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8am

Registration and welcome coffee

8.40am

Opening remarks from the Chair

Howard Rosen

HOWARD ROSEN studied law at Oxford University and is an English solicitor. Since 1989 he has been running his own boutique law firm in Zug, Switzerland, specialising in international commercial and finance law, with a particular emphasis on aircraft ...

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› Howard Rosen, Chairman, Rail Working Group

THE END-USER

9am

Keynote panel: Hard talk between the end users and the operators – getting value for your money

Mr Didier J Rault

Didier J. Rault is a successful financier, international businessman and the founder and chairman of International Finance Capital (IFC), a global finance and investment firm. IFC specializes in the integral capital transactions that are ...

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Mr William Ainsworth

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Mr Abubekir Salim

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9.45am

Panel discussion: How can government create value for the end-user

Mr Debo Tunka

Education: B.Sc. with distinction In Water resource Engineering,1993, Arbaminch university, Arbaminch, Ethiopia M.Sc. in civil Engineering, specialization in Hydraulic Engineering, 1999, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorke, (IIT-ROORKE), India ...

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› Arvind Khare, CEO, CCFB
› Erkki Nghimtina, Minister, Ministry of Transport & Works, Namibia
› Mr Debo Tunka, Chief Engineer, Ethiopia Railways Corporation
› Ms Rosemary Tibiwa, Assistant Commissioner for Water & Rail Transport, Ministry of Works and Transport
› Mike Karakadzai, CEO, National railways - Zimbabwe

10.30am

Morning refreshments and tea

11am

Keynote panel: How to encourage the private sector taking an active role in the rail sector - closing the efficiency gap

REVENUE GENERATION & RISK MANAGEMENT

11.45am

Case study: Managing a PPP and revenue generation

Senior Official from the Gautrain Management agency

12.15pm

Networking lunch

1.45pm

Developing strategies to bring broken rail derailments & service defects under control

Damas Ndumbaro

A trained lawyer who joined the railway industry in the middle level and climbed up the ladder to the top level of Deputy Managing Director. He holds Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and Masters of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Dar es...

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› Damas Ndumbaro, Deputy Managing Director, Tanzania-Zambia Railways Authority

2.15pm

Round tables

Round table 1: Should railways be subsidised?
Round table 2: Tariff increases – is this the right way to service debt?
Round table 3: Using ports to fund railways – is this sustainable?
Round table 4: How to make railways more competitive

2.45pm