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Day One: Wednesday 21 May 2008
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08.30 | Registration and Welcome Coffee
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09.00 | Welcome from the Chair
Paul Anderson
Managing Director
Serco
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| AN OVERVIEW OF EMERGING RAIL PROJECTS IN MENA |
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09.10 | Special Introductory Presentation from 2008 Diamond Sponsor Russian Railways
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09.30 | KUWAIT: Assessing plans for a national rail and metro system in Kuwait
- A progress update on Kuwait’s rail plans
- Looking at the interlinking roles of Kuwait Overland Transport Union, Kuwait Ministry of Communication, Project Managers and Consultants
- Integrating rail into Kuwait’s transport master plan
- Outlining the next action steps
Dr. Hussain Al-Sayegh
Consultant
Kuwait Overland Transport Union
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09.50 | IRAQ: Securing $10 billion worth of funding for Iraq’s rail redevelopment plan
- Iraqi rail project updates-from freight to high speed
- Future rail linkage plans-Connecting Iraq to Iran, Syria,
Turkey, Europe and the Meditteranean
- Funding challenges and ongoing opportunities for foreign
direct investment
- Safeguarding rail assets: Assessing infrastructural and
political security risks
Salam Jabur Salum
Transportation and Operation Manager,
IRR, Iraq
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10.10 | JORDAN : Transforming Jordan’s rail infrastructure
- New studies on rail development strategy in Jordan
- Integrating rail into the Mafraq Development and Aqaba Port Development Masterplans: opportunities
- Reducing the Kingdom’s road dependence to create a more sustainable long-term transport policy
- Progress on the re-development of Jordan’s freight rail
infrastructure
- Jordan’s integrated MENA rail vision
Laith Dababneh
Director Multi-Transport Department
Ministry of Transport, Jordan
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10.40 | Morning Tea
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| INVESTING IN RAIL MAINTENANCE, SAFETY AND SECURITY |
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11.10 | UAE : Benchmarking the best: Ensuring the Dubai Metro adheres to the world’s highest safety and maintenance standards
- Driving the vision for safe and smooth travel experience
for the Dubai Metro
- Designing a long-term maintenance and upgrade plan
- Loss prevention strategies: Driving fire and life safety
standards in the metro system
- Examining pre-designs with stock and track suppliers to
ensure environment suitability
- Projecting the total maintenance costs throughout the
lifecycle of the metro project
- Lessons for metro projects around the region
Eng. Ali Abdul Qader
Director of Maintenance Department
Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai
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11.40 | Cost effective approaches to maximise safety, capacity,
and maintainability
- Why CBTC works for the Middle East and North Africa region
- ITCS presentation: What it is, how it works and what it is not
- What are the major challenges
- GE’s success stories with ITCS
William Oberkramer
Global Commercial Development Director Train Control Systems
GE Transportation
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12.10 | Lunch and Exhibition Viewing
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| PLANNING AND EXECUTING MEGA RAIL PROJECTS |
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13.10 | Protecting the Client’s Interests: Specifying what you want and making sure you get it
- Identifying the right transit solution
- Specifying the systems and infrastructure
- Monitoring design and delivery
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13.40 | SOUTH AFRICA: Planning and Managing the Gautrain Project: The World’s
2nd largest Rail PPP
- An update on the progress of South Africa’s Gautrain Project
- Working effectively with the consortium for project delivery
on budget and on time
- Overcoming the skill shortage challenge
- Project risk allocation, management and mitigation
- The pros and cons of using PPPs for large, complex rail projects
- Lessons for the Middle Eastern and North African PPPs
Jack Van Der Merwe
CEO
Gautrain Project
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14.10 | Planning, building and managing a successful consortium
- Strategic project partner selection for the Saudi Landbridge project
- Contract design and costing mechanisms
- Raising the funds required for the Saudi Landbridge bid
- Bidding and tendering in large consortiums
- Governance and effective consortium management: How
should it be done?
Charbel M Abou-Jaoude
CEO-Investments
Agility Logistics
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14.40 | Bring 100+ business cards!
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15.10 | Afternoon Tea
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15.40 | SAUDI ARABIA: How Saudi Binladin Group and Deutsche Bahn have raced ahead in the 1st year of Constructing the North South Railway Line (CTW100)
- Saudi Binladin Group and Deutsche Bahn – Two Major Renowned Companies and Their Activities in Middle East
- Overview of Major Railway Projects in KSA with joint activities of SBG and DB
- North South Railway Line CTW100 track laying project and its scope of work
- Site Infrastructure to Implement the Project
- Organizational Structure to implement the Project
- Current Status of the Works Project Status after 1 year of duration
- Key Factors of a Successful Implementation
- Strategic partnership goals of SBG/DB to support Saudi Rail Expansion Plans
- Outlook: Operation and Maintenance of the North South Railway Line
Dr.Shahid Khan
Project Director
Saudi Binladin Group
Martin Bay
CEO
Deutsche Bahn
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16.10 | UAE: Dubai Metro: The implementation challenge
- Meeting the customer’s needs
- Meeting the operational challenges
- Meeting the schedule challenges
Paul Anderson
Managing Director
Serco
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16.40 | Panel: Delivering large scale rail projects on budget and on time
- Best-of-breed project planning and execution
- Environmental management
- Investing in safety and loss prevention-maintaining project
momentum
- Resolving engineering problems and obstacles during
construction
- Innovative cost-cutting strategies to minimise project spend
Charbel M Abou-Jaoude
CEO-Investments
Agility Logistics
Dr. Shahid Khan
Project Director
SaudiBinladin Group
Jack Van Der Merwe
CEO
Gautrain Project
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17.20 | Q and A Session and close of day
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Day Two: Thursday 22 May 2008
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08.30 | Arrival and Welcome Coffee
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09.00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
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| SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING MULTI-MODAL INFRASTRUCTURE |
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09.10 | SPAIN: Creating a logistics hub: examining the strategic
relationship between port and rail
- The important relationship between ports and rail: strategic linkages and best-practice intermodal design
- Taking a look at Barcelona’s Rail Master Plan and how it has been integrated with Barcelona Port
- Intermodal project financing options
- Potential lessons for Middle East and North Africa
Josep Oriol
Director General
Port Authority of Barcelona
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09.40 | Panel: How will new rail projects change the landscape of the GCC logistics market?
- Truck Vs Rail Vs Plane
- Benefits of rail for Freight Forwarders
- The effect the Landbridge and other major rail projects will have on shipping routes
- Rail’s effect on the regional GDP: Increasing the effectiveness of the transportation sector
- Requirements for best-practice intermodal integration
Moderator: Joss Dare
Partner
Ashurst
Charbel M Abou-Jaoude
CEO-Investments
Agility Logistics
Martin Bay
CEO
Deutsche Bahn International
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| DEVELOPING FREIGHT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE IN MENA |
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10.10 | An overview of Turkey’s key rail projects
- New trends in regional transport
- An overview of planned and progressing projects in Turkey
- An update on the groundbreaking ‘Cream Project’
Mehmet Tekin
Advisor to the Director General
Turkish Railways
Hulya Cilgi
International Marketing Manager
Turkish Railways
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10.30 | Panel: Enhancing MENA’s freight rail capacity
- Interoperability: the key to sustained regional freight profitability
- What is driving and blocking the growth of rail freight in MENA
- Limitations of single track?
- Key role of private sector investment in developing capacity of freight networks
- The way forward?
Laith Dababneh
Director Multi-Transport Department
Ministry of Transport, Jordan
Ghada Hamouda
Deputy National Coordinator
Ministry of Transport, Egypt
Salam Jabur Salum
Transportation and Operation Manager
IRR, Iraq
Mohamed Rabie Khlie
Managing Director
ONCF
Hulya Cilgi
International Marketing Manager
TCDD
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11.10 | Morning Tea
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| ADDRESSING MENA’S NEED FOR SPEED |
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11.40 | From the Mediterranean to the Sahara: An update on Morocco’s high-speed projects
- A progress report on Morocco’s high-speed projects
- Challenges and opportunities of infrastructure delivery
- Maintenance considerations for high-speed projects
- The impact of rail projects on regional rail links
- Lessons for future MENA high-speed projects
Mohamed Rabie Khlie
Managing Director
ONCF
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| RAIL PROJECT FINANCING: SELECTING THE RIGHT MODEL |
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12.10 | EGYPT: Putting Egypt’s first PPP rail project into practice
- Egypt’s PPP rail pilot
- Role of the central PPP unit
- Exploring various funding options
- Key challenges and benefits of the project
- Lessons for other MENA countries
Ghada Hamouda
Deputy National Coordinator
Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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12.40 | Lunch
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13.40 | IRAN: Solving Tehran Metro’s $18.5 billion project funding
challenge
- An overview of past, present and future projects
- Funding solutions for planned extensions
- Comparing Tehran’s financing strategy to other metro projects around the world
Dr. Mohammad Montazeri
Deputy Managing Director
Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company
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14.10 | How to minimise rail project risk and maximise the
potential returns in rail PPPs
- The importance of quality bid documents in attracting committed participants
- How to consult the market during project structuring
- Sole source transactions - is a competitive environment essential?
- Setting a realistic schedule to maximise investor interest
- Getting early agreement on monitoring structure
- 3rd party review in case of disagreements
Seán McDonnell
Principal
CPCS
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14.40 | Afternoon Tea
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| MAXIMISING RAIL OPERATOR REVENUE |
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15.10 | Commercialisation options for railway stations
Stefan Herzberg
Regional Director
Deutsche Bahn International
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| FAST-TRACKING FUTURE RAIL DEVELOPMENT |
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15.40 | Closing Panel: 40 What threatens the pace of rail development in MENA?
- Low-cost air travel
- Regulation and legislation: friend or foe?
- Will rail ever compete with other modes of transport?
- Marketing rail and other public transport to the MENA youth
- Future project planning and execution constraints
- Pricing and future funding models
- Managing environmental constraints on infrastructure developments
Moderator:
Stefania Bianchi
Reporter
Dow Jones Newswires
Panel
Laith Dababneh
Director Multi-Transport Department
Ministry of Transport, Jordan
Sean McDonnell
Principal
CPCS
Joss Dare
Partner
Ashurst
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16.20 | Closing Remarks and Close of Conference
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Pre-Conference Workshop: Tuesday 20 May 2008
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08.30 | Putting PPPs for rail projects into practicestrategies for success
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