Drive to Zero Events at ITF 2026

Event 1: Energy Resilience on Wheels: Scaling Zero-Emission Transport

6 May 2026 | 9:00am – 10:30 am GMT+2

Room assignment: Room Hall 4 — Leiziger Messe, Messe-Allee 1

This exclusive networking opportunity at ITF 2026 brings together government leaders, development finance institutions, commercial investors, fleet operators, OEMs, charging and grid providers, and energy companies. Through structured table discussions and networking and co-led by Accelerating to Zero Coalition, CALSTART/Drive to Zero, Climate Group (EV100), ICCT, WBCSD, Energy Resilience on Wheels: Scaling Zero-Emission Transport will focus on how governments and businesses can build investable, resilient zero-emission transport systems.

Featured Experts:

Ministerial

H.E. María Fernanda Rojas Mantilla, Minister of Transport, Colombia
Dmitry Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Sector Representatives

Doris Martetschläger, Supply Chain Operations Manager, IKEA
Sophie Punte, Supervisory Board Member, Milence
Karol Gobczynski, Global Head of Climate & Circular at TRATON

Table Moderators

Karol Gobczynski, Head of Climate & Circular, TRATON Group
Anne-Margreet Sas, Coordinator International Sustainable Mobility at NL Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management The Netherlands
Setareh Ataian, Mission de l’Europe et de l’International, Direction Générale des Infrastructures, des Transports et des Mobilités, France
Irem Kok, Senior Researcher, International Council on Clean Transportation
Esther Perrin, Senior Associate, WBCSD
Dominic Phinn, Head of Transport, Climate Group
Sita Holtslag, Europe Director, CALSTART/Drive to Zero (moderator)

Matchmaking & small group discussions will focus on:

Barriers blocking capital
How to make projects bankable across regions
Policy tools to cut investor risk
Blended finance and de-risking models
Bundling infrastructure planning into scalable pipelines
Supporting small & medium businesses + emerging markets

Agenda

Time	Activity
9:00 – 09:10	Welcome & scene setting
09:10 – 09:20	Ministerial remarks H.E. María Fernanda Rojas Mantilla, Minister of Transport, Colombia Dmitry Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
09:20 – 09:35	Structured networking
09:35 – 09:50	Lightning insights 15 minutes Doris Martetschläger, Supply Chain Operations Manager, IKEA Group Sophie Punte, Supervisory Board Member, Milence Karol Gobczynski, Global Head of Climate & Circular, TRATON Group
09:50 – 10:20	Facilitated roundtable dialogues
10:20 – 10:30	Reflections & closing