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      Transforming Transportation 2025: Driving Change, Delivering Solutions

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      Transforming Transportation 2025: Driving Change, Delivering Solutions

      March 11-12, 2025

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      Global challenges put immense pressure on transportation systems, especially in developing economies. To ensure future growth, stability, and poverty reduction, these economies must deliver effective transport solutions at scale.

      Transforming Transportation 2025 will focus on the skills, policies, and resources needed to move from planning and policy to the implementation of equitable, sustainable, and resilient transportation systems.

      Key themes include building local capacity and strengthening institutional frameworks. Participants will explore resilience, road safety, financing, innovation, electric mobility, logistics, improving access for vulnerable groups, and more.

      AGENDA: LIVESTREAM SESSIONS / FULL AGENDA FOR REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS: DAY ONE / DAY TWO

      How can we ensure innovative transport solutions and approaches can lead to concrete change on the ground? Join leaders and experts from around the world as they explore the skills, resources, and institutional changes that can help make better transport a reality.

      All times are in US Eastern Time / GMT-4 (convert to your local time).

      8:45 - 9:00

      Welcome Address:

      • Guangzhe Chen, Vice President for Infrastructure, The World Bank
      • Ani Dasgupta, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute

      9:00 - 9:30
      Opening Session

      • Bernardo Arévalo, President, Republic of Guatemala

      9:30 - 10:30
      Plenary 1 - Capacity, Governance, and Innovation for Implementation
      This session will address ways to build local capacity for planning, implementing, and maintaining sustainable transportation systems that focus on reducing carbon emissions, including institutional coordination and strengthening.

      • Frannie Léautier, Partner, CEO, SouthBridge Investment, Rwanda
      • Sarath BS Abayakoon, Governor, Central Province, Sri Lanka
      • Renée Amilcar, General Manager, OC Transpo & President, UITP
      • Juan Carlos Muñoz, Minister, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, Chile
      • Ydanis Rodriguez, Commissioner of Transport, New York
      • Jose Tonato, Minister, Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable Development, Benin

      How can technology and innovation transform the way we move while opening new job opportunities across the transport sector? Join leaders and experts from around the world as they explore the skills, resources, and institutional changes that can help make better transport a reality.

      All times are in US Eastern Time / GMT-4 (convert to your local time).

      9:00 - 9:20
      Opening

      • Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director, The World Bank

      9:20 - 10:30
      Plenary 4 - Reshaping the Future of Transport
      This session will explore how innovations can foster sustainable transport and support a just transition. Panelists will discuss using technology to diversify the workforce, support local innovation and enhance policies. The session will also address leveraging data and technology to improve mobility and promote equitable access to jobs and opportunities, especially for underrepresented communities.

      KEYNOTE

      • Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director, UN-Habitat

      PANEL

      • Jit Bhattacharya, CEO & Co-Founder, BasiGo
      • Inés Sánchez de Madariaga, Visiting Scholar, Harvard University
      • Damilola Olokesusi, CEO & Founder, Shuttlers
      • Madhav Pai, CEO, WRI India
      • Alhaji Fanday Turay, Minister, Ministry of Transport and Aviation, Sierra Leone

      FIRESIDE CHAT

      • Stientje van Veldhoven, Vice President and Regional Director for Europe, WRI

      FULL AGENDA FOR REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS: DAY ONE / DAY TWO

      FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

      - Where can I find the event program? 
      The program for the sessions will be posted on this page closer to the event date.

      - Do I need to register? 

      The sessions hosted on this page are public — you do not need to register to watch them. For a more complete experience with additional programming, you can register and join the entire two days of Transforming Transportation via the conference app. 

      - What happens if I miss a session? 
      The recording will be available on this page after each session ends. If you sign up for email reminders, you will receive a notification a few days after the event concludes, inviting you to watch the replay and check out newly added resources.

      - Will a transcript be available?
      A complete transcript of each session will be posted on this page within 48 hours after the session ends.

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      Transforming Transportation 2024

      Background

      Founded in 2003 and co-hosted by the World Bank and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, the Transforming Transportation annual conference is the largest conference of its kind dedicated to fostering transport solutions in developing countries that address both sustainability and development goals. The global forum is a platform for innovators and leaders helping to transform the sector, from policymakers and CEOs to researchers and advocates.

      Watch past editions and visit transformingtransportation.org.

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