Partnerships, new markets and growing rail market share

• Highlighting opportunities and ROI
• The power of partnerships: Breaking down the barriers that limit trade
• Approaching rail with a totally new business paradigm
• Performance, reliability and meeting growing demand
• The role of regulation, policy development and planning

Mega projects – trends, challenges and the future outlook

• Opportunities for building and expanding major port projects in East Africa
• Initiating the project: planning approval, permits and licences
• Harnessing the private sector
• What are the changing funding models?
• Political risk and corruption
• Mitigating project delays and budget overruns
• Assuring project quality

Transit Oriented Development and rail infrastructure with SEA case studies

• Investment innovation for interoperable transport networks
• Attracting FDI into infrastructure projects
• Multiregional policy development & planning: making business easy
• Building attractiveness for investment

Influencing East Africa’s growth through prioritising multimodal transport infrastructure

• Managing stakeholder expectations for large scale projects
• Learning from the past – effective checks and balances during the implementation process
• Attracting sustainable investment and financing
• The procurement process: making it as clear and transparent as possible
• Future proofing infrastructure projects through sustainable models

Boosting railway capacity through prioritising regional integration

• Working towards world class rail connectivity
• Systems and capacity that can truly compete – efficiency, reliability and safety
• Staying cost effective and affordable
• Aligning the operators objectives to strategic regional objectives
• Looking ahead: What more needs to be done?

How to deliver the best operational performance

• Key factors, tips and global best practice
• World-class standards and how to get there
• Accountability and reliability – why this is a priority
• Service = Creating customer value
• The customer experience – enhance and exceed

“Africa 4.0”: Enabling An Integrated Railway Operations through Digital Railways

• The importance of adequate multimodal transfer systems
• How to source finance when planning for expansion
• Linking the hub with local consumer and industrial areas
• Governance models and why they matter
• Location, location, location

Operational Efficiency - Plan Build Operate

• Gaining the advantage – How we helped Qatar Rail Program and Dubai Metro
• Design collaboration and document management.
• Transforming efficiency by managing information and processes project-wide from design phase to hand over.
• How to maximise resources through the use of advanced technologies for example the use of Connected BIM.

How to leverage regional logistics hubs to boost economic development

• An enabler of trade – what’s the future potential?
• Making your hub attractive to cargo owners
• The impact of international alliances and partnerships
• Customs, tariffs and transit times
• How to use tech to deliver world-class efficiency
• Identifying areas of ROI for investors

Creating an efficient commuter rail system

• Creating a new system
• The government as a customer and latest thinking on franchises
• Financing the rolling stock and why private capital makes sense

Rise of regional logistics hubs in East Africa

• Regionalism: Strategic, profitable and a key logistic element
• Coordination and collaboration with other hubs
• Tech that enables efficiency and optimises capacity
• Why hubs mitigate the decrease in reliable logistics
• Focussing on strategic priorities to overcome challenges in East Africa

The hottest projects in Kenya and what is being done to open the door for investment

This presentation covers projects from the entire transport spectrum

Preparing for an integrated East African Rail system: Confronting the policy and regulatory challenges

• Operational and financial considerations for cross border operation
• The important regulatory issues
• Expanding fleets to meet government capacity targets and private sector profit requirements
• Transparency and developing the right working relationship with all stakeholders

Innovative and affordable LTE/3G/GSM network for Rail

The hottest projects in Uganda and what is being done to open the door for investment

This presentation covers projects from the entire transport spectrum

Being prepared: Customs, trade protocols and how to keep goods moving cross-border

• Learning from what works globally – adapting successes to local markets
• Using rules, regulation and contracts as a performance driver
• Engagning with partners
• How to increase efficiency in ship related clearance procedures and documentation at the port