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Rail Opportunities 5 – 6 May 2014 Riyadh Intercontinental, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia SUPPORTED BY ORGANISED BY VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.fleminggulf.com Expanding Trade Tracks : Boosting Economy in a Dynamic Region 5th Annual Middle East Rail Opportunities 5 – 6 May 2014 Riyadh InterContinental, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Speakers & Panelists Dr. Osama I. Abdouh Khalid Al Hogail François-Xavier Perin, Régie Dr. Shahid Khan Frederic Milliet, Vossoloh, Metro Jeddah Company Saudi Public Transport Autonome des Transports Saudi Binladin Group Regional Director, UAE Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Company (SAPTCO), Chief Parisiens Development Project Director, Saudi Arabia Arabia Executive Officer, Saudi Arabia (RATP Dev) Chief Executive Officer, France Luis Sánchez Monserrat Rabii Ouadi, Huawei Dr. Gaffar Imtiaz Xu Zongxiang, CSR Loay Ghazaleh, Ministry of Administrador de Technologies, Head of Jeddah Municipality Vice President, China Works, Bahrain, PPP Theme Infraestructuras Ferroviarias Business Development, Senior Advisor to CEO, Saudi Leader & Advisor to the (ADIF), Director, Saudi Arabia Transportation Vertical Market, Arabia Undersecretary of Works, Bahrain Middle East and North Africa, China Senior Representative H.E. Dr. Nadhem Bin Taher, Rabii Ouadi, Huawei Eng Tariq Abdulrahman Al Senior Representative AeBT National Transport Authority Technologies, Head of Marzouki, Council of Saudi Serco, UAE (NTA), Executive Director, Service Business Development MENA Chambers, Chairman of Provision Center Sector, UAE Transport Committee, Saudi Arabia Cesare Brand, CIT – Rail, H.E. Laith H. Dababneh, François Davenne, Secretary Selim Bouri, Kapsch John Sfakianakis, MASIC, Secretary General, Switzerland Ministry of Transport, General, Intergovernmental CarrierCom, Sales Leader Chief Investment Officer, Saudi Secretary General, Jordan Organisation for Middle East, Africa and Turkey Arabia International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), Switzerland Carlo Carganico Luis Callen, Teltronic Italcertifer VP International Sales Chief Executive Offier Advisory Board KEY TOPICS The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – A Railway Hub CEO Panel Discussion – Prioritizing Rail in the GCC Region Ian Smith, Saudi Rail Omar M Al-Fadil, Integrated Railway Operators Panel Discussion Commission, Senior Advisor, Saudi Transport Company, Vice Arabia President, Saudi Arabia Key Projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Metro, North South Railway, Jeddah Metro) Saudi Arabia’s economic development with an uplift in the employment opportunity Expanding trade Links within the GCC Region Mohammed Serroukh, ITS Arab, Loay Ghazaleh, Ministry of Director General, Saudi Arabia Works, Bahrain, PPP theme leader & Advisor to the Undersecretary of Works, Bahrain WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Job Function: Policy Makers & Government Ministry Officials, Regional Director, CEO’s, COO’s, Chief Transport Executive / Officers, Manager – Maintenance, Development Director, John Thomas François Davenne, Etihad Rail, Regulatory Affairs Intergovernmental Chief Engineers, Telecommunication Engineers, Division Advisor, UAE Organisation for International Engineers, Head / Director - Civil Engineer Department, Carriage by Rail (OTIF), Secretary Director – Projects, Head of Projects, Rail Director, General, Switzerland Manager – Projects, Head of Engineering & Maintenance, Rolling Stock Engineers, Strategic Planning Manager, Chief Technology Officer, President / Vice President, Chief Estimator, Sales Manager, Director – Sales / Business Why Saudi Development, Director – Planning & Strategy, Director or Transport & Infrastructure, Managing Director, A commercial corporation, Saudi Railway Company (SAR), was Transportation Planning Consultant, Procurement & created to maintain and operate the North-South Railway line Contracts Manager, Head of Infrastructure, Director - through a contract based operator. Since then, SAR has emerged Rail and Metro, Head of Contracting Sector, Commercial as a major link within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to expand the trade network with the help of the largest freight going to be Directors & Managers, Finance Directors & Managers, used for transportation of minerals like phosphate and bauxite. Directors of Infrastructure Simultaneously, the railway network being built in Saudi Arabia are going to result into extensive employment opportunities also keeping in mind the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) where the companies are now framing policies accordingly. Event Overview There is an exponential increase in the trade links within the GCC Region based on the latest transportaion netwrok being The 2014 edition themed “Expanding Trade Tracks : built which countries like UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Boosting Economy in a Dynamic Region” talks about Arabia are striving to achieve. Saudi Arabia being undoubtedly a leader in the Middle East Region with regards to booming investments in the The conference aims to answer questions such as having a high infrastructure sector which amounts to a whopping $45 class railway line built within The Kingdom coupled with the billion. The Kingdom also has some of the most promising overall development of Saudi Arabia and connecting the dots. railway projects lined up which includes the first high speed At the same time, we also strive to bring across to the audience rail network. The North South Railway Line which is the first the challenges in the on-going projects, consideration of safety, active freight line is almost in its completion stages and will security, maintenance and other important aspects. be operational by mid 2014. Many other projects like the Jeddah Metro, Makkah Madina Rail Project and others are in the pipeline. 6,5,<$ ,5$4 The 2014 edition of the Middle East Rail Opportunities -25'$1 .8:$,7 comes back to Riyadh discussing the operational challenges 'DPPDP 4$7$5 'RKD %$+5$,1%$ $,1 6RKDU in the railways as well as talking about the trade links %%LNUD 086&$7 0DGLQDK 5,<$'+ 8$( 6$8',6$$ taking place across the GCC regions. It also aims to answer $5$%,$ -HGGDK 0DNNDK 'XTXP questions from the regulators of the railway and government 20$1 authorities and the role of the GCC regulatory body discussing the regulatory system. In building the world class <(0(1 railway network, the Kingdom is also implementing smart communication systems coupled with intelligent transport systems for the railways. Booking line: Tel: +971 4609 1570, Fax: + 971 4 609 1589 e-mail: [email protected], www.fleminggulf.com SPONSORS & PARTNERS OFFICIAL RAIL OPERATOR GOLD SPONSORS OFFICIAL GSM/R PREMIUM GOLD SPONSOR PARTNER OFFICIAL FREIGHT ROLLING OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION PARTNER OFFICIAL SAFETY PARTNER STOCK PARTNER: SILVER SPONSORS LUNCH PARTNER LANYARD SPONSOR NETWORKING SPONSORS Booking line: Tel: +971 4609 1570, Fax: + 971 4 609 1589 e-mail: [email protected], www.fleminggulf.com SPONSORS & PARTNERS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL SAUDI - ENGLISH MEDIA PARTNER OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OFFICIAL CHINESE MEDIA PARTNER MEDIA PARTNERS MENA Rail News Booking line: Tel: +971 4609 1570, Fax: + 971 4 609 1589 e-mail: [email protected], www.fleminggulf.com DAY 1 | 5th May 2014 8:00 Registration and Coffee 12:05 CEO ROUNDTABLE – Prioritizing Rail in the GCC Region 8:40 Recital from the Holy Quran • Identifying new corridors for rail extensions and expansions • Reliability, maintenance, flexibility, integration of existing rail infrastructure 8:50 Welcome by Fleming Gulf • Incorporating the next generation of technology PANELISTS: 8:55 Opening Address from the Chairperson Eng. Khalid Al Hogail, Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO), Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Arabia François-Xavier Perin, Régie Autonome des Transports THE GCC REGION – AN OVERVIEW Parisiens Development (RATP Dev), Chief Executive Officer, France Dr. Osama I. Abdouh, Metro Jeddah Company Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Arabia 9:00 KEY NOTE INAUGURAL ADDRESS: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – A Railway Hub • Building better infrastructure to empower the economy of The Kingdom 12:25 Presentation by Huawei Technologies of Saudi Arabia Rabii Ouadi, Huawei Technologies • The 2040 Master Plan for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Head of Business Development MENA • Strategies to ‚operate‘ the railways Invited – Dr. Rumaih Al Rumaih, Saudi Railway Company 12:55 Wireless Connectivity and High Speed Mobility in Chief Executive Officer Railway Systems Ahmed Hmimy, Commscope, MENA Operations Director 9:25 THE PROJECT PLAN: Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) Metro and Light Rail - Challenges and Solutions 13:15 Prayer Break & Lunch Eng. Khalid Al Hogail, Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO), Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Arabia 13:50 Presentation by Vossloh 9:50 RailwaY Operators PANEL – Kingdom of Saudi Frederic Milliet, Vossoloh, Regional Director, UAE Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan • Railway Operators from across the GCC region gather to exchange ideas 14:20 TRADE LINKS GCC‘s First Freight Railway Link by Saudi • Discussing the challenges faced and drilling down to a solution Railway Company • Best practices from across the GCC Region • Optimising the trade links within Saudi Arabia with the help of The North • Strategies adopted by UAE to design, construct and maintain one of the South Railway Line worlds largest metro lines • The project is almost close to complete. How is the safety aspect PANELISTS: considered coupled with maintaining the links at the same time. H.E. Laith H. Dababneh, Ministry of Transport Dr. Shahid Khan, Saudi Binladin Group Secretary General, Jordan Project Director, Saudi Arabia H.E. Dr. Nadhem Bin Taher,
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