| 08.30 |
Morning Coffee
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| 09.00 |
Chairman’s Welcome And Recape of Day Two |
| 09.15 |
PANEL DISCUSSION
The Future Of Rail In The Middle East
• An overview of the rail system in the Middle East
• The future potential of an Emirates rail network
• A look at the years ahead
• GCC wide grand rail network
Michael Witt, Director, Asia & ME Transportation,
Dornier Consulting, Germany
Franz Sodia, Head Of Corporate Marketing, VAE GmbH, Austria
Martin Lentsch, Transport Economist, United Nations, KSA
Amer Khan, Director Of Consulting Services, PB, UAE
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| 10.00 |
Hamburg; Intermodal At Its Best – Study A World Class Intermodal Structure
• What works and what doesn’t
• Discuss regional potential for best-practice intermodal
• Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Aqaba
• Financing
Dr. Jürgen Sorgenfrei, Management Board Member
Port Of Hamburg, Germany |
| 10.30 |
Master The Essentials In World Class Pavement Management
• The challenges of pavement management in extreme conditions
• Australia’s revolutionary pavement technology research programme
• High level decision support systems and maintenance practices
• The development of world best practice guidelines on road
pavement technology
• Whole of life cycle management of road and related infrastructure
assets
Norbert Michel, Technical Leader Asset Management,
ARRB, Australia
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| 11.00 |
Pavement Management, Quality And The PPP Model And Its Impact On Road Quality
• Pavement management “pitfalls” currently
• Road financing models
• Why private financing may result in better road quality
• Advantages of private financing in ongoing maintenance
Dr Bachar Hakim, Associate Director,
Scott Wilson Ltd, UK
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| 11.30 |
Networking Break
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| 12.00 |
Sharjah: The Next Frontier In Roads And Transport – Learn How Sharjah May Be The Next Arena For Significant Transport Investment
• Coordinating Sharjah's road planning with Dubai: how we do it
• Sharjah public transport and road planning: a coordinated approach
• Road planning and traffic safety in Sharjah
Eng. Naseer Mahfood, Head of Road Planning & Transportation Section, Directorate Of Town Planning Survey
Government Of Sharjah, UAE
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| 12.30 |
Exploring International Multimodal Transport Of Goods In The Arab Region
• An updated look at Saudi Rail and its intermodal intentions
• Jordan and Syria’s critical roles
• The importance of the regional
intermodal agreement
• Previous regional intermodal attempts
• The potential of a truly regional intermodal network
• The potential for linking regional rail to Turkey and beyond
• Intermodal physical infrastructure; what exists and what’s needed
• Institutional challenges and accomplishments in regional intermodal
Dr. John McPherson, Chief Economist, CPCS, Canada
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| 13.00 |
Examine Intermodal Transport Of Dangerous Goods And Telematics
• An overall review of regional railway projects and freight
• The transport of dangerous cargo
• Innovative telematic technologies to reduce risk
• The latest incident reconstruction method
Michael Witt, Director Rail/Public Transport,
Dornier Consulting, Germany
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| 13.30 |
Networking Lunch
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| 14.30 |
Learn About Innovative Investigative Technologies For Crash Management And Investigation
• Analyse best practice
• The relative advantages/disadvantages clearing the accident
• Current reconstruction capacities
Peter Damen, Global General Manager,
ARRB, Australia
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| 15.00 |
Comparing Private Vs. Public Financing Of Light Rail As Best Practice
• Private financing and light rail
• Initial opportunities for private financing of the Dubai Metro
• Future potential of mixing public & private financing in light rail
Dr. Mohammad Montazeri, Deputy Managing Director,
Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Co, Iran
Professor Hachem Al-Masaeid, Director General,
Public Transport Regulatory Commission, Jordan
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| 15.30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION
Transportation Planning, Infrastructure And The Role Of Developers
• The role of modern urban planning in the evolving cities
• Are mega project real estate developers
the new municipal planners?
• Relationship between infrastructure development and
traffic management
Chaired by:
Michael Wing, Director, Hyder Consulting, Bahrain
Panelists:
Amer Khan, Director Of Consulting Services, PB, UAE
Professor Parvis Koushki, Professor, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Eng. Shawqia Humaidan, Traffic Safety Engineer, Ministry of Works & Housing, Bahrain
Mahmoud Al-Katib, Managing Drector, TSTN Ltd, UK
Dr. Hassan Al Khiami, Professor, Civil Engineering Faculty, Transportation & Traffic Department, Damascus University, Syria
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| 16.30 |
Networking Break
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| 17.00 |
A Step-By-Step Approach To Qualify For Regional RFB’s
• Getting a piece of the pie
• Learn the do’s and don’ts of bidding
• Case studies of what worked and what didn’t
Amer Khan, Director of Consulting Services,
PB, UAE
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| 17.30 |
The Latest Developments In Transport Technologies And Strategies
• Global developments in innovative transport technologies
• From pie-in-the-sky to practical application, see what transit operators are doing now and hope to do in the future
Robert Rose, Executive Director
Breakthrough Technologies Institute, USA
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| 18.00 |
Chairman’s Closing Remarks |
| 18.00 |
Close Of Conference |
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