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Light Rail Briefing Day: Monday 11th May 2009
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9am | Chairperson’s opening remarks
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| Regional and international LRT developments |
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9.10am | Keynote: sign of the times: the opportunities and challenges facing light rail
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9.50am | Keynote: an update on the Mecca Monorail project plans
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| | Dr. Habib Zein-Alabideen, First Deputy Minister, Head, Central Directorate for Project Development Municipal and Rural Affairs and, Development Commission, Makka, Madina and Mashaer
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10.30am | Mobility solutions for MENA’s mobility challenges: new developments for Light Rail
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| | Mr. Peter Albexon, Vice President for Sales and Business Development Systems Division, Bombardier Transport
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11am | Morning refreshments
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11.30am | The socio-economic and political impact of light rail transport in Africa-an overview of projects
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| Light rail, urban generation and property development |
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12pm | Keynote: how light rail projects can be used to regenerate urban slums
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| | Dr. Abdulgader Amir, VP Strategic Planning and Management of Land and Property, Jeddah Development and Urban Regeneration Co.
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12.30pm | Networking lunch
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| Best-practice LRT system planning and design |
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1.30pm | Meeting the challenge of integrating light rail projects into complex multimodal networks
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2pm | Modern telecommunications as the back bone for intelligent rail networks and MRTs today
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2.30pm | Nakheel Monorail presentation
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3pm | Case study: digital Signage at Mono Rail
Palm Jumeirah
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3.30pm | Afternoon refreshments
sponsored by 
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| ***Site visit to the Palm Monorail*** |
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4pm | Buses depart for site visit to the Palm Monorail (Limited to first 75 delegates)
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5.30pm | Site visit concludes followed by networking cocktails
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Day One Tuesday 12th May 2009
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8.30am | Registration and welcome refreshments
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9am | Chairman’s opening remarks
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| MENA rail- a strategic regional outlook |
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9.10am | Official MENA Rail 2009 welcome address
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9.30am | Keynote Address: Unveiling Bahrain’s strategic rail plans: forecasting the challenges of building a mass rail transit system from scratch
- Increasing concerns for sustainable urban mobility
- Bahrain’s vision for a public transport system
- A brief of integrated strategy and implementation
- Opportunities for consultants, contractors and suppliers
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10am | Keynote: Abu Dhabi rail projects: challenges, issues and
plans
- Establishing the business case for the Abu Dhabi rail projects
- An update on the status of Abu Dhabi’s different rail projects
- Forecasting the challenges of planning, designing, constructing and operating those projects
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10.30am | Morning refreshments and networking
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| The economic, social and geo-political impact |
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11am | Keynote: forecasting the potential geo-political, economic
and social impact of an operating GCC railway
- Analysing the long-term economic impact of new GCC rail projects on regional trade
- Rail in the MENA context: balancing national, political and economic interests
- Crystal balling the geo-political, social and cultural shift
- Special security and cross-border implications
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11.30am | Addressing mobility challenges in MENA cities: exciting
technologies for new rail developments
- Recognising and addressing the mobility challenges in MENA cities
- Exciting technologies for new rail developments
- Taking a total system approach and best practices for development success
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| Best-practice procurement, contracting and
development models |
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12pm | The challenges of procuring the North/South railway contracts
- The North/South tendering process
- How SAR is working with the consulting consortium and contractors
- A look at GCC rail project owner wants and needs and what companies should be aware of looking to win business
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| | Dr. Arash Aghdam, Project Director, The Louis Berger Group (North/South Railway)
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12.30pm | Networking lunch
sponsored by 
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1.30pm | Panel: to BOT or not to BOT? Examining the best funding,
implementation and development models for mega-rail
projects
- Examining the best funding and implementation models
- PPPs vs. debt financing, bonds and loans
- Improving the tendering process
- Which parties bear what risk?
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| | Dr. Arash Aghdam, Project Director, The Louis Berger Group (North/South Railway)
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2.10pm | Preparing a blue print for effective rail networks:
opportunities and threats
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2.40pm | Speed Networking
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3.40pm | Afternoon Tea
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| Investment and financing: how do we get the
money on board? |
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4.10pm | Securing project financing for Rome Metro’s new D line
- Line D: assessing the main features and challenges of constructing Rome’s new line
- Taking a look at the project finance procedure
- The municipal role in project financing of the project
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4.40pm | Panel: how to orchestrate project funding and stay on track in a recession
- Tackling financing of projects in the post liquidity freeze market
- Negotiating long-term concessions to keep projects on track
- Making rail infrastructure attractive as an asset class
- The market for privately-financed lines
- Where is it going come from?
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5.20pm | Close of Day One and Networking Drinks Reception
sponsored by 
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Day Two Wednesday 13th May 2009
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8.30am | Welcome refreshments
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9am | Chairperson’s opening remarks
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| Managing project and resource constraints in a high-cost environment |
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9.10am | Panel: the secret to successful client-consultant-contractor relationships: what is required?
- Planning, planning and more planning
- Synergising business goals and partnering to stay profitable
- Innovating contract clauses for key material costs
- Developing open forums
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9.50am | Panel: scarce times – addressing key resource management
and acquisition headaches facing project managers-is it a
burden contractors AND clients should bear?
- Acquiring and training skilled local staff-a united challenge
- Sharing the cost of resource acquisition
- Skilled labour-a challenge and responsibility
- Keeping project momentum and staying efficient
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| | Dr. Arash Aghdam, Project Director, The Louis Berger Group (North/South Railway)
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10.30am | Meeting the challenge of operating and managing new
mass rail infrastructure in Algeria and Johannesburg:
Comparing experiences in North and South Africa
- The advantage for clients and construction companies of having the operator involved early in the process
- An update on the Algiers Metro & Gautrain Projects
- Assessing the operator’s activities during preparation
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10.50am | Morning refreshments and networking
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| Rail, mining & logistics: freight expectations |
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11.20am | Rail and mining: optimising Jordan’s mining exports by
successfully increasing freight fleet capacity
- Investing in fleet maintenance and upgrades to boost load hauls of phosphate and other exportable mining material
- Working effectively with key mining companies
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| Implementing cost-effective mass transit solutions |
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11.40am | Seamless integration of road, rail and building projects
through planning, design and construction: is it possible in MENA?
- Essential requirements for delivering mixed infrastructure projects effectively: what is needed, what is currently going wrong and why?
- Make today’s technology work for you: Save time. Improve efficiency. Reduce risk
- Accessing expertise and resources to optimise productivity regardless of location throughout the planning, design and implementation phase
- Promoting adherence to global design and for successful and sustainable construction
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12.10pm | Networking lunch
sponsored by 
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1.20pm | Asian fusion: how MTR integrates Mass Transit Plans
with best-practice contract design to develop effective,
transparent relationships with contractors, consultants and suppliers
- MTR approach to mass transit planning and contracting
- Best-practice contract design for mass transit, multi-modal projects
- An overview of MTR’s projects and integrated property and station development strategies
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1.50pm | Rail/road integration: merging 21st Century mass transit
concepts with MENA’s legacy transport infrastructure
- Getting master developers and project owners to operate cohesively
- Addressing the need for sweeping changes
- Benchmarking European, US and Asian policy design for new light rail and metro project developments
- Regulation needs and considerations
- Avoiding competition for real estate and unnecessary delays
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2.30pm | Afternoon refreshments and networking
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| Innovative technology for best-practice operations |
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3pm | Rail Madrid: implementing the world’s most advanced signal
and rail traffic control system
- Increasing security and service efficiency through the ultramodern CBTC system
- Using communication-based technology to increase capacity of passengers per trip
- How Metro de Madrid funded the project
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3.30pm | Life cycle cost analysis of modern fastening systems and
turnouts-benefits for BOT operators
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3.50pm | Advances in communications for railways and metros
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| Marketing strategies for maximum ridership |
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4.10pm | Panel: orchestrating the modal shift
- Selling in-coming rail projects to the public
- Key marketing challenges. Will the car loyalists come?
- What are the essential new laws and policies that need to be implemented to promote rail ridership?
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| | Dr. Bader Al Qamzi, Director, Integrated Planning Division, Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi
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4.50pm | Interactive roundtable discussions
Roundtable 1 - Do PPPs provide the best value-for-money in infrastructure development?
Roundtable 2 - Delivering rail projects-on time and within budget
Roundtable 3 - Securing funding for rail projects in the current economic climate
Roundtable 4 - Resource scarcity: labour, equipment and materials- what’s the solution?
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5.30pm | Close of Day Two
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Station Development Briefing Day: Thursday 14th May 2009
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9am | Chairman’s opening remarks
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| Beyond the ticket counter: ancillary revenue opportunities |
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9.10am | Case study: selling station-naming “rights” to secure revenue for future line upgrades, maintenance and expansion
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| World class station development and management |
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9.40am | The future of railway architecture
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10.10am | Pioneering rail station development in the UK
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10.40am | Morning refreshments
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| Innovative financing for station construction |
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11.10am | How Copenhagen Metro funded its station development through strategic land sales
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11.40am | Tehran Metro’s innovative land for station development model
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12.10pm | Networking lunch
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1.10pm | Panel: comparing key financing and development models for station development
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| Harmonising station and real estate development |
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1.50pm | The developer’s perspective on station development
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| | Mr. Ian Ohan, Regional Director, Investment Transactions, Jones Lang LaSalle Middle East
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2.20pm | Creating harmony through joint rail, media and real estate developments
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2.50pm | Afternoon refreshments
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| ***Exclusive site visit to Dubai Metro station*** |
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3.20pm | Buses leave for an exclusive site visit to the completed Jebel Ali Metro Station with an onsite tour led by RTA, Rail Agency Dubai
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5pm | Site visit and Station Development Briefing Day concludes
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H.E Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board & Executive Director, RTA, Dubai 
