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Thuringian ITF Forum 2026

December 11, 2026
COMCENTER Brühl | Mainzerhofstraße 10 | Erfurt

The Thuringian ITF Forum will take place again this year. Information on the content, the event program, and registration will be published on this page shortly. We look forward to welcoming you to an exciting event about the future of rural public transport in Thuringia.

Event program

TimeAgenda item
09:30 Information to follow...

Review

TimeAgenda item
08:30 Arrival & coffee
09:00 Welcome
Sabine Wosche | Managing Director of LEG Thüringen
09:15 Mobility in the Free State of Thuringia
Minister Steffen Schütz | Thuringian Minister for Digital and Infrastructure (TMDI)
09:30 Impulse: MOIA - At home in Hamburg, Berlin and Thuringia?
Rainer Becker | Business Development Director of MOIA GmbH Hamburg
09:50 Impulse: MOVEwell in the context of the high-tech agenda and model regions
Dr. Frank Betker | DLR in Bonn and Project Sponsor Environment and Sustainability
10:00 Perspectives on the Introduction of Automated and Connected Driving (AVF) in Public Transport in Thuringia
  • Scientific Perspective | Prof. Dr. Uwe Plank-Wiedenbeck (BUW) & Prof. Dr. Matthias Hein (Thuringian Innovation Center Mobility, TU Ilmenau)
  • Operator Perspective | Sarah Höring (Managing Director of IOV GmbH)
11:10 Panel with plenary: Current developments in public transport, ITF, TMN and AVF
Markus Brämer | TMDI
Rainer Becker | MOIA
Prof. Dr. Uwe Plank-Wiedenbeck | Bauhaus University Weimar (BUW)
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hein | TU Ilmenau (TUIL)
Sarah Höring | IOV GmbH
12:00 Presentation of ideas for mobility hubs
Ideas from students of Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, FH Erfurt & TU Ilmenau
12:30 Lunch break, exchange & market of mobility
13:30 Introduction of the ITF in Thuringia: Status, Incentives, Perspectives
  • Planning Status and Perspective | Constantin Pitzen (Managing Director of Fahrplangesellschaft B&B mbH) & Christoph Marquardt (Managing Director of MOBILE ZEITEN office)
  • Funding Basics | Ronald Neubert (TMDI)
14:30 Funding instruments of other federal states to improve public transport
Dr. Felix Berschin | Director of Movation Consult Berlin
15:00 The Regional Bus Concept "Rennsteig Line"
Thomas Zill | Team Leader Regional Development of LEG Thüringen
15:30 Conclusion & Closing Remarks
Denis Peisker and Matthias Unbehaun (LEG Thüringen)
16:00 Get together

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Matthias Unbehaun Project Manager Regional Development

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