ITF 2025 summit
The ITF 2025 Summit on Transport Resilience to Global Shocks will take place from 21 to 23 May in Leipzig, Germany, under the ITF Presidency of Chile.
The ITF Annual Summit is the world’s largest gathering of transport ministers and the premier global transport policy event. Since 2008, ministers from ITF’s 69 member countries, heads of international organisations, parliamentarians, and leaders in industry and academia have met annually during the 2.5-day Summit to discuss the future of transport and mobility through the prism of a strategic topic of global importance.
Drive to Zero activities:
Securing the Future of Road Freight: How Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses Shield Economies from Global Shocks
Date/Time: Wednesday 21 May, 12:45 – 13:30
Location: ITF Media Room
Summary:
Global Memorandum on Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Global MOU) signatory countries represent 1 in 5 trucks and endorsers represent hundreds of millions in annual revenues. These two powerful groups are mapping an ambitious path toward 100% new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (ZE-MHDV) sales by 2040. This collective effort is reducing local pollution, cutting global transport emissions, and creating a more technologically advanced global transport system that is less reliant on diesel and oil. In the face of disruptions to global oil supplies and distribution, certain natural disasters, and other geopolitical crises, Global MOU signatories and endorsers will gather at ITF 2025 Summit to spotlight how ZE-busses and trucks are a safer investment today—both economically, and from a climate perspective.
Drive to Zero will put this shift to a more sustainable and resilient transport future into a global context while also announcing new Global MOU signatories, new Global Green Road Corridors (GGRC), and financing mechanisms to accelerate a global shift to zero-emission trucks and buses. This high-profile media event will include ministers and leaders of industry.
Featured experts:
- Stephanie Kodish, Senior Global Director, CALSTART/Drive to Zero
- Minister, Ms. Maja Vukićević Ministry of Transport, Montenegro
- Vice Minister Kees van der Burg, Vice Minister of Mobility, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, The Netherlands
- Nicola Leske, EVP Corporate Communications & Sustainability, DHL
- Isabel Gómez Bernal Senior Transport and Energy Analyst Innovation, Sustainability Division, Iberdrola
Announcements:
- New Global Green Road Corridors will be announced, highlighting the role of corridor electrification in decarbonizing key trade routes.
- New Global MOU signatories and endorsers will be announced.
Breaking Barriers: A Networking Event to Drive Innovation and a Just Transition for Zero-Emission Transport
Date/Time: Thursday, 22 May, 15:30–17:00
Location: Room MPA4
Organizers: CALSTART’s Drive to Zero, The Netherlands, ICCT, WBCSD, The Climate Group, Smart Freight Centre, France, Portugal
Summary:
This fully interactive workshop will convene leaders from the transport, innovation, and digital solutions to foster cross-sector collaboration essential for achieving decarbonization and ensuring a just transition to zero-emission transport. Participants will:
- Engage with policymakers, innovators, technology developers, and investors to foster partnerships
- Explore innovative solutions and collaborative strategies to accelerate zero-emission adoption while addressing inequalities in the transport sector
- Share insights and experiences through interactive themed discussions
By breaking down traditional silos and fostering collaboration between transport and innovation sectors, this event aims to accelerate the adoption of transformative technologies, ensure equitable access to sustainable mobility, and enhance system resilience. Join us to connect with key stakeholders and play an active role in shaping a just and innovative future for zero-emission transport.
Speaker:
- Joy Pasquet, Senior Transport Policy Specialist, Amazon
Moderators:
- Stephanie Kodish, Senior Global Director, CALSTART’s Drive to Zero
- Rui Miguel Amorim de Velasco Martins, Head of the Studies, Assessment and Foresight Service, Institute for Mobility and Transport, Portugal
- Tim Dallmann, Director of International Partnerships Program, International Council on Clean Transportation
- Priyansh Doshi, Jr., Technical Manager, Smart Freight Centre
- Sita Holtslag, Europe Director, CALSTART’s Drive to Zero
- Sonja Munnix, Senior Advisor Sustainable Mobility, Netherlands Enterprise Agency
- Esther Perrin, Senior Associate, Project Manager, Transport and Mobility, WBCSD
- Dominic Phinn, Head of Transport, Climate Group
- Claude Renard, ZFE and IRVE Deployment Coordinator, Ministry of Ecological Transition, France
- Naomi White, Head of the Global Transition, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom