Our sponsors
Gold sponsors:
Alcatel-Lucent provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales].
Ansaldo STS is a leading technology company listed on the Milan stock exchange and operating in the global Railway & Mass Transit Transportation Systems business with the provision of traffic management, planning, train control and signalling systems and services. It acts as lead contractor and system integrator on major projects worldwide.
Ansaldo STS brings together the know-how, excellence and technological expertise of pioneering companies like Ansaldo Signal, Ansaldo Trasporti Sistemi Ferroviari, Union Switch & Signal and CSEE Transport. The activities of Ansaldo STS are organized in two business units: Signalling and Transportation Systems.
The local companies are coordinated by four regional companies with full profit accountability for both business units across several countries.Ansaldo STS is headquartered in Genoa, Italy, and employs over 4,000 people in 28 different countries. In 2007, the revenues of Ansaldo STS reached € 973 M, with a gross operating margin of € 100,3 M and net profits of € 58,2M.
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Silver sponsors:
PricewaterhouseCoopers provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services for public and private clients. More than 146,000 people in 150 countries connect their thinking, experience and solutions to build public trust and enhance value for clients and their stakeholders.
As the leading provider of financial, procurement, tax and accounting advisory services to the public and private sectors on PPP projects around the world, PwC continues to lead the Project Finance International league tables for the total value of successful deals won. To date this includes advice on over 400 signed projects around the world, with a total capital of over US $89 billion.
Our experience in the global PPP/ project finance market over the last ten years includes advising public sector bodies on projects in a wide range of sectors such as transport (e.g. London Underground PPP, the largest PPP created to date), defence, prisons, education and health. Within the international market PwC has established PPP frameworks in countries including Ireland, South Africa, Japan and Germany, and advised on a range of projects in other territories including Canada and Australia.
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CMS Cameron McKenna has built a strong reputation as one of the leading practices in major infrastructure projects and related financing throughout the world. Recognised as a leading adviser in the rail sector, we work with both sponsors and lenders in the private sector as well as for the public sector. We provide a complete range of services whether in relation to the financing of rolling stock, the development of infrastructure, private sector participation in rail services, and health and safety issues. Our extensive experience in the rail sector, both in the UK and internationally, means we understand the specifics of rail projects and the issues which are likely to arise, many of which are peculiar to rail projects.
Our strategy is founded on a basic principle: success in our business will come through the consistent delivery of quality, value and service to our client. At CMS Cameron McKenna, we work hard to be a truly client-focused law firm. By understanding the market pressures and commercial questions our clients face every day, and providing a service that’s tailored to the particular concerns and requirements of each client we are able to provide the right solutions and add real value.
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Associate sponsor:
In light of increasing competitiveness relative to air travel and the impending marketplace liberalization, many high-speed rail operators are gearing up to face the challenges ahead. ExPretio Technologies offers railway operators a suite of new-generation Revenue Optimization and Customer Intelligence tools to meet the demands of such dynamic and competitive environments. By integrating powerful customer behaviour models into a large-scale optimization framework, ExPretio’s technology allows operators to optimally manage their seat inventory and set fares, as well as other product attributes, across channels and customer profiles while explicitly taking into account passenger purchase habits and competitors’ actions.
ExPretio’s Appia Revenue Optimization suite for railways has already been fielded by European operators and has brought significant gains. Appia’s modules and functionalities—which also include customer segmentation, demand forecasting, customer choice modeling, and seat inventory optimization—provide commercial analysts, marketers and decision markers with precise insight regarding the nature and characteristics of the demand, along with optimization opportunities in their commercial offering. Through its integrated support of business rules, Appia can successfully combine a variety of commercial objectives, e.g. revenue maximization, load factor targets, average sales price objectives, promotions, etc., and greatly facilitate their implementation.
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