Climate change, COVID-19, and macroeconomic indicators continue to disrupt the global transport sector – and the people and businesses that rely on it – in unprecedented ways.
Transforming Transportation 2023, the 20th edition of this flagship event, will be an in-person experience organized at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC, on March 14-15, 2023.
During the week of March 13, there are several additional events that transport professionals are welcome to attend.
| Date | Time | Title | Registration | Watch Livestream |
| Tuesday, March 14 and Wednesday, March 15 | 8:30 AM-5:00 PM Preston Auditorium | Transforming Transportation core forum days | Register to attend | Register to watch livestream |
| Join the 20th edition of this flagship event, where experts from all over the world will discuss some of the core challenges facing the transport sector in developing countries: resilience, logistics, decarbonization, innovation and financing. | ||||
| Thursday, March 16 | 10:00-2:00 MC C2-350 | 1st Annual World Bank Conference on Transport Economics | Register to Attend | Webex Link |
| The conference aims to serve as a place where young economists and transport specialist doing research on transportation issues relevant to developing countries present and discuss their work with researchers, policymakers, and transport practitioners. | ||||
| Thursday, March 16 | 11:30-12:30 MC5-100 | Report Launch: Challenges and opportunities for end of life of electric vehicles batteries in low- and middle-income countries | Register to Attend | Webex Link |
| Expecting a major increase of used electric vehicles in LMICs, this report looks at the impacts this can have in LMICs, and the opportunities of repurposing/ reuse and recycling. | ||||
| Thursday, March 16 | 2:00-3:00 MC4-100 | Safe Roads to Decarbonize Mobility | Register to attend | Webex Link |
| In this session speakers will share their experience in developing policies and interventions to mitigate climate change and the inter-relation between decarbonizing mobility and improving road safety. | ||||
| Thursday, March 16 | 8:15 AM - 5:45 PM MC7-100 | Paratransit Day | Register to Attend | Register to watch livestream |
| The need to improve paratransit services and facilitate their integration into a decarbonized public transport system is clear, but the question is how? Join this session to share knowledge and initiatives around paratransit improvement. Find out more here. | ||||
| Friday, March 17 | 9:00-12:30 MC2-800 | Towards a Transport Data Commons - Making High Quality Transport Data Accessible | Register to attend | Webex link |
| The Transport Data Commons Initiative (TDCI) is a coalition of currently more than 20 leading organizations in transport working together to create a shared, public, accessible, and frequently updated database for the transportation sector. This workshop will provide a platform for engaging with the Transport Data Commons, and to find opportunities for data sharing. | ||||
| Friday, March 17 | 2:00-4:00 MC6-100 | Roundtable Dialogue for establishing an African Transportation Research Alliance | Register to attend | In person only |
| Help shape the direction of the African Transportation Research Alliance (ATRA) at this roundtable discussion (view the agenda). |
