{"id":82009,"date":"2026-08-27T11:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/?post_type=events&#038;p=82009"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:48:25","slug":"european-transport-conference-etc","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/events\/european-transport-conference-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"European Transport Conference (ETC) 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Transport Conference (ETC) is Europe\u2019s premier annual gathering for transport practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to debate policy, exchange cutting-edge research, and shape the future of mobility. As the transport landscape rapidly evolves around decarbonisation, artificial intelligence, and inclusive connectivity, SYSTRA is proud to be actively contributing across multiple technical streams\u2014showcasing our thought leadership in agent-based modelling, data-driven transport planning, and bus policy delivery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-our-speakers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">our Speakers <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-patrizia-franco-associate-director-presenting-on-day-1-wednesday-9-september\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>Patrizia Franco<\/strong> &#8211; Associate Director <em>(Presenting on Day 1 \u2013 Wednesday 9 September)<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Session 1 (Wednesday: 11:00\u201313:00) Room B023 <\/strong>| Data \u2013 Surveys I:<strong><em>AI-Enabled Time Use Data for Activity-Based Models and Transport Digital Twins: Fusing Smartphone Sensing and Time Use Surveys<\/em> <\/strong>Patrizia will explore how fusing smartphone sensing technology with time-use surveys creates rich, high-resolution data to power activity-based models and digital twin applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Session 3 (<strong>Wednesday: <\/strong>16:30\u201318:00) Room B014 | <\/strong>Planning for Sustainable Land Use and Transport \u2013 Micromobility:<strong><em>Co-Creating Inclusive Micromobility for Safe, Healthy, and Integrated Regional Transport<\/em> <\/strong>This session focuses on participatory design and inclusive frameworks to safely integrate micromobility options into wider regional transport networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-mahmoud-ishtaiwi-principle-consultant-presenting-on-day-2-thursday-10-september\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>Mahmoud Ishtaiwi <\/strong><em>&#8211; Principle Consultant &#8211; (Presenting on Day 2 \u2013 Thursday 10 September)<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Session 5 (Thursday: 11:00\u201313:00) Room B029 | <\/strong>Transport Models \u2013 ABM Applications<strong>: <em>Equity-focused appraisal with AABMs: limits and prospects<\/em> <\/strong>Mahmoud will examine how activity- and agent-based models (AABMs) can be effectively harnessed for equity-focused scheme appraisals, discussing both their analytical opportunities and current practical limits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-jordan-di-trapani-associate-presenting-on-day-3-friday-11-september\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px\"><strong>Jordan Di Trapani<\/strong> <em>&#8211; Associate &#8211; (Presenting on Day 3 \u2013 Friday 11 September)<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Session 8 (Friday: 09:30\u201311:00) Room B021 | <\/strong>Local Public Transport \u2013 Stream B:<em><strong>From Strategy to Delivery: Evidence on What Works, Where and Why for Local Bus Interventions in England<\/strong><\/em> Jordan will present evidence-based findings on the effectiveness, context, and operational drivers of local bus network interventions across England, bridging the gap between strategic vision and on-the-ground delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heading to Porto? We\u2019d love to connect. Reach out ahead of the conference to set up a chat with Patrizia, Mahmoud, or Jordan about our latest work in transport planning, data analytics, and policy delivery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/contact\/talk-to-our-team\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/contact\/talk-to-our-team\/\">Get in touch.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group who-pattern-content-feed\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n    <div class=\"who-block-content-feed\">\n        \n\t\t<div class=\"tile tile--page \">\n\t\t<figure class=\"tile__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/02\/digital-and-innovation_04_header-1024x645.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"tile__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"tile__title\" style=\"color:#fff !important\">Digital &amp; Innovation<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"tile__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/digital-innovation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> sur Digital &amp; Innovation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n    <div class=\"who-block-content-feed\">\n        \n\t\t<div class=\"tile tile--services \">\n\t\t<figure class=\"tile__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/05\/l3-service-headers_future-mobility-1-1024x645.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"tile__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tile__tag__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tile__tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tservices\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"tile__title\" style=\"color:#fff !important\">Future Mobility<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"tile__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/services\/future-mobility\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> sur Future Mobility<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":82025,"template":"","type-event":[],"class_list":["post-82009","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>European Transport Conference (ETC) 2026 - SYSTRA UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"European Transport Conference (ETC) 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The European Transport Conference (ETC) is Europe\u2019s premier annual gathering for transport practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to debate policy, exchange cutting-edge research, and shape the future of mobility. 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