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9.30 |
Registration and Morning Coffee |
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10.00 |
Opening Remarks from the Chair: Howard Rosen CBE, Principal, Howard Rosen Solicitors, Switzerland and Chairman, Rail Working Group, Switzerland |
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Benchmarking and Implementing International Best Practice in Rail |
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10.10 |
Opening Address "Dubai Metro Operations: a Successes Story" Adnan Al Hammadi, CEO, Rail Agency of Dubai Roads and Transport (RTA), UAE |
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10.40 |
Union Railway- Project update- Compatibility with the GCC Rail Network
- Overview of Union railway
- An update on current challenges of the project
- Overview of the GCC railway network and how Union Railway is going to be part of it
Richard Bowker CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Union Railway, UAE |
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11.10 |
Morning Coffe Break & Networking |
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11.40 |
Assessing Challenges of Construction of Rail Track through Varied Terrain
Dr. Shahid Khan, Project Director - North South Railway Project - CTW 100, Saudi Binladin Group, KSA |
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12.00 |
Middle East Rail: Legal Structuring Options and Challenges
- What is the scale of the MENA rail opportunity?
- Under what project structures can these deals best be delivered?
- What part will PPP play in the development of the market?
- Key issues and pros and cons of typical structuring options
Joss Dare, Managing Partner, Ashurst, UAE |
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12.20 |
Assessing the Intermodal Aspects and Needs of a Railway in a Sustainable Transport System: Klaus Ebeling, Secretary General, European Intermodal Association, Belgium |
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12.40 |
Lunch Break |
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14.10 |
Panel discussion: Challenges of New Rail Developments and Interoperability of GCC network
- Determining designing, operating and constructing challenges of rail projects
- Cross-border implications
- What the future holds?
Moderator:
Howard Rosen CBE, Principal, Howard Rosen Solicitors, Switzerland and Chairman, Rail Working Group, Switzerland Panelists:Richard Bowker CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Union Railway, UAE Arash Aghdam, Director of Rail and Transit, Aecom, UAE Nick Berrill, Vice President, Programme Director – Dubai Metro, Parsons, UAE |
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Rail Development and Financing |
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14.50 |
Blending P3 with Traditional Procurement: Lessons to be Learnt from London’s Docklands Light Railway
Phillip Bates, Director, Jacobs Consultancy, UK |
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15.10 |
Afternoon Refereshments & Networking |
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15.40 |
Asset Management: A Sustainable Approach to Infrastructure Investment
- What is sustainable transportation from an asset management perspective?
- Infrastructure investment and decision making
- Asset management rule in the process
- Total cost of ownership reducing to minimum
Ala Ghanem, Regional Director – Business Development MENA & Turkey, Invensys Rail Systems, UAE |
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16.00 |
Strategic and Practical Issues Financing Rolling Stock
Howard Rosen CBE, Principal, Howard Rosen Solicitors, Switzerland and Chairman, Rail Working Group, Switzerland |
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16.20 |
Panel Discussion: Discussing Financing and Funding Structures of Rail Projects in the Region
- Is rail an investment opportunity?
- Brainstorming innovative finance methods to secure returns for private PPP sector
- Financing of Rolling Stock
- The Importance of PPPs in the Region
Moderator:
Howard Rosen CBE, Principal, Howard Rosen Solicitors, Switzerland and Chairman, Rail Working Group, Switzerland Panelists: Richard Bowker CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Union Railway, UAE Joss Dare, Managing Partner, Ashurst, UAE Phillip Bates, Director, Jacobs Consultancy, UK |
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17.00 |
Closing Remarks from the Chair & End of the Conference | |