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13-14 June 2017 | Sandton Convention Centre | Johannesburg, South Africa Africa’s largest and only rail exhibition 100 Speakers| 7500 attendees | 850 VIP buyers | 250 exhibitors
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– 2 – – 3 – OUR STORY
AFRICA’S LONGEST RUNNING AND MOST SUCCESSFUL RAILWAYS EVENT NOW ENTERS ITS 20TH SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
From humble beginnings as a small conference with a handful of exhibition stands, it now takes up 2 massive halls at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. And has grown to become Africa’s most important and best supported railways conference and exhibition. For 2 decades, Africa Rail has become the undisputed leader. It is an unrivalled platform for the continent’s railways industry to come together … to learn, to network and to do business.
Billions of dollars of business have either been initiated, Its where they open the doors to fantastic opportunities. concluded or influenced at this show. And it continues to Its where they form new and lucrative relationships & provide the meeting place for buyers, sellers and their partnerships. And its where they source and invest in new partners to do the deals that drive Africa’s railway sector. railway solutions. Our partners and solution providers are The organisers, Terrapinn, design, produce and create global leaders and innovators. And they use Africa Rail as conference agendas that are truly world class. Our formats are their once-a-year opportunity to meet and do business with unique. Our keynotes are genuine disruptors, innovators and new and existing customers. It provides them with access thought leaders. Our content and topics are relevant, well- into African railway markets that are traditionally difficult to researched and at the cusp of global and regional trends. And penetrate. And most importantly, the show allows them to our expo presents the largest gathering of solution providers meet real buyers. to the African continent. For 20 years, African railway operators and their partners continue to attend this high level conference. As many of them will attest, this is where they find solutions to their challenges. 100 SpeakerS YOU SHOULD JOIN US TOO. IF YOU’RE NOT … YOU’RE MISSING OUT!
EMAIL [email protected] OR CALL +27 (0)11 516 4044 TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED. 7500 attendees 850 VIP buyers 250 exhibitors
– 4 – – 5 – The Africa Boardroom THE AFRICA BOARDROOM IS AN EXCLUSIVE MEETING SERVICE FOR SPONSORS OF AFRICA RAIL. This service GUARANTEES our sponsors meetings with African operators, government and end users. The Africa Boardroom service has pre-selected 24 of the top African buyers in the railway space. This is your chance to get face time with decision makers who would typically take months to secure a meeting with. This is the perfect opportunity to get exclusive insights into projects and influence policy. Meetings are limited! Don’t wait!
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HOWARD SMITH JACK VAN DER MERWE ARGENT CHUULA SETH BODNAR Operations Director CEO CEO Chief Digital Officer, President, Digital Solutions Crossrail Gautrain Management Agency Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern & Southern GE Transportation UK South Africa Africa, COMESA USA Zambia
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– 8 – – 9 – The driving force behind the success of the London Overground concession
Howard moved to London Rail as Chief Operating Officer at the end of 2004 where he had the responsibility for operations as well as successful delivery of a £3billion investment programme that created London Overground. Because of Howard’s leadership, Overground delivered record levels of performance whilst moving up to twice the regular number of passengers.
Now, Operations Director of Crossrail, Howard is responsible for leading the development of Crossrail’s operational and customer service strategy, defining the structure of the new railway’s operating and maintenance organisations as well as leading on the arrangements for the future Crossrail operating concession. Howard is the perfect candidate to deliver the keynote: Mega trends affecting our rail future: Mega cities, passengers and sustainable transport • Mobility in large cities – what can Africa learn from world trend setters • The influence of smart phones and apps • How to transition to newer sustainable offerings • Creating an attractive railway system for all users • Ensuring increased profit margins in a time of increased CAPEX and OPEX
HIS KNOWLEDGE OF RAILWAY OPERATIONS AND THE DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY RAIL SERVICES IN LONDON AND THE SOUTHEAST IS UNRIVALLED. CAN YOU AFFORD TO MISS RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH THIS TREND SETTER?
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HOWARD SMITH Operations Director Crossrail, UK
– 10 – – 11 – Agenda DAY ONE, 13 JUNE 2017 08:45 Opening remarks 12:00 Updating infrastructure and legacy Key considerations in upgrading old Attracting private investment for rail Establishing a reliable air-rail networks signalling systems infrastructure connection 08:50 Chair’s opening remarks: Derek Thomas, Development Economist, South Africa • The practical challenges. How to • Project risk management: common • What’s influencing the investment • Complementing your service BIG PICTURE overcome them pitfalls and how to avoid them climate? portfolio with a new offering • Integrating new freight car • Delivering a seamless interface • Identifying the expected ROI from • How to ensure long-term 09:00 Rail 2020 – better, faster and more innovative technology with existing systems with existing field elements each stakeholder sustainability of air-rail links • The seamless movement of freight and passengers • Integrating flexibility for future • Making sure you upgrade even the • Understanding the requirements • Overcoming challenges with legacy • Major game changers over the next few years expansion and innovative upgrades most rural locations and perspective of both private systems • The impact of emerging technologies and data • How to update networks and • Challenges faced during signalling investors and rail operators • Supporting the development of an • Powering tomorrows trains and more infrastructure with minimal service upgrades • What can the private sector bring intermodal regional network • Managing capacity and meeting operational demand interruptions • Case study examples to the table • Financing of air-rail projects Reserved for Secretary Rodney E. Slater, Former Unites States Secretary of Transportation, Unites States • Adding strategic rail freight RESERVED FOR GOLD SPONSOR • Socio-economic development terminals and why they are a must Thales imperatives for linking airports and 09:20 Mega trends affecting our rail future: Mega cities, passengers and sustainable transport RESERVED FOR GOLD SPONSOR city centres • Mobility in large cities – what can Africa learn from world trend setters Transnet Engineering • Offering first mile-last mile • The influence of smart phones and Apps solutions for any air-rail system • How to transition to newer sustainable offerings Andrea Giuricin, Managing director • Creating an attractive railway system for all users of CRIET - Transport at University, • Ensuring increased profit margins in a time of increased CAPEX and OPEX Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori Spa, Italy Howard Smith, Operations Director, Crossrail, UK 09:40 Shaping the future of rail: The business model behind an efficient rail network • Staying competitive in the wake of innovation • Smart rail and understanding what makes it smart RESERVED FOR GOLD SPONSOR RESERVED FOR GOLD SPONSOR • Managing the risks and practical challenges • Financing models and incentives ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS • Opportunities for collaboration 12:20 Numbers will be limited at each table, to ensure everybody gets their chance to participate in the discussion. Jack van der Merwe, CEO, Gautrain Management Agency, South Africa Now’s your chance to get really interactive! Simply pick one of our roundtable topics and join the debate. 5 minutes will be allocated for delegates settle and find their relevant roundtable. 10:00 How railway operators are answering the call for reliable freight rail services • Leadership in the railway industry 1. What it takes to build a seamless and free flowing intermodal terminal 5. The role of IT in operational performance and cost • Opportunities for incumbents and new entrants William Dachs, Chief Operating Officer of the Gautrain Management Agency Jean MAPOUTH, Rolling Stock Projects Director, Cameroon Railway • Maintaining reliability standards and managing growing demand at the same time 2. Rail as a backbone for sustainable mobility 6. How to ensure a mutually beneficial PPP relationship • Harnessing IT innovations to improve reliability and performance Lovemore Bingandadi, Transport Advisor, Tripartite COMESA, EAC and Charles Mwaura, Group Chief Executive Officer, Pamoja Capital, South Africa • Sustainable business models SADC, Botswana 7. Technology and skills to modernise the African railway industry • How can technology be used to move the industry forward? 3. Responding to the skills shortage in Africa GE Seth Bodnar, Chief Digital Officer President, Digital Solutions, GE Transportation Siemens 8. Track maintenance as a planning tools for the development of new railway 10:20 Speed networking 4. Big Data: The answer to your safety and efficiency woes systems RSR Jean Nepo Ndayambaje, Railway & Cable Car Dvpt Senior Engineer, Rwanda 10:00 Exhibition opening Transport Development Agency 10:40 Morning tea, networking and exhibition viewing 13:00 Lunch, networking and exhibition viewing
MAINLINE AND RAIL FREIGHT SIGNALING, TECH AND COMMS FUNDING AND FINANCE INTERMODAL AND INTEGRATION MAINLINE AND RAIL FREIGHT SIGNALING, TECH AND COMMS FUNDING AND FINANCE INTERMODAL AND INTEGRATION Derek Thomas, Development Economist, Howard Rosen, Chairman, Rail Working Paul Runge, Director Projects & South Africa Group, Switzerland Development Finance, Africa House, ROLLING STOCK RAIL SYSTEMS AND COMMS COUNTRY STORIES - EAST CORRIDORS AND TRADE South Africa 14:20 Integrating new rolling stock into Managing systems integration on rail The hottest projects in Kenya and Well-planned trade corridors – the FREIGHT RAIL SIGNALING BEST PRACTISE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE INTERMODAL existing infrastructure transit projects what is being done to open the door key to African trade development • Key considerations when • Establishing a systematic systems for investment. • Setting common standards and 11:20 Raising freight capacity, reliability & Critical contemplations for safe Emerging and innovative new ways Accelerating intermodal freight integrating new rolling stock into integration process to meet time developing common strategies performance signalling to fund infrastructure growth your operations and budget constraints • Catering to expanding domestic • The right leadership with the right • How to select the right system for • What will work in Africa? Who’s • Current changing freight patterns • Selecting the appropriate assets • Strategies for managing interface markets vision your network prepared to test it? - opportunities and improvement • Looking long term – costs, design and systems integration • How to minimise difficult trading • Sustainable business models • Innovations in signalling to enhance • Overcoming the challenges and areas workshop modifications and • Seamless communications conditions • Opportunities for incumbents and rail safety questions around funding a new • The importance of good freight maintenance planning between systems to ensure • Having the expertise to manage new entrants • What’s your “Plan B” during a project connections • Managing the transition – what efficiency unpredictable delays • Maintaining reliability standards breakdown? • The importance of engaging • A lot relies on rail service are the impacts on existing • Challenges and solutions • The crucial role of dialogue and managing growing demand at • How to quickly and efficiently stakeholders at all levels improvement infrastructure between customs officials and the same time restore operations • privatization as a smart way to • Developing rail freight facilities Dr Fredrick Yomi Onasanya, • How to ensure operational businesses • Harnessing IT innovations to • Keeping systems well maintained recycle capital at ports Assistant Director: Signalling and integration • Ensuring infrastructure improve reliability and performance • Value capture, user-pay, taxes and • Developing new strategic rail Telecommunication, Nigerian Railway Bello Roni, Deputy Director: Signalling • Challenges and strategies development contributes to trade • What can owners, operators and proximity value benefits freight terminals Corporation and Telecommunications, Nigerian maturity customers do to deliver growth? Railway Corporation Engr. Chidi Izuwah, Executive Director, • Trends and how growth can be Johny Smith, Chief Executive Officer, The Presidency, Infrastructure encouraged from different sector Walvis Bay Corridor Group, Namibia Concession Regulatory Commission, perspectives Nigeria Essam Selim, Chairman and Former MD, Egyptian Railways Maintenance & Services 11:40 A brilliant plan: Ambitions for future Deploying CBTC technologies in PPP’s – trends, opportunities and Frenamies go bimodal: How this JV 14:40 • Modernising old rolling stock Meeting rail needs: putting robust The hottest projects in Rwanda and Africa Rail and the Continental Free freight rail growth challenging environments challenges can improve freight efficiency • The main challenges of upgrading rail communications on track what is being done to open the door Trade Area (CFTA) • The role of government – capacity • Automating operations: How far • “No normal” is the new normal Less is more: Going bimodal to • Modernising to meet the • What are the emerging for investment. • Focusing on efficiency and performance CBTC technology takes you? • Who to partner with – competition improve efficiency customers growing demands technologies available Jean Nepo Ndayambaje, Railway • Examining trade support • Creating an attractive investment • The benefits when upgrading for investment heats up • Can this road-rail offering truly • Incorporating current technologies • Navigating through complex & Cable Car Dvpt Senior Engineer, infrastructure environment • Avoiding cost overruns • The challenges of financing large delivery improved efficiency to upgrade old rolling stock systems to ensure reliable high- Rwanda Transport Development • Sustainable, user friendly trade • Delivering capacity ahead of • How to upgrade systems with scale PPP projects • A closer look at the costs and • Accurate cost planning for physical performance rail communications Agency networks demand minimal interruption to service • Focusing on the larger benefit implications of this new approach modernisation • Successfully integrating a train-to- • Route development and demand • Implementation and sustainability • CBTC technology to improve when structuring the deals • How to incorporate a bimodal • The importance of a long-term ground communications system • The Trade Facilitation Agreement strategies maintenance and reliability of rail • Overcoming cross-border strategy into your current plans asset management strategy • How can operators get more Yonov AGAH, Deputy Director • Thinking long term - effectively systems contractual challenges • Planning and execution • Leaving room for future innovative out of their communications General, World Trade Organization, managing freight assets • Ensuring seamless integration with • Meeting the marketing needs for upgrades infrastructure? Switzerland Emma Wade-Smith, Trade Director • Next gen communication systems Christian Engelbrecht, Associate existing networks for Sub-Saharan Africa, Department an end-to-end solution Partner, Letsema Consulting, South Sanjay Kumar, Chief Engineer (S&T), for International trade Africa Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, India – 12 – – 13 – SPOTLIGHT ON 15:00 Maintenance & engineering Signalling and communication The hottest projects in Tanzania and Regulation, customs and border strategies to extend the lifespan of systems for freight rail: What’s what is being done to open the door management: Working within the an ageing fleet changing? for investment. framework • Planning and budgeting for • Moving towards a tailored, Dr Betram Kiswaga, Deputy • The impact of regulation on cross- maintenance costs complete signalling and Managing Director, TAZARA, border trade • Using tech to maintain safety and communications system Tanzania • Does regulation contribute to reliability • Designing communication systems bottlenecks? • How technology advancements are for a “mobile first” world • Responding to change: Having a extending the lifespan of ageing • Challenges around existing nimble, flexible supply chain fleet infrastructure and the required • A working team: the cargo owner, • Have an efficient maintenance upgrade to ensure integration freight forwarder and customs schedule for rolling stock • New application demands and • An intelligence-based customs components expected benefits strategy RESERVED FOR GOLD SPONSOR • Future communication models: SPEAKERS Barbara Mommen, CEO, Maputo Naledi Forging What can we expect? Corridor Logistics Initiative, South William Oberkramer, Alstom Global Africa Solutions Director, Freight & Mining OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION COUNTRY STORIES - SOUTH 15:20 Achieving operational efficiency: It’s How IoT technology is changing The hottest projects in Uganda and The hottest projects in South Africa not just about cutting costs railway operations what is being done to open the door and what is being done to open the • Achieving your objectives with the • Train and incident management for investment. door for investment. minimum amount of time, money made simpler Charles Kateeba, Managing Director, Jack van der Merwe, CEO, Gautrain Andrea Giuricin Barbara Mommen Bello Roni Engr. Chidi Izuwah Christian Engelbrecht Tshepo Kgobe and resources • How IoT is enabling more effective Uganda Railways Corporation Management Agency, South Africa • Embracing technology – maintenance Managing director of CRIET CEO, Maputo Corridor Deputy Director: Executive Director, The Associate Partner, Senior Executive minimising the human factor and • Does IOT have the potential to - Transport at University, Logistics Initiative, South Signalling and Presidency, Infrastructure Letsema Consulting, Manager: Technical manual activity change the entire business model Nuovo Trasporto Africa Telecommunications, Concession Regulatory South Africa Services, Gautrain • Truly understanding your costs and for rail operators? Viaggiatori Spa, Italy Nigerian Railway Commission, Nigeria Management Agency, baseline services before you cut • IOT in legacy systems Corporation South Africa • Improving quality and project speed • How IoT can transform African at the same time railways • Effect a culture change – tools Isaiah Okoth, Group Chief Executive alone don’t do the trick Officer, Rift Valley Railways, Kenya Chimeta Mulambia, Head of Production Planning & Control, Central INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT East African Railways, Malawi 15:40 Top tips – using technology and What can big data and analytics do What’s impacting infrastructure The hottest projects in Namibia and maintenance strategies to drive for rail? investment and how to come out what is being done to open the door efficiency in railways • Using data driven decision making on top? for investment. Essam Selim Derek Thomas Jean Mapouth Jean Nepo Ndayambaje • Making the right technology to drive efficiency • Embracing innovative new ways to Willem Goeiemann, Permanent choices • Predictive maintenance: integrating fund infrastructure Secretary, Ministry of Works and Chairman and Former Development Economist, Rolling Stock Projects Railway & Cable Car Dvpt • Minimising service disruptions due technology in trackside operations • Knowing what project sponsors Transport, Namibia MD, Egyptian Railways South Africa Director, Cameroon Senior Engineer, Rwanda to maintenance works • Leveraging big data for the and equity providers are looking for Maintenance & Services Railway Transport Development • Overcoming challenges of development of transport • Technology and why it is rocketing Agency maintaining existing track and sustainability indicators up the infrastructure agenda infrastructure • Improving customer experience, • Competition for investments • Tech as a safety enabler at all times service delivery and operations heats up • Using data to manage operations • Complementing your rail team with • Asset management gets and avoid any long-term negative a data science team sophisticated – are you keeping up? impact Bhekithemba Dlamini, Director • Long term trends and their impact Vincent Tshiongo, Chief Operations Engineering, Swaziland Railway Kurt Davis Jr., Investment Banker and Officer, RVR, Kenya Advisor, Barclays, United States 16:00 GOLD SPONSOR Smart and integrated freight Attracting private investment to rail The hottest projects in Swaziland and Gibela transport infrastructure projects what is being done to open the door • Intelligent and integrated systems • The role of rail authorities - for investment. Dr Fredrick Yomi Onasanya Charles Mwaura Jack van der Merwe Johny Smith Dr Betram Kiswaga Seth Bodnar for moving freight and passengers removing private partnerships Stephenson Ngubane, CEO, Assistant Director: Group Chief Executive CEO, Gautrain Chief Executive Officer, Deputy Managing Chief Digital Officer • Successfully introducing Machine- barriers Swaziland Railways Signalling and Officer, Pamoja Capital, Management Agency, Walvis Bay Corridor Director, TAZARA, President, Digital to-machine (M2M) technology into • What projects are the most obvious Telecommunication, South Africa South Africa Group, Namibia Tanzania Solutions, GE legacy systems candidates for investment? Nigerian Railway Transportation • Mobile apps to address the • What are private investors looking Corporation customer’s needs for? • A seamless, more efficient, reliable • How to showcase projected ROI service • How these projects can benefit • Building smart infrastructure too from the knowledge transfer of (hubs and corridors) investors Peter Thomas, Chief Commercial Yongama Ndungane, Deputy Director: Officer for GE Transportation’s Digital Transport Policies and Strategies, Solutions Department of Transport and Public Works, South Africa Faizel Williams, Deputy Director: Land Transport Operations, Department of Chimeta Mulambia Isaiah Okoth Charles Kateeba Vincent Tshiongo Transport and Public Works Head of Production Planning Group Chief Executive Managing Director, Chief Operations Officer, & Control, Central East Officer, Rift Valley Uganda Railways RVR, Kenya 16:20 Afternoon tea, networking and exhibition viewing African Railways, Malawi Railways, Kenya Corporation RAIL DYNAMICS 17:00 Keynote panel discussion: Traditional thinking derailed: Finding alternative finance methods for African railways projects • Investor allocation and how this has changed • PPPs: promising, or a problematic partnership? • The capital gap and closing it with private investment • How railway operators can access debt and project finance • How to ensure delivery of expected returns Derek Thomas, Development Economist, South Africa Paul Runge, Director Projects & Development Finance, Africa House, South Africa Bhekithemba Dlamini Kurt Davis Jr. Peter Thomas Emma Wade-Smith Stephenson Ngubane Paul Runge 17:40 Chairpersons closing address and close of day one Director Engineering, Investment Banker and Chief Commercial Officer Trade Director for CEO, Swaziland Railways Director Projects & Swaziland Railway Advisor, Barclays, United for GE Transportation’s Sub-Saharan Africa, Development Finance, 18:00 PARTY PARTY PARTY States Digital Solutions, GE Department for Africa House, South Transportation International trade Africa
– 14 – – 15 – AFRICAN TRANSPORT MINISTRIES AFRICA’S CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH IS DEPENDENT ON THE CONTINENTS ABILITY TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE. AFRICA’S TRANSPORT MINISTRIES HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT RAILWAYS THROUGHOUT AFRICA. Join us as we ask them how they plan on transporting people and goods on the continent. They will share their vision for the sector. They will also talk about how you can work with their governments to take advantage of the opportunities within their various countries.
Andriamampiadana Faly Cheikh Fall Desire Ggapili H.E Boudjema Talai Head of Transport Head of Department – Planification Head of Urban Transport Minister Ministry of Transport, Madagascar Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport, Ministry of Transport, Chad Ministry of Transport, Algeria Telecommunication, ICT, Senegal
H.E Minsao Gnofam Jordan Zimba Nicholas Chikwenya Gaurav Agarwal Minister Government Inspector of Railway Director Transport Director Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Railways, India Togo Zambia Communications, Zambia
TO NETWORK WITH MINISTRIES FROM ACROSS AFRICA BOOK YOUR CONFERENCE PASS. CONTACT– 16 – KENEILWE MALOTLE ON +27 11 516 4005 OR EMAIL [email protected]– 17 – Shaping the future of RAIL So how do we enable growth in Africa? What is the role of the railwaysector in this growth plan?
Who better to answer this question than the man behind the best infrastructure development projects in South Africa over the past 20 years? The ‘main man’ behind the multibillion rand Gauteng rapid rail link Jack van der Merwe, a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s SED program has more than 41 years’ experience in the public transport sector. He is currently the CEO of the Gautrain Management Agency tasked with overseeing the building and operation of the Gautrain, overseeing the implementation of the Concession Agreement with the Bombela Concession Company. Mr van der Merwe has an influence on an international level and is recognised as an international expert in transport and railway project management. If you want to join the conversation and pick up a few tips from a man who knows what it takes to put the pieces together, join us at Africa Rail, where Jack van der Merwe will be talking about: Shaping the future of rail: The business model behind an efficient rail network • Staying competitive in the wake of innovation • Smart rail and understanding what makes it smart • Managing the risks and practical challenges • Financing models and incentives • Opportunities for collaboration
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JACK VAN DER MERWE CEO, Gautrain Management Agency South Africa
– 18 – – 19 – Profits, progression, possibilities: The man behind the evolution of intra-African trade
Mr Chuula is no ordinary leader. He’s helping build economies into thriving successes across the African continent. With these thriving economies, comes the increased use of transportation services and growth in opportunities for transport operators.
Along with his responsibilities at ACTESA, Mr Chuula also serves as a Board member of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Advisory Board, a Board Member of ASARECA, and a Member of the NEPAD Business Foundation SAPDI Steering Committee. With so much insight into the transportation of local and global trade, Mr Chuula’s keynote address will give you the status quo in African transportation - where we are, where we’re headed with trade and its impact on transport. Topic: How to plan, develop and build an intermodal and integrated African transport network Key points to be covered: • A closer look at economic and trade route benefits • Challenges and policies • Implications for cargo owners and operators • Capitalising the needs of the changing rail industry • Where we are, where we are going and how we will get there Time: 09:40 – 10:00 Date: 14 June 2017
TRYING TO PREPARE YOUR OPERATIONS FOR INCREASED TRADE ON THE CONTINENT BUT NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT? BOOK YOUR DELEGATE PASS TO HEAR FROM MR CHUULA TODAY.
CONTACT KENEILWE MALOTLE ON +27 11 516 4005 OR EMAIL [email protected]
ARGENT CHUULA CEO Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern & Southern Africa, COMESA, Zambia
– 20 – – 21 – Agenda DAY TWO, 14 JUNE 2017 08:55 Opening remarks: Derek Thomas, Development Economist, South Africa 12:00 RESERVED FOR GOLD SPONSOR Improving the end-to-end passenger The regulatory challenges of experience operating rolling stock across RAIL (R)EVOLUTION • Successfully deploying high borders? performance connectivity • Defining the policy objectives 09:00 The African freight rail opportunity: Connecting the unconnected • Strategies for appealing to a new • Challenges for government • The economy, trends and disruptive forces generation of passenger • Issues for private sector • Infrastructure development and ROI • What are the potential applications stakeholders • Meeting required capacity demands of big data and analytics? • Looking for solutions • Overcoming funding hurdles • Maintaining station functionality • Market dynamics and keeping up with the competition Howard Rosen, Chairman, Rail while executing renovation projects Working Group, Switzerland 09:20 Africa’s city explosion and what we can do about transport demand • The role of tech in delivering a • How we fund and build urban transit solutions seamless customer journey • The role of rail in the bigger picture • Communicating with customers • Affordable, appropriate when things go wrong • Using apps and disruptive technologies to drive intermodality • How to harness apps to improve • Global lessons that can be applied passenger communication • Where to next for Africa? RESERVED FOR SPONSOR PRASA Reserved for Department of Transport, South Africa ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS 09:40 How to plan, develop and build an intermodal and integrated African transport network • A closer look at economic and trade route benefits 12:20 Numbers will be limited at each table, to ensure everybody gets their chance to participate in the discussion. • Challenges and policies Now’s your chance to get really interactive! Simply pick one of our roundtable topics and join the debate. • Implications for cargo owners and operators • Capitalising the needs of the changing rail industry 5 minutes will be allocated for delegates settle and find their relevant roundtable. • Where we are, where we are going and how we will get there 1. Asset rehabilitation 5. Using data insights to grow rail freight revenue Argent Chuula, CEO, COMESA & ACTESA, Zambia Jordan Zimba, Government Inspector of Railway, Ministry of Transport Alstom - William Oberkramer, Alstom Global Solutions Director – and Communications, Zambia Freight & Mining, Alstom 10:00 RESERVED PLATINUM SPONSOR 2. Women in rail: Attracting more women to the rail sector 6. Turning rapid urbanisation into an opportunity for African transport 10:20 Speed networking Dr Natalie Skeepers, Non-Executive Director, PRASA, South Africa 7. Ensuring infrastructure development contributes to trade maturity 10:40 Morning tea, networking and exhibition viewing 3. Top tips to reduce your OPEX Fabio Sabio, Commercial Director, Nacala Development Corridor, Winston Cluff, Managing Director, Cluff Trade Investments, South Mozambique MAINLINE AND RAIL FREIGHT STRATEGY AND BUSINESS MODELS Africa 8. How can operators get more out of their communications infrastructure? Derek Thomas, Development Economist, PASSENGER Howard Rosen, Chairman, Rail Working HUMAN CAPITAL South Africa Group, Switzerland 4. Overcoming signalling system and interface integration challenges Liquid Telecommunications Operations SA Naledi Forging CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPING PASSENGER RAIL REGULATION WOMEN IN RAIL 13:00 Lunch, networking and exhibition viewing 11:20 Case study: Constructing a $1.2bn Passenger rail in Africa: Identifying Localisation strategies Women in rail: Localisation and skills optimisation MAINLINE AND RAIL FREIGHT PASSENGER STRATEGY AND BUSINESS MODELS HUMAN CAPITAL mega project with 150 bridges the opportunities Michael Kisaka, Director: Railway • Recruitment - Understanding including the world’s tallest railway • Upcoming projects and time lines Regulation, SUMATRA, Tanzania ASSET MANAGEMENT AND local female candidates and their COUNTRY STORIES - WEST REVENUE MANAGEMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT bridge • Collaboration opportunities and MAINTENANCE potential • Unique challenges business potential • Retaining women in rail - making • Innovative design methods • How will all this development be 14:20 Reinventing asset management – The hottest projects in Nigeria and Railways in Africa – what makes for Priorities: Overcoming the business them feel valued • Modern construction techniques funded? strategies every operator should what is being done to open the door projects with a real ROI? critical gap in talent and skills • The role of government • Sustainability measures • Ensuring timely delivery know for investment. • Why rail, generically, struggles to • How to enhance the skills base departments and agencies in • Value engineering • Challenges around project • Overcoming business models Engr. Fidet Okhiria, Managing generate a ROI • Putting learning and development providing training and experience implementation in megacities under duress Director, Nigerian Railways • Why some elements of the rail first Ankala Saibaba, Chief Engineer, • Creating avenues for knowledge • Supporting future expansion plans • Repairing the investment engine Corporation sector still generate a ROI • Competency programs to boost Indian Railways transfer Shewangizaw Kifle, Director- • New techniques to manage risk • Some lessons from Africa’s largest operational and maintenance staff • It’s about making the talent pie Business Development, Ethiopian • Technology – friend or foe? general freight railway • Moving away from traditional bigger Railways Corporation • Using forecasting trends for • Characteristics of projects with models predictive maintenance of rail uncertain rail ROIs • Tailoring your workforce plan 11:40 Planning large-scale urban How to practically deliver on a first- Critical variables when compiling Panel discussion: assets • Characteristics of projects with infrastructure networks class passenger rail service national policies The power of women in rail: • Regulatory changes: From encouraging rail ROIs • The challenges around planning and • Demands and expectations of the • Enhancing the expansion of trade Furthering the success of women supervision to transformation Andrew Marsay, Transport Economist, construction modern day passenger and investment in rail Joubert Fortes Flores Filho, South Africa • Where will the money come from? • Settings goals, tracking progress • Using the market to resolve the • Generating opportunities and Engineering Director, MetroRio, Brazil • A vision for developing freight and • Developing the network economic decisions promoting women passenger networks in urban areas • How quickly can all of this be • Strategies to develop export- • Challenges women face when • Minimising the impact on the urban funded and developed across oriented sectors considering a career in rail 14:40 The hottest projects in and environment Maximising the performance of Ghana Effective revenue management for How to boost your operations skills Africa? • Creating an efficient, reliable and • Women in leadership – using merit what is being done to open the door • Successfully integrating new lines existing assets passenger rail operators base sustainable national industry as a primary base • Improving performance and getting for investment. • Developing a sales and revenue • Driver competency programs to into existing networks • Maintaining of the regulatory • Diversifying the rail workplace more productivity out of existing strategy for rail reduce reliability problems • Opportunities for collaboration framework • Changing mind-sets and competing operations • What’s the formula for success? • What training is needed and when? Corneilli Ahossi, Director General, Hlayisani Matelakengisa, CEO, RRA, with tradition • Setting up an effective asset • Customising ticket sales and • Training staff on the latest tech OCBN Benin-Niger Railway, Benin South Africa Reserved for Department of management plan distribution strategies based on with minimal disruption to service Transport, South Africa • Asset life extension: Identifying the customer needs • It’s all about knowledge transfer Maria Mankwana Raoleka, General right time for maintenance • Staying in the know: The Secretary, SANWIT, South Africa • The risks of keeping redundant rapid evolution of rail revenue assets in the mix management and pricing Louise Jacobus, Country Division • The debate of refurbish or buy new • Maximising inventory to generate Controller: Mobility, Siemens Southern • Smart maintenance technology and profit & Eastern Africa its impact on infrastructure Nikhil Swami, Executive Engineer, Dr Natalie Skeepers, Non-Executive David Kwenda, Director of Operations, Kolkata Metro East-West Line Director, PRASA, South Africa CEAR, Malawi Project, Government of India
– 22 – – 23 – SPOTLIGHT ON 15:00 Asset management gets The hottest projects in Senegal and New rail revenue strategies Skills and training: Developing sophisticated what is being done to open the door • Rail properties as a revenue stream human capital across the industry • Why we need data: Avoiding for investment. • Stations as retail hubs: Capitalising • Identifying industry best practice in overinvestment, duplication and Cheick Fall, Head of Department – on customer shopping habits and management and development redundancy Planification, Ministry of Transport, requirements • Investing in millennials to • Mitigate risk, enhance revenue and Senegal • Multimodal ticketing and how this overcome the impacts of an ageing increase efficiency attracts new customer to rail workforce • How technology is forcing • Collaboration opportunities • Going digital: How to quickly and operators to reassess operating between operators and commercial accurately upskill the workforce of processes to support new partners the future strategies • Growing your customer base: • Utilising 3D and virtual reality • How this market shift will impact Strategically targeting industries equipment in training the labour force that don’t typically use freight rail • Taking knowledge building to a new • New challenges, new answers level – enabling staff to meet the SPEAKERS Gaurav Agarwal, Director, Ministry of Tshepo Kgobe, Senior Executive Railways, India demands of a high-tech transport Manager: Technical Services, Gautrain industry 15:10 Management Agency, South Africa RESERVED FOR GOLD SPONSOR RESERVED FOR GOLD SPONSOR SAFETY AND EMERGENCY The hottest projects in Cameroon and PROJECT MANAGEMENT COUNTRY STORIES - SOUTH MANAGEMENT what is being done to open the door for investment 15:20 A shared commitment to railway Successful end-to-end project The hottest projects in Algeria and safety – getting everyone involved Didier Vanderbon, Managing Director, delivery: Can this be done? what is being done to open the door • The importance of a “safety Cameroon Railway • Building the right project team for investment. Andriamampiadana Faly Ankala Saibaba Argent Chuula Azzedine Fridi Hlayisani Matelakengisa Christopher Musonda culture” with the expertise to deliver Azzedine Fridi, General Manager, Head of Transport, Chief Engineer, Indian CEO, COMESA & ACTESA, Director General, Anesrif, CEO, RRA Managing Director, • Safety concerns and trends from megaprojects on time Anesrif, Algeria across the continent • How to streamline permitting and Ministry of Transport, Railways Zambia Algeria South Africa Zambia Railways • Getting all stakeholders involved land acquisition Madagascar • Incorporating tech to help improve • Having an agile project rail safety management approach • The role of the railway regulator • Excellence in tenders, contracts • Recruitment, training and retention and partnerships Paul Kabaale, GM: Safety, Rift Valley • Learning from the best in the world Railways, Kenya Nthabeleng Ledwaba, Head: Faleme Integrated Project, In Partnership with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Land Transport, Senegal POWER AND ENERGY 15:40 How to minimise the human Achieving cost savings through Approached to project management The hottest projects in Morocco and Corneilli Ahossi David Kwenda Derek Thomas Nikhil Swami Didier Vanderbon influence in rail incidents energy and carbon efficient trains efficiency what is being done to open the door Director General, OCBN Director of Operations, Development Economist, Executive Engineer, Managing Director, • Understanding fatigue • Implementing energy saving • Understanding the project for investment. Benin-Niger Railway, CEAR, Malawi South Africa Kolkata Metro East- Cameroon Railway management and working together initiatives to reduce costs development process Youssef Draïss, CEO, Casablanca Benin West Line Project, to enhance safety • A must have: Energy saving • How to focus your efforts on Transport Sa, Morocco Government of India • Strategic foresight: The right technology in new rolling stock continuously improving project leadership with the right skills • Adopting a holistic approach to performance • Empower with rigorous and efficiency and savings • Keeping an eye on contracts and ongoing training • How to evaluate the effectiveness deliverables • Incorporating tech into everyday of existing strategies • Understand and monitoring the operations • How will these initiatives translate cost-determining factors Abdur-Rahman Abdullah, Vice into long term savings? • Knowing your maintenance and President, DLECS, Faculty of operational requirements Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt Yassir Hida, Head of Operations Services, ONCF, Morocco Engr. Fidet Okhiria Dr Natalie Skeepers Hlayisani Matelakengisa Herman Bruwer Howard Rosen Jordan Zimba 16:00 Accelerating safety using predictive The benefits of electrifying a major Getting your feasibility study right The hottest projects in Zambia and analytics route • Decision making factors for what is being done to open the door Managing Director, Non-Executive Director, CEO, RRA, South Africa GM: Safety Compliance, Chairman, Rail Working Government Inspector • Making your case to invest in • How electrification is reducing evaluating and choosing projects for investment. Nigerian Railways PRASA, South Africa RSR, South Africa Group, Switzerland of Railway, Ministry Corporation of Transport and technology ongoing operational and • Practical methods for prioritising Nicholas Chikwenya, Director Communications, Zambia • Preventing breakdowns and maintenance costs realistic and feasible projects Transport, Ministry of Transport and derailments with real-time • A focus on cleaner, more reliable • Costs benefits and financial Communications, Zambia Engr. Fidet Okhiria information travel sustainability MD/CEO • Identifying track maintenance • Key timelines and rollout • Providing timely reporting on asset health management needs requirements progress relative to budgets and Nigerian Railway Corporation beforehand • Challenges encountered in the timelines • Costs and operational benefits for testing phase Christopher Musonda, Ag. CEO, employment • Practical advice Zambia Railways GOLD SPONSOR GOLD SPONSOR Herman Bruwer, GM: Safety Cummins South Africa Compliance, RSR, South Africa Joubert Fortes Flores Maria Mankwana Michael Kisaka Nicholas Chikwenya Paul Kabaale 16:20 Close of conference Filho Raoleka Director: Railway Director Transport, GM: Safety, Rift Valley Afternoon tea, networking and exhibition viewing Engineering Director, General Secretary, Regulation, SUMATRA, Ministry of Transport and Railways, Kenya MetroRio, Brazil SANWIT, South Africa Tanzania Communications, Zambia
Shewangizaw Kifle Tshepo Kgobe Winston Cluff Yassir Hida Youssef Draïss Gaurav Agarwal Director-Business Senior Executive Manager: Managing Director, Cluff Head of Operations CEO, Casablanca Director, Ministry of Development, Ethiopian Technical Services, Trade Investments, Services, ONCF, Morocco Transport SA, Morocco Railways, India Railways Corporation Gautrain Management South Africa Agency, South Africa
– 24 – – 25 – THE MAN WHO NOT ONLY ENHANCED SERVICE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY BUT IS ALSO BEHIND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY THE MAN WHO NOT ONLY ENHANCED SERVICE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY BUT ALSO IS BEHIND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.
Seth is the Chief Digital Officer of GE Transportation and the president of GE Transportation’s Digital Solutions business, which provides a connected suite of software solutions to drive productivity, operational efficiency, and enhanced service quality and reliability for the global transportation industry.
Prior to his current role, Seth was the general manager of GE Transportation’s Signalling Solutions business, where he led a team that managed a portfolio of more than 200 rail signalling and communications projects worldwide. Join Seth for his keynote on Day 1: How railway operators are answering the call for reliable freight rail services He will share his thoughts on: • Leadership in the railway industry • Opportunities for incumbents and new entrants • Maintaining reliability standards and managing growing demand at the same time • Harnessing IT innovations to improve reliability and performance • Sustainable business models • How can technology be used to move the industry forward?
MEET THE MAN WHO’S MAKING RAIL BETTER, FASTER AND MORE INNOVATIVE.
CONTACT KENEILWE MALOTLE ON +27 11 516 4974 OR EMAIL [email protected]
SETH BODNAR Chief Digital Officer, President, Digital Solutions GE Transportation, USA
– 26 – – 27 – WOMEN IN RAIL TO CELEBRATE WOMEN IN RAIL, WE ARE THRILLED TO BE 2017 WE ARE INTRODUCING THE WOMEN IN TRANSPORT AWARD ANNOUNCING KEY FEMALE LEADERS WHO WILL BE SPEAKING AT AFRICA RAIL IN JUNE.
The sessions aim to meet the needs of women in rail worldwide and to promote empowerment and gender equality. The Africa Rail conference and expo has been developed with these principals in mind.
We’re giving you an opportunity to hear from women who are changing the face of railways in Africa. Look below at a few of these influential women speaking:
BARBARA MOMMEN LOUISE JACOBUS CEO Country Division Controller: Mobility Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative Siemens South Africa Southern & Eastern Africa LIZ WHITEHOUSE MARIA MANKWANA RAOLEKA Managing Director General Secretary Africa House SANWIT South Africa South Africa EMMA WADE-SMITH DR NATALIE SKEEPERS Trade Director for Sub-Saharan Africa Non-Executive Director Department for International trade PRASA South Africa South Africa
YOU SHOULD JOIN US TOO. IF YOU’RE NOT … YOU’RE MISSING OUT!
ATTEND THE CONFERENCE, CONTACT KENEILWE ON +27 (0)11 516 4005 OR EMAIL [email protected]
– 28 – – 29 – STRONG buyer attendance AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY KENYA RAILWAYS SOUTHERN RAILWAY
AFROX DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT LIBYAN EXPRESS TRAIN COMPANY SWAZILAND RAILWAYS
ALLIANCE FOR COMMODITY TRADE IN EASTERN & DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, SAFETY AND MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND SYDNEY TRAINS SOUTHERN AFRICA, COMESA LIAISON TRANSPORT
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ARCELORMITTAL DEUTSCHE BAHN AG MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS GOVT. OF INDIA
THE PRESIDENCY, INFRASTRUCTURE BENGUELA RAILWAY EGYPT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, INDIA CONCESSION REGULATORY COMMISSION,
BUSA EGYPTIAN COMPANY FOR METRO MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT THE WORLD E-GOVERNMENTS ORGANIZATION CAMPANHIA DOS CAMINHOS DE FERRO DA BEIRA OF CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (WEGO) S.A.R.L. - C.C.F.B. EGYPTIAN RAILWAYS MAINTENANCE & SERVCES NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION TRANSNAMIB HOLDINGS LTD CAMRAIL ETHIO-DJIBOUTI RAILWAYS OCBN BENIN-NIGER RAILWAYS TRANSNET FREIGHT RAIL CASABLANCA TRANSPORT SA ETHIOPIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA TRANSNET LIMITED CENTRAL EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS EXIM BANK PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DOING BUSINESS IN AFRICA CENTRE D’ETUDES DIPLOMATIQUES ET GAUTENG WOMEN IN TRANSPORT TRANSNET PORT TERMINALS STRATEGIQUES RAIL WORKING GROUP GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY TRANSNET ENGINEERING CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LOGISTICS & RAILROAD ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA TRANSPORT GHANA SHIPPERS AUTHORITY TURKEY MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION
CITY OF TSHWANE GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL RATP DEV / BOMBELA OPERATING COMPANY UGANDA RAILWAYS
CLUFF TRADE & INVESTMENTS HACO TIGER BRANDS RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS URBAN ENERGY CONSERVATION AND
CROSSRAIL AND LONDON OVERGROUND HIHT ROVOS RAIL TRANSPORTATION
D B S A INDIAN RAILWAYS SETRAG GABON WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR GROUP
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR UIF JAPAN RAILWAYS GROUP SNCF ZAMBIA RAILWAYS LTD
CONTACT KENEILWE MALOTLE ON +27 11 516 4005 OR EMAIL [email protected]
– 30 – – 31 – TRANSPORT AFRICA AWARDS AWARDING THE BEST LAUNCHED IN 2007, THE TRANSPORT AFRICA AWARDS HAVE BECOME THE BLUE CHIP MARK OF SUCCESS FOR THE AFRICAN TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR.
The annual Transport Africa Awards are designed to identify and reward companies who have demonstrated an unparalleled ability to succeed and have continually set standards of excellence. Be a part of this exclusive and prestigious award ceremony and gala dinner of the region’s leading authorities in transport and infrastructure innovation.
ALIGN YOUR BRAND WITH EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND FORWARD THINKING. The drive for success and competitive advantage, coupled with the need to satisfy spiralling transport demands across the world is what’s pushing futurists and disruptors to deliver new practical transport solutions and innovations.
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WOMEN IN AFRICAN TRANSPORT TRANSPORT AWARD INNOVATION AWARD
PREMIER TRANSPORT FREIGHT AND TRANSPORT LEADER IN SKILLS LOGISTICS PROJECT OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR YEAR
AFRICAN TRANSPORT TRANSPORT OEM OPERATOR OF OF THE YEAR THE YEAR
SPONSOR A CATEGORY OF YOUR CHOICE- CONTACT TARRYN THEUNISSEN ON +27 (0)11 516 4044 OR [email protected]
– 32 – – 33 – LATEST RAILWAY projects IN AFRICA WHATS NEW EGYPT NIGERIA CAMEROON SUDAN SOUTH AFRICA KENYA FOR 2017
PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: Cairo Metro Network Lagos-Ibadan double Cameroon/Chad/Regional: New railway line: Gautrain Expansion Mombasa-Nairobi Lines 3 track railway line Yaoundé-Kousseri Khartoum – El Obied Project Standard Gauge Railway modernisation project. Transport Corridor, STAGE IN PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: (SGR) line to Naivasha. Southern Cameroon Line 3 - Near completion STAGE IN PROJECT: Unstated Feasibility study STAGE IN PROJECT: Implementation – completed INVESTMENT: STAGE IN PROJECT: INVESTMENT: Implemented completed within 36 Pre-Implementation $2.7 Billion for Line 3 USD 1,344 million INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: months (2018) Undisclosed. PROJECT: INVESTMENT: PROJECT: $13.8 billion INVESTMENT: USD 91 million Cairo Metro Network New Standard Gauge PROJECT: PROJECT: approved funding of Lines 5 & 6 PROJECT: Line Parallel to the Upgrading Metrorail USA-KENYA Transport $US1,488 billion Cameroon: Lolabe Existing Line Port Sudan – STAGE IN PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: accord for a corridor Khartoum TBC PROJECT: Minerals Port, Southern implementation development Kano light rail network Coast, Cameroon STAGE IN PROJECT: INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: STAGE IN PROJECT: Unstated TBC STAGE IN PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: approx. R139 Billion, first Planning pre-implementation Planning INVESTMENT: phase - R65-billion PROJECT: STATUS: $676 million Alexandria-to-Aswan high INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: Requires funding $US1.85 Billion Total Unstated. speed Rail PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: Connecting Nairobi to the Rift Valley town of 3-5 years – Phase one ZAMBIA & BOTSWANA AND BOTSWANA AND 8 years – Phase 2 GABON Naivasha 5 years – Phase 3 TANZANIA: MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA STAGE IN PROJECT: INVESTMENT: Implemented Phase 1 - $3.5 million PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: INVESTMENT: Phase 2 & 3 – TBC Tanzania/Zambia/ Botswana/Mozambique/ Botswana/Namibia/ Gabon: Trans-Gabonese US$1.5 Bln Railway Line Regional: Tanzania- Regional: Techobanine Regional:TransKalahari Rail Line Rehabilitation & PROJECT: Zambia Railway Authority Deepwater Port, Rail Line Renewal Project New metro rolling stock (TAZARA) Rail Spurs Matutuine, Maputo STAGE IN PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: TUNISIA, MOROCCO, 100 SPEAKERS FOUR TRACKS OF CONTENT STAGE IN PROJECT: Programme Province, Southern Planning Pre-Implementation Unstated Mozambique ALEGERIA STAGE IN PROJECT: INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: In 2017, you’ll hear from over 100 African and international With more content than ever before, we have the topics INVESTMENT: Planning STAGE IN PROJECT: The cost estimates have The amount allocated PROJECT: €175 million Planning speakers from railway operators, governments, construction and training you need to fund, plan, build and operate your INVESTMENT: varied considerably from for the first tranche is Train from Tunis to PROJECT: TAZARA estimates that it INVESTMENT: USD 9 billion to USD 15 USD 280 million to be Casablanca, New High companies and the world’s leading solution providers. You networks. Pick from the available conference sessions to requires USD 250 million Signalling technology for The projected cost is USD billion. disbursed over four years. Speed Link Between won’t find another event that can match this for size or quality. create a personalised agenda that matters to you. rail corridors for track equipment, 7 billion. Morocco, Algeria and rolling stock and other Tunisia STAGE IN PROJECT: necessities. Implemented STAGE IN PROJECT: INVESTMENT: Implemented Total Unstated INVESTMENT: $1.281 million USD
RWANDA, BURUNDI, MOZAMBIQUE ETHIOPIA ANGOLA CÔTE D’IVOIRE TANZANIA TANZANIA AND SWAZILAND
PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: Awash-Weldia-Hara Angola/DR Congo/ Upgrading the existing Mozambique/Swaziland/ Côte d’Ivoire/Nigeria/ 1000km line from mining Gebeya line Zambia/Regional: Cross 970km narrow-gauge Regional: Chongoene Regional: West Coast endeavors in southern Mekele-Woldia-Hara Border Logistics Platform, railway to a standard Transport Corridor, High Speed Rail Project, Tanzania to the port of Gebeya- Semera- Luau, Moxico Province, gauge Southern Mozambique Abidjan, Badagry/Lagos Mtwara North-Eastern Angola Tadjourah railway STAGE IN PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: COMPLETION: Implemented Conceptual Planning Planning STAGE IN PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: Pre-Implementation Implemented INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: $7, 6 billion Unfinalised Total Unstated $1, 4 billion INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: Unstated Total Unstated.
CENTRAL AFRICAN SENEGAL GHANA UGANDA MOROCCO ALGERIA REPUBLIC A TRUE FOCUS ON WOMEN IN HUMAN CAPITAL PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: PROJECT: INNOVATION TRANSPORT One whole conference track focused Central Africa Republic/ Senegal: Dakar Regional Ghana: Tema-Akosombo The Casablanca—Tangier The Casablanca—Tangier Light Railway expansion Regional: Transport Express Train (TER) Rail Line, Southern Ghana high-speed rail line high-speed rail line on: Overcoming the business critical STAGE IN PROJECT: Corridors The rail industry has often been The inclusion of the women in all STAGE IN PROJECT STAGE IN PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: STAGE IN PROJECT: Planning gap in talent and skills, how to boost Pre-Implementation. Planning Implemented Implemented considered conservative and change- sectors has become a top priority for STAGE IN PROJECT: INVESTMENT: your operations skills base and on: Pre-Implementation INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: INVESTMENT: €89Million resistant, but not anymore. We have Africa – more so in the transport sector. INVESTMENT: The cost is estimated at The cost of the Project 20 billion dirhams total 20 billion dirhams total Developing human capital across the worked tirelessly with industry experts The transport sector in Africa is male Total Unstated. USD 250 million. was unstated. industry. This sessions is designed to to focus on the innovative technologies dominated and this needs to change. introduce new opportunities in Africa. that are transforming every aspect of There is an entire track focussed on WITH SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY IN AFRICA’S RAILWAYS, IS YOUR COMPANY INVOLVED? CALL the railway industry. women empowerment in Africa’s TARRYN THEUNISSEN TO BOOK YOUR STAND AND MEET WITH BUYERS FROM ACROSS transport sector. AFRICA. CALL +27 11 516 4044
– 34 – – 35 – Networking
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IS AT THE VERY CORE OF WHAT WE DO.
With a 20-year history of attracting all sectors of the railway industry, from senior decision makers, vendors and manufacturers, to end users, we are dedicated to creating a meeting place for the entire industry. That’s why we build hours of networking into the conference and the exhibition – because when we know you’re meeting the right people to learn from and do business with, we’re happy. Here are a few ways to make invaluable connections at Africa Rail: ROUNDTABLES Where else can you sit down with senior executives of government authorities and operators from across Africa and the rest of the world? These interactive sessions are designed to discuss innovative trends and technologies, as well as learn about the latest developments in regional projects.
SPEED NETWORKING With hundreds of potential customers and partners to meet, this is your chance to network with everyone in the room. Quick, efficient and fun, speed networking is a great opportunity to establish valuable relationships in a crowd of likeminded professionals
NETWORKING PLATFORM Take control of your time at the show by proactively contacting fellow attendees and arranging meetings in advance with our online platform. With an inbuilt matchmaking feature, it’s easier than ever to find who you need to meet at the show and pre- arrange those vital meetings.
GALA DINNER AND AFTER PARTY After a busy day of networking and business at the show, we like to build in a bit of time to unwind, situated in a beautiful location with good food and better company. It’s a good opportunity to make connections in a more informal setting, and enjoy what South Africa has to offer.
DON’T MISS OUT ON THE BEST NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY OF THE YEAR.
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– 36 – – 37 – AFRICA RAIL BY INDUSTRY THE FACTS 30% 20% 20% 10% 10% 10% YOUR SHARE OF AFRICA’S US$508BN BOOMING RAIL INDUSTRY End-users Rail authorities & Vendors Government, Logistics and Investors / operators municipalities and supply chain, financiers regulators cargo and freight forwarders ATTENDEE GROWTH IN THE CONFERENCE 2017 7 500 - PROJECTED CEO/ CxO/ COO Head of Infrastructure
2016 5 729
Ministers/ 2015 5 276 Head of Systems/ IT Government Heads
2014 4 110
0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 7 000 8 000 Head of Signalling/ Project Director Communications
BY REGION Head of Operations & Maintenance Head of Rolling Stock
8% AT THE EXHIBITION: 6% EUROPE 8% Project Managers Technical Managers Head of Maintenance / Planning / Operations USA 10% 31% ASIA MIDDLE EAST REST OF AFRICA
37%
SOUTHERN AFRICA Chief Engineers Supply Chain Managers Rail Safety Managers Engineers
TO BOOK YOUR STAND, CALL TARRYN THEUNISSEN ON +27 11 516 4044 OR EMAIL [email protected]
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