DACH Conference 2026
In cooperation with the 8th EUSALP Mobility Conference
Under the title “Our Alpine transport network: removing barriers, connecting regions”, the two-day conference programme will address key challenges and future perspectives of Alpine passenger and freight transport, as well as cross-border infrastructure planning.
The conference will open with a joint plenary session featuring a keynote address and political debates. On the second day, parallel sessions will focus on central topics relating to passenger and freight transport. Interactive discussion formats with active audience participation, as well as technical excursions, will complement the programme.
We are particularly pleased that State Minister Christian Bernreiter will open the conference.
Every two years, the three sister transport science associations from Germany (DVWG), Austria (ÖVG), and Switzerland (SVWG), under the coordination of the European Platform of Transport Sciences (EPTS Foundation e. V.), jointly organize the DACH Conference. Following the successful conference held in Innsbruck in 2024, the DVWG will host the event in 2026. The DACH Conference 2026 will take place jointly with the 8th EUSALP Mobility Conference and is being organized in close cooperation with the Bavarian State Ministry of Housing, Building and Transport.
Excursions
MAN-Compact Tour: On track for quality (English-language excursion)
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Experience at first hand how the efficient MAN high-tech trucks are built. And gain some interesting background information about tradition and innovation of the MAN brand and the Munich production Location. Experience the initial commissioning, where the MAN trucks come to life for the very first time.
Location: MAN Truck Forum, Dachauer Straße 570, 80995 München
Directions: Approximately 44 minutes by public transport from Munich Central Station. Take at 9.38 a.m. the U 2 towards Feldmoching to Feldmoching, walk approximately three minutes to Bus platform 2 and take at 10.03 a.m. the 172 bus towards Dachau Bahnhof to the stop Karlsfelder Straße. From this stop, it is an five-minute walk to the MAN Truck Forum.
Meeting point: MAN Truck Forum, Reception
S-Bahn München (German-language excursion)
10.00 Uhr bis 11.30 Uhr
Informationen über die S-Bahn München und Besichtigung der neuen Leitstelle
Neben der U-Bahn ist die S-Bahn München das bedeutendste ÖPNV-Verkehrsmittel im Großraum München. Die S-Bahn befördert täglich zwischen 840.000 und 950.000 Fahrgäste durch die Stadt oder ins Umland.
Adresse: S-Bahn München, Orleansstraße 56, 81667 München
Anfahrt: z.B. ab München Hbf in 15 Minuten mit jeder S-Bahn bis zum Ostbahnhof, Ausgang Orleansplatz, fünf Minuten zu Fuß in nördlicher Richtung bis zur Orleansstraße 56
Treffpunkt: S-Bahn München, Foyer
Technical University of Munich (English-language excursion)
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Mobility Innovation Campus: Testing the future of mobility.
Discover how TUM researchers explore innovative mobility concepts and test new technologies for the future of urban transport.
1. Insights into current mobility research
2. Testing innovative technologies in realistic environments
3. New approaches to safe and sustainable mobility
Location: Mobility Innovation Campus, Einsteinstraße 28, Ottobrunn
Directions: Approximately 47 minutes by public transport from Munich Central Station. Take the S 8 towards Munich Airport to Munich East, walk approximately three minutes to Ostbahnhof and take the X200 bus towards Taufkirchen, Lilienthalstraße. From the final stop, it is an eight-minute walk to the Mobility Innovation Campus.
Meeting point: at the main entrance
Verkehrszentrum des Deutschen Museums (German-language excursion)
10.00 Uhr bis 11.30 Uhr
Die Führung durch das Museum zeigt die Entwicklung der Mobilität unter den Gesichtspunkten der einzelnen Hallen: Stadtverkehr, Reisen und Mobilität und Technik und gibt einen Einblick in die Zusammenhänge zwischen Mobilität und Gesellschaft.
Adresse: Verkehrszentrum des Deutschen Museums, Am Bavariapark 5, 80339 München
Anfahrt: : z.B. ab München Hbf in 10 Minuten mit U 5 Richtung bis Schwanthalerhöhe, Ausgang entgegen der Fahrtrichtung, und ca. fünf Minuten zu Fuß bis zum Verkehrsmuseum
Treffpunkt: Verkehrszentrum Eingangshalle
Programme
October 8, 2026 (Thursday)
| Time | Programme Item | Speaker / Note |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Opening & Welcome | |
| 14:30 | Keynote – European Perspectives | (to be announced) |
| 15:00 | Welcome Address & Panel: Transport Policy in the DACH Region | Christian Bernreiter (Bavarian State Ministry of Housing, Building and Transport) |
| 16:00 | Networking | |
| ALPIN Session – Transport Forecasts in the DACH Region | ||
| 17:00 | Transport Forecast 2040 Germany | Alexandra Rudolf (Intraplan Consult GmbH) |
| Transport Forecast 2040 Austria | Marie-Luise Zwicker (Prognos GmbH) | |
| Transport Forecast 2040 Switzerland | Thomas Schatzmann (Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE) | |
| 17:45 | Panel: Transport Forecasts in the DACH Region | All three speakers |
| 18:30 | Transfer to Evening Event | |
| 19:30 | Evening Event | (venue to be announced) |
October 9, 2026 (Friday)
| Time | Programme Item | Speaker / Note |
|---|---|---|
| Parallel Session G1 – The Future of Freight Transport (DACH) | ||
| 09:00 | Impulse Germany (Academia) | Prof. Dr. Uwe Clausen (Fraunhofer IML) |
| Impulse Austria (Association) | Maximilian Bauer (SCHIG mbH) | |
| Impulse Switzerland (Industry) | Bruno Paul Fischer (Hupac Intermodal SA) | |
| Panel | ||
| 10:00 | Networking | |
| Parallel Session P1 – Passenger Transport in the Alpine Region (EUSALP) | ||
| 09:00 | Impulse Cross-Border Mobility Manager Bavaria-Tyrol | Oliver Kirchner (Kufstein Mobil) |
| Impulse Corporate Mobility Management | André Mallossek (Plattform Land Südtirol) | |
| Impulse Rail Projects Interreg IT-CH | (to be announced) | |
| Panel | ||
| 10:00 | Networking | |
| Parallel Session G2 – The Future of Freight Transport (EUSALP) | ||
| 10:30 | Impulse Logistics | Georg Dettendorfer (Spedition Dettendorfer) |
| Impulse Terminals | (to be announced) | |
| Impulse Ports | (to be announced) | |
| Panel | ||
| 11:30 | Change of Venue | |
| Parallel Session P2 – Passenger Transport in the Alpine Region (DACH) | ||
| 10:30 | Impulse Germany | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Torsten Busacker (HS München) |
| Impulse Austria | Prof. Dr. Markus Mailer (Uni Innsbruck) | |
| Impulse Switzerland | Prof. Dr. Widar von Arx (Hochschule Luzern) | |
| Panel | ||
| 11:30 | Change of Venue | |
| Summary & Closing | ||
| 11:45 | Summary & Farewell | Moderators of all 4 Sessions (max. 3 min. each) |
| 12:15 | Lunch | |