Registration is now open for the Asia-Pacific Regional Road Safety Conference 2025.

The event is co-hosted by the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), and will be held in-person at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines on 9–11 September 2025.

The theme of the conference is “Strengthening and Diversifying Financing for Road Safety” which will run for two full days. The APRSO Annual Meeting 2025 will also be held during the Conference and is by invitation only.

This key regional road safety forum for Asia and the Pacific is free and open to all APRSO members, partners, and stakeholders. The program will feature a range of sessions including plenary presentations, panel discussions, and workshops designed to encourage stakeholder engagement and collaboration in addressing common challenges and exploring opportunities. A dedicated Ministerial Roundtable and Engagement Stream will also be featured at the conference.

Key topics of the conference will include:

• Developing stronger business cases for road safety funding, emphasizing the economic impacts of road crashes and the returns from evidence-based investments
• Strengthening data and evidence to support funding and implementation
• Establishing common platforms between transport, health, and finance to enhance road safety management and funding
• Powered two-wheeler and vulnerable road user safety

Target participants for the conference include:

• APRSO members
• Government representatives from transport, finance, health sectors
• Global and regional nongovernmental organizations
• Multilateral development partners and agencies
• Global and regional research institutions
• Private sector organizations
• Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies

Find more information and registration here: Asia-Pacific Regional Road Safety Conference 2025