Transport is one of the great enablers of economic development. It’s the infrastructure that connects people to opportunity, businesses to markets, and communities to each other. And yet, as a sector, we’re facing complex challenges, from climate change and changing travel behaviours to ageing infrastructure and constrained public finances.
That’s why the Transport for Wales Public Transport Summit 2025 is more than just another date in the diary. It’s a national conversation for a national challenge, a chance for us to come together across sectors, regions, and disciplines to share knowledge, align our ambitions, and build the collaborative momentum that’s needed to shape a transport system fit for the future.
Held this May at Wrexham University, the summit is a deliberate move to ensure we engage all parts of Wales, especially North Wales, where strategic connectivity to England and between our own towns and cities is critical to economic growth. We’ll be making key announcements about what’s next in terms of policy, investment and delivery for the region and beyond.
But the summit is not just about policy. It’s about progress. It’s about what we can deliver on the ground, together. That’s why we’re creating space for businesses, local authorities, academics, operators, and community voices to be part of the discussion.
Too often, transport is seen as something that happens in the background, important, yes, but disconnected from the day-to-day priorities of businesses or local government. This summit is designed to break down those silos.
If you’re working in housing, education, skills, health, tourism, or the environment, you are already part of the transport conversation, because transport underpins them all.
At Transport for Wales, we’re committed to ensuring that knowledge powers progress and this summit is our way of opening up the dialogue, making the expertise and ambition across our networks more accessible and actionable.
We know that a better connected Wales is a more prosperous, inclusive and sustainable Wales. But delivering that vision doesn’t fall to one organisation.
It takes partnerships. It takes insight. And it takes a collective commitment to the long game.
If you want to shape the future of transport in Wales, whether you're a policymaker, business leader, engineer, or community champion, this is the room you need to be in.
- Find out more about the Transport for Wales Public Transport Summit 2025 and purchase tickets here.
