PAST SPEAKERS 

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Mr Gavin Acar, Managing Director, Sebvest Engineering

Mr Gaurav Agarwal, Director of Corporate Co-ordination, Ministry Of Railways, India

Hon Minister Rotimi Amaechi, Minister, Federal Ministry of Transport

Mr Pieter Bezuidenhout, Managing Director, S.M.S. Siemag South Africa Pty Ltd

Mr Thomas Bieg, VP Mining & Freight Rail Solutions, Siemens Industry

Mr Alan Bollard, International Sales Manager, Westermo

Mr Hassan Boussi, , Sydney Trains

Mr Ross Boyd, Director – Enterprise and Supplier Development, GE

Mr Paul Brooks, President, Chartered Institute Of Logistics & Transport

Mr Herman Bruwer, General Manager: Safety Compliance, Railway Safety Regulator

Mr Durand Castro, Integrated Logistics Engineer, Centre D'Etudes Diplomatiques et Strategiques

Mr Argent Chuula, Chief Executive Officer, Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern & Southern Africa, COMESA

Mr Winston Cluff, Managing Director, Cluff Trade & Investments

Ms Melissa Cook, Managing Director, African Sunrise Partners Llc

Mr Simon Daum, Head of Strategy Passenger Transport, Deutsche Bahn AG

Renato de Castro, International Advisor, The World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments (WeGo)

Mr François Demilly, R & D Director, MG - Valdunes

Mr Bhekithemba Dlamini, Director Engineering, Swaziland Railway

Mr John Dottie, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation

Youssef Draïss, General Manager, Casablanca Transport Sa

Mr Lukas Duursema, Business Development Manager ,Grow Africa, Siemens

Mr Lukas Duursema, Business Development Manager ,Grow Africa, Siemens

Mr Christian Engelbrecht, Engagement Manager, Letsema Consulting And Advisory

Mr Solomon Eshetu, Director General, Ethio-Djibouti Railways

Mr Jason Fagan, Technical Solution Consultant, Dassault Systemes

Mr Luc Feuvrier, Solution Technical Director, Dassault Systemes

Olivier Frendo, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs International

Dr Norman Frisch, Chairman of the eLTE Industry Alliance, Marketing Director, Enterprise Business Group and Transport Sector, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd

Andrea Giuricin, Managing director of CRIET - Transport at University, Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori Spa

Mr Steven Golding, CEO, S.S.G. Consulting

Mr Samuel Gounden, Key accounts manager, S.M.S. Siemag South Africa Pty Ltd

Hon Minister Jorum Gumbo, Minister, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development

Mr Stéphane Guy, Maintenance Project Director, GIBELA

Mr Matthias Handschin, Business Development Director, Alstom Transport

Mr Vaughan Harris, Executive Director, BIM Institute

Ms Renaire Huntley, Executive in the office of the CEO, Railway Safety Regulator

Mr Markus Isler, Senior Manager Technical Sales, Voith Turbo

Engr Chidi K C Izuwah Snr, Executive Director, The Presidency, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission,

Mr Thami Jiyane, Chief Officer: Advanced Manufacturing, Transnet Rail Engineering

Mr Richard Johnson, CEO, D.T.I. E.M.E.A. Ltd

Mr Richard Johnson, Team Leader For Forage Biotechnology, Agresearch

Mr Tshepo Kgobe, Senior Executive Manager : Technical Services, Gautrain Management Agency

Mr Arvind Khare, Former CEO, Campanhia Dos Caminhos De Ferro Da Beira S.A.R.L. - C.C.F.B.

Engr. Benedict Kimau, Ag. General Manager Concession, Kenya Railways

Dr Betram Kiswaga, Deputy Managing Director, Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority

Mr Karsten Klatt, Regional Director, Thales

Mr Vijay Kumar, Vice President Freight System and Signalling, Ansaldo STS

Mr Kasingye Kyamugambi, Project Coordinator, Uganda Railways

Mr Denis Laroche, Vice President Business Development, Thales

Mr Ivan Loparev, Director for Export Projects, United Wagon Company

Mr TJ Mahoney, LEAF Locomotive Manager, Railserve, Inc.

Dr Cornel Malan, Head: Operational Planning and Intelligence, Railway Safety Regulator

Mr Richard Malinga, Senior Transport Engineer, African Development Bank

Dr John Maluleke, Council Member, Chartered Institute Of Logistics & Transport

Mr Vyonsi Manda, Director : Corporate Planning, Zambia Railways Ltd

Mr Bongani Mankewu, CEO, Rail Road Association

Mr Sibusiso Maphatiane, Executive Chairman, Naledi Forging

Mr Sibusiso Maphatiane, Executive Chairman, Naledi Forging

Mr Hlayisani Matelakengisa, Business Manager : Rail, DCD Ringrollers

Mr Hlayisani Matelakengisa, Business Manager : Rail, DCD Ringrollers

Engr. Maxwell Mengich, Project Manager, Kenya Railways

Mr Chimeta Mulambia, Head of Production Planning and Control, Central East African Railways

Mr Christopher Musonda, CEO, Zambia Railways Limited

Mr Vivashan Muthan, Manager - Mobile Industries, Sales Engineering, Timken South Africa

Mr Charles Mwaura, Group Chief Executive Officer, Pamoja Capital

Hon Alpheus G Naruseb, Minister, Ministry of Works and Transport

Mr Stanislav Nasibullin, Application Engineer, M.T.S. Systems

Mr Stanislav Nasibullin, Application Engineer, M.T.S. Systems

Mr Joseph Nethathe, Head:Rolling Stock, RSR

Mr Stephenson Ngubane, Chief Executive Officer, Swaziland Railways

Ms Sinenhlanhla Nkosi, Technician Metallurgist, Thermitrex (PTY) Ltd

Engr. Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation

Mr Isaiah Okoth, Group Chief Executive, Rift Valley Railways

Mr Marcelo Pardal, Regional Accounts Manager Southern Africa, Thales

Mr Shane Perrier, Engagement Manager, Letsema Consulting and Advisory (Pty) Ltd

Abdullatif H. Rajehi, General Manager, Libyan Express Train Company

Mr Bello Roni, Deputy Director Signaling and Telecommunications, Nigerian Railways

Mr Howard Rosen, Chairman, Rail Working Group

Mr Ankala Saibaba, Chief Engineer, Indian Railways

Atsushi SAKAI, Deputy Director, Japan Railways Group

Mr Ronald Salis, Solution Sales Manager, T-Systems SA (Pty) Ltd

Miss Hlengiwe Sayd, Director, Department Of Transport

Mr Piet Sebola, Group Executive- Strategic Asset Development Company, PRASA

Mr Essam Selim, Chairman and Former MD, Egyptian Railways Maintenance & Servces

Ms Galetlolwe Semenya, Senior Manager: Operational Readiness, PRASA Rail

Mr Mokhulu Sibanyoni, Acting Senior Manager of the School of Engineering, Transnet Rail Engineering

Ms Nelisiwe Simelane, Metallurgist/Technical Sales, Thermitrex (PTY) Ltd

Mr Johny Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Walvis Bay Corridor Group

Mr Louis Strydom, Principal Investment Officer, Development Bank Of Southern Africa

Mr Zaheer Suliman, Sales Manager - South Africa, General Electric

Mr David Sullivan, Sales & Marketing Executive, LHMarthinusen

Mr Yohannes Tesfaye, Chief Officer: IT, Ethiopian Railways Corporation

Mr Peter Thomas, Commercial Director, GE Transportation

Mr Vincent Tshiongo, Chief Operating Officer, Rift Valley Railways

Mr Naglin Tuganadar, CTO, I.C.T. Works Pty Ltd

Mr Karl Vantine, Vice President, Ares Africa (Pty) Ltd

Barry Wolmarans, Senior Sales Leader, General Electric

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