The Transportation Research Board (TRB) organized the National Summit on the Future of the Transportation Workforce, June 2-4, 2025. The Summit is built around an interactive format facilitating innovative thinking and problem solving as public, private, and nonprofit organizations work to build and maintain a resilient and skilled workforce for the transportation sector, supporting our changing modes and communities. For a full program please visit the conference website.
The program is built around several plenary panels featuring workforce leaders but is mostly organized around working group breakout sessions with discussion framed by short presentations, and an extensive poster session to ensure that a full range of innovative ideas, approaches and research are covered. TRB accepted dozens of proposals for presentations and posters that encourage interactive, peer-to-peer engagement.
The program will center around three key questions:
- How do we attract and engage a diverse workforce?
- What kind of workforce do we need for the 21st century?
- What business models and tools sustainably support the workforce?
Leading up to the summit, workforce partners developed and hosted a series of webinars around the major themes of the summit. Click here to learn about our Pre-Summit Webinars.
Presenters have provided supplemental information for the transportation workforce community to share in the information, program innovations, and policy recommendations that they will be discussing at the summit. Click here to access the Workforce Briefings.
TRB Sponsoring Committee:
Standing Committee on Workforce Development and Organizational Excellence (AJE15)
The Summit is Supported by:
National Transportation Training Directors at the National Network for the Transportation Workforce
Special thanks to our platinum patron!
The summit was designed to be a start of many conversations to build new, and strengthen existing, networks and partnerships. Future initiatives, programs, and resources will be published on this page.
Become a Patron! Support of this conference is your opportunity to increase your company’s visibility with the transportation community and to show your support of TRB’s goals and objectives for advancing transportation in the coming years.
For more information, including the program and hotel reservations, please visit the conference website.
We look forward to seeing you in Westminster!