4th Annual Middle East Rail Opportunities Conference 6-7 May
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 6th and 7th May 2013.
Registration for places remains open until 6th May 2013.
The conference will look at rail infrastructure across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and investigate case studies of successful projects, including the interoperable GCC Rail network, the Saudi Landbridge, North-South Line and Haramain High Speed Rail. Key topics will include achieving safety with minimum headway and maximum speed, and next generation railway technology, with a focus on Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait.
Commercial officers from UKTI will be on hand during the event to discuss the wide range of opportunities across the region in the Middle East Rail Sector. Representatives from the Ministry of Works, Bahrain, Loay Ghazaleh, will speak on financing models for railways, and PPP initiatives; while ITS Arab will discuss latest technologies.
Contacts include Mohammed Farooq of the British Embassy, Riyadh, [email protected], and Omar Saeed of the British Consulate General, Jeddah, [email protected].
