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| 1 PROGRAM 2 | WELCOME TO IBTTA TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT OF SOUTH AFRICA ABOUT OUR HOSTS Established in 1998 in The N3 Toll Concession en- accordance with the tered into a 30-year Toll Road South African National Concession Contract with the Roads Agency Limited and South African National Roads National Roads Act 1998, SANRAL is an Agency Limited (SANRAL) in independent, statutory company registered November 1999, assuming responsibility for in terms of the Companies Act. The South managing the physical asset, 415Km on the African government, represented by the N3 highway between Johannesburg and Minister of Transport, is SANRAL’s sole Durban, the financial asset, the shareholder shareholder and owner. SANRAL’s mandate equity, revenue collected and commercial is to develop, maintain and manage South debt. Our mandate is to Design, Construct, Africa’s 14 286-kilometer national road net- Finance, Operate and Maintain a World Class work, 1 073 kilometers of which are tolled Highway, supported by a firm commitment and operated by SANRAL (nine toll routes from all Stakeholders to strive towards a and 17 mainline toll plazas). “Better South Africa for All.” The Bakwena N1N4 toll The N4 Toll Route, forms About IBTTA road includes a 95 Km part of the “Maputo Corridor section of the N1 highway Development Initiative”, an The International Bridge, from Pretoria, South Africa to the town of Initiative between the governments of South Tunnel and Turnpike Bela Bela and a 290 Km section of the N4 Africa and Mozambique for the stimulation from Pretoria to the Botswana border. The of trade and investment in the region and to Association (IBTTA) is the toll road is a strategic link in the transport provide access to global markets through the worldwide association for corridor across southern Africa, from Walvis Port of Maputo. The N4 toll route runs over a the owners and operators Bay on the Atlantic Ocean to Maputo on distance of almost 600km between Gauteng of toll facilities and the the Indian Ocean connecting the countries (east of Pretoria) and the Port of Maputo in of Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Mozambique. Trans African Concessions has businesses that serve tolling. Mozambique. Bakwena through its conces- a 30 year concession to build operate and Our mission is to advance toll sion contract strives to ensure the toll road maintain the road and ultimately to hand it financed transportation. Each is engineered, operated and maintained to back to the two states involved, South Africa year the association engages international standards. and Mozambique. thousands of transportation professionals from toll agencies, concessionaires, ASSOCIATION PaRTNERS and allied businesses International Road Federation through educational The International Road Federation (IRF) is a non-governmental, not- for-profit organization with the mission to encourage and promote meetings, knowledge- development and maintenance of better, safer and more sustain- sharing, and advocacy. able roads and road networks. The IRF has a major role to play in all Founded in 1932, IBTTA has aspects of road policy and development worldwide. www.irfnet.org members in more than 20 ITS South Africa countries on six continents. The mission of ITS South Africa – driving all activities – is to develop and strengthen a sustainable South African ITS industry that supports the achievement of national transportation goals. ITS South Africa operates two strategic projects; the ITS Centre of Excellence and the biennial i-Transport Conference and Exhibition. www.itssa.org | 3 FaST FaCTS THE WESTIN, CAPE TOWN MEETING PLANNING GROUP Convention Square Chief Meeting Lower Long Street Organizer Cape Town, 8000 South Africa Thania Dhoogra-Chetty Phone: +(27) 21 412-9999 N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd. Arrival/Departure Check-in: 3:00pm Check-out: Noon Group Members BADGES: Badges are required to gain entry into all sessions. In consideration Susan Buse of other attendees, please wear your name badge to all scheduled functions. CDM Smith, Dallas, Texas White: Delegate (Member) Yellow: Companion/Guest Mario Cecchi Orange: Delegate (Non-member) Green: Exhibitor Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc., Herndon, Virginia COMPETING EVENTS: It is against IBTTA policy for other organizations to Liam Clarke schedule events or meetings during the program. Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (PTY) LTD CERTIFICATION MAINTENANCE: IBTTA will forward a certificate of Arthur Coy attendance to all professional engineers who sign the attendance form at the Trans African Concessions (Pty) Ltd., Midrand, South Africa IBTTA registration desk. In addition, IBTTA has applied for certification through Josef Czako the South African Institution of Civil Engineering. Approval is pending. Kapsch TrafficCom, Vienna, Austria CONSIDERATIONS: During the meeting, please silence all cellular phones Mara de Bruin and PDA’s and take side conversations outside of the room. N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd., Bedfordview, South Africa DRESS: Business or business casual is encouraged for all sessions. Heidi Harper MEDIA: Members of the media are permitted to attend sessions only and can The South African National Roads Agency Ltd., Pretoria, be identified by green ribbons on their badges. South Africa LOCAL ATTRACTIONS: Please see the hotel concierge for information on Alan Human local attractions. TOLPLAN (Pty) Ltd., Pretoria, South Africa MEMBER PUBLICATIONS AND COLLATERAL: All members of IBTTA are Firmino Inguane welcome to place their publications in the registration area. Trans African Concessions (Pty) Ltd., Maputo, Mocambique Ian Liebenberg NEW ATTENDEES: First time attendees will have an aquamarine ribbon The South African National Roads Agency Ltd., Pretoria, attached to their badge. New IBTTA members will have purple ribbons. Get to South Africa know your new colleagues and help introduce them to other IBTTA members. Ronald Ross PRESENTATIONS: Presentations authorized for distribution will be available Toll Infrastructure Services, Pretoria, South Africa at www.ibtta.org/pastpresentations within two weeks following the meeting. Steven Snider RECORDING OF SESSIONS: Personal recording of any session is strictly Halifax Harbour Bridges, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada prohibited. IBTTA reserves the right to video and record sessions for purposes of on-demand viewing. Neil Tolmie N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd. (N3TC), Bedfordview, South Africa REGISTRATION FEES AND EVENT TICKETS: Delegate and Speaker fees include all meals, functions and sessions. If there is a ticketed event and you Dan Toohey are not registered, check with the IBTTA registration desk for availability. Delcan Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware SATISFACTION SURVEY: Please help IBTTA improve future meetings by Bennie Van Der Westhuizen completing the survey that will be emailed to you following the Conference. Trans African Concessions (Pty) Ltd., Midrand, South Africa SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: If you need special accommodations to fully Alexander Van Niekerk participate in IBTTA events, please let us know at the IBTTA registration desk. The South African National Roads Agency Ltd., Pretoria, South Africa SPONSOR INFORMATION: Please review the Sponsor section of this program as well as the material provided in the registration area. 4 | AGENDA SATURDAY MARCH 10, 2012 9:00am – 10:00am KEYNOTE SPEAKER 10:00am – 3:00pm Grand Ballroom West PRE-CONFERENCE TECHNICAL TOUR The African Economy and The Impact of Delayed Policy Johannesburg South Africa Directives Gauteng Open Road Tolling Project (GFIP) Dr. Azar Jammine Attendees will meet at Midrand Station (Gautrain, Rapid Rail Transit Director and Chief Economist, Econometrix System), close to the Command Center for the GFIP Project. The tour Dr. Jammine will discuss the African business will include lunch at SANRAL. Questions? Contact Thania Dhoogra- landscape and address the impact of delayed policy Chetty at 27 82 800 1752 or Ron Ross at 27 82 557 1639. directives. He will also discuss challenges and opportunities in the African economy. 10:00am – 10:30am SUNDAY MARCH 11, 2012 REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH EXHIBITS Grand Ballroom East 9:00am – 4:00pm EXHIBIT SET UP 10:30am – 12:30pm Grand Ballroom East POLICY: CHALLENGES OF ROAD USER CHARGING Grand Ballroom West 11:00am – 5:00pm MODERATOR: Harold Worrall, Ph.D., P.E. CAPE WINELANDS TOUR President, Transportation Innovations, Inc., Orlando, Florida Bus will load from the hotel lobby at 10:45am. Toll roads are inherently public because transportation is a public good and the methods by which political direction and stakeholder views are 5:30pm – 7:30pm provided for are crucial. This session will address how politics and the REGISTRATION public interest in general affect the direction of major toll road projects, Old Harbour Lobby their pricing and operations. 6:00pm – 7:30pm Robin Carlisle RECEPTION WITH EXHIBITS Member of Executive Council (MEC), Western Cape Transport and Grand Ballroom East Public Works, Cape Town, South Africa Fassi Fehri Otmane MONDAY MARCH 12, 2012 CEO, Autoroutes du Maroc, Rabat, Morocco Patrick Jones 6:30am – 9:00am Executive Director and CEO, International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike BREAKFAST IN THIRTY 7 (HOTEL RESTAURANT) Association, Washington, DC (Included in room rate for The Westin, Cape Town guests) 12:30pm – 1:30pm 8:30am – 9:00am LUNCH WITH EXHIBITS OPENING REMARKS Grand Ballroom East Grand Ballroom West Patrick Jones Executive Director and CEO, International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, Washington, DC Jordi Graells Managing Director
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