Join us in Stockholm Sweden for this year’s World Tunnel Congress hosted by ITA AITES from May 9 to 15, 2025, where our tunneling experts worldwide will participate in numerous panels and presentations.

In addition, we’re proud to welcome global leaders and new members for this year’s ITA Working Group 20 chaired by Giuseppe Gaspari on Sunday, May 11 at 1 p.m. CET.

Giuseppe Gaspari, Presenter

PM9 – The First Tunnel Under the Panama Canal. Overcoming Unique Challenges for the Largest Undersea Tunnel in Latin America

Session A2 – Pitch & Mingle: Case Studies – Challenging Conditions

Monday, May 12, 2025

Giuseppe Gaspari, Presenter

O1 – Climate Change Impacts on Tunneling, Comparative Analysis of Aging Infrastructure, Life-Cycle Costs, and Resilience

Session A3 – Impact From Climate Change

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. CET

Irwan Halim, Presenter

O49 – Modeling and Design of the Hudson River Twin Tunnels Cross Passages with Omar Baltaji

Session A6 – Planning and Design of Underground Space. Case Studies in Soft Ground

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. CET

Mike Wongkaew, Presenter

O73 – Selection Process of Shaft Construction Methods in Different Ground Conditions with Joe Luxford and Siamak Hashemi

Session A3 – Complex Geometries Including Shafts and Ramps 1

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 8:20 a.m. CET

Giuseppe Gaspari, Moderator

Session A6 – Instrumentation and Monitoring 1 – Structural Health Monitoring and Fiber Techniques with Wout Broere

Session A3 – Safety Underground – Emergency Management in Underground Spaces with Michael Halwachs

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Verya Nasri, Poster Presenter

Poster Session A7

New Montreal Tunneling Method

Key Design Aspects of Montreal Metro Blue Line Extension Tunnels with Mehdi Bahkshi

Durability and Sustainability in Design and Construction of Ontario Line South Tunnels with Mehdi Bahkshi

Initial Support Design for SEM Stations on the Ontario Line South in Downtown Toronto with Mahmoud Sepehrmanesh