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Africa Rail
| Venue: | Sandton Convention Centre | ||
| Country: | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Start Date: | End Date: | ||
| Categories: | Railway, Shipping & Aviation | ||
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
The Africa Rail Summit will provide an intellectual junction for the participants to discuss about the current and upcoming issues with senior level executives and academicians across the world. At the Africa Rail Conference the participants will get an opportunity to increase their brand recognition; to generate leads and obtain new clients and to showcase their products and services to a targeted audience of decision-makers. The participants can learn from the industry practitioners, who have hands-on experience in specific industry. The experts from the field at the conference will also look into the strategic finance, investment and operational solutions for Africas rail operators. The Conference provides varied opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration
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Conference Programme
Day 1 Programme, 01-Jun-2010
Summary : The first day of the conference will be dedicated to the issues like: Railway line development and acquiring suitable rolling stock, Public Private Partnerships - operator views on joining forces with the private sector etc.
07:30 AM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Registration and refreshments
08:30 AM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Chairperson's opening remarks
Mr David Williams, Deputy Editor, Financial Mail
08:45 AM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Keynote address: Opportunities for development in Africa's railways
Mr Jean-Marc Gravellini, MD - Africa, Agence Francaise de Development
09:15 AM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Keynote case study: Investing in Africa's railways - the Lagos Blue Line Rail project
Mr Peter Kieran, CEO, CPCS Transcom
09:45 AM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Operator's panel: Key drivers for rail investment for the rest of Africa
Mr Amanuel Ghebrerelassie, Managing Director, Eritrea Railways
10:30 AM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Morning refreshments and official exhibition opening
11:15 AM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Chief Executive's panel: Key drivers for rail development south of the equator
Mr Tau Morwe, acting CE, Transnet Freight Rail
12:00 PM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Panel session: The power of PPP in financing rail projects
Mr Stanley Mkoko, Transport Advisor, Nepad Foundation
12:45 PM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Networking lunch and viewing of the exhibition
14:00 PM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Project funding and staying on track
Dr Gachao Kiuna, CEO, Transcentury Investments
14:30 PM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Investing in rail - what is it worth and what's in it for the investor?
Ms Orli Arav, Head of Project Finance, Frontier Markets Fund Manager
15:00 PM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Maintaining the full potential of your supply chain
Stephen Freeman, Director of Railways, Mott McDonald
15:30 PM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Networking session and afternoon refreshments
16:15 PM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Q&A session: Financing rolling stock, asset management and leasing for funds
Howard Rosen, Chairman: Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, Rail Working Group
17:00 PM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Chairperson's closing remarks and end of day one
19:30 PM - 0-1:0-1 AM
Africa Rail Awards and gala dinner
Organizer:
Tel:+(44)-(20)-70921000
Fax:+(44)-(20)-72421548
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