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