European Transport Conference 2026

ETC 2026 - Topics

Bridging Minds, Building Mobility

The European Transport Conference brings together policy makers, practitioners and researchers from across Europe and beyond to explore the full breadth of transport challenges and solutions.

At the heart of ETC is its distinctive multi-seminar format, allowing delegates to engage with parallel sessions that dive deeply into policy, best practice and cutting-edge research. Topics span from local delivery to national and international strategy, creating a rich and varied programme that reflects the complexity of today’s transport landscape.

Whether you are shaping policy, delivering projects or developing new research, the conference offers engaging and thought-provoking sessions designed to inform, challenge and inspire at every stage of your career.

• Moving the transport system into a low/no carbon age and a circular economy

• Sustainable transport and access in a polarised world

• Transport planning and delivery in times of decreasing budgets

• New ways to provide public transport that is viable and fit for purpose

• Adaptability and resilience in transport systems and decision-making

• Shortages in labour, resources, infrastructure and energy in freight and passenger transport

• Use of technology, data, Artificial Intelligence and digital twins in transport systems and transport research

• Safe, efficient, healthy and inclusive transport schemes for current and future generations

• Cities that provide access and comfort for all ages and capabilities

• The 21st century planners’ toolkit: fit for purpose models, methodologies and decision support systems