Birmingham confirms theme for the 2027 ITS World Congress

ERTICO – ITS Europe, in collaboration with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), the Department for Transport, the Department of Business and Trade, ITS UK and Visit Britain, will bring transport technology to life during five days at the ITS World Congress taking place in Birmingham from 25 to 29 October 2027.

“Bringing the ITS World Congress to Birmingham is a unique opportunity to connect public and private stakeholders across the global transport and mobility eco-system,” says Joost Vantomme, CEO of ERTICO – ITS Europe. “This not only reflects our mission at ERTICO but also the collective ambition of fostering collaboration that drives transformative advancements in mobility. As the organiser for the EMEA ITS World Congress, ERTICO is pleased to collaborate with the UK in hosting the next edition in Birmingham. Together, we will bring transformative technologies to life.”

“Intelligent Transport has come a long way since the UK last hosted a World Congress, under the banner of ‘Delivering Transport Excellence’,” says TfWM’s head of transport innovation Chris Lane, who is leading the planning for the host region.  “The Congress will enable experts from around the world to work together to solve global challenges, sharing their experience and details of successful implementations, as well as their cutting-edge innovations.  Therefore, we will connect all the ideas that are making mobility safer, greener and more efficient across the globe – so we can work together to transform transport.”

The host region has also brought together suppliers, consultants and government, along with media, business and exhibition professionals to plan the event, both from a technical and user experience perspective.  They are working with ERTICO to deliver the event, which is expected to attract more than 15,000 people to the West Midlands. The chairs for the ITS World Congress 2027 were announced in November.

“We are looking forward to engaging with the international community to really explain how great our event is going to be,” Mr Lane concluded.  “With the Transport Technology Forum, we’ll be taking a lead role at the ITS European Congress in Seville in May and August’s ITS World Congress in Atlanta.  Here, we’re looking forward to engaging with potential sponsors and exhibitors, while our Technical Working Group is busy ensuring the country’s strengths in ITS, and its cutting-edge technologies, are highlighted.”

The ITS World Congress is an annual event held in rotation between three global regions – the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).