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AEC Forum

Connected Infrastructure
for Efficient Transport
Systems

17 – 18 December 2026 | Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India

60+

Industry Thought Leaders

500+

Decision-Makers & Delegates

15+

Insight-Led Conference Sessions

150+

Leading Organizations

10+

Countries Represented

Asia AEC Forum

Asia AEC Forum 2026 is a dedicated platform for leaders shaping the future of transport infrastructure across Asia. It brings together government authorities, infrastructure owners, operators, engineering leaders, technology providers, investors, and policy institutions to enable dialogue across the full transport infrastructure lifecycle.

The Forum focuses on transport systems spanning highways, railways, metro networks, airports, ports, and inland waterways, where infrastructure development is becoming increasingly interconnected, data-driven, and technology-enabled.

As Asia accelerates investment in large-scale transport infrastructure, the need for cross-sector alignment, shared understanding, and coordinated thinking is becoming more critical than ever. Asia AEC Forum 2026 provides this space where ideas, perspectives, and experiences come together to support more integrated and future-ready infrastructure systems across the region.

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Why Asia. Why Now.

Asia is currently the world's most dynamic transport infrastructure growth region, driving large-scale investments across highways, railways, metro systems, airports, ports, and inland waterways.

This growth is strongly driven by expanding economic corridors, rapid urbanization, and the development of multimodal logistics networks aimed at improving regional and global connectivity.

Strategic Rationale for Theme

The theme reflects the growing recognition that efficient transport systems require more than individual infrastructure assets. As Asian economies invest in multimodal corridors, logistics networks, railways, airports, and ports to strengthen connectivity and economic competitiveness, the value of these investments increasingly depends on how effectively they are connected. Connected infrastructure networks bring together physical assets, operations, and digital systems to improve mobility, freight movement, operational efficiency, and long-term infrastructure performance.

Integrated Transport Infrastructure Development

  • Growing focus on multimodal connectivity, economic corridors, and integrated logistics ecosystems
  • Increasing coordination across roads, rail, airports, and ports

Resilient & Lifecycle-Centric Infrastructure

  • Increasing emphasis on operational resilience, predictive maintenance, and long-term asset performance
  • Mature Asian markets are prioritizing infrastructure optimization and lifecycle continuity

Digital Transformation of Infrastructure

  • Rising adoption of BIM, GIS, Digital Twins, and AI
  • Strong shift toward connected, data-driven, and lifecycle-centric infrastructure delivery

Infrastructure-Led Economic Growth Across Asia

  • Large-scale infrastructure investments continue across the Asian countries
  • Governments are positioning transport infrastructure as a driver of economic and social growth

Featured Focus Areas

Roads & Highways

  • Integrated corridor development and multimodal planning using digital platforms
  • Lifecycle management of highway assets using BIM-enabled workflows
  • Digital Twin applications for expressways, economic corridors, and freight networks
  • Smart highways enabled by IoT, real-time monitoring, and predictive maintenance systems
  • Data-driven operations for safer, resilient, and efficient road networks

Railway, Metro & High Speed Rail

  • Integrated rail corridor planning using GIS and digital platforms
  • BIM-enabled design and construction for rail and metro systems
  • Digital Twin applications for stations, tunnels, and rail networks
  • AI-driven ridership forecasting and network optimization
  • Smart rail operations with real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance

Airport, Port & Inland Waterways

  • Integrated planning of aviation, maritime, and inland transport corridors
  • BIM-enabled design and construction of airports, ports, and logistics infrastructure
  • Digital Twin applications for terminals, ports, and cargo operations
  • AI-driven traffic, cargo flow, and operational optimization systems
  • Smart infrastructure with real-time monitoring and predictive asset management

Abstract Submission

Join the Conversation

Contribute to the dialogue shaping Asia's future of connected, lifecycle-driven transport infrastructure. We invite researchers, practitioners, engineers, and industry leaders to submit abstracts for consideration at the Forum.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 September 2026

For Queries: [email protected]

Objectives

  • 01
    Enable digital transformation across the infrastructure lifecycle through policy and technology integration
  • 02
    Drive interoperability and data-led collaboration across the infrastructure ecosystem
  • 03
    Showcase global best practices, case studies, and emerging solutions in infrastructure development
  • 04
    Foster public–private partnerships for resilient, sustainable, and future-ready infrastructure

Target Audience

  • Government & Policy Leaders
  • Infrastructure Owners, Developers, Operators & Investors
  • Development Authorities
  • EPC & AECO firms
  • Project Management Consultants
  • Technology Providers
  • Investors and Multilateral Organizations
  • Academia and Research Institutions

What's in it for you

  • Deliberation on interoperability across agencies, modes, and digital ecosystems
  • Cross-sector conversations on road, rail, metro, airport, and port integration
  • Dialogue on multimodal transport network and logistics corridor development
  • Sharing of real-world experiences in BIM, GIS, Digital Twins, and AI adoption
  • Understanding challenges in eliminating fragmentation across infrastructure lifecycles
  • Regional perspectives on scaling integrated transport systems in Asia

Objectives

Promote Digital Integration

Demonstrate how technologies like BIM, Digital Twins, and AI can be used across the entire life of a projects and greatly benefit in efficiency and cost.

Achieve Seamless Data Flow

Focus on interoperability to increase collaboration and compatibility across industry while minimizing errors and reducing industry inefficiencies.

Share Real-World Success

Showcase global best practices and case studies under one platform for greater visibility and shared learning.

Enable Expert Dialogue

Create a platform where government leaders, project owners, engineers, and tech providers can discuss and share industry challenges and solutions together.

Align with National Policy

Explore the government frameworks and digital standards, like PM Gati Shakti, needed to scale up infrastructure initiatives.

Build for the Future

Highlight how Geospatial and Space Data can make infrastructure more resilient and help achieve Carbon Neutral goals while focusing on what’s next.

Excellence Awards

The Excellence Awards recognise visionary individuals and pioneering organisations driving innovation, breaking barriers, and delivering transformative solutions to pressing challenges in the architecture, engineering, and construction sector.

These awards celebrate outstanding achievements that leave a lasting impact on society, highlighting exemplary contributions that set new benchmarks of excellence and innovation.

2025 Awardees

For queries: [email protected]

Past Speakers

Nitin Jairam Gadkari

Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari

Minister of Road Transport & Highways
Government of India

Shri Anurag Jain

Shri Anurag Jain

Secretary RT&H
Government of India

Nagendra Nath Sinha IAS

Nagendra Nath Sinha IAS

Secretary
Ministry of Rural Development

David Tan

Assistant CEO
JTC Corporation Singapore

Lt. Gen. Raghu Srinivasan, PVSM, VSM

Director General
Border Roads Organisation

Smt. Sumitra Dawra

Smt. Sumitra Dawra

Former Special Secretary (Logistics) DPIIT and now serving as Secretary, L&E
Government of India

Dr. Ashish Kumar Goel IAS

Dr. Ashish Kumar Goel IAS

Additional Secretary
Ministry of Rural Development and Director General, NRIDA

A. S. Kiran Kumar

Member, Space Commission
Government of India

Yashasvi Mund

Deputy Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
PM Gati Shakti

Amit Prothi

Director General
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

Nirmala Jagga Reddy

Chairman
Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation

GVL Satya Kumar

Managing Director
Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS)

Sanjay Seth

VP & CEO
GRIHA Council

Srikant Shastri

Chairperson, Geospatial Data Promotion & Development Committee (GDPDC)
Government of India

Kamal Kishore

Member Secretary
National Disaster Management Authority

Dr PR Swarup

Director General
Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC)

R K Pandey

Member Projects
National Highways Authority of India

Shobhan Chaudhary

Advisor R&D (S&T)
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Christian Schlosser

Head - Digital Transformation Infrastructure
German Federal Ministry of Transport

Hari Mohan Gupta

Director Infrastructure
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL)

N Ashok Babu

Director, National Water Mission
Ministry of Jal Shakti

Maj. Gen. Sameer Srivastava AVSM, VSM

Additional Director General
Land Works and Environment, Indian Army

Anil Vij

Director Technical
Rail India Technical and Economic Services Private Limited (RITES)

Akhilesh Srivastava

President
ITS India Forum

Lt. Gen. Girish Kumar

Advisor
Government of Haryana

Capt Mahendra Kumar

Hydrography Chief
IWAI

Bidur Kant Jha

Director (New Technology for Highway Development)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Dr. Madhu Teotia

Director NULM & Swachh Bharat Mission
MoHUA

Charul Shukla

Executive Director (Planning)
AAI

Dr. S.K Srivastav

CGM (Regional Centers)
NRSC

PV Rajashekhar

Addl Surveyor General
Survey of India

Dr R Prerna

Joint Advisor
NHAI

Namrata Kalsi

Chief Architect
Haryana Mass Rapid Transit

Col Satyadev Singh

Joint Director-Tunnels
BRO

Dr. M. P. Ramnavas

Director-Projects
Kochi Metro Rail Limited

RS Rao

Chief General Manager-Project
DMRC

Lalit Mansukhani

Principal Executive Director
IRISET, Indian Railways

Dr. D. Vasudevan

Chief General Manager
Varanasi Smart City

Vivek Jaiswal

Chief General Manager
National Highways Authority of India

Pradeep Agrawal, IDSE

Joint Director General
NRIDA Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India

Manisha Singh

Chief Architect
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Dr. Dharmendra Gill

Engineer in Chief
Jal Shakti Vibhag, Government of Himachal Pradesh

V. Naga Malleswara Rao

Chief Signalling & Telecom Engineer (Projects)
Southern Railways

Saurav Bandhopadhyay

Principal Chief Signal & Telecommunication Engineer
South Central Railway

Alok Shankar Pandey

Group General Manager (IT)
Dedicated Freight Corridor corporation Ltd.

K Manohar Raja

Principal Executive Director
Railtel

Arvind Bhisikar

Executive Director IT
Indian Port Association

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