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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

Jack Kavanagh

Non-Executive Director, National Disability Authority and Center for Excellence in Universal Design

Closing Ceremony

Eugene O’Brien

Professor Of Civil Engineering, University College Dublin