The International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD) of the International Transport Forum (ITF/OECD), the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers (HITE) co-organized with great success the 8th IRTAD International Conference: Better Road Safety Data for Better Safety Performance which took place in Athens, Greece, on 15-17 April 2026, with the support of FERSI and ECTRI, under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. The objective of the Conference was to explore improvements in the quality of data systems and related analyses globally, achieved through three days of vivid discussions with more than 330 road safety experts from 45 countries and 146 road safety Organisations, with focus on human factors, speeding behaviour, safety of vulnerable road users, automation, artificial intelligence, big data, and advanced modelling to support evidence-based policies and measures for safer roads everywhere and for all. 
