO
Vertuo

Rainer Lichtenecker
Team Leader International Sales
REBLOC Concrete Barriers

Dan Lukasik
Vice President
Parsons

Shunsuke Managi
Distinguished Professor of Technology and Policy and Director, Urban Institute
Kyushu University

Dimitrios Mandalozis
President
International Road Federation (IRF)

Pete Marshall
Vice President of ITS and Traffic Engineering
WSP 

Cathal Masterson
Director of Commercial Operations
Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Joseph Marra
CBDO
GDTech – Global Design Technology

Pierre Maudet
Conseiller d’Etat en charge du Département da la Santé et des Mobilités
Republique et Canton de Geneve

Estrella Merlos
Global Head, Transport and Mobility
UNITAR

Sveta Milusheva
Senior Economist, Development Impact
World Bank

Nicolas Miravalls
CEO
ORIS Materials Intelligence

Valerio Molinari 
CEO
Ecogest

Sajmir Myrtollari
Project Officer
PASS+CO

Vivetha Natterjee
Head of Product and Development, Autonomous Driving
Bolt

Christophe Nicodème
Director General
European Union Road Federation (ERF)

Sven-Martin Nielsen
Director Transportation Unit
German Road and Transportation Research Association (FGSV)

David Noyce
Executive Associate Dean
University of Wisconsin Madison

Jon T. Obenberger
Principal
JTO Transportation Consulting

Joseph Odo Haule
Chairman
Tanzania Roads Association (TARA)

Kelly Pauline Okello
Uganda Programme Manager
FIKA

Andrea Paliotto
Research Fellow
University of Florence

Jean-Pierre Paseri
Director General
Routes de France

Dimple Patel
Transportation Industry Strategist
Bentley Systems

Steve Phillips
Secretary General
Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR)

Chris Poe
Senior Principal Engineer
Kittelson and Associates, Inc.

Bin Ran
Professor
University of Wisconsin – Madison

Laurence Rillet
Director
Auburn University Transportation Research Institute

Fernando Ribeiro
EMEA VP & GM
Lindsay

Jean-Claude Roffé
International Representative
Routes de France

Nikolaos Roubanis
Head of Units
EUROSTAT

Jacques-Emmanuel Saulnier
Senior Vice President Citizenship Engagement and General Delegate
TotalEnergies Foundation

Daniel Seewald
Authorised Officer / Head of Tunnel & Traffic Infrastructure
evon GmbH

Nivedita Sharma
CEO
FIKA

Ereesha De Silva
PhD Candidate
Murdoch University, Australia

Emanuela Stocchi
President
World Road Association (PIARC)

Edward Straub
President
Velouria

Laurens Tait 
Cities & Transport Market Leader 
Arup

Timothée Tierny
Senior Manager, EU Government relations
Bentley Systems

Yana Tumakova
Manager
DB Engineering & Consulting

Klas Vangen  
Chief Commercial Officer 
ISI Norway 

Jonas Varga
Managing Partner
ecopals

Yinhai Wang
Professor, Transportation Engineering
University of Washington 

David Yang
President and Executive Director
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

Alice Yiu
Head of Advocacy and Outreach
International Road Federation (IRF) 

Yi Qian Zhang-Billert
Senior Manager, Climate and Electric Mobility
World Resources Institute / Research on Infrastructure in Developing Economies (RIDE)

Ivan Zaffaroni
Road and driving safety area manager
CSI S.p.A.