IRF Conference on Funding & Leveraging AI Applications for Roadway Innovations: Full Schedule

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10:30am EEST

From Innovation to Implementation: What Road Agencies Need to Succeed

Thursday June 4, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm EEST

Speakers

Dr. Ali Almonbhi

General Manager for Logistics Roads, Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services

Executive Engineering Leader with over 20 years of experience in infrastructure development, asset management, and strategic leadership. Currently spearheading critical Vision 2030 initiatives for the Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services to enable the Kingdom’s status as... Read More →

Sudeshna Mitra

Senior Transport Specialist, The World Bank

Currently responsible for coordination and implementation of the Road Safety Research Program at the Global Road Safety Facility, The World Bank. She is an experienced researcher and educator with expertise in Road Traffic Safety with skills in Statistical Modeling, ArcGIS, Sustainable... Read More →

Máté Verdes

Head of ITS Department, Hungarian Public Roads

Thursday June 4, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm EEST

Executive Session

10:30am EEST

Case Studies: Digitalization of Road Operations and Management

Thursday June 4, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm EEST

Technical Session

12:00pm EEST

Networking Lunch

Thursday June 4, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EEST

Networking Break

1:30pm EEST

Road Safety as a Core Outcome of Digital and AI-Enabled Road Systems

Thursday June 4, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm EEST

Speakers

Dina Tzonevska

Senior Expert, Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA), Bulgaria

Ivan Koleliev

Manager, EngConsultProject Ltd.

Ivan Koleliev is a civil/transport engineer with over 20 years of professional experience. His areas of specialization include road and airport pavement surveys, pavement management systems, cost–benefit analysis for transport infrastructure, and public–private partnerships. He... Read More →

Philip J. Wijers

Chair, IRF Road Safety Committee, Sensys Gatso

After positions in the airline industry, he joined the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs. He worked as counsellor at Netherlands embassies in several Asian countries where he was responsible for transportation, trade and business promotion and innovation related matters.In... Read More →

Thursday June 4, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm EEST

Executive Session

1:30pm EEST

Funding, Investment, Data

Thursday June 4, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm EEST

Technical Session

3:00pm EEST

Networking / Coffee Break

Thursday June 4, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm EEST

Networking Break

3:30pm EEST

Roundtable | Governance, Leadership, and Scaling Innovation

Thursday June 4, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm EEST

Speakers

Matt Ireland

Project Manager, International Transport Forum (ITF)

Matt Ireland is a Project Manager / Policy Analyst in the Research Centre of the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), where he works on decarbonising aviation, urban demand management and sustainable accessibility... Read More →