Reimagining Infrastructure in the Age of AI, Digital Transformation and Climate Change
Building a Shared, Sustainable & Resilient Future
The World Infrastructure Forum (WIF) is a high-level international platform dedicated to rethinking how infrastructure is conceived, financed, delivered and governed in the 21st century.
Co-led by leading global institutions, WIF convenes decision-makers from across the infrastructure ecosystem — academia, industry, finance, technology and public institutions — to explore how infrastructure systems must evolve to respond to climate change, technological transformation and new economic realities.
Through strategic dialogue and cross-sector collaboration, the forum seeks to accelerate the transformation of infrastructure towards more resilient, sustainable and digitally enabled systems.
WIF brings together a curated community of global leaders committed to shaping the future of infrastructure.
Who
C-Suite, ministers, fund managers, researchers and regulators. By invitation only.
When
October 28-29, 2026
Where
Madrid, Spain
Who
C-Suite, ministers, fund managers, researchers and regulators. By invitation only.
When
October 28-29, 2026
Where
Madrid, Spain
Countries
40+
Industry leaders
350+
Sessions
25+
Speakers
50+
Countries
40+
Industry leaders
350+
Sessions
25+
Speakers
50+
Infrastructure sits at the nexus of climate action, economic resilience, and global connectivity.WIF bridges academia, industry, finance, and policy to turn ideas into actionable strategies for the infrastructures of tomorrow.
A curated ecosystem of decision makers and innovators.
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Ministers and public-sector leaders
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CEOs and investors from infrastructure firms and funds
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Multilateral banks and development agencies
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Universities, research centers, and technology pioneers
A biannual global forum, by invitation only, permanently hosted in Madrid — a neutral and globally connected capital at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia. The first edition takes place in October 2026.
To foster collaboration, innovation, and shared responsibility — building the infrastructures that enable a viable, sustainable, and resilient future.
Co-founded by MIT, UPM, the World Bank and UT Austin, WIF is a non-profit initiative that aims to accelerate the transformation of infrastructure systems to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global context.
The World Infrastructure Forum is supported by a select Advisory Committee composed of leading organizations from across the global infrastructure ecosystem.Engineering firms, infrastructure investors, technology companies, insurers, multilateral institutions and academic leaders contribute their expertise and strategic insight to help shape the forum’s agenda and long-term vision.Together, they represent the diversity of perspectives required to address the complex challenges facing infrastructure systems worldwide.
The organizing and managing entity of the Forum is the Agustín de Betancourt Foundation, responsible for its operational and administrative execution, ensuring institutional coherence and the proper coordination between the founding institutions and the business and academic ecosystem.
The forum explores the major transformations shaping infrastructure systems worldwide.
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The World Infrastructure Forum collaborates with a select group of organizations that support the forum’s mission and contribute to advancing global dialogue on infrastructure transformation.These partners bring expertise, leadership and strategic perspectives from across the infrastructure ecosystem.
The World Infrastructure Forum brings together the institutions shaping the future of infrastructure.If your organization is interested in participating, partnering or contributing to the dialogue, we invite you to get in touch with the WIF team.
