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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 KEY PROJECTS SAPTCO Metro Eng. Ibrahim K. Khalid Al Hogail François-Xavier Perin, Dr. Shahid Khan & Light Rail Kutubkhanah Saudi Public Transport Régie Autonome des Saudi Binladin Group Metro Jeddah Company, Company (SAPTCO), Transports Parisiens Project Director, Saudi Arabia Project Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Development (RATP Dev) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Chief Executive Officer, France Jeddah Metro Project Luis Sánchez Monserrat Rabii Ouadi, Huawei Dr. Gaffar Imtiaz Xu Zongxiang, CSR Administrador de Technologies, Head of Jeddah Municipality Vice President, China Business Development, Infraestructuras Senior Advisor to CEO, Saudi Transportation Vertical Ferroviarias (ADIF), Market, Middle East and Arabia Director, Saudi Arabia North Africa, China North South Railway Link Loay Ghazaleh, Ministry H.E. Dr. Nadhem Bin Eng Tariq Abdulrahman Cesare Brand, CIT – Rail, of Works, Bahrain, PPP Taher, National Transport Al Marzouki, Council of Secretary General, Theme Leader & Advisor to the Authority (NTA), Executive Saudi Chambers, Switzerland Undersecretary of Works, Director, Service Provision Center Chairman of Transport Haramain High Bahrain Sector, UAE Committee, Saudi Arabia Speed Rail Project H.E. Laith H. François Davenne, John Sfakianakis, Senior Representative, Luis Callen, Dababneh, Secretary General, MASIC, Chief Italcertifer Teltronic, VP Intergovernmental Ministry of Organisation for Investment Officer, International Sales Jordan National Transport, Secretary International Saudi Arabia General, Jordan Carriage by Rail Railway Project (OTIF), Switzerland 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 GOLD SPONSORS OFFICIAL GSM/R PARTNER OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION PARTNER OFFICIAL SAFETY PARTNER LUNCH PARTNER NETWORKING SPONSORS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION 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 12:00 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 Eng. Ibrahim K. Kutubkhanah, 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 12:30 Bring Green to the World of Saudi Arabia • About the Company • The 2040 Master Plan for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia • References in Middle East • Strategies to ‚operate‘ the railways • Solutions for the Region • Outlook for Cooperation Invited – Dr. Rumaih Al Rumaih, Saudi Railway Company Chief Executive Officer Xu Zongxiang, CSR, Vice President, China 9:30 THE PROJECT PLAN: Saudi Public Transport Company 13:00 Prayer Break & Lunch (SAPTCO) Metro and Light Rail - Challenges and Solutions Eng. Khalid Al Hogail, Saudi Public Transport Company 14:10 GCC‘s First Freight Railway Link by Saudi Railway (SAPTCO), Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Arabia Company • Optimising the trade links within Saudi Arabia with the help of The North South Railway Line 10:00 RailwaY Operators PANEL – Kingdom of Saudi • The project is almost close to complete. How is the safety aspect Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan considered coupled with maintaining the links at the same time. • Railway Operators from across the GCC region gather to exchange ideas Dr. Shahid Khan, Saudi Binladin Group • Discussing the challenges faced and drilling down to a solution Project Director, Saudi Arabia • Best practices from across the GCC Region • Strategies adopted by UAE to design, construct and maintain one of the worlds largest metro lines 14:40 Haramain High Speed Rail Project PANELISTS: • Saudi Arabia‘s first high speed railway network • Challenges in the structure of investments for the project H.E. Laith H. Dababneh, Ministry of Transport • Operations of Phase I and Plan of action for Phase II Secretary General, Jordan Luis Sánchez Monserrat, Administrador de Infraestructuras H.E. Dr. Nadhem Bin Taher, National Transport Authority Ferroviarias (ADIF), Director, Saudi Arabia (NTA), Executive Director, Service Provision Center Sector, UAE Eng. Khalid Al Hogail, Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO), Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Arabia 15:10 Developing International Railway Traffic and Industry Eng. Ibrahim K. Kutubkhanah,
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