4th Annual Middle East Rail Opportunities

From: 07 May 2013  To: 07 May 2013  City: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Venue: Four Points by Sheraton ( Formerly known as MENA Grand Khaldia Hotel) 

وتعتبر الخطة الرئيسية للخطوط الحديدية السعودية 2010 - 2040 بمثابة الأساس الذي ترتكز عليه تنمية مستدامة وطويلة الأجل، كما أنها تشكل خطة توسعة مرحلية لشبكة السكك الحديدية السعودية، ومن المتوقع أن يتم إنجاز خط السكة الحديدية عالي السرعة الأول المخصص للركاب بين مدن المملكة العربية السعودية وبالتحديد بين مكة المكرمة والمدينة المنورة بحلول يناير عام 2014.

ويسعى المؤتمر السنوي الرابع ل�رص السكك الحديدية �ي الشرق الأوسط لتو�ير �رصة متكا�ئة ومتعادلة للحاضرين وموردي الحلول بما �يه تحقيق الحد الأقصى من الاست�ادة من هذا المنتدى، من خلال المشاركة �ي جلسات التواصل وحلقات النقاش علاوة على دراسات الحالة الإقليمية. ويشهد المؤتمر مشاركة وتمثيلا من الحكومة، بالإضا�ة إلى مجموعة من موردي الحلول الرائدة. كما تقوم العديد من الشركات البارزة بإلقاء كلمات بهذه المناسبة ومنها: هيئة السكك الحديدية �ي المملكة العربية السعودية، الشركة السعودية للسكك الحديدية، الإتحاد للسكك الحديدية، وزارة الأشغال، البحرين، مجموعة بن لادن السعودية والكثير من الشركات الأخرى.....إقرأ المزيد

The Kingdom of  Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing a major metamorphosis. It is expected to infuse $45 Billion in establishing a railway network across the region which includes projects like the Saudi Landbridge, North-South Railway Line, Haramain High Speed Rail, GCC Rail, Riyadh Light Railway and Makkah Metro. The total length of the railway line is expected to be 7000 kms which certainly is enabling Saudi Arabia live up to its aim of having the railway network in place. The 2 day conference on Rail Opportunities across the Middle East to be held in Saudi Arabia will focus on the current status of the projects and hear about the latest technologies in railway systems from the experts.

DAY 1 UPDATES

Eng. Abdullah Almotawa, Director, Arriyadh Development Authority, Saudi Arabia
Liu Gang, Director / International Business Division, CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd (CNRCRC), China
Edoardo La Ficara, Sales and Business Development Manager, Ansaldo STS, Saudi Arabia, Italy
Engineer Hamad Bin Yousef, Civil & Track Supervisor, Saudi Railway Company, Saudi Arabia
John Thomas, Regulatory Affairs Advisor, Etihad Rail, UAE
Ahmed Al Musawa Al Hashemi, Government Relations Manager, Etihad Rail, UAE
Rabii Ouadi, Head of Business Development, Transportation Vertical Market, Huawei Technologies, Middle East and North Africa, China
Selim Bouri, Sales Leader, Kapsch CarrierCom, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, Austria
Frédéric Milliet, Regional Director, Vossloh Middle East, UAE
Amjad Bangash, Managing Director – Rail, Bechtel, USA
Dr. Shahid Khan, Project Director – North South Railway Project, Saudi Bin Laden Group, Saudi Arabia

DAY 2 UPDATES

Dr. Ramiz Al Assar, Senior Transport Specialist, World Bank Group, Saudi Arabia
Howard Smith, Director - Operations, Crossrail, London
Craig Tengstrom, Contracts Director, Tubular Track (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
Loay Ghazaleh, PPP theme leader & Advisor to the Undersecretary of Works, Ministry of Works, Bahrain
Juan Forés Lojo, Middle East Area Manager, CAF, Spain
Mohammed Serroukh, Director General, ITS Arab, Saudi Arabia
P. Takis Salpeas, Senior Vice President and Global Rail Manager, Parsons Corporation, USA
Jan Fischle, Key Account Manager, Thales Group, Saudi Arabia
Azmi Abdul Aziz, Chief Development Officer, Land Public Transport Commission Malaysia (SPAD), Malaysia
Hussein Krishan, Director General, Aqaba Railway Corporation, Jordan
Jalal Almarhoon, Head of Project and Export Finance, Standard Chartered Capital, Saudi Arabia

UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is jointly hosting the 4th Annual Middle East Rail Opportunities, along with Fleming Gulf Conferences, at MENA Grand Khaldia Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 6-7 May 2013.......... read more Courtsey MENA Rail News

Over the last decade, the Middle East region has seen a substantial increase in the number of rail projects that have been established...read more Courtsey Zawya