WTC 2025 Experience: Inspiring Young Tunnellers through Expert voices | TAIym

The World Tunnel Congress 2025, held in Stockholm, brought together the global tunnelling community experts, engineers, thought leaders, and young professionals to exchange knowledge, foster innovation, and shape the future of underground infrastructure. This video captures inspiring conversations with several distinguished professionals from around the world.

Through this compilation of interviews, we explore key themes including sustainable tunnel design, underground space utilisation, leadership, international collaboration, and the critical involvement of young engineers in advancing the tunnelling industry.

Featured experts in this video include:

R K Dhiman, AVSM, VSM – President, Tunnelling Association of India (TAI); Former ADG

Dr. Rakesh Kumar Khali – Vice President – Operations (Tunnel & Underground Works), GR Infraprojects Limited and Vice President, Tunnelling Association of India (TAI)

Petr Salak – Managing Director & Partner at Dr. Sauer & Partners (Israel), ITACUS Steering Board Member

Prof. Jamal Rostami – Haddon/Alacer Gold Endowed Chair & Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines

Antonia Cornaro – Expert & Business Development – Underground Space at Amberg Engineering, Chair of ITACUS, Lecturer at ETH Zürich

Dr. Arnold Dix – President (Past), ITA-AITES; President, ALARP Solutions

Marcel’t Hart – Leading Professional, Structural Engineering – Infrastructure, Royal HaskoningDHV / TEC

Patricia Lamas – Project Manager at Amberg Engineering, Vice Chair of AETOSym

Adia Santos – Tunnel Design Lead at TYPSA, Chair of AETOSym

Morgane Bertrand – Underground Works Engineer on the TELT CO67 Project for ARX, Co-Chair of AFTESym

Gimba H. Ladan – Member, Executive Committee, Nigerian Tunnelling Association; Project Engineer at Amilan Construction Limited

This video serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of mentorship, technical dialogue, and inclusive professional development. The intention is to encourage young engineers to engage actively with the tunnelling community, learn from global pioneers, and contribute meaningfully through platforms like the World Tunnel Congress.

Captured during key moments at WTC 2025, this film showcases the unity, passion, and vision that continue to drive progress beneath the surface.

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