Celebrating 100 Years
of the First Pan American
Highway Congress

International Seminar

Celebrating 100 Years
of the First Pan American
Highway Congress

About the
Seminar

In 1925 the First Pan-American Highway Congress was held, supported by the United States, at the headquarters of the Automovil Club Argentino in Buenos Aires.

In a context of major changes associated with new technologies, the Asociación Argentina de Carreteras (AAC) has considered prioritizing the commemoration of that 1925 Congress and paying tribute to its precursors by jointly organizing, with the International Road Federation (IRF) and the Automovil Club Argentino (ACA) -which will once again host the event- an International Seminar on key topics in the current discussion related to roads, regional connectivity, electromobility, and intelligent transportation systems.

This meeting will serve as a venue to commemorate the centennial of that historic event, which fostered the development and growth of the Pan-American highway system. It will also showcase the latest technological developments in the field of roads and transportation, along with presentations related to the development and progress of major regional road connectivity projects.

For all these reasons, we invite you to participate in this International Seminar, which will celebrate the centennial of this historic event by bringing together opinion leaders, professionals, and policymakers to address the most pressing challenges and opportunities in the Pan-American region.

Program

PROGRAM
HOUR	MONDAY 6 OCTOBER
8:00 a 9:00	REGISTRATIONS
9:00 a 10:00	OPENING CEREMONY
10:00 a 11:15	Special Session 1: Roundtable 100 Years of the First Pan-American Road Congress
11:15 a 11:45	Coffee Break
11:45 a 13:00	Special Session 2: Session for Multilateral Credit Organizations
13:00 a 14:00	Lunch
14:00 a 16:00	Special Session 3: Connectivity Projects Session Part 1
16:00 a 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 a 18:00	Special Session 4: Connectivity Projects Session Part 2

HOUR	TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER
9:00 a 11:00	Special Session 5: AI for Safer Roads — Vision Zero and the Data Revolution
11:00 a 11:35	Coffee Break
11:30 a 13:00	Special Session 6: Roundtable "Electromobilty: Pros and Cons"
13:00 a 14:00	Lunch
14:00 a 16:00	Special Session 7: Advanced Materials for Sustainable Road Construction
16:00 a 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 a 18:00	Special Session 8: Intelligent Maintenance — Digital Twins, AI & Lifecycle Cost Savings
18:00 a 18:30	CONCLUSIONS PANEL