Middle East Rail 2017 Conference Day 2
FUTURE CITIES AND NETWORKS
09:00
Keynote opening remarks: H.E. Dr Abdulla Katheeri, Director General, Federal Transport Authority - Land & Maritime UAE
HE Abdulla Salem Al Katheeri, Director General, Federal Transport Authority
09:05
International keynote: Rethinking the role of public transport in the 21st century city
09:25
Keynote panel: Lessons from the front lines – tackling today’s C-suite of challenges
As the complexity and convergence of cities and networks grows, so too do the challenges faced by industry leaders. Hear from the C-suite of leading rail operators as they discuss what it takes to tackle some of the largest and most common hurdles.
• Realities of constant competition in freight and passenger capacity
• Streamlining global standards in due diligence, compliance, procurement and legislation
• Managing talent mobility and the next generation of global workforce gaps
• All aboard amazing service levels – delivering capacity and frequency strategies of the future
• Realities of constant competition in freight and passenger capacity
• Streamlining global standards in due diligence, compliance, procurement and legislation
• Managing talent mobility and the next generation of global workforce gaps
• All aboard amazing service levels – delivering capacity and frequency strategies of the future
10:00
Morning tea and networking – Location: Wabtec Premium Lounge
Location: Keynote Conference
Location: Middle East Rail Conference 2
Location: Middle East Rail Conference 3
PROJECT UPDATES
ASSET MANAGEMENT
PASSENGER SERVICES
Middle East Rail 1 (Location: Keynote Conference)
10:30ASIA CASE STUDY: Big data and high speed in Taiwan
• Utilisation of big data
• Preventive maintenance for safety of civil infrastructure
• Designing transit systems capable of keeping up with population pressures
• Preventive maintenance for safety of civil infrastructure
• Designing transit systems capable of keeping up with population pressures
Middle East Rail 2 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 2)
10:30Rolling out your asset management strategy
• Optimising and integrating your strategy with processes, resources and collaborative functions
• Rolling out the ISO 55000 series into your strategy
• Highlighting accountability and responsibility of functions to achieve common organisational objectives
• Benefits to the entire value chain of creating a transparent audit trail of what is done, by who, when and why
• Enabling greater engagement of workforce including leadership, communication and cross-disciplinary teamwork
• Rolling out the ISO 55000 series into your strategy
• Highlighting accountability and responsibility of functions to achieve common organisational objectives
• Benefits to the entire value chain of creating a transparent audit trail of what is done, by who, when and why
• Enabling greater engagement of workforce including leadership, communication and cross-disciplinary teamwork
Middle East Rail 3 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 3)
10:30Using informatics to revamp rail operations in Africa
Middle East Rail 1 (Location: Keynote Conference)
10:50SOUTH ASIA CASE STUDY Lucknow Metro – an engine of growth
• How automated rail systems will contribute to capacity and frequency challenges faced in India
• Update of transformative progress of metro systems in India
• Recognition of urban transport as a separate arm in allocation of responsibility from government
• Update of transformative progress of metro systems in India
• Recognition of urban transport as a separate arm in allocation of responsibility from government
Middle East Rail 2 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 2)
10:50Best practise towards safe and sustainable infrastructure
• Case study of piling of carpark building in close proximity to Dubai Metro Tunnel
Middle East Rail 3 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 3)
10:50Choice, competition and public services
• International multi-operator environment
• Ensuring a good offer for passengers
• Ensuring a good offer for passengers
Middle East Rail 1 (Location: Keynote Conference)
11:10EUROPE CASE STUDY: Transforming the North of England: challenges and opportunities
• The challenge posed in upgrading Victorian infrastructure to meet today’s needs
• The socio-economic opportunities we will unlock
• The challenge of uniting existing teams under one vision
• The socio-economic opportunities we will unlock
• The challenge of uniting existing teams under one vision
Middle East Rail 2 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 2)
11:10Rail roadmaps - performance and continuous improvement
• Benefits of performance-based, results-orientated contracting on the entire value chain
• Examples of successful performance metrics used by global rail operators
• Importance of continuous monitoring, assessment and improvement
• Developing SMART standards and measuring the performance of your asset portfolio
• Examples of successful performance metrics used by global rail operators
• Importance of continuous monitoring, assessment and improvement
• Developing SMART standards and measuring the performance of your asset portfolio
Middle East Rail 3 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 3)
11:10Contactless journeys and the invisible ticket
• Digital ticketing, NFC credit cards, traditional tickets - which system should your network be using?
• Open payments: an interoperable standard to transform revenue collection
• How can operators reduce the potential costs of revenue collection
• Open payments: an interoperable standard to transform revenue collection
• How can operators reduce the potential costs of revenue collection
CAPABILITIES SHOWCASE
Middle East Rail 1 (Location: Keynote Conference)
11:30Innovative solar viaducts for metro lines
• A look at the energy efficiency, and structural feasibility of solar viaducts
• Power self-sufficient metro stations
• Leading the way in innovative infrastructure
• Power self-sufficient metro stations
• Leading the way in innovative infrastructure
Middle East Rail 2 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 2)
11:30Rail roadmaps: performance and continuous improvement
Middle East Rail 3 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 3)
11:30Metro crowd management
Dr Salim Al Bosta, Engineering Expert, MOMRA
Middle East Rail 1 (Location: Keynote Conference)
11:50Track to 2030: enabling driverless cities of the future
Mr Lorenzo Refregger, Head of Sales GCC, Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd.
Middle East Rail 2 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 2)
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Middle East Rail 3 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 3)
11:50Key levers to increase non-fare box revenues for railway operators
• Maximising revenues from stations and real estate through systematic commercialisation and transit-oriented developments
• Improving advertising assets and sales force to optimise utilisation of advertising space
• Capitalising on customer data and digital solutions
• Improving advertising assets and sales force to optimise utilisation of advertising space
• Capitalising on customer data and digital solutions
Middle East Rail 2 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 2)
12:00Reliability centred maintenance
• Proactive vs reactive maintenance and where reliability centred maintenance (RCM) fits in
• Life cycle cost comparisons
• RCM plan: development, implementation and benefits
• Life cycle cost comparisons
• RCM plan: development, implementation and benefits
12:20 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS Location Keynote Conference
Join these 40 minute interactive sessions, designed to give you a first look at 2017 tenders and an understanding of the techniques and technologies being implemented to build these futuristic networks. Enjoy sessions led by those in charge at key government departments, railway operators and solution providers designed to promote, discuss and debate. Conquer the challenges, grab the opportunities and create the most efficient transport systems to date.
1. Ultimate strategy for track renewal in the oldest underground railway of the world
2. Design for the future – identifying opportunities to improve passenger experiences
3. Project update: Malaysia
4. Boosting intermodal and learning from the best practice in Europe
13:00
Networking lunch sponsored by AECOM – Location: Wabtec Premium Lounge
Location: Keynote Conference
Location: Middle East Rail Conference 2
Location: Middle East Rail Conference 3
PROJECTS, CONTRACTS & ASSETS
URBAN
SYSTEMS & PROCESSES
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Middle East Rail 1 (Location: Keynote Conference)
14:00The claims blackhole
• Why do claims and variations never get settled
• What the parties do to avoid settlement
• Why a change in approach from both parties could be the answer
• What the parties do to avoid settlement
• Why a change in approach from both parties could be the answer
Middle East Rail 2 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 2)
14:00Panel: Reshaping cities and taking mass out of mass transit
• Principles of transit oriented development (TOD) to lead city regeneration
• How public transport and urban planning is shaping the future of fast growing cities and quality of life
• Collaborating with private property developers and building living places not just transport nodes
• TOD to raise economic, social and eco-environmental quality and competitiveness
• How public transport and urban planning is shaping the future of fast growing cities and quality of life
• Collaborating with private property developers and building living places not just transport nodes
• TOD to raise economic, social and eco-environmental quality and competitiveness
Moderator: Dr Khaled Abbas, Former Chairman, Egypt National Institute of Transport
Middle East Rail 3 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 3)
14:00ASIA CASE STUDY: The master plan of MRT in Taichung, Taiwan
Dr Yi-Chuan Wang, Director-General, Taichung City Government Transportation Bureau
Middle East Rail 1 (Location: Keynote Conference)
14:20Putting your assets on the right track
• Creating and defining your asset management strategy
• Integrating strategic objectives and identifying key requirements and challenges
• Highlight the impact, value and quantifiable benefits of your asset management strategy
• Maximising ROI, stakeholder and passenger satisfaction.
• Integrating strategic objectives and identifying key requirements and challenges
• Highlight the impact, value and quantifiable benefits of your asset management strategy
• Maximising ROI, stakeholder and passenger satisfaction.
Middle East Rail 3 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 3)
14:20Reliability of communication systems
How to select and deploy future-proof communication networks
Ensuring consistent and continuous monitoring of critical systems for any and all conditions
How to ensure coverage over large and difficult areas
Utilising LTE to improve efficiency of critical communications
Using GSM-R to remove human error
Ensuring consistent and continuous monitoring of critical systems for any and all conditions
How to ensure coverage over large and difficult areas
Utilising LTE to improve efficiency of critical communications
Using GSM-R to remove human error
Middle East Rail 1 (Location: Keynote Conference)
14:40ZK1 bogie technical features and applications
Liu Zhenming, Chief Designer, CRRC Corporation Limited
Middle East Rail 2 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 2)
14:40Revitalising rail to compete with appeal of air travel
• Attracting ridership from traditional air fliers – comparing passenger experiences
• Understanding the next generation of travellers and what will attract them to the rail experience
• How domestic rail travel can compete with domestic air travel
• Understanding the next generation of travellers and what will attract them to the rail experience
• How domestic rail travel can compete with domestic air travel
Middle East Rail 3 (Location: Middle East Rail Conference 3)
14:40Recent developments in track modelling and stabilisation for railway operations
• Advanced track and vehicle modelling
• Vehicle-track compatibility and acceptance criteria
• Track stabilisation technologies and innovations in track infrastructures
• Vehicle-track compatibility and acceptance criteria
• Track stabilisation technologies and innovations in track infrastructures
15:00 PROJECT UPDATE ROUNDTABLES
This 40-minute interactive session is designed to give you a first look at 2017 tenders and an understanding of the techniques and technologies being implemented to build these futuristic networks. Enjoy this session led by those in charge at key government departments, railway operators and construction companies designed to promote, discuss, debate and design in 2017.
1. Project update: Algeria
2. Project update: Morocco
3. Project update: Tehran, Iran
4. Project update: Kenya
5. Project update: Iraq
Salam Jaber Salloom, Director General, State Company For Iraqi Raliways
6. Project update: Afghanistan
16:00
Networking break – Location: Wabtec Premium Lounge
16:30
End of conference day two
last published: 05/Mar/17 08:55 GMT
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