The 2026 ITF Summit on Funding Resilient Transport took place from 6 to 8 May 2026 in Leipzig, Germany, under the Presidency of Azerbaijan.
Second summit in a 2025-2027 trilogy focusing on transport resilience, it explored ways to mobilise the investments and financing strategies needed to strengthen the resilience of transport systems for better long-term connectivity, efficiency, and reliability in transport infrastructure and operations.
The Summit offered a platform for the global transport community to meet at the highest level, advancing long-term sustainability and global stability.
As part of the cooperation with ITF, ECTRI engaged and represent ECTRI Members at the conference.
Held as part of the ITF Annual Summit, ECTRI co-organised the ITF “Spotlight on Research” Sessions, together with the International Transport Forum of the OECD, the European Commission, the Transportation Research Board and the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS). Among the researchers who presented their research in dedicated sessions, five ECTRI Members were selected in the following sessions:
Spotlight on Research: Enhancing digital resilience
📆 May 6, 2026, 09:00-10:30
✔️ Maria Boile, Head of Unit on Transport Economics and Environment, Maritime and Air Transport at ECTRI Member HIT of Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), and Professor at University of Piraeus
✔️ Cong Son Duong, Ph.D. student at ECTRI Member Université Gustave Eiffel
✔️ Aliza Reif, Scientific Researcher at ECTRI Member German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Spotlight on Research: Decision making for resilience funding and prioritisation
📆 May 7, 2026, 09:00-10:30
🎙️ Moderated by Arjen ‘t Hoen, Deputy director at ECTRI Member Kennisinstituut voor Mobiliteitsbeleid (KiM))
Speakers included:
✔️ Kalliopi Anastassiadou, Senior Researcher at ECTRI Member Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute (BASt)
✔️ Beatriz Martínez Pastor, Assistant Professor at ECTRI Member University College Dublin (UCD)
Photo credits: ITF Summit 2026
