THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING #TRA2024
Thank you to all of the 4000+attendees, 150+ exhibitors and many more for making TRA 2024 Dublin, a record-breaking success!
Confirmed Plenary Speakers
Prof Aoife Ahern
Vice President of UCD, for Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Matthew Baldwin
Deputy Director-General in DG Energy, European Commission


Marylin Bastin
Acting Director, European Green Sky Directorate (EGSD), EUROCONTROL
Dr. Rudolf Bencker
Senior Vice President Group Inventions, Innovation Management, BMW AG
Claes Berglund
Director Public Affairs & Sustainability, Stena AB

Shailen Bhatt
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Flore Boinot-Raffegeau
Group Manager in External Affairs, Sustainability and Collaborative Research, Valeo

Rachel Cahill
Director of Executive Office and Sustainability Lead, TII

Orla Campbell
Head of Regions, Active Travel England (ATE)

Sarah Carey
Public Consultation Lead, TII
Oscar Corcho
Professor at the AI Department at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Brian Cronin
Program Director of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office
Mr Zeno D’Agostino
Chair of the European Sea Ports Organisation & President of the Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea

Dr. Lorraine D’Arcy
Sustainability Action Research & Innovation Lead, TU Dublin
Mr Rodrigo da Costa
Executive Director EUSPA
Dame Jo da Silva
Arup Global Director of Sustainable Development
Tjark de Vries
CEO, Strukton Rail Netherlands / Belgium
Carole Desnost
SNCF Chief Technical Officer

Marisa Dominguez
Strategic Plans & Projects Director, Advisor to the Board of ADIF & President of EIM
Adam Elman
Head of Sustainability, Google EMEA

Lynne Embleton
Chairman & CEO, Aer Lingus
Paddy Flynn
VP Google Maps
Anne Graham
CEO, National Transport Authority
Dr. Robert Hampshire
US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Alison Irvine
CEO, Transport Scotland

Thomas P. Keane
Associate Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Gerald Killmann
Vice President, Toyota Motor Europe
Magda Kopczyńska
Director-General for Mobility and Transport within the European Commission
Manolis Koutoulakis
General Secretary for the Aegean and Island Policy, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy

Capt. Eero Lehtovaara
Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, ABB Marine & Ports
John Lewis
Executive Director Engineering, Connected Aviation Solutions, Collins Aerospace

John Martin
Principal Officer with responsibility for Climate Engagement and Governance

Patrick K. McKenna
Director, Missouri Department of Transportation
David McRedmond
Chief Executive Officer, An Post
Rob Morris
Siemens Joint CEO & MD of Rail Infrastructure
Liz O’Donnell
Chairperson of the RSA

Chris Paton
Chief Technology Officer, National Highways

Steve Phillips
Secretary General, Conference of European Directors of Roads
Signe Ratso
Deputy Director-General, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission

Fiona Ross
Chair, Córas Iompair Éireann
Herald Ruijters
Deputy Director General, DG Mobility and Transport, European Commission

Dr. Stefan Seer
Urban Development & Mobility Transformation Lead, Austrian Institute of Technology
Joe Seymour
Head of Active Travel Investment, National Transportation Authority Ireland

Ken Spratt
Secretary General, Department of Transport
Dr. Octavia Stepan
Head of Sector, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), European Commission

Beryl Tomay
Vice President, Transportation, Amazon

Giorgio Travaini
Acting Executive Director, EU Rail JU
Rosalinde van der Vlies
Director, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission

Klara Wittkowski
R&D Lead, Airbus
Confirmed Round Table Panelists
Laura Burke
Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Thomas Fowler
Director of Sustainability & Finance for Ryanair
Professor Sarah Sharples
Chief Scientific Adviser for the UK Department for Transport

Jim Meade
CEO of Irish Rail

Michael Lohan
CEO of IDA Ireland

Young Tae Kim
ITF Secretary-General

Patrick Buckles
Chief Revenue Officer, BETA Technologies
Opening Ceremony


Minister Eamon Ryan
President of TRA2024
Commissioner Iliana Ivanova
DG RTD
Magda Kopczyńska
Director-General for Mobility and Transport within the European Commission

Daithí de Róiste
Lord Mayor of Dublin
