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TXA 2026
Thought Leadership That Drives the Sector Forward
The TXA 2026 Conference hosts 60+ high-impact sessions across three days, featuring seven forums covering key areas such as transport, logistics, road safety, aviation, rail, maritime and future mobility.
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IATA WORKSHOP
Focuses on aviation digitalisation, covering One ID, ONE Record and ground operations automation to improve passenger, cargo and airport operations.
ROAD SAFETY CONGRESS 2026
Brings together policymakers and industry experts to advance road safety, safer mobility, technology, enforcement and life-saving strategies.
TRANSPORT STRATEGY FORUM 2026
Discusses strategic transport priorities including decarbonisation, road-to-rail transition, infrastructure readiness and Malaysia’s next-generation transport policies.
THE FUTURE OF AVIATION
Explores the next era of aviation through digital identity, automation, air cargo digitalisation, AI and emerging air mobility technologies.
LAND CONFERENCE 2026
Examines the future of public transport, rail, EVs, autonomous mobility and sustainable transport infrastructure across Malaysia and the region.
MARITIME FORUM 2.0
Addresses the maritime sector’s transformation through safety, sustainability, digitalisation, AI, green shipping and future-ready maritime talent.
ASEAN TRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY FORUM 2026
Explores stronger ASEAN and global transport corridors, focusing on multimodal logistics, digital borders, regulatory harmonisation and regional trade connectivity.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME TXA 2026
MONDAY, 19th October 2026
08:30 AM
08:30 AM -
09:00AM
Grand Ballroom, Level 3,
Delegates Registration
08:30 AM
08:00 AM -
12:30 PM
The Gallery, Level 1A
Road Safety Congress 2026: Road Safety Initiative Action Hall
0800 – 1200
National KEMAS Road Safety Choral Speaking Competition 2026
1030 – 1230
CARS Poster Presentation & Evaluation
08:30 AM
09:00 AM -
12:00 PM
@My06 – @My08, Level 1A, MITEC
Shell Selamat Sampai Varsity Challenge 2026
09:00 AM
09:00 AM –
12:15 PM
Novelle 1 & @, Level 1A
Road Safety Congress 2026
0915 – 0945
Keynote 1: Global Accountability and Actionable Road Safety Strategies
Speaker: Mr. Ren Weiming, Director of Transport Division, ESCAP
0930 – 1000
Arrival of the Guest of Honour & Outdoor Vehicle Road Safety Demonstration
1000 – 1100
Official Opening Ceremony of the Road Safety Congress 2026
Officiated by YAB Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
11:15–11:45
Keynote 2: Accelerating Road Safety Transformation in Asia
11:45–12:15
Keynote 3: Paving the Road Safety Initiative in Malaysia
12:15–12:45
Prize Giving for the KEMAS & Shell Competitions
09:00 AM
09:00 AM – 12:30PM
@My10, Level 1A
IATA One ID - Workshop
09:00AM – 09:15AM
Welcome Address
09:15AM – 09:30 AM
One ID Updates
09:30AM – 10:15
Discussion 1: Digitalisation of Admissibility
10:30AM – 11:30 AM
Discussion 2: Contactless Travel
11:30AM – 12:15PM
Malaysia’s One ID Implementation Roadmap and Next Steps
12:15PM – 12:30PM
Wrap-up
09:00 AM
09:00 AM – 12:30PM
@My11, Level 1A
IATA Asia Pacific ONE Record - Workshop
09:00AM – 09:05AM
Opening Address
09:05AM – 09:20 AM
Keynote Speech by the Ministry of Transport, Malaysia
09:20AM – 09:35AM
Digitalisation and the ONE Record Standard
09:35AM – 10:00 AM
Asia-Pacific Digitalisation Readiness and Strategy
10:30AM – 11:50PM
ONE Record Concept Training
11:50PM – 12:10PM
Technology in Action: ONE Record Live Demonstration
12:10PM – 12:30PM
Technology in Action: ONE Record Live Demonstration
09:00 AM
09:00 AM – 12:30PM
@My09, Level 1A
IATA Ground Operations Automation & Digitalization (GAD) - Workshop
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Session 1: The Digital Ramp: Connectivity, Data & Operational Efficiency
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Session 2: Digital Load Control and Turnaround Optimisation
11:00 AM – 11:45 PM
Session 3: Driving Sustainable Ramp Operations
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 4: Sustainable Taxiing: Reducing Fuel Burn and Emissions
12:30 PM
12:30 PM –
2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM
2:00 PM -
3:30 PM
The Gallery 1A
Road Safety Congress 2026 Action Hall
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM
Community Empowerment Highlights
GITI sharing session:
- Success Story of the KITARA Initiative
- Success Story of the Commuting Safety Initiative
- Success Story of MyGENTERA
2:00 PM
2:00 PM -
5:30 PM
Novelle 1 & @, Level 1A
Road Safety Congress 2026
02:00 PM – 02:10 PM
Road Crash Survival Sharing 1
02:10 PM – 03:25 PM
CEO Leadership Forum: Corporate Leadership and Smart Technology in Road Safety
02:30 PM – 05:30 PM
VIP Prelude: Outdoor Vehicle Road Safety Demonstration (South Entrance) &
Opening Ceremony of the Road Safety Congress 2026
2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 5:00PM
@My11, Level 1A
IATA Asia Pacific ONE Record - Workshop
2:00PM – 2:40PM
Expanding the ONE Record Ecosystem Discussion
3:10PM – 3:30 PM
Q&A with the Experts
3:30PM – 5:00PM
Wrap-Up & Call to Action
3:30PM – 5:00PM
ONE Record Speed Dating
2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 5:00PM
@My09, Level 1A
IATA Ground Operations Automation & Digitalization (GAD) - Workshop
02:00 PM – 02:30 PM
Session 5: Hydrogen in Airport Ground Operations: Opportunities and Challenges
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM
Session 6: Autonomous GSE: Current Technology and Operational Experience
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM
Session 7: Autonomous GSE: Implementation Challenges and Future Roadmap
04:30 PM – 04:45 PM
Q&A and Closing Remarks
TUESDAY, 20th OCTOBER 2026
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 6:00PM
Hall 2 & Hall 3, Level 1
Transport Expo Asia 2026 Exhibition
10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
Transport Expo Asia 2026 Exhibition Open
09:00 AM
09:00AM – 10:00AM
Ballroom, Level 3, MITEC
Opening Ceremony by YB Loke Siew Fook, Minister of Transport
Sponsored By: SUNWAY
10:00 AM
10:00AM – 11:30AM
TXA 2026 VIP - OFFICIAL BOOTH TOUR & PRESS CONFERENCE
09:00 AM
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Road Safety Congress 2026: Conference of Asia Road Safety (CARS)
CARS Session 1: From Behavioural Realities to Demand Forecasting
Venue: @My10, Level 1A
CARS Session 2: Evidence-based Policy Formation
Venue: @My11, Level 1A
10:30 AM
10:30 AM – 12:40 AM
Novelle 1 & 2, Level 1A, MITEC
Road Safety Congress 2026
10:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Road Crash Survival Sharing 2
10:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Technical Forum: Safer Road User Innovation for Safer and Inclusive Mobility
11:40 AM – 12:40 PM
Technical Forum: Motorcycle Safety: Building a Safer Motorcycle Ecosystem Through Technology and Rider Well-Being
10:30 AM
10:30 AM –
1:00 PM
Breakout Room 2, Hall 3, Level 1, MITEC
Maritime Forum 2.0
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Spotlight Briefing 1: What’s on the Malaysia Maritime Law Revision and Reform? and Inside Malaysia’s Bunkering Industry Latest Developments
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Session 1: Rebalancing Maritime Safety through Human-Technology Integration
12:30 PM – 01:00 PM
Spotlight Briefing 2: Positioning Malaysia as a Regional Green Bunkering Leader
10:30 AM
10:30 AM – 12:55 PM
Breakout Room 1, Hall 3, Level 1, MITEC
Transport Strategy Forum 2026
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Panel Discussion: Decarbonising Transport: From Cleaner Fuels to Practical Implementation
11:45 AM – 12:55 PM
Panel Discussion: Advancing Malaysia’s Road-to-Rail Transition by 2030
12:45 PM – 12:55 PM
Cross-session Synthesis
11:00 AM
11:00 AM –
12:30 PM
Main Stage, Hall 2, Level 1, MITEC
The Future of Aviation
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Presentation: One ID, From Vision to Reality: Transforming the Passenger Journey with Digital Identity and Biometrics
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Passenger Journey of the Future: Powering Seamless, Swift and Secure Travel with Digital Identity and Biometrics
12:30 PM
12:30 PM –
2:00 PM
Delegates Luncheon
2:00 PM
2:00 PM –
4:30 PM
@My10 & @My11, Level 1A, MITEC
Road Safety Congress 2026 - Conference of Asia Road Safety (CARS)
02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
CARS Session 3: Safer Road Infrastructure and Traffic Optimisation
02:00 PM – 04:00 PM
CARS Session 4: Next-Generation Vehicles and Human-Centric Technologies
04:00 PM – 04:30 PM
CARS Best Paper Award Presentation
2:00 PM
2:00 PM –
5:00 PM
Novelle 1, Level 1A, MITEC
ROAD SAFETY CONGRESS 2026
Technical Forum: Commercial Vehicles Beyond Compliance: Towards Intelligent Road Safety Culture in Commercial Transport
03:15 PM – 04:30 PM
Technical Forum: Post-Crash Care: Saving Lives Within the Golden Hour
04:30 PM – 05:00 PM
Congress Resolution & CARS Closing Ceremony 2026
2:00 PM
2:00 PM –
4:45 PM
Breakout Room 1, Hall 3, Level 1, MITEC
The Future of Aviation
02:00 PM – 02:15 PM
Presentation: CORSIA Eligible Fuels produced using the HEFA Process: The case of better emissions savings for SAF produced from used cooking oil (UCO)
02:15 PM – 03:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Expanding the SAF Feedstock Universe
03:30 PM – 04:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Captains of the Industry
2:00 PM
2:00 PM –
5:00 PM
Breakout Room 2, Hall 3, Level 1, MITEC
Maritime Forum 2.0
02:00 PM – 03:15 PM
Session 2: The IMO Net-Zero Framework: Turning Compliance into Competitiveness
03:30 PM – 04:45 PM
Session 3: Future-Ready Maritime Workforce: Strengthening TVET for Industry Transformation
04:45 PM – 05:00 PM
Presentation of Maritime TVET Scholarships for Students from B40 Families
2:00 PM
2:00 PM –
4:30 PM
Main Stage, Hall 2, Level 1, MITEC
Land Conference
02:00 PM – 02:15 PM
Keynote Session: Accelerating Transit-Oriented Development for Connected and Sustainable Cities
02:15 PM – 02:30 PM
Keynote Session: Future of Mobility
02:30 PM – 03:00 PM
Keynote Session: Malaysia’s Blueprint for Net-Zero Mobility
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
Panel Discussion: The EV Mass Adoption Race: Balancing Innovation, Infrastructure & Consumer Ready
04:00 PM – 04:30 PM
Keynote Session: Beyond Electrons: Hydrogen Mobility
4:30 PM
4:30 PM -
5:00PM
Networking Break
WEDNESDAY, 21st october 2026
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 6:00PM
Hall 2 & Hall 3, Level 1
Transport Expo Asia 2026 Exhibition
10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
Transport Expo Asia 2026 Exhibition Open
9:00 AM
09:00 AM –
12:30 AM
Breakout Room 2, Hall 3, Level 1
MarFor 2.0
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Session 4: Digital Ocean for Blue Economy Strategies
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Session 5: Strategic Partnership and Investment for Smart Maritime Development
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session 6: AI-Powered Maritime Supply Chains for Resilience Beyond Disruption
9:15 AM
09:15 AM –
12:30 AM
Breakout Room 1, Hall 3, Level 1
The Future of Aviation
09:15 AM – 09:30 AM
Aviation Policy Overview
09:30 AM – 10:10 AM
Presentation: Ground Operations Automation & Digitalization (GAD)
10:10 AM – 11:10 AM
Panel Discussion: Ramp of the Future: Integrating AI and Automation, Game Changer or Operational Risk?
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
Presentation: Cargo Digitalisation
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Shaping the Future of Air Cargo: Digitalisation and Optimising Cargo Operation for Sustainability
9:30 AM
09:30 AM –
1:00 PM
Main Stage, Hall 2, Level 1
ASEAN Transport Connectivity Forum
09:30 AM – 09:45 AM
Scene Setting: Malaysia as the Preferred ASEAN Logistics Hub
09:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Analytical Panel: Cargo, Competition & Commercial Viability
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Panel Discussion: One Corridor, One Legal Framework
11:30 AM – 01:00 PM
Case Study Presentation & Panel Discussion: Digitalisation, AI & Digital Borders: Accelerating ASEAN Trade Facilitation
09:30 AM
09:30 AM –
12:30 PM
@My9 & @My10, Level 1A
Land Conference
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Forum Session: Rail Leasing: A Temporary Measure or a Long-Term Solution?
10:40 AM – 11:10 AM
Speaker Session: Trans Borneo Railway: Transformational Investment or an Expensive Ambition?
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM
Speaker Session: ECRL: Are We Ready for the Next Era of East-West Connectivity?
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM
Keynote Session by MRTC
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Speaker Session: RTS Link Countdown: Is Malaysia Ready for Day One?
12:30 PM
12:30 PM –
2:00 PM
Delegates Luncheon
2:00 PM
2:00 PM –
4:00 PM
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
2:00 PM
2:00 PM –
4:00 PM
Breakout Room 1, Hall 3, Level 1
The Future of Aviation
02:30 PM – 02:50 PM
Keynote Address: Operationalising Malaysia’s Low Altitude Economy: Regulatory Readiness & Next Phase
02:50 PM – 04:00 PM
High-Level Panel: From Framework to Flight: Accelerating Malaysia’s Low Altitude Economy
2:00 PM
2:00 PM –
4:00 PM
Main Stage, Hall 2, Level 1
ASEAN Transport Connectivity Forum
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM
Plenary: Multimodal Logistics: Integrating Air, Rail and Road Freight
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM
High-Level Session: From Dialogue to Deployment: A New Logistics Axis for ASEAN
4:30 PM
4:30 PM –
5:30 PM
Networking Break
THURSDAY, 22nd october 2026
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 6:00PM
Hall 2 & Hall 3, Level 1
Transport Expo Asia 2026 Exhibition
10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
Transport Expo Asia 2026 Exhibition Open
09:30 AM
09:30 AM - 1:00PM
Breakout Room 2, Hall 3, Level 1, MITEC
Land Conference
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Panel Discussion: Integrating Mobility: Building a Seamless Public Transport Experience
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Introduction & Panel Discussion: Accelerating Autonomous Mobility: Safety Frameworks, Smart Infrastructure & AV Technology Integration
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Keynote Session: Road to Rail: One Train or Seventy Trucks: Is Malaysia Ready to Make the Switch?
11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
Forum Session: Optimising Logistics Networks: How Inland Ports Drive the Modal Shift to Rail
12:30 PM
12:30 PM –
2:00 PM
Delegates Luncheon
2:00 PM
2:00 PM -
4:30 PM
Breakout Room 2, Hall 3, Level 1, MITEC
Land Conference
02:00 PM – 02:15 PM
Keynote Session: Beyond the Tracks: How Mega Rail Projects Can Build National Capability
02:00 PM – 02:30 PM
Speaker Session: Digital Railways: Data, AI and Smart Operations for Safer and Reliable Services
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM
Forum Session: Operationalising the Railway Connectivity Standard Scheme (RCSS): Harmonising Technical Standards Along the Trans-Asian Railway Network
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM
Forum Session: Malaysia’s Ridership Challenge: What Will It Take to Get People Out of Their Cars?
4:30 PM
14:30 PM –
5:00 PM
Networking Break
5:30 PM
5:30 PM -
9:30 PM
TXA Awards' 2026
TUESDAY, 20TH october 2026
09:00 AM
09:00 AM -
09:25 AM
Ballroom, Level 3, MITEC
Arrival and Registration
09:00 AM – 09:20 AM
Arrival and Registration of Delegates and Guests
09:20 AM – 09:25 AM
Arrival of YBhg. Dato’ Seri Jana Santhiran Muniayan, Secretary General, Ministry of Transport, Malaysia
09:25 AM
Arrival of YB Datuk Haji Hasbi bin Habibollah, Deputy Minister of Transport Malaysia
09:30 AM
09:30 AM -
10:45 AM
Ballroom, Level 3, MITEC
Official Opening Ceremony of TXA 2026
Arrival of YB Loke Siew Fook, Minister of Transport, Malaysia
Photography Session
National Anthem (Negaraku) & Doa Recitation
TXA 2026 Montage
Welcoming Speech
YBhg. Dato’ Seri Jana Santhiran Muniayan, Secretary General, Ministry of Transport, Malaysia
Officiating Speech
YB Loke Siew Fook, Minister of Transport, Malaysia
Official Launching & Gimmick Ceremony of TXA 2026
10:45 AM
10:45 AM -
11:30 am
Post-Opening Ceremony Activities
10:45 AM
End of Opening Ceremony
Official Exhibition & Booth Visit by Minister of Transport, Malaysia
11:30 AM
Press Conference @ North Entrance / Foyer Hall