STRATEGIC CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND VISIONARIES
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates
Secretary General
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
State Minister of Transport
Uganda
Minister of Investment
Jordan
Minister of Transport
Cameroon
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility
Spain
Chairman and CEO
Korea National Railway
CEO
Etihad Rail
Director - Rail Operations
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)
Director General
Integrated Transport Centre (DMT)
Chairman & CEO
Renfe-Operadora
CEO
SYSTRA
President
Alstom Africa, Middle East & Central Asia (AMECA) Region
CEO & Managing Director
DP World GCC
CEO
Asyad Ports
Group CEO, Non Independent Executive Director
SBS Transit
Group CFO
Asyad
Senior Vice President - UAE Industries
Mubadala
Acting CEO & SVP Asset (Shah)
ADNOC Sour Gas
CEO
Siemens Mobility
CEO
Nurminen Logistics
CEO – Rolling Stock & Member of the Executive Board
CAF
Chairman
Rail Working Group
Director of National Engineering Research Center
CRRC
CEO
Trojan Construction Group
CEO
Hafeet Rail
Chief Transport Officer
BEEAH
CEO
Kalyon Holding
General Manager and Project Director
Renfe KSA
Chief Technology Officer
Bayanat
CEO and Chairman
Ineco
CEO
Presight
Chair
Arup
Chairman and Managing Director
RITES
Executive Vice President, Locomotive
Progress Rail
Chief Institutional Relations Officer & Global Head of Commercial Affairs
Técnicas Reunidas SA
Managing Director DSV Air & Sea Abu Dhabi & COO, DSV Solutions, Abu Dhabi
Global Head, Infrastructure & Development Finance Group
Standard Chartered Bank
Executive Chairman
Mercitalia Logistics
President, IEC International
Co-Founder, InfraEconomy Group
CEO
Globalvia
CEO
MESEA, a subsidiary of VINCI Railways and SYSTRA
CEO
TRA Consulting
CEO
HyperloopTT
Chairman
Thelo Group
Vice-President Commercial
Alstom AMECA
CEO, Railtraction Company (Italy)
Member of the Board, Brenner Base Tunnel
Chief Technology Officer
Huawei ME & CA
Chief Sustainability Officer and Group Head
ESG Emirates NBD, Dubai
Executive Director, Project Finance
Standard Chartered Bank
Group COO
Gulftainer
Senior Vice President for Supply Chain Management
Borouge
CEO, Middle East & South Asia
Egis
CEO
Siemens Mobility, Turnkey MEA and Siemens Mobility UAE
CEO
DHL Global Forwarding Middle East & Africa
CEO
Etihad Rail Mobility
CEO
Etihad Rail Freight
Chief Financial Officer
Etihad Rail
Head of Infrastructure, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Co-Head, Business Group
UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Co-Head of Global Origination
UK Export Finance (UKEF)
CEO
Yas Projects
Head of Land-based Transportation
KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Europe
Jacobs
EVP Global Transit
AECOM
Chief Revenue Officer
Via Transportation Inc
CEO
Ittihad International Investment
CEO
Stevin Rock LLC
Senior Railway Specialist
World Bank
Senior Transport Economist (MENA)
World Bank
Director, Birmingham Centre for Rail Research and Education (BCRRE), Lead for UK Rail Research Network (UKRRIN)
Global Deputy Director, Transport
Egis
VP PMC & Rail Practice Lead, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
Parsons
Operations Director – Transport
Serco
Global Director – Urban Solutions
Hatch
Director, Climate Services and Sustainability
Arup
Director of Mobility Consulting
DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH (DB E&C)
Head of Downtown Line (DTL)
SBS Transit
Senior Financial Advisor
Hafeet Rail
Head - Aerospace and Rail
L & T Technology Services
Partner, Dubai, UAE
Kearney, Worldwide Lead for the Kearney Center of Advanced Mobility
Senior Partner, MEA Mobility and Infrastructure Lead, Dubai, UAE,
Kearney
Global Rail Business Leader
Arup
Vice President of AI
Huawei Cloud Middle East & Central Asia
CEO
Rail-Flow GmbH
Partner, Regional Head of Arbitration
Al Tamimi Company
CEO
Iryo
Director
SYSTRA
Project Manager
European Union Agency for Railways
Partner - Energy and Infrastructure Projects
Allen & Overy Shearman
Partner
McKinsey & Company
CEO and Founder
SHIP247
Partner and Co-head, Middle East Banking and Finance Practice
Dentons
Partner, Global Railways and Roads Leader
PwC Italia
Partner, Infrastructure and Government
PwC Middle East
Director Infrastructure, Finance & PPP
PwC Middle East
Partner, Transport and Logistics Global and Middle East Lead
PwC Middle East
Director, Transport and Logistics, Middle East Rail Team Lead
PwC Middle East
Partner, Technology and Consulting in Digital Mobility
PwC Middle East
General Legal Counsel
Etihad Rail
Director, Advisory
PwC
Director
PwC Strategy& (Germany) GmbH
Editor-in-chief
The National
Director Public Policy & Sustainability
Etihad Rail
Chief Operating Officer
Abu Dhabi Transport
Executive Director of Commercial & Performance
Etihad Rail
CEO
ADNOC L&S
Director of Revenue Management and Network Planning
Etihad Cargo
CEO
Doğuş Construction
Executive Vice President & Head Minerals & Metals
Larsen & Toubro Construction
Railway Specialist
World Bank Global Transport Unit
Acting Manager Director
Etihad Cargo
Chief Operations Officer
Abu Dhabi Airports
Deputy Managing Director of Noatum Logistics – Middle East
AD Ports Group
Chief Commercial Officer
CPCS
Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer
Etihad Rail
Business Editor
The National
Partner and Co- head of Rail and Road
Stephenson Harwood
Deputy Chief Engineer CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG Co., Ltd,
Director, China National Key Laboratory of High-speed Maglev Transportation Technology
Senior Director of Operations
Careem
Vice President – Business Development
Orascom Construction
Director, Transport & Logistics (Aviation)
PwC Middle East
Associate Partner
Mckinsey and Company
Partner
Mckinsey & Company
A. TD. M. M., IPM, ASEAN Eng. Director General of Railways
Ministry of Transportation Republic of Indonesia
FINANCING
Unlocking value in the rail project lifecycle through innovative partnership and procurement models, green financing, operational efficiency, and business model innovation supported by digital transformation and green technologies.
INTERMODAL AND MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY
Increasing rail’s inter-modal share of passengers and freight, through collaboration and integration across transport modes and networks, to future-proof supply chains and drive economic growth.
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Leveraging 5G communications technology to realise the transformative potential of AI, IoT and automation, for passenger experience, operational efficiency and business model innovation.
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE
Increasing the ability of rail systems to withstand extreme weather and unforeseen events through collaboration between project stakeholders, supported by digital technologies and infrastructure innovation.
SMART MOBILITY
Harnessing the proliferation of transport data to drive interoperability and real-time collaboration across transport networks, for the seamless movement of people and goods.
THE SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITY
Capitalising on rail’s role in global decarbonisation agendas by positioning rail at the center of sustainable transport policies, to drive innovation and investment in electrification, alternative energy systems, and green technologies.
POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
Developing innovative policy and governance frameworks to keep pace with innovation, reduce barriers to entry, improve interoperability of new systems, and reduce time to market for disruptive technologies with the potential to unlock value for rail project stakeholders.
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY
Understanding the importance of railways for the development of robust trade corridors and the secure, sustainable and reliable movement of goods across the globe.
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