ITS Africa Conference. Cape Town, 9-10 March 2027

ITSAC 2027 · 9-10 March 2027 · Cape Town

Programme

Two conference days at The Lord Charles Hotel, with six topic sessions across the nine conference topics, opening with the Inaugural Event delivered in collaboration with ERTICO. The exhibition runs alongside both days.

Programme outline: speakers to be announced

This is the organisers' outline of the two days. Speakers are not confirmed yet, and times may still be adjusted as the programme is built. Join the notification list below and we will email you when the speakers are announced.

Programme outline

What runs on each day

Both days run from 08:00 to 17:00, with the welcome function on the first evening. All times are South African Standard Time (SAST).

Day 1

Tuesday 9 March 2027

  1. to

    Registration and Welcome

  2. to

    Opening Ceremony: Setting the Scene

  3. to

    Coffee, Tea and Light Refreshments

  4. to

    Public Transport, Ports and Rail

  5. to

    Lunch and Networking

  6. to

    Public Transport: The Conversation Continues

  7. to

    Coffee, Tea and Light Refreshments

  8. to

    Communications, Renewable Energy, ITS Education, Skills and Research

  9. to

    Networking Cocktail: An evening of Wine, Conversation and Connection

    The welcome function

Day 2

Wednesday 10 March 2027

  1. to

    Arrival and Welcome

  2. to

    Traffic Signals and Smart Cities

  3. to

    Coffee, Tea and Light Refreshments

  4. to

    Freeways, Highways, Rural ITS and Tolling

  5. to

    Lunch and Networking

  6. to

    Road Safety, Road Freight and Cross-Border Operations

  7. to

    Coffee, Tea and Light Refreshments

  8. to

    Closing Ceremony and Final Thoughts

Where the conference begins

The Inaugural Event

The conference journey opens with the official Inaugural Event, delivered in collaboration with ERTICO.

The Inaugural Event marks the formal start of the first ITS Africa Conference. Built with ERTICO, it creates an international platform for knowledge exchange between the African and European intelligent transport communities, and sets the agenda the two conference days then work through.

It is also the earliest point at which partners and delegates can engage, ahead of the main programme:

  • Early engagement alongside government representatives with responsibility for transport policy, planning and operations.
  • Direct contact with global mobility experts brought in through the collaboration with ERTICO.
  • Introductions to industry leaders and technology providers exhibiting across both conference days.

Format, timing and the speaker line-up for the Inaugural Event are in development.

Cape Town city and harbour at golden hour, seen from above.
Cape Town and its harbour at golden hour

What the sessions cover

Themes across the two days

Every session, spotlight talk and showcase presentation sits under one of these themes. The outline above shows which topics share a session.

  • Public Transport
  • Smart Cities
  • ITS Education, Skills, Research
  • Communication, Renewable Energy
  • Traffic Signals
  • Tolling
  • Freeway Management Systems, Rural ITS
  • Cross border operations, Ports, Rail
  • Technology in Road Safety

nine themes · colour marks the signal stream only

Getting on the programme

Speaking and showcase opportunities

Two partnership packages carry a slot on the programme itself. Both are allocated by the organisers as the session programme is built.

Platinum Partnership

Plenary session / keynote speaker partnership

  • 5-minute industry spotlight talk in a plenary session
  • Option to introduce a keynote speaker (subject to approval)

2 opportunities: day 1 and 2.

Industry Showcase Partnership

Industry Showcase presentation: parallel session

  • 10-minute Industry Showcase presentation in a parallel session, subject to organisers' approval

6 opportunities.

See partnership packages

A call for papers or speaker submissions has not opened. If one does, it will be announced here and to the notification list.

Cape Town at night, the lit city bowl held between the mountain and the sea.
The network still has to work after dark

Stay informed

Hear it first when the speakers are announced

One email when the speakers are confirmed. Registration opens closer to the event, and we will tell you then too.

One email when registration opens. Nothing else, and we never share your address.

Organised by Innovative Transport Solutions, in partnership with ERTICO, hosted by the City of Cape Town and supported by the Western Cape Government Department of Infrastructure.