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Africa Rail 2009 - Buyers Survey
Your input and feedback is very important to us - and something we value! 
 
Take part in the Africa Rail 2009 Buyers Survey and you 
stand the chance of winning one of five complementary conference passes!
 
Register online now 
or call +27 (0)11 516 4041
conference details
Conference:
Day 1
24 June 8am - 5:30pm
Day 2
25 June 8am - 5:30pm
Day 3
26 June 8am - 5:30pm
 
Workshops:
These are seperately bookable
Workshop 1
22 June 2008 8am - 5pm
Workshop 2
23 June 2008 8am - 5pm
 
› Get a copy of the brochure
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Register online now 
or call +27 (0)11 516 4041

exhibition visitors
Exhibition details:
Day 1
24th June 10am - 5pm
Day 2
25th June 10am - 4pm
 
Complimentary entry link
or call +27 (0) 11 516 4041

highlights from Africa Rail 2008
 
 
 
 
  • African operators discussed their main focus areas as being Operations and IT, Human Resources, Infrastructure development , Equipment and Marketing  
  • Our keynote speakers including Howard Rosen, Chairman, Rail Working Group, Switzerland and Mike Karakadzai, General Manager of National Railways of Zimbabwe who both gave insightful presentations
  • Lucky Montana, CEO of SARCC.Metrorail hosted an on the floor question and answer session for suppliers in industry. 
  • His Excellency Mr Navdeep Suri Consular General of India opened the exhibition with Siyabonga Gama, CEO of Transnet. The ambassador highlighted India’s interest and investment into Africa, with an expanding presence for 2009
  • The 1st annual Africa Rail Awards was a fantastic success where top performers in Africa were recongnised. 
  • Complimentary seminars held in the exhibition area were well attended, with exciting product launches. Transnet Freight Rail hosted a dedicated session on "how to do business with them”
 

 

The 2009 exhibition features
Learning Seminars

Africa Rail 2009 is pleased to announce, that after the sucess of the presentations at the 2008 event, we will be having the three informative learning seminars running in 2009. Two dedicated to launch products and innovations while the third will be dedicated to technical topics. These educational programmes are packed with leading industry speakers ensuring that your time is well spent, and the information you gain will prove to be crucial to the success of your business.

Share your knowledge in the learning seminars
Do you have a product, or solution, that you want to tell the railway industry about? Does the thought of having a captive audience listening to the ins and outs of your product excite you? Then you need to host a learning seminar at Africa Rail 2009. The opportunities are endless and the amount of business that can be done on the floor is limited only by your level of participation.
 
» Find out more
» Present a slot in one of the learning seminars
 
 
 
Exhibitors to date:
* Schaeffler South Africa  * Engen * Ansaldo STS Africa  * Mott Macdonald  * PRASA 
* The UCW Partnership * Scaw Metals Group * Ircon International Limited - India * Exhibitors
* LH Martinusen  * Transnet Freight Rail * Dartcom * Rovos Rail  * Transnet Rail Engineering * Altpro * Conrac * Industrial Development Corporation  * Yale Engineering Products  * Sergi France
*Isithimela Rail Services  *Atlas Copco * Ellwood National Crankshaft - USA * Voith
* Imfuyo * Sandwell Engineering  * BBM Officine Meccaniche SpA * Tractional Enterprise 
* Global Railway Engineering  *McML - India  * ERB Technologies
* M&M Systems  * CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co.,Ltd. - China  * Perfect Raidiators - India
* Fedders Lloyd - India  * Widney Transport Components  * ANTF - Brazil  * ALL Technologia
* Polyflor * Sennebogen * Zizhu Mining Commodities  * Southern Mapping Company
*UK Trade & Investment  * Strub-SA

Provisional programme

 

Target your marketing. Influence business leaders

Your business is about much more than just knocking on doors. Your marketing strategy is much more than a lead generator. To generate sales, you need brand credibility and a genuine leadership position. To generate the awareness and response you desire you need a targeted, decision-maker focused geographically effective marketing strategy.

With one cost effective investment Africa Rail 2009 will:

  • Build you brand with decision-makers
  • Give you the best African coverage of any marketing channel
  • Target your message to your precise audience
  • Secure quality leads ahead of your competition 
  • Achieve brand recognition among high level professionals

» Find out more
» Become a sponsor
 

   

Africa Rail Awards
Date: 24 June 2009
Time: 19:30
Venue: Sandton Sun
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event sponsors
 
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sponsorship opportunities
A sales solution that generates leads and new business Africa Rail 2009 is Africa’s only railway forum where all key industry suppliers, consultants and financiers can showcase their products.
 
Why your company needs to be there:
  • It's extremely cost-effective
  • Attended by real decision makers
  • Offers sponsorship packages that create year-round advantage
  • Supported by an extremely targeted marketing campaign
  • That works with all industry role-players to create the industry meeting point
Call Alwyn Peacock now to take advantage of this year-round marketing campaign. Tel: +27 (0) 11 516 4053 or email him
 
 
Target your market!
 
For details contact
Alwyn Peacock

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Africa Rail Awards categories
 
Nominations deadline

Submit all nominations by 26/05/2009
 
 
 
 
  • Best Technology Provider
  • Best Concessionaire
  • Special Merit for Operational Excellence
  • Best Mining Railway
  • Best Railway Operator
  • Africa Rail Personality of the Year
  • Africa Rail Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Best Passenger Rail Operator
  • Organisation that has Contributed Successfully to Skills Development
  • Best Service Provider to the Railway Industry

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