Share Your Expertise at APTA’s 2025 Rail Conference!

APTA is seeking speaker submissions for its 2025 Rail Conference, June 29-July 2 in San Francisco, CA. The conference addresses all rail modes—urban, commuter, high-speed, and intercity—with sessions on technology, operations, maintenance, safety & security, planning, finance, capital projects, workforce development, and more.

Be part of the educational program and share your expertise and skill set with your peers in the industry as a speaker! The deadline for abstract submissions is Jan. 3.

Note: APTA is seeking individual speaker submissions only, at this time, not full panel ideas. Craft abstracts around you and/or a partner presentation, not a full panel of moderator and several speakers. Your submission will be paired with similar submissions to create a well-rounded session.

Internal subject matter experts have developed session topics based on extensive feedback from committee meetings, survey results, and one-on-one member conversations.

Learn more and submit abstracts here. For questions, contact abstracts@apta.com.